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
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In Wine Country: ‘Jules’ starring Ben Kingsley to open Sonoma International Film Festival
Rated as one of the “top ten destination film festivals” by USA Today, the Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) opens March 22 for five festive…
Broadway revival national tour of ‘1776’ to make its only SF Bay Area stop at Broadway San Jose
'1776' launches its national tour with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity
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…
Bess Wohl’s ‘Grand Horizons’ to open at San Jose Stage Co.
Milestone 40th season continues with Tony-nominated comedy
Marivaux’s ‘The Triumph of Love’ opens in April at Shotgun Players in Berkeley
Unifying theme of 2023 season is love
San Francisco Fringe Festival 2023 arrives at EXIT Theatre in August
One of the cities’ more exciting, and creative, festivals is set to return in August. Now in its 32nd year the San Francisco Fringe Festival…
In San Francisco: Broadway production ‘Into the Woods’ coming to The Curran this summer
“Best to take the moment present As a present for the moment” Expect lots of witty word play and musical moments when Stephen Sondheim’s Into…
‘A Statue for Ballybunion’ to make U.S. premiere at San Jose Playhouse
Finally. Organizers at San Jose Playhouse say that after delays due to the pandemic its long awaited production of A Statue For Ballybunion is ready…
Mostly British Film Festival: It’s a wrap from the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco
Perhaps the oldest movie house in San Francisco, the Vogue Theatre has survived various changes in ownership. Today this venerable repertory cinema is owned by…