The Speakeasy Becomes First Theatre Project in U.S. to Offer Equity Crowdfunding
Yesterday, under the production umbrella of Sam Lee Laundry LLC, The Speakeasy became the first theater project in the country to use the new SEC equity crowdfunding rules when it launched its Series B investment offering on the WeFunder platform.
Children's Musical Theatre San Jose Receives $10,000 NEA Grant
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016.
2016 Bay Area Playwrights Festival to be Held in July
Playwrights Foundation's 39th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) will open July 15, 2016 featuring staged readings of six intensely original new works reflecting contemporary issues from the South/North Korean divide to institutionalized racial oppression.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Adds Trio of Shows to 2016 Schedule
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) announced the addition of three new performances to its 2016 lineup.
Mason Bates Seeks Adventure in Music
21st century Renaissance man Mason Bates continues his series of high-powered classical/electronica hybrid music events
Ross Valley Players to Stage ANNA IN THE TROPICS This Summer
Ross Valley Players is pleased to present the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama ANNA IN THE TROPICS by Nilo Cruz.
Pear Theatre Presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY This Summer
Pear Theatre completes its 2015/2016 season with AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, a searing, dark comedy of an American family, where secrets and lies spill out over dysfunctional dinners and drug-laced arguments, and nothing is sacred-or safe.
The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors Announces 2016 Nominees
The regional awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre outside of the Los Angeles area; nominees to perform at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, May 23.
San Francisco Opera's Summer 2016 Season Opens with U.S. Premiere of Bizet's CARMEN
San Francisco Opera's Summer 2016 Season at the War Memorial Opera House opens May 27 with Georges Bizet's Carmen.
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Hosts 5th Annual 'DRAGATHON' Tonight
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) and the SFGMC Divas present the 5th Annual 'Dragathon' event tonight, May 14, 2016 from 5 p.
The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors Announce 2016 Nominees
The regional awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre outside of the Los Angeles area; nominees to perform at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, May 23.
A.C.T. to Premiere CRACK. RUMBLE. FLY.: THE BAYVIEW STORIES PROJECT in June
As the culminating event of its Stage Coach audience engagement and community outreach initiative, American Conservatory Theater (A.
Broadway by the Way to Present OKLAHOMA!, 6/3-19
The musical OKLAHOMA! runs from June 3rd through June 19th at the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA).
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Sets 2016-17 Clover Stornetta Family Fun Series
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) announced the 2016-2017 Clover Stornetta Family Fun Series, featuring six shows for young audiences and families.
Holly Penfield to Return to Feinstein's at the Nikko with THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
Feinstein's at the Nikko is thrilled to welcome the return of San Francisco native Holly Penfield with her newest show, The Rhythm of Life, for two performances only - Friday, July 15 (8 p.
Berkeley Rep Adds AN OCTOROON to 2016-17 Season
Today, Berkeley Repertory Theatre revealed that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Obie Award- winning play, An Octoroon, will be the seventh and final production in its upcoming 2016-17 subscription season.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre to Conclude 56th Season with Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) concludes its 56th season with the two-time Tony award-winning musical, American Idiot, directed and choreographed by Alex Perez, who returns to CCCT following his acclaimed Bay Area premiere production of The Addams Family, with music direction by Kevin Roland, who
THE MEETING* Returning to San Francisco, 5/28
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) on Saturday, May 28 at 7:00 PM after three packed shows last year.
Cutting Ball Theater Sets 2016-17 Season
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater announces the lineup for its 18th season.
'ROCKY HORROR', CARDENIO Among A.C.T.'s Master of Fine Arts Program Spring Lineup
American Conservatory Theater announced today the Spring 2016 Performances featuring students from A.
ODC to Present 9th Home Season of Hope Mohr Dance, 6/9-11
ODC Theater will present the ninth home season of Hope Mohr Dance, a company esteemed for its 'rigorous conceptual approach to fundamental questions about the body in space and time' (Dance View Times).
Cutting Ball Theater to Close 17th Season with August Strindberg's A DREAMPLAY
Cutting Ball Theater closes its 17th season, dedicated to dreams, with August Strindberg's A DREAMPLAY.
THE OY OF SEX to Play Hollywood Fringe Festival
Fresh off an Off-Broadway New York premiere of award-winning Bay Area comedian Alicia Dattner's solo show THE OY OF SEX, will play three shows June 23 - June 26 at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 6500 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles.
Boxcar Theatre to Relaunch The Speakeasy in August
Boxcar Theatre's 2014 immersive hit, The Speakeasy, is on track to relaunch this summer in its new home in San Francisco's North Beach-Chinatown neighborhood.
Feinstein's at the Nikko to Launch 'Musicals in Concert' Series with HELLO, DOLLY!
This summer, Feinstein's at the Nikko will present concert productions of two classic Jerry Herman musicals -- Hello, Dolly! and Mame -- as part of their new "Musicals in Concert" series.
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