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San Francisco SPCA Hosts HOPPY TAILS at Harmonic Brewing Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2023
The San Francisco SPCA invites all SF SPCA animal adopters and animal lovers to Hoppy Tails with the San Francisco SPCA at Harmonic Brewing on Sunday, July 30 from 1 – 4 p.m. 
Video: First Look at DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN at San Francisco Opera
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2023
Get a first look at Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at San Francisco opera!
TV Legend Henry Winkler is Coming to the Curran Theater in November
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2023
TV legend Henry Winkler is coming to San Francisco’s Curran Theater on Monday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m.
TWELFTH NIGHT Meets Telenovela in Silicon Valley Shakespeare Production This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
On Friday, June 9th, appearing on the great lawn at Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park, in San José, California, is William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, Twelfth Night (o Noche de reyes) about shipwrecked twins, Viola and Sebastian, and the pandemonium and hijinks that ensue when they are separated by that state of tumult.
Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus to Present One-Night-Only Queer + 1983 Concert Party: FORTY
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus' Rubyversary concert, FORTY, will celebrate and highlight all things 1983-the year the choir was founded-at the Hammer Theatre Center in Downtown San Jose, California, for one night only, at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 16, 2023.
IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT World Premiere to be Presented by Lorraine Hansberry Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre will present the world premiere of IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT, a new play uplifting the revolutionary playwright behind the company's name.
AXIS Dance Company Will Debut at Jacob's Pillow in July
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
AXIS Dance Company—hailed as one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse performers—announced today that the company will make their debut this summer at the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.
Xavier Muzik Wins Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) Prize
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony and the SFCM President’s Advisory Council on Equity and Inclusion, announced that Xavier Muzik is the winner of the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) prize.
Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists/Semifinalists For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has announced the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), which will be presented in a hybrid festival (both in-person and streamed attendance options) April 12-21, 2024, per Playwrights Foundation's recent announcement to shift to a biennial festival structure.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Present 20th Annual New Works Festival in August
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 20th Annual New Works Festival.
ROMEO AND JULIET to Kick Off Opera San José's 2023-24 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
Opera San José is launching its 40th Anniversary season with an all-new production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by OSJ General Director Shawna Lucey, her first production for the company she now helms.
Finalists/Semifinalists Revealed For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival.
ODC Theater's STATE OF PLAY Festival Opens August 3
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
ODC Theater has announced the complete program for its 11th annual summer dance festival, August 3 - 13. 
Review: SF MIME TROUPE OPENS 64TH SEASON WITH 'BREAKDOWN' at Various Locations
by Steve Murray - May 31, 2023
What did our critic think of SF MIME TROUPE OPENS 64TH SEASON WITH 'BREAKDOWN' at Various Locations?
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to Close Out Season 45 with Music From WICKED, THE WIZ & More
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
Closing out Season 45, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will present Hello Yellow Brick Road—a one-night-only ultimate mash-up of Sir Elton John and all things Oz. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Cast Revealed For LES MISERABLES in San Francisco This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, has been announced for the San Francisco engagement, performing July 5–23, 2023 at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre.
BLIPPI: THE WONDERFUL WORLD TOUR Comes to San Francisco in December
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
Round Room Live and Moonbug Entertainment has announced that a new live show, Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour, will again bring the vivacious, energetic, and educational antics of global sensation Blippi to stages across North America, with a stop at San Francisco’s Curran Theater (445 Geary St.) on Friday, December 1 at 6 p.m.  
GUMIHO: A Free Staged Reading Announced At Theatre Rhinoceros, June 13
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2023
If you have been waiting your whole life for the arrival of Asian American lesbian/queer horror theatre, playwright Nina Ki is here with complexly flawed characters and razor-sharp dialogue ablaze. Ki, a self-described “Queerean” (Queer + Korean) playwright who uses xe/she/they pronouns, is one of the most exciting and important new voices in modern playwriting amid a bloom of spotlighted, Asian American-targeted content for the stage.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn To Step Down In December 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2023
Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT)'s Board of Directors announced that Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn will depart the East Bay community theater organization at the end of 2023. The Board of Directors has formed a transition committee to begin the search for a new artistic leader.
Don Reed's THE NEVER TOO LATE SHOW is Coming to The Marsh San Francisco This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2023
Following its wildly successful East Bay run at The Marsh Berkeley, The Never Too Late Show starring Don Reed, an inspirational comic tale about never giving up, will transfer to The Marsh San Francisco.
Review: YERMA at Shotgun Players
by Steve Murray - May 29, 2023
What did our critic think of YERMA at Shotgun Players?
Cast and Creative Team Revealed For OTHELLO at San Jose Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2023
San Jose Stage Company has announced the full cast and creative team for The Stage’s upcoming Jazz-Infused Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s OTHELLO.
Review: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 25, 2023
What did our critic think of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at Berkeley Repertory Theatre?
San Francisco Opera's Italian Roots Celebrated in New Museo Italo Americano Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2023
The Museo Italo Americano celebrates the 100th anniversary of San Francisco Opera with a new exhibition: BRAVO—Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy. Presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera and Museum of Performance + Design, the exhibition runs through October 22, 2023 at the Museo Italo Americano located at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
Merola Opera Program kicks off its 2023 Summer Festival With METAMORPHOSIS
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2023
San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed Merola Opera Program kicks off its 2023 Summer Festival with Metamorphosis: Recovery, Renewal, and Rebirth, an uplifting vocal and piano concert featuring a rich array of songs that explore the many facets of transformation.

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