BroadwaySF to host an unscripted evening with Fran Lebowitz at the Curran
Iconic social commentator Fran Lebowitz was once famously hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. From there her career would reach soaring heights, and feature remarkable milestones, even appearing on the television drama Law & Order from 2001 to 2007.
Now, her one-of-a-kind stories are coming live to...
Cult musical ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ headed to Berkeley
If there's one musical that might be able to match the midnight madness of something like The Rocky Horror Picture Show it would surely be Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Featuring iconic musical numbers, fourth-wall breaking, stand-up comedy, and outlandish costumes, the cult favorite is now headed to Berkeley.
Shotgun Players...
‘Bald Sisters’ leads San Jose Stage Company’s 2023-2024 season
Vichet Chum's Bald Sisters is set to kick off San Jose Stage Company's 2023-2024 season. The play revolves around two sisters who have been at odds since birth and marks its West Coast premiere. Jeffrey Lo directs.
In total, five productions are featured in the theater's 41st season including three...
American Theatre magazine names Kelundra Smith managing editor
Two positive bits of news in the world of theater today.
First, American Theatre magazine announced that it has named a new managing editor. Journalist, playwright and storyteller Kelundra Smith will become the iconic magazine's next managing editor:
"I’m so proud and heartened to welcome Kelundra Smith to our team," said...
‘Corteo’ by Cirque du Soleil arrives in the San Francisco Bay Area
Cirque du Soleil's newest show arrives this month in the San Francisco Bay Area with shows running from August 9 through to August 27, 2023.
Corteo will be playing dates in August in San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco as follows:
SAP Center, San Jose – August 9-13, 2023
Oakland...
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...
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,...