Beginning tonight, A.C.T. begins its Out Loud series, which features a series of enduring play readings by some of the greatest minds of generations past. It begins tonight with Alice Childr…
Chicago's Harris Theater is a home venue for more than 20 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. Now, you don't have to go to Chicago to see these thrilling events. This rich collect…
RING FESTIVAL March 5"30 Wagner's Ring Cycle Streams in March Accompanied by Live Ring Festival Virtual Events Featuring Special Guests Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Iréne Theor…
SANÂ FRANCISCO BALLET'S MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM #3 OPENS TONIGHT The world premiere of Danielle Rowe's roaring '20s dance film Wooden Dimes, the return of Yuri Possokhov's fan-favorite Swi…
THE MARSH PRESENTS GEOFF HOYLE'S WHAT WILL I BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Written and Performed by Geoff Hoyle Developed and Directed by David Ford 7:00pm, Saturday, March 20, 2021 Geoff Hoyle didn'…
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY 29th SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT The Road Theatre Company takes a sharp turn off the beaten path for their 2021 season. Pulling out of a year that turned many artistic avenu…
TWAS THE MAC BEFORE CHRISTMAS Taylor Mac is back this holiday season with a full serving of virtual vaudeville. Celebrating the holiday season in all of its dysfunction, Taylor Mac's HOLIDAY…
YES, BUT IS IT ART? Yasmina Reza's oft-produced Art (English translation by Christopher Hampton) may be singularly responsible for the current plethora of new plays today with one set, a sma…
BERKELEY REP'S IN SEASON As with most theater companies, Berkeley Rep's season goes virtual. Titled Rep On-Air, it will include collaborations with Raúl Esparza, New Yorker cartoon art…
MORE FROM CENTRAL WORKS The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau opened Central Works' 30th season and was the first offering from the Central Works Script Club. A CW world-premiere about art and …
CARRY MOONBEAMS HOME IN A JAR Here comes 42nd Street Moon's announcement for its fall season, with plenty of showtunes to keep you going until COVID-19 takes a big fat hike. The season, Moon…
FIRST THEATER RE-OPENS IN LOS ANGELES TODAY Arena Cinelounge Sunset, Hollywood's location for arthouse, genre, and independent cinema, will be the first physical movie theater in Los Angeles…
GAY PLAYS STREAMED LIVE FOR PRIDE BY PRIDE PLAYS Pride Plays (Festival Producers Doug Nevin and Michael Urie, and Festival Director Nick Mayo) and Playbill, in partnership with Rattlestick P…
THIS IS THE MOMENTOS I have seen the Chicago-based performance collective Manual Cinema on their home turf twice, and the theatricality is awesome. This endlessly inventive group of artists …
BULLDOZED It breaks my heart that another poorly made production with no soul or message gets recorded as an Original Cast Recording. Those who may think that Bulldozer is a musical about…
SILENT SCREAMS Two of the spookiest horror films ever made were completed before much of today's audiences were born. One, Nosferatu, is far better known than the other, especially for the c…
Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. They talk…
ABBONDONZA If ever there was a reason to say, “Absolutely, positively, do not miss this event,” this is it. For one night only on Sunday August 19 at 7pm, Musical Theatre West…
SHE’S STILL A BEAUTY It is sheer luck that I've been able to see Broadway Baby Susan Egan in over 10 shows since the mid-1980s. From intimate stages (Babes at the Matrix; Hello, …
IN CHARM’S WAY Turning a beloved French film into an American stage musical is a dicey proposition at best, but that's precisely what Berkeley Rep has done with Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 20…
MAY THIS SHOW NEVER BEÂ FROZEN One of the first rules of etiquette I ever learned was: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. Were I inclined to heed that sage advice,…
MY KINGDOM FOR SOME INSULIN Known by many as "the most wonderful time of the year," Christmas has richly earned its reputation for gooey sentimentality, decking the halls with mucho kitsch, …
NOT ONLY WILL YOU FLOAT OUT OF THE THEATER, YOU MAY EVEN FLY Have you ever wondered how the original "lost boy" became Peter Pan and what his life was like before flying out the Darling's nu…
SWAN IN A MILLION Featuring a live performance by the Berkeley Symphony with guest conductor Nicolette Fraillon, The Australian Ballet's Swan Lake comes to Zellerbach Hall this weekend, Octo…
DO I FEAR A WALTZ? Musicals are generally "lost" for any one of a number of reasons: the libretto may be filled with once topical socio-political humor now meaningless to contemporary audien…