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• Things to Do: Shows opening at Bay Area theaters this weekend

  Posted on Friday March 19th, 2010 at 04:02 pm in san francisco downtown san jose city lights theater company (san jose) san jose repertory theatre film and theater

  It’s another barn burner of a weekend for local theater here in the Bay Area, with openings up and down the peninsula. With the nicer weather, now is the perfect time to take in some live stage action! And there is something for everyone, from ...

• Opera sensation Kiri Te Kanawa returns to Marin Center for exclusive Bay Area concert

  Posted on Thursday March 11th, 2010 at 08:45 am in events san francisco film and theater

  Kiri Te Kanawa returns to the Bay Area The Marin Center has announced that opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will return this month, accompanied by distinguished pianist Brian Zeger, to the Marin Center for an exclusive Bay Area concert on Saturday, March 20...

• Theater Weekend: SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions, TheatreWorks

  Posted on Wednesday March 10th, 2010 at 12:30 pm in news san francisco theatreworks sf playhouse (san francisco) film and theater

  Casey Jackson, Corinne Proctor, Chad Deverman*, Kathryn Tkel This weekend several shows open across Bay Area theaters including premieres at SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions and TheatreWorks. If you’re really good at this sort of thing, try mat...

• Theatre Review: ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ World Premiere throws many curve balls for the senses

  Posted on Friday February 26th, 2010 at 01:55 pm in san francisco film and stage reviews film and theater american conservatory theater (sf)

  The cast of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Photo by Kevin Berne. The Words on Plays synopsis I read in the passenger seat by a dimly lit book light did not prepare me for what transpired on stage at A.C.T.’s World Premiere of The Caucasian Chalk C...

• Magic Theatre extends Oedipus el Rey through March 14th

  Posted on Friday February 19th, 2010 at 03:14 pm in news san francisco film and theater magic theatre (sf)

  Good news for fans of Greek tragedy. Today, Magic Theatre announced that Oedipus el Rey, which has been receiving strong reviews and accolades, has been extended. This world premiere penned by MacArthur genius Luis Alfaro and directed by Loretta Grec...

• Inside Cirque du Soleil OVO: Rock wall training

  Posted on Friday February 12th, 2010 at 09:00 am in news video events san francisco cirque du soleil

  What does it take to be a cricket—jumping, running, climbing a towering wall—in the new show OVO by Cirque du Soleil? In this behind the scenes episode, Loni hooks up with superstar cricket and athlete Yahia Icheboudene from France for a few les...

• San Francisco General Hospital Foundation ‘Heroes & Hearts Luncheon’ today at Union Square

  Posted on Thursday February 11th, 2010 at 12:26 pm in news events san francisco

  The fifth annual Heroes & Hearts luncheon takes place today at Union Square in San Francisco. Proceeds support the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (SFGHF). To date, over $5M has been raised by Heroes & Hearts. In addition to the lun...

• San Francisco General Hospital Foundation presents Heroes & Hearts award luncheon Feb 11

  Posted on Tuesday February 9th, 2010 at 03:50 pm in events san francisco what's happening: film and arts

  San Francisco General Hospital Foundation will recognize the 2009 heroes who have demonstrated exceptional and inspirational behavior to another individual or the community as a whole at the 5th Annual Heroes & Hearts Award Luncheon. In addition ...

• San Francisco Opera announces FY 2008-09 results and balanced budget, but challenges ahead

  Posted on Wednesday February 3rd, 2010 at 04:46 pm in san francisco san francisco opera

  San Francisco Opera released their FY 2008-2009 results. There is some good news, and not-so-good news. First, the good: the budget is balanced at about $67M, with an operating income of $416,032. Summer season ticket sales were strong, according to ...

• On Location: ‘Animals Out of Paper’ playwright Rajiv Joseph at SF Playhouse

  Posted on Tuesday February 2nd, 2010 at 07:23 pm in news san francisco on location sf playhouse (san francisco) film and theater

  After seeing Animals Out of Paper (review), a play about an origami protege and the relationships among three fascinating characters, we wondered how such a clever, intriguing story came to be. Fortunately, playwright Rajiv Joseph was on hand to joi...

• Theater review: ‘Animals Out of Paper’ unfolds beautifully at SF Playhouse

  Posted on Sunday January 31st, 2010 at 10:22 pm in san francisco film and stage reviews sf playhouse (san francisco) film and theater

  Aly Mawji and Lorri Holt The best play in the Bay Area is now playing at SF Playhouse. It’s called Animals Out of Paper. The most pleasant surprise is how well it works with such obtuse, yet intriguing, subject matter: origami. That’s rig...

• Theater review: Harvey Fierstein milks ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ for every delicious ounce

  Posted on Friday January 29th, 2010 at 05:17 pm in news san francisco film and theater shn sf

  Harvey Fierstein and the Company Photo by Carol Rosegg His name is above the marquee. And just about everywhere else. There is no escaping, Harvey Fierstein is the star of Fiddler on the Roof. It’s reaffirmed the second he saunters onto stage,...

• On Location: Fiddler on the Roof in San Francisco

  Posted on Friday January 29th, 2010 at 03:56 pm in news san francisco on location film and theater shn sf

  Fiddler on the Roof opened this week at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. The famous Broadway show first opened in 1964 and was the first run of a musical in history to surpass the 3,000 performance mark. It is now the fourteenth longest r...

• SF Symphony January 27, 2010 – Mozart and Stravinsky

  Posted on Thursday January 28th, 2010 at 09:45 pm in news san francisco the arts san francisco symphony

  Michael Tilson Thomas For Mozart’s birthday the SF Symphony featured Michael Tilson Thomas, the symphony’s music director, playing and conducting Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 23 in A Major, K 488, as well as two not frequently pla...

• Inside Cirque du Soleil OVO: Episode #1 Wardrobe

  Posted on Friday January 22nd, 2010 at 09:30 am in news video events san francisco cirque du soleil

  It’s a visual feast for the eyes not to be missed. Now join us on a look inside the wardrobe department of OVO, the hot new show by Cirque du Soleil. Our behind the scenes tour of OVO continues, as Loni talks with Head of Wardrobe Steve Armst...

• Theater review: ‘Phèdre’ classy and unflinching, Seana McKenna shines

  Posted on Thursday January 21st, 2010 at 07:30 pm in news san francisco film and stage reviews film and theater american conservatory theater (sf)

  Seana McKenna and Roberta Maxwell in Phèdre. Photo by Erik Tomasson. No one can ever accuse Carey Perloff, ACT artistic director, from shying away from a challenge, even if it means staging a tricky, complex French play written in the 17th century. ...

• Inside The Fillmore, walking with legends at historic San Francisco venue

  Posted on Thursday January 21st, 2010 at 02:20 pm in events san francisco the fillmore

  When you set foot inside The Fillmore, musical history, the brotherhood of legends, gives you a bear hug. You can’t help but feel warm and fuzzy, and I’m not talking about the magical air quality index. When I entered the famous landmark ...

• On Location: ‘Phèdre’ opening night at A.C.T. San Francisco

  Posted on Thursday January 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am in news san francisco on location video-featured film and theater

  Last night the classic French tragedy, Phèdre, opened at the American Conservatory Theater. The streets of San Francisco were slick from the rain that occasionally pelted down. Considering the material at hand, it was the perfect backdrop for the e...

• Tonight: ‘Phèdre’ at A.C.T. San Francisco, ‘Coming Home’ at Berkeley Rep

  Posted on Wednesday January 20th, 2010 at 12:45 pm in news san francisco berkeley rep film and theater american conservatory theater (sf)

  Seana McKenna as Phèdre. Photo by Erik Tomasson. Two heavyweight openings tonight in the San Francisco Bay Area. Phèdre, starring Seanna McKenna, who according to the National Post “holds the Canadian patent on greek tragedy” opens at t...

• Phèdre opens Jan. 20 at A.C.T. starring Seana McKenna who “holds the Canadian patent on Greek tragedy”

  Posted on Tuesday January 19th, 2010 at 02:02 am in san francisco what's happening: film and arts film and theater american conservatory theater (sf)

  Jean Racine’s grand tragedy Phèdre opens Wednesday January 20 at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in a world premiere translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country’s Good, A.C.T.’s Antigone and Hecuba). This first-time...

• The San Francisco Symphony’s New Organ series premieres with Paul Jacobs in recital Sunday, January 17 Davies Symphony Hall

  Posted on Saturday January 16th, 2010 at 02:33 am in news san francisco san francisco symphony what's happening: film and arts

  Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs opens the San Francisco Symphony’s first organ recital series at Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday, January 17 at 6:00 PM with a performance that will include works by Reger, Schumann, Franck, Boulanger, an...

• Cutting Ball Theater Hidden Classics Reading Series “Medea VS. Medea” January 31

  Posted on Tuesday January 12th, 2010 at 04:21 am in san francisco what's happening: film and arts film and theater cutting ball theater (san francisco)

  San Francisco’s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater presents the third installation in this season’s Hidden Classics Reading Series, the Greek and Roman versions of MEDEA. The grudge match is on! Euripides’ play is the original story of the infa...

• ACT raises $31M, establishes first endowment

  Posted on Monday January 4th, 2010 at 06:17 pm in news san francisco film and theater american conservatory theater (sf)

  According to the Los Angeles Times, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco—one of our favorite theaters in the Bay Area—has raised close to $31M via its first ever endowment. Called The Next Generation Campaign, the effort took 5 ye...

• Sushi Rock, San Francisco: Sushi and bento boxes served to a fast and friendly tempo

  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 01:32 pm in san francisco restaurant reviews tasty stuff

  I stumbled upon Sushi Rock in San Francisco with an empty stomach and little time before we had to catch a play at a local theater. To be exact, I had about 30 minutes for dinner before we had to barrel out of the restaurant. The restaurant is o...

• Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ enchants, casts magical spell of non-stop laugher for entire family

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 09:26 pm in news san francisco film and stage reviews african american shakespeare company

  l-r, Abbie Rhone (Stepsister), Melvina Hayes (Stepmother), Martin Grizzell (Stepsister), and dancers You’ve seen Cinderella before, but not like this laugh-out-loud, delightful family rendition by the African-American Shakespeare Company. The ...