Thursday, December 14, 2023
WHO DOESN’T LOVE A RUTHLESS CHILD? (ON STAGE, THAT IS) Just in time for some holiday fun, New Conservatory Theater presents the 1992 Off-Broadway smash hit Ruthless. With Book and Lyrics b…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:20PMMonday, September 25, 2023
TURNING SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES British author Terence Hanbury “Tim” White (1906-1964), better known as T.H. White, is best-known for The Once and Future King (1958) a collection of four …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:35PMSunday, September 17, 2023
RAY OF LIGHT ROCKS! The Bay Area’s Ray of Light Theater is known for putting fresh interpretations on classic shows, most notably musicals that push boundaries, such as Kinky Boots and The…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:12AMSaturday, September 9, 2023
A LOTTA SOUL IN THIS EXPRESS TRAIN TO JOY Officially starting A.C.T.’s 23/24 Season is the Broadway-bound world premiere musical based on the iconic TV Show Soul Train, which opened last W…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:25PMWednesday, August 16, 2023
HEATED PUMPS Now playing at The Marsh Theater, San Francisco’s independent theater for new performances, writer and director Dirk Alphin’s original production, Reciprocating Pumps, is a …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:23PMMonday, June 12, 2023
SHINING A RAY OF LIGHT ON PUBERTY This past weekend, San Franciscans were treated to a special treat with Ray Of Light Theater’s version of Spring Awakening — yet while it was subtitled …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:59AMFriday, June 9, 2023
OOHS AND OZ Just in time for summer and for Pride Month, a new, colorful and fun version of everyone’s childhood favorite movie based on L. Frank Baum’s books is here in San Francisco. A…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:55PMTuesday, May 23, 2023
YOU MUST SEE J. CONRAD FRANK — IF YOU LILY DARE New Conservatory Theater is finishing their exciting 2022-23 season with actor, playwright and drag performer Charles Busch’s The Confessi…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:42AMMonday, April 17, 2023
A GAY PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS From the Book of Proverbs: Locusts have no king. But they all move forward in formation. Rough translation: Locusts have no king so they lead a life of smallness and …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:41PMFriday, March 3, 2023
BAND ON THE RUN Berkeley Rep is debuting The Bay Area premiere of Chinese-American Playwright Lauren Yee’s acclaimed Cambodian Rock Band. The story follows a survivor of the Khmer Rouge re…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:58PMSaturday, December 10, 2022
CAROLING THROUGH THE AGES For two generations, a yearly outing to see A Christmas Carol has been a feel-good tradition for San Francisco families. American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:27PMThursday, December 1, 2022
MAY THE TORSO BE WITH YOU Forget about Broadway or the latest Marvel Comic movie. The fun, hip and cool burlesque Star Wars parody — which isn’t just for fans of the franchise — is the…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:05AMTuesday, November 22, 2022
A VAULTING MATILDA The holidays are here. It’s the perfect time of year to get into the spirit by seeing a big production musical. Instead of the usual Nutcracker or Christmas Carol holi…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:45AMMonday, October 17, 2022
AUNTIE JACK MAME PANSEXUAL: relating to having, or open to sexual activity of many kinds. POLYAMOROUS: the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner with …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:36PMFriday, September 16, 2022
A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY Patsy Cline couldn’t be more fondly or accurately recalled than by Cayman Ilika in Karen Lund’s sweet production of Always…Patsy Cline, the oft-produced 1990 p…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:00AMSaturday, September 10, 2022
THESE BOOTS ARE MEANT FOR WALKING Kinky Boots: The Musical is back in San Francisco, again at the Victoria Theater for a month-long run. Based on the same-titled 2005 film written by Geoff…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:07PMFriday, September 2, 2022
ONE TOUCH OF GODDESS Goddess, the exciting new musical at Berkeley Rep with its sights set for Broadway, re-imagines the African myth of Marimba: the goddess of music. In order to experience…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:54PMMonday, July 25, 2022
SF Symphony, Summer 2022 The San Francisco Symphony is no doubt ecstatic to welcome people back to live performances this summer in all of their venues. Davies Symphony Hall, Stern Grove and…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:24PMSaturday, July 23, 2022
MAY THE TORSO BE WITH YOU Forget about Broadway or the latest Marvel Comic movie. The fun, hip and cool burlesque Star Wars parody — which isn’t just for fans of the franchise — is the…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:39PMFriday, July 22, 2022
FANTASTIC FOLLIES AT SF PLAYHOUSE After over 2 years of all of us being confined at home watching endless hours of shows on Netflix sitting in our sweatpants, we’re all chomping at the bit…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:00PMMonday, June 27, 2022
After being “virtual” online for the past two years, The Frameline Film Festival is finally back in theaters here in San Francisco. The Castro Theater was glad to welcome both the festiv…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:00AMSaturday, December 7, 2013
THANK YOU FOR BEING A DRAG QUEEN Now at the Victoria Theatre, Trannyshack’s drag version of classic holiday-themed The Golden Girls episodes seems to grow in popularity every year. Since i…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:15AMMonday, November 25, 2013
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS San Francisco’s Magic Theatre prides itself on cultivating new plays and giving up-and-coming playwrights the opportunity to produce new and thought provoki…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:41PMThursday, November 21, 2013
GET THE HOOK The story of Peter Pan, about that mischievous little flying boy who doesn’t want to grow up, has been told in numerous forms since J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play and subsequent 19…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:25PMMonday, November 18, 2013
A BEAUTIFUL ADAPTATION The British indie My Beautiful Laundrette was praised when it came out for its multi-layered portrait of the immigrant experience, and is now best remembered for Danie…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:36PMSunday, November 10, 2013
ON A WING AND A PRAYER The original 1938 Broadway production of Rodgers and Hart’s I Married an Angel (choreographed by George Balanchine and directed by newcomer Joshua Logan no less) ran…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:53PM 
