BWW Review: WATER BY THE SPOONFUL at SF Playhouse
Park your baggage at the door before experiencing Quiara Alegria Hudes' 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning drama Water by the Spoonful, because the characters presented here are plenty wounded, damaged, and extremely fragile. Not for the faint of heart, this is the tough stuff of addictions both physical and emotional. It may leave you counting your blessings which makes for compelling theatre.
Photos: Inside Look at WATER BY THE SPOONFUL at The San Francisco Playhouse
San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English; Producing Director Susi Damilano) announced casting for Water by the Spoonful, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner by Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights). The play will run on the San Francisco Playhouse Mainstage from March 16 through April 23, 2022.
Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast And Creative For THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the full cast and creative team for PigPen Theatre Co's The Tale of Despereaux: A New Musical. Coming off a successful run at The Old Globe in San Diego, where it had its world premiere, The Tale of Despereaux, with book, lyrics, and music by PigPen Theatre Co. and directed by Marc Bruni and PigPen Theatre Co., will begin previews at Berkeley Rep on Thursday, November 21, 2019 and run through Sunday, January 5, 2020. Press night will be on Monday, November 25, 2019. Tickets are on sale now at www.berkeleyrep.org or 510 647-2949.
Photo Flash: First Look at 42nd Street Moon's ONCE
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presents the Bay Area regional premiere of 2012's Tony Award-winning 'Best Musical' ONCE. Based on the 2007 motion picture written and directed by John Carney, ONCE features a book by Enda Walsh (2012 Tony Award-winner, 'Best Book of a Musical') and a score by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (including the 2008 Academy Award-winning song 'Falling Slowly'). 42nd Street Moon's production of ONCE runs from June 12 - 30, 2019 and will perform at San Francisco's Gateway Theatre (215 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94111). The press opening will take place on Saturday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets range from $28 - $75 and can be purchased through the Box Office at (415) 255-8207 or online at www.42ndstmoon.org.
San Francisco Playhouse's IDEATION Opens Off-Broadway Tonight
San Francisco Playhouse's production of IDEATION, which had its world premiere at the Playhouse and won the 2014 prestigious William Glickman playwriting award, moves New York City, playing Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters as part of their 2015-16 5A series.
NYC Premiere of IDEATION to Close 59E59 Theaters' 5A Season
59E59 Theaters will wrap up the 2015/2016 5A Season with the NYC premiere of IDEATION, written by Aaron Loeb and directed by Josh Costello. Produced by San Francisco Playhouse, IDEATION begins performances on Saturday, March 5 through Sunday, April 17. Opening Night is Tuesday, March 15 at 7 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 2 PM & 8 PM; and Sunday at 3 PM. Please note there is no performance on Saturday, March 6 at 2 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Single tickets are $70 ($49 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org.
New Musical PROJECT AHAB Plays Central Works, Now thru 8/23
Central Works 25th anniversary season continues with PROJECT AHAB; or, Eye of the Whale, a new musical about how a band of hippies, mystics and visionaries changed the world. Set in 1973, in the formative years of the ecology movement, Project Ahab converts Moby Dick, Melville's classic story of a man bent on killing a whale, to that of a man determined to stop the killing of whales; or, 'Ahab goes after the whalers.' Central Works' 48th world premiere opens with a press night tonight, July 18 (previews July 16 & 17), and runs through August 23 at the historic Berkeley City Club.
Central Works' THE AHAB PROJECT Runs Now thru 8/23
Central Works 25th anniversary season continues with THE AHAB PROJECT; or Eye of the Whale, a new musical about how a band of hippies, mystics and visionaries changed the world, opening with a press night tonight, July 18, and running through August 23 at the historic Berkeley City Club. Set in 1973, in the formative years of the ecology movement, The Ahab Project converts Melville's classic story of a man bent on killing a whale, to that of a man determined to stop the killing of whales; or, 'Ahab goes after the whalers.'
New Musical PROJECT AHAB to Play Central Works, 7/18-8/23
Central Works 25th anniversary season continues with PROJECT AHAB; or, Eye of the Whale, a new musical about how a band of hippies, mystics and visionaries changed the world. Set in 1973, in the formative years of the ecology movement, Project Ahab converts Moby Dick, Melville's classic story of a man bent on killing a whale, to that of a man determined to stop the killing of whales; or, 'Ahab goes after the whalers.' Central Works' 48th world premiere opens with a press night July 18 (previews July 16 & 17), and runs through August 23 at the historic Berkeley City Club.
Central Works' THE AHAB PROJECT to Run 7/18-8/23
Central Works 25th anniversary season continues with THE AHAB PROJECT; or Eye of the Whale, a new musical about how a band of hippies, mystics and visionaries changed the world, opening with a press night July 18 (previews July 16 & 17), and running through August 23 at the historic Berkeley City Club. Set in 1973, in the formative years of the ecology movement, The Ahab Project converts Melville's classic story of a man bent on killing a whale, to that of a man determined to stop the killing of whales; or, "Ahab goes after the whalers."
San Francisco Playhouse's IDEATION Headed Off-Broadway This Season
San Francisco Playhouse is thrilled to announce that its production of Ideation, which had its world premiere at the Playhouse and won the 2014 prestigious William Glickman playwriting award, will move to New York City, playing Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters as part of their 2015-16 5A series. Josh Costello will direct. This is the second consecutive year that a San Francisco Playhouse production has been invited to participate in the 5A series in New York. Last season the Playhouse's commissioned play Bauer by Lauren Gunderson, another world premiere, was a hit at 59E59.
'ENEMIES', 'PROJECT AHAB', 'ADA LOVELACE' and More Set for Central Works' 25th Anniversary Season
Central Works 25th Anniversary Season celebrates the company's ongoing commitment to new works. Since 1991, the company has developed and produced 45 world premieres (many through its eponymous Central Works Method) bringing to the stage new works by local writers such as William Bivins, Christopher Chen, Anne Galjour, Gary Graves, Aaron Loeb, Patricia Milton, Geetha Reddy, Michael Gene Sullivan, and Brian Thorstenson, among others. As noted in Theater Bay Area Magazine, 'Berkeley's Central Works is probably host to more world premieres by local writers than any other company in the Bay Area.' The 2015 Season concludes with the company's 49th world premiere, a new play by Lauren Gunderson. Overall, the season showcases Central Works favorite sources of inspiration: current political events, history and literature.
San Francisco Playhouse to Open 12th Season with IDEATION
San Francisco Playhouse launches its twelfth season with the world premiere of Ideation, winner of the 2014 prestigious Glickman playwriting award. Ideation, written by Aaron Loeb (First Person Shooter, Abraham Lincoln's Big, Gay Dance Party) and directed by Josh Costello, broke box office records and received critical acclaim during its development process as part of the 2014 San Francisco Playhouse 2014 Sandbox Series.
Magic Theatre Extends HIR Through 3/2
Magic Theatre has announced that audiences will have an additional week to experience Taylor Mac's Hir. Originally scheduled to close on February 23, Hir adds 5 more performances and will now close March 2.