EMPRESS THEATRE

by Blair Ingenthron - December 04, 2022

The Vallejo Center for the Arts will present a unique musical offering, Tchaikovsky's Star-Crossed Lovers, at the historic Empress Theatre in Vallejo on Saturday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m....

by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022

On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., Bay Area classical music lovers will experience an electrifying evening of music by the great German composer Richard Wagner. The concert will include excerpts from Tannhaeuser, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walkuere, Lohengrin, The Flying Dutchman and Die Meistersi...

by Stephi Wild - March 17, 2022

Top Bay Area musicians will perform a four-hour concert at Empress in Vallejo to benefit Doctors Without Borders in Ukraine. The concert takes place on Sunday, March 20 from 4pm - 8pm. 'Peace March” from the Vallejo Ferry Terminal four blocks to the Empress starting at 2:30 p.m....

by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2021

The concert will include excerpts from Tannhaeuser, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walkuere, Lohengrin, The Flying Dutchman and Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg. Soprano Othalie Graham will be featured in the well-known Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde and in dramatic arias from Die Walkuere and Tannhaeuse...

by A.A. Cristi - June 25, 2021

Awesome Theatre and Chinatown Historian Marc Pomerleau (The Fighting History of SF Chinatown) are teaming up again for EMPRESS YEE AND THE MAGICAL HISTORY OF CHINATOWN, a new documentary that tells the story of Cynthia Yee, a burlesque dancer, entertainer, educator, tour guide, all-around mover and ...

by Jim Munson - May 07, 2021

The latest offering in 42nd Street Moon’s 2021 Moonbeams series is a new virtual production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill starring Doris Bumpus as the legendary Billie Holiday. Written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Brandon Jackson with musical direction by Marcus McCauley, the play is ...