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Joe Landini Dance Reprises Two Dance Pieces Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2024
Joe Landini Dance will reprise two dance pieces for in-person audiences three Saturday evenings, June 8, 15 and 22, 2024, at SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, 145 Eddy Street, San Francisco.
SF Symphony Reveals Summer With The Symphony Season
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2024
The San Francisco Symphony has announced programming for its summer season, running July 4–August 4 with concerts at Davies Symphony Hall and outdoor performances at Stanford Live’s Frost Amphitheater, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.  
TICK, TICK... BOOM! to be Presented at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2024
New Conservatory Theatre Center will bring tick, tick... BOOM! to the NCTC stage this May.
MY FAIR LADY Joins San Francisco Playhouse 24-25 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2024
San Francisco Playhouse will stage Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady as the final show in its 21st season. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Adam Strauss Brings THE MUSHROOM CURE Back to The Marsh
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2024
Comedian and solo performer Adam Strauss continues at The Marsh San Francisco with a revised and extended run of his newest show Something Is Wrong with Adam Strauss. Also, while in the Bay Area, he will perform his renowned show, The Mushroom Cure,inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Two Premieres and More Set For Smuin's 2024-25 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2024
Smuin Contemporary Ballet has announced the lineup for its 31st season, co-curated by departing Smuin Artistic Director Celia Fushille in concert with incoming Artistic Director Amy Seiwert, who will take the helm in July. Learn more about the lineup here!
Merola Opera Program Continues 2024 Summer Festival With Mozart's DON GIOVANNI
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2024
Merola Opera Program will continue its 2024 Summer Festival with a fully staged production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
Photos: First Look At BITCH SLAP! At Oasis
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2024
See first look photos of Bitch Slap!, performing at Oasis (298 11th St., San Francisco) now through Saturday, May 18, 2024. 
BEING ALIVE: A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION to be Presented at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2024
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will close its 53rd season with the World Premiere of a new musical tribute honoring Stephen Sondheim, Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Holds Annual Spring Gala
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2024
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, best known for its annual Free Shakespeare in the Park production and its rich array of arts education programs, raised over $90,000 at their ‘2024 All the World’s a Stage Gala’ held on Saturday, April 20 at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club on Washington Square in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco.
A RETROSPECTION, A Solo Clown Play, to Run at Church of Clown in May
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2024
Claire Woolner blows hard on the brutalist edges of performance art and swims into surrealist clown in this intimate evening of clown confessional.
TheatreWorks Hosts Dionysian Soiree BLUE SKY BACCHANALIA Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2024
In less than two weeks, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will host its spring fundraiser Blue Sky Bacchanalia.
Review: BITCH SLAP! at SF Oasis
by Steve Murray - April 27, 2024
What did our critic think of BITCH SLAP! at SF Oasis?
World Premiere Of Steve Budd's SEEING STARS To Play The Marsh Berkeley In June
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2024
Experience the world premiere of SEEING STARS, a captivating play by Steve Budd, at The Marsh Berkeley from June 1 to July 13, 2024. Don't miss this theatrical extravaganza.
MR. CHONKERS To Be Presented At Church of Clown In May
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2024
MR CHONKERS will be presented Friday May 24 @ 9:30PM and Saturday May 25 @ 8:00PM at Church of Clown in San Francisco.
Review: FOREVER PLAID at 42nd Street Moon
by Steve Murray - April 26, 2024
Stuart Ross’ 1989 jukebox homage to boy bands of the 1950’s is a pleasant whiff of nostalgia sure to remove you from the stress of today’s less naïve and chaotic present. Forever Plaid follows The Plaids, a youthful quartet with stardom in their eyes killed in a car accident in 1964. Like the baseball players in Field of Dreams, they return to perform one final concert and we’re here to bear witness.
ODC/Dance Reveals Program for its Summer Sampler Taking Place in July
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2024
ODC/Dance has revealed the program for its annual SUMMER SAMPLER. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: A STRANGE LOOP at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - April 25, 2024
There was a considerable buzz of excitement at the West Coast premiere of Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop. Could the musical live up to the hype generated by its eleven Tony nominations and wins for Best Musical and Best Book? That would be a hell yes! Right from the opening number “Intermission Song,” A Strange Loop bursts with a kinetic energy and excitement not felt since Hamilton blew my mind.
New Conservatory Theatre Center's High School Performance Ensemble Will Perform THE GIVER
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2024
This April, New Conservatory Theatre Center's High School Performance Ensemble will present The Giver by Eric Coble. Adapted from the Newbery Award-winning novel by Lois Lowry, and directed by NCTC Education Director Stephanie Temple, this thought-provoking drama offers introspection and heart.
ACCUSED! Comes to Central Works Berkeley in July
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2024
Central Works 2024 Season will continue with a comic murder mystery from the Central Works Writers Workshop, world premiere #74.
CABARET Comes to Center REP in May
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2024
Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome to Center Repertory Company's 2023-24 season finale, the Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret.
836M Announces Summer Programming Lineup
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2024
Experience an eclectic summer program by 836M featuring painter Nora Bruhn, mixed-media artist Edward Mills, and concerts by DJ Umami and The Destiny Muhammad Trio.
Cast Set for CABARET AT Center Rep
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2024
The cast has been revealed for Cabaret at Center Rep. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
TodayTix to Present the Return of Bay Area Theatre Week
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2024
TodayTix will present the return of Bay Area Theatre Week—a performing arts celebration spotlighting blockbuster musicals, award-winning plays, and theatrical events happening in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Jose and more.
Cindy Goldfield Named Interim Artistic Director of 42nd Street Moon, San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2024
Cindy Goldfield, a renowned artist and advocate for inclusivity, has been named Interim Artistic Director for 42nd Street Moon, succeeding Daniel Thomas. Learn more!

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