Monica Turner
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San Francisco Mime Troupe brings musical theater to local parks this summer
"Sometimes it’s not all just happening in your mind."
Broadway musical ‘A Chorus Line’ to conclude San Francisco Playhouse 20th anniversary season
San Francisco Playhouse announced that the hit Broadway show A Chorus Line will conclude its 20th anniversary season.
In the iconic musical "twenty-four hopeful dancers undertake a grueling audition for eight coveted spots in the back-up chorus of an unnamed Broadway show."
A Chorus Line will be directed by Bill English...
In The Arts: California Shakespeare Theater announces lineup for “At the Bruns” series
Opening with a Sunday picnic, California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) today released the details of At the Bruns.
Organizers say the new series will showcase music, comedy, and theater. All events are scheduled to be performed at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater from May through October 2023. Full details below as...
Home Gardening Project: Build your own planter box with these simple DIY plans
Build your own garden box and enjoy garden-to-table vegetables with these downloadable DIY plans. Great family project. Fits tight urban spaces.
BroadwaySF Season: ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ and more coming to San Francisco stage
BroadwaySF has announced its 2023-2024 season with a lineup of six musicals. Full details below.
All will play the Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatre and include the following productions:
The Wiz
MJ
Funny Girl
Company
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Girl from the North Country
"We are thrilled to bring a dynamic season...
Bay Area Stage: ‘Harry Clarke’ leads Berkeley Rep’s 2023/24 season
Berkeley Rep has announced that David Cale’s thriller Harry Clarke will kick off its next season.
The seven-play season also features Selina Fillinger’s feminist satire, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive; Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ lyrical coming-of-age story, Bulrusher; Leslye Headland’s comedy,...
San Francisco Stage: ‘Amreeka: The Comedy Show’ coming to San Francisco next month
Iraqi-born artist and Arts Professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Wafaa Bilal is curating a new stand-up comedy show coming to San Francisco.
Amreeka: The Comedy Show is scheduled to play May 12, 2023 (8:00pm) at the Brava Theater Center and features an evening of stand-up comedy "birthed...
In Wine Country: Chardonnay Pinot Classic coming to Napa this summer
"Winemaker's grape" once again featured in third year of event in 2023
Bay Area Stage: ‘Nollywood Dreams’ to open San Francisco Playhouse 21st season
Line-up includes World Premiere and West Coast Premiere plays, runs September 2023 to September 2024
In The Arts: ‘Aren’t You…?’ opening in Berkeley
Fred Pitts’ lauded solo work Aren’t You…? will be opening in Berkeley next month. Details below.
The San Francisco Bay Area actor "recounts his hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers that being black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one?"
Look for the...
