Festival Opera's Salon Series returns to Piedmont Center for the Arts with performances on September 27, October 25, and November 22, 2026. The series is highlighted by a commissioned song cycle, Andry's Story, described as a new work exploring themes of courage, hope, and human...
Sopranos Aura Veruni and Lila Khazoum perform with pianist Daniel Lockert, presenting musical excerpts from Idomeneo, Macbeth, The Magic Flute, Anna Bolena, Hamlet, and Lucia di Lammermoor. Costumes are by designer Marina Polakoff, who recently created costumes for Festival...
The series finale features the Festival Opera debut of baritone Efraín Solís, joined by pianist Marika Yasuda, performing music by Poulenc, Manuel Ponce, Julián Aguirre, Tchaikovsky, Sviridov and Rachmaninoff. A highlight is the world premiere of Borders of Dreaming, a newly...
A weary Donte Coleman sits in his Western Addition family home that he’s just listed for sale. In this well constructed memory play, scenes from his childhood burst to life in SFBATCO’s homage to the golden age of 1950’s San Francisco’s Fillmore district. Local legend Daryl V. Jones is the e…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley fills the Live Oak Theater with cheeky humor. As the characters treat serious matters like frippery, and trivial items with seriousness, the tone is set early for a romping good time.…
Co-founder and producing director Susi Damilano is at it again. Her previous comic stagings include Noises Off, Clue, The 39 Steps and the successful predecessor of this show, The Play That Goes Wrong back in 2024.…
Transformative, innovative, and hauntingly memorable. These words encapsulate the reaction to Oakland Theater Project’s production of KING LEAR. The story leaps to life with a flourish of energy and grace.…
What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Z Space?…
LEGALLY BLONDE explodes onto the stage at Berkeley Playhouse with a joie de vivre that lights up the house. The high energy dancing, powerful vocals and the never ending onslaught of jokes keep the audience smiling. …
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center? Little Shop of Horrors, whose star is a bloodthirsty flora, plants its roots at the New Conservatory for the opening of its 26-27 season and it’s an energetic, darkly comic, gender bending allegory for all that…
The new Salon Series begins with the inaugural class of Festival Opera's Resident Artists, featuring soprano Marielle Leiboff, soprano Rachel Nelson, mezzo-soprano Phoebe Dinga, tenor Spencer Greene, and baritone Liam Daley, with pianist Daniel Lockert. The program presents...
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The Madness of Lady Bright Venue: iMPACt Center for Art & Dance (10/16-10/25) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Legally Blonde The Musical Berkeley Playhouse (9/11-10/18) |
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Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Sunday 5:30PM Show All Out Comedy (10/25-10/25) |
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Knockoff Broadway: The Improvised Musical All Out Comedy Theater (7/25-12/26) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace City Lights Theater Company (3/11-4/11) |
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Bay Area Musical Improv Festival - Saturday 8:30PM Show All Out Comedy (10/24-10/24) |
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Company City Lights Theater Company (7/15-8/22) |
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Good Night, Oscar Hillbarn Theatre (3/04-3/28) |
