What does it mean to be home and not yet home? E4TT explores this duality with Shostakovich’s From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 (selections), sung in the poetry’s original Yiddish language and the World Premiere of Skazka (fairytale), twisted Russian folktales reinterpreted and...
The Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre answered that question with an evening overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and plenty of love for one of musical theatre’s most enduringly strange creations.…
What happens when dinner, circus, cabaret, and a trip back in time all collide under one tent?…
What happens when innovation moves faster than our ability to understand its consequences?…
What happens when three possible fathers, one determined bride-to-be, and the irresistible music of ABBA collide on a Greek island?…
ORPHEUS DESCENDING remains painfully relevant. Tennessee Williams’ southern gothic play intertwines wisps of Greek myth with the racist Mississippi of the Jim Crow era. The lines are drawn, the expectations are set, but some people will choose their own lot rather than what’s handed to them. Des…
What happens when water becomes a privilege—and rebellion comes with a price?…
THE FULL MONTY at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs, groves and moves, and even poignant moments. When an everyday Joe faces his challenges with a crazy idea, friends by his side, and a whole lot of courage, audiences respond. Show up for the laughs, stay for the joy. This show is one yo…
What happens when six ordinary men decide they'll do just about anything to reclaim their confidence?…
What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Barbary Stage?…
Set during a Broadway audition, A Chorus Line strips away elaborate scenery and spectacle, allowing the performers—and their stories—to take center stage.…
Ensemble for These Times will present a concert featuring contemporary works that explore musical interpretations of shapes and geometry, including compositions by Karim Al-Zand, Clarice Assad, and Anna Clyne. The performance, titled Lines, Circles + Spirals, will take place on...
Ensemble for These Times will launch its 2024/25 season with "In Motion" on November 8, 2024, at Old First Concerts in San Francisco. The concert features world premieres by emerging composers Ursula Kwong-Brown, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Mary Bianco, alongside works by...
A concert about various kinds of transformation—physical, biological, emotional, environmental, and musical—with "The Dragon and the Girl" for cello by Lisa Bielawa; "a bridget between starshine and clay" for piano by inti figgis-vizueta; Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), by...
Raga & Jazz pianist Utsav Lal returns to Old First Concerts to present a unique Piano-Sarod jugalbandi duet concert of Indian Classical Music, along with sarod maestro Manik Khan, the youngest son of the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. In this concert, Lal & Khan come together...
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Pickleball Hillbarn Theatre (8/20-9/13) |
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Holly Shaw’s ROAR! The Marsh Berkeley (8/29-8/30) |
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“Exile | Banishment | Home” Old First Concerts (11/15-11/15) |
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Once Upon A Mattress Saratoga Civic Theater (9/26-10/17) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10) |
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Golden Gate Park Band Golden Gate Bandshell (4/26-9/27) |
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Joyful Raven’s Tactical Frivolity The Marsh Berkeley (8/27-8/29) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
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Sherry Glaser’s Life & Death: A Love Story The Marsh Berkeley (8/21-8/22) |
