SAN FRANCISCO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 541

An audience of theatre enthusiasts waited in anticipation at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts last night, when Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, unveiled the thrilling line-

Founded in 2004 as Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences, ?Bay Area Children's Theatre encourages children to explore literature, language and the arts by producing stage adaptations of children's books in Berkeley and San Ramon, as well as on tour to Bay Area schools and libraries.

The San Francisco Opera celebrates its 90th year since it was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923.

San Francisco Playhouse Bill English, Artistic Director and Susi Damilano, Producing Director start the new year off with a bang.

TheatreWorks' 44th season will include the Regional Premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist OTHER DESERT CITIES from acclaimed playwright Jon Robin Baitz, about a family in turmoil over an about-to-be-published memoir.

Furthering its significance as California's largest and most important annual conference for statewide travel and tourism professionals, the 31st Annual California Travel Summit, March 18-20, 2013, has just added Diane Quinn, Cirque du Soleil Vice President of Show Quality & Integrity, as the Guest

The San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) launches the third season of their Sandbox Series with the world premiere, Inevitable by Jordan Puckett, Literary Manager of the San Francisco Playhouse.

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Stan Meyer, Scenic Designer for Disney On Ice presents 'Dare to Dream.

Berkeley Playhouse continues its fifth season with the Tony Award-winning GUYS AND DOLLS.

Diablo Theatre Company presents the classic American musical Singin' in the Rain, now playing through March 2, 2013.

Song echoes heart in Jon Marans' 'Old Wicked Songs,' a beautiful play that, like the classical music it celebrates, takes its time to mature story and soak in emotion and meaning.

Marin Theatre Company Teen Advisory Board and Director of Education Daunielle Rasmussen has announced the eight finalists of the fourth annual Marin Young Playwrights Festival.

La Jolla Playhouse announces a fifth production for its 2013/14 season: the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music written and performed by Daniel Beaty (Emergency, Through the Night), directed by Moises Kaufman (I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project).

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Sacramento as part of the Broadway Sacramento series.

On Saturday FEBRUARY 16, 8pm Word for Word presents "An Evening with Siobhan Fallon " with a performance of the company's "The Last Stand" and "Gold Star", followed by an onstage conversation and reception with Siobhan Fallon.

Magic Theatre has announced An Evening with Sam Shepard, a one-night-only benefit event.

San Francisco Playhouse will present 'Our Voices, Our Stories' Play Reading Festival this spring.

'Dare to Dream' features some of the best costumes, sets and lighting in Disney on Ice history, not to mention some second act circus action.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography performs in San Francisco tonight, February 9 at 8pm and Sunday, February 10 at 5pm, at Marines' Memorial Theatre as part of SF Sketchfest.

Spells are cast, lovers are fooled and revelry flourishes as worlds collide in Shakespeare's imaginative comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" presented by Sierra Stages at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City from February 28 through March 23, 2013.

Founded in 2004 as Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences, ?Bay Area Children's Theatre encourages children to explore literature, language and the arts by producing stage adaptations of children's books in Berkeley and San Ramon, as well as on tour to Bay Area schools and libraries.

The Whisper, a new comedy by Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography creator Eugene Pack will have a reading at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, today, February 9 at 1pm at the Eureka Theatre.

The Shelton Theater presents Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE translated by Christopher Hampton.

Spreckels Theatre Company presents 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', featuring Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.

Veteran actor and playwright David Caggiano plays a brimming boatload of characters in Jurassic Ark, his deranged dark comedy about faith, pet dinosaurs, The Great Flood and Hollywood.