Alma Deutscher to Return to Opera San José for Family-Friendly THE MAGIC FLUTE
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2024
Launching Opera San José’s 41st season is a family-friendly production of The Magic Flute, to be conducted by prodigy composer/conductor Alma Deutscher. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2024
Launching Opera San José’s 41st season is a family-friendly production of The Magic Flute, to be conducted by prodigy composer/conductor Alma Deutscher. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Steve Budd of SEEING STARS at The Marsh Berkeley
by Jim Munson - June 07, 2024
BroadwayWorld chats with Steve Budd about 'Seeing Stars,' the actor-writer's hilarious and heartfelt world premiere solo show running at The Marsh Berkeley on Saturdays through July 13th. Budd calls it a comedy about family dysfunction, mental illness and father-son relationships.
by Jim Munson - June 07, 2024
BroadwayWorld chats with Steve Budd about 'Seeing Stars,' the actor-writer's hilarious and heartfelt world premiere solo show running at The Marsh Berkeley on Saturdays through July 13th. Budd calls it a comedy about family dysfunction, mental illness and father-son relationships.
New Ballet Announces THE SAN JOSE NUTCRACKER And More for 2024/2025 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2024
New Ballet has announced its 2024/2025 season. Get full details below.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2024
New Ballet has announced its 2024/2025 season. Get full details below.
Bay Area Premiere of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT Comes to Aurora Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2024
Aurora Theatre Company will end its 32nd season with the Bay Area Premiere of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2024
Aurora Theatre Company will end its 32nd season with the Bay Area Premiere of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal.
Video: GALILEO's Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert Sings National Anthem at San Francisco Giants Game
by Joshua Wright - June 05, 2024
GALILEO's very own Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert stole the show at last Wednesday's SF Giants game with her stunning performance of the National Anthem. Check out her performance in this all-new video.
by Joshua Wright - June 05, 2024
GALILEO's very own Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert stole the show at last Wednesday's SF Giants game with her stunning performance of the National Anthem. Check out her performance in this all-new video.
Interview: Robert Kelley & William Liberatore of BEING ALIVE: A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - June 05, 2024
BroadwayWorld chats with Robert Kelley and William Liberatore about 'Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration,' the new musical revue they've created to close out TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 53rd season. It runs June 5th to 30th in Mountain View.
by Jim Munson - June 05, 2024
BroadwayWorld chats with Robert Kelley and William Liberatore about 'Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration,' the new musical revue they've created to close out TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 53rd season. It runs June 5th to 30th in Mountain View.
San Jose Stage Company Hosts 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
San Jose Stage Company celebrates the 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE! with an evening of entertainment, featuring performances and special guests, supporting the arts and local community.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
San Jose Stage Company celebrates the 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE! with an evening of entertainment, featuring performances and special guests, supporting the arts and local community.
San Jose Stage Company to Host 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
San Jose Stage Company will celebrate the 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE! with an evening of entertainment, featuring performances and special guests, supporting the arts and local community. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
San Jose Stage Company will celebrate the 28th Annual MONDAY NIGHT LIVE! with an evening of entertainment, featuring performances and special guests, supporting the arts and local community. Learn how to purchase tickets.
A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS is Coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS is coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2024
A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS is coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
FACT/SF Presents 5th Annual FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Experience diverse contemporary dance at the 5th Annual FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival, featuring nine premieres by seven artists/companies over two weekends, August 16-25 at ODC Theater, San Francisco.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Experience diverse contemporary dance at the 5th Annual FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival, featuring nine premieres by seven artists/companies over two weekends, August 16-25 at ODC Theater, San Francisco.
AN EVENING CONVERSATION WITH INA GARTEN Announced at the War Memorial Opera House
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Join Ina Garten for an intimate evening of conversation and culinary insights. Discover behind-the-scenes stories, cooking tips, and more from the beloved Barefoot Contessa on June 3, 2024.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Join Ina Garten for an intimate evening of conversation and culinary insights. Discover behind-the-scenes stories, cooking tips, and more from the beloved Barefoot Contessa on June 3, 2024.
Leslie Odom, Jr. to Bring 2024 Christmas Tour to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform his 2024 Christmas tour at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre this November.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2024
Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform his 2024 Christmas tour at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre this November.
COMPANY & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's June 2024 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - June 03, 2024
San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2024 include the Company national tour and more.
by Team BWW - June 03, 2024
San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2024 include the Company national tour and more.
Review: DOUBT: A PARABLE at Altarena Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 03, 2024
One thing is for sure, Altarena Playhouse has a hit on its hands with DOUBT. Thoughtful, engaging, and provocative, the show is a masterpiece of details. In a world where some things should be black and white, DOUBT plants the tiniest seed of uncertainty that grows to envelope the entire story. You’ll change your mind, and change your mind again as the show will leave you ever dubious and always with a margin of DOUBT.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 03, 2024
One thing is for sure, Altarena Playhouse has a hit on its hands with DOUBT. Thoughtful, engaging, and provocative, the show is a masterpiece of details. In a world where some things should be black and white, DOUBT plants the tiniest seed of uncertainty that grows to envelope the entire story. You’ll change your mind, and change your mind again as the show will leave you ever dubious and always with a margin of DOUBT.
Review: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at Ray Of Light Theatre
by Steve Murray - June 03, 2024
Who doesn’t like a good coming of age story, better yet a LGBTQ coming out story to boot? Mix a catchy pop/rock score, a delightfully innocent 16-year-old schoolboy, and some fabulous drag, and you have the makings of a hit show tailor-made for San Francisco’s audiences. Based on a true story and the 2011 documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, this fictional musical follows Jaime New as he battles homophobia and prejudice to self-actualize into a fierce drag queen.
by Steve Murray - June 03, 2024
Who doesn’t like a good coming of age story, better yet a LGBTQ coming out story to boot? Mix a catchy pop/rock score, a delightfully innocent 16-year-old schoolboy, and some fabulous drag, and you have the makings of a hit show tailor-made for San Francisco’s audiences. Based on a true story and the 2011 documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, this fictional musical follows Jaime New as he battles homophobia and prejudice to self-actualize into a fierce drag queen.
Festival Opera to Present Two OPERA IN THE PARK Concerts In Orinda + Walnut Creek
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
Festival Opera will host two free Opera in the Park concerts in Orinda and in Walnut Creek. Learn more about the concerts!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
Festival Opera will host two free Opera in the Park concerts in Orinda and in Walnut Creek. Learn more about the concerts!
Photos: First Look At Bay Area Premiere Of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE At Ray Of Light Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
Ray of Light Theatre will open Everybody's Talking About Jamie this Saturday, June 1st at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. Get a first look at photos!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
Ray of Light Theatre will open Everybody's Talking About Jamie this Saturday, June 1st at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. Get a first look at photos!
San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Public Library Storytelling Workshop Series Culminates with Free Public Event
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
The second season of The Opera in You, San Francisco Opera’s free storytelling workshop series presented in partnership with San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), will culminate with The Opera in You: Season Finale Showcase on Saturday, June 15 at 3 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium at SFPL’s Main Library.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2024
The second season of The Opera in You, San Francisco Opera’s free storytelling workshop series presented in partnership with San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), will culminate with The Opera in You: Season Finale Showcase on Saturday, June 15 at 3 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium at SFPL’s Main Library.
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 30, 2024
A fresh off the boat Jewish immigrant from Bavaria stands in awe of the musical box that in New York City in 1884. All he can repeat is Baruch Hashem (Blessed be God) and is amused when an immigration officer changes his name so easily from Chaim to Henry. This man is Henry Lehman who, along with his two brothers will create a financial firm that figured prominently in American history prior to its spectacular collapse triggering the largest financial crisis in history.
by Steve Murray - May 30, 2024
A fresh off the boat Jewish immigrant from Bavaria stands in awe of the musical box that in New York City in 1884. All he can repeat is Baruch Hashem (Blessed be God) and is amused when an immigration officer changes his name so easily from Chaim to Henry. This man is Henry Lehman who, along with his two brothers will create a financial firm that figured prominently in American history prior to its spectacular collapse triggering the largest financial crisis in history.
Merola Opera Program Continues Summer Festival Season With Schwabacher Summer Concert
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2024
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, Gounod's Faust, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2024
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, Gounod's Faust, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.
Photos: First Look At THE LEHMAN TRILOGY At American Conservatory Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2024
See brand-new production photos from the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’ critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production, The Lehman Trilogy, performing at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater now through Sunday, June 23, 2024.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2024
See brand-new production photos from the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’ critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production, The Lehman Trilogy, performing at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater now through Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Review: CABARET at Center Rep
by Steve Murray - May 29, 2024
Center Repertory Company closes its 2023-24 season with a stunning production of the Tony Award-winning Kander and Ebb masterpiece Cabaret. Artistic Producer Markus Potter helms the finely tuned production with a stellar ensemble, marvelous musical direction and a supporting technical crew that confirms Center Rep as a powerhouse Bay Area theatre troupe.
by Steve Murray - May 29, 2024
Center Repertory Company closes its 2023-24 season with a stunning production of the Tony Award-winning Kander and Ebb masterpiece Cabaret. Artistic Producer Markus Potter helms the finely tuned production with a stellar ensemble, marvelous musical direction and a supporting technical crew that confirms Center Rep as a powerhouse Bay Area theatre troupe.
Outside Lands Unveils Single Day Lineup Ahead of Ticket Sales
by Josh Sharpe - May 29, 2024
Outside Lands is known for its impeccable lineups, and this year’s daily curation is no exception with the likes of The Killers, Daniel Caesar, JUNGLE, Gryffin, and Young The Giant kicking off Friday’s primetime performances. The wooded wonderland of Golden Gate Park in the heart of San Francisco rounds out the overall experience making Outside Lands a festival like none other. See the single-day lineup here!
by Josh Sharpe - May 29, 2024
Outside Lands is known for its impeccable lineups, and this year’s daily curation is no exception with the likes of The Killers, Daniel Caesar, JUNGLE, Gryffin, and Young The Giant kicking off Friday’s primetime performances. The wooded wonderland of Golden Gate Park in the heart of San Francisco rounds out the overall experience making Outside Lands a festival like none other. See the single-day lineup here!
Review: HEAD OVER HEELS at Berkeley Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - May 29, 2024
HEAD OVER HEELS finds its beat and makes its way into your heart. Melding classic Go-Go tunes with ancient mythology, the show makes the old new and the new timeless. From feathers and corsets to sheep and snakes, HEAD OVER HEELS is more than a celebration of diversity, it is a celebration of life. Berkeley Playhouse’s production is all about having fun.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - May 29, 2024
HEAD OVER HEELS finds its beat and makes its way into your heart. Melding classic Go-Go tunes with ancient mythology, the show makes the old new and the new timeless. From feathers and corsets to sheep and snakes, HEAD OVER HEELS is more than a celebration of diversity, it is a celebration of life. Berkeley Playhouse’s production is all about having fun.
Symphony San Jose Announces Last-Minute Conductor Change
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2024
Symphony San Jose has announced that Tatsuya Shimono will no longer be able to conduct 'Remember the Titans' this weekend due to unforeseen circumstances. The Spanish-American conductor, François López-Ferrer, will be stepping in to lead the performances on June 1st and 2nd at the California Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2024
Symphony San Jose has announced that Tatsuya Shimono will no longer be able to conduct 'Remember the Titans' this weekend due to unforeseen circumstances. The Spanish-American conductor, François López-Ferrer, will be stepping in to lead the performances on June 1st and 2nd at the California Theatre.
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Cinderella
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The 33rd Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Imperial Palace Restaurant (12/24 - 12/26) | |
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anthropology
City Lights Theater Company (5/14 - 6/7) | |
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Not A Genuine Black Man
City Lights Theater Company (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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Therapist Zero at Playground Solo Performance Festival
Potrero Stage (1/19 - 1/31) | |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/23 - 1/25) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (12/16 - 12/28) | |
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Spirals and Dirt
Potrero Stage (2/16 - 2/16) | |
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