David Abrams

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tina Fey & More to Celebrate Ars Nova 20th Anniversary at NOVA BALL

Ars Nova will celebrate its 20th Anniversary and honor its founders Jenny & Jon Steingart at Nova Ball, Ars Nova’s annual benefit-turned-party of the season.

Ross Valley Players Will Continue its 90th Season with THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Ross Valley Players continues its 90th Season with The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' classic play set in the 1930s about a family's financial and emotional struggles amid conflicting aspirations. The play will run from March 6 to April 5, 2020 at the Ross Valley Players: Barn Theatre.

PARADISE SQUARE Earns More TBA Award Nominations Than Any New Musical; Full List!

Theatre Bay Area, one of the largest regional performing arts service organizations in North America, has announced the finalists of the 2019 TBA Awards. The sixth-annual TBA Awards Celebration will take place on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco).

VIDEO: Bay Area Spotlight On HAIRSPRAY At Bay Area Musicals

Bay Area Musicals' production of HAIRSPRAY runs from July 6 - August 11, 2019 and will perform at San Francisco's Victoria Theatre (2961 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103). Regular tickets range from $35 - $65 and can be purchase online at www.bamsf.orghairspray. Opening Night Fundraiser Tickets (available only for the Saturday, July 6 performance at 8:00 p.m.) range from $50 - $100 and includes dessert and a champagne toast with the cast (and can also be purchased online at www.bamsf.orghairspray). 

Full Cast Announced For Bay Area Musicals' HAIRSPRAY

Bay Area Musicals has announced the full cast and creative team for the final production of the Company's 2018-2019 season, the international smash hit HAIRSPRAY (Winner of 8 Tony Awards including "Best Musical"). Based on the 1988 John Waters film, HAIRSPRAY features music by Mark Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Mark Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan.

Gardner Museum Kicks Off Season By Visiting Performing Arts Curator Helga Davis

Helga Davis, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Visiting Curator of Performing Arts, has announced a daring series of performances in music, theater, dance, and other art forms this spring, using the Museum's collection as a catalyst to spark contemporary discussions through multidisciplinary expressions.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Welcomes Helga Davis As Next Visiting Curator For Performing Arts

Helga Davis, an accomplished New York City-based performer whose interdisciplinary work includes theater, opera, and fine art, will become the next Visiting Curator for Performing Arts at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on July 1. Davis will be creating new and exciting programming that furthers the Museum's role as a vibrant arts and cultural center in Boston. Davis succeeds George Steel who is now the Museum's Abrams Curator of Music.

New York Theatre Ballet Presents Array Of Works At The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The New York Theatre Ballet will perform on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. for three dance works that re-imagine the Classical World and meditates on the celebrated Farnese Sarcophagus (c. 225 CE).

Ken Burns Launches UNUM �" New Media Initiative to Present Issues and Spark Conversations

Filmmaker Ken Burns today announced the launch of UNUM, a new digital destination where users can access clips from across Burns's films, explore themes that run through American history including Leadership, Race, Innovation, and War and relate them to issues of the present.

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's THE VIETNAM WAR Seen by 33.8 Million + Viewers

PBS today announced the final national ratings for Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's THE VIETNAM WAR, the epic documentary film that premiered on Sunday, September 17, on PBS stations nationwide.

Debut Episode of Ken Burns' THE VIETNAM WAR Delivers Over 11 Million Viewers

PBS announced that the premiere episode of THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that aired on Sunday, September 17, drew an average audience of 9.6 million viewers (P2+) across PBS stations nationwide

MTC's Stargate Theatre to Stage CRASH. BURN. RISE. at City Center, on Facebook Live

Manhattan Theatre Club's Stargate Theatre Sharon Sullivan Company will perform an original piece, Crash. Burn. Rise., this Saturday, August 20 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm at MTC - Stage II at New York City Center (131 W. 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues).

MTC Education Department's Stargate Theatre Company to Stage DEEPER THAN SKIN This Weekend

The Stargate Theatre Company, a project of Manhattan Theatre Club's Education Department will perform an original piece, Deeper Than Skin, this Saturday, August 22nd at 3:00PM and 7:00PM at MTC- Stage II at New York City Center (131 W. 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues). Each performance will last approximately forty-five minutes and will be followed by a talkback onstage with the performer-writers.  After the 7:00PM talkback, there will be a brief reception in the theatre lobby. 

World Finer Foods and Its Liberty Richter Division Raise a Glass as St. Regis Alcohol-Removed Wines Joins Its Portfolio

Liberty Richter, a division of World Finer Foods, a leading supplier of specialty food, beverage and personal care products from the U.S. and around the world, is pleased to announce today the addition of St. Regis alcohol-removed wines to the Company's comprehensive assortment of premium products. The market leading alcohol-removed wine brand in Canada, St. Regis, owned by I-D Foods, prides itself on using the highest quality grape varietals from Spain and France to deliver a consistent product with remarkable structure, body and aroma.

BWW Reviews: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Blows Houston Away

Unable to see AMERICAN IDIOT in New York City, I am so happy that the Third National Tour finally brought the show to Houston, TX. This lively, youthful cast owns every moment of this explosive and exhilarating AMERICAN IDIOT, and I can't imagine any other cast performing this rollicking, raucous piece as well as they do. Every human on the stage gives this show everything they can, and the end result is something I'll cherish for years to come.

A.R.T. to Present THE LILY’S REVENGE, Opening 10/12

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has announced the company for Obie Award-winning Taylor Mac's five part theatrical event The Lily's Revenge, directed by Shira Milikowsky, with music by Rachelle Garniez. The production begins previews on Friday, October 12, and runs through Sunday, October 28, with press opening on Sunday, October 14 at 2:00pm at OBERON, A.R.T.s second stage andclub theater venue.

The Rainbow Theatre Company & Edgemar Center for the Arts Present WHY WE HAVE A BODY, 3/2-4/29

The Rainbow Theatre Company & Edgemar Center for the Arts present “Why We Have A Body' directed by Tanna Frederick and produced by Alexandra Guarnieri; A comedy by Claire Chafee.

The Rainbow Theatre Company & Edgemar Center for the Arts Present WHY WE HAVE A BODY, 3/2-4/29

The Rainbow Theatre Company & Edgemar Center for the Arts present “Why We Have A Body' directed by Tanna Frederick and produced by Alexandra Guarnieri; A comedy by Claire Chafee.

Sarah Ruhl & Les Waters Join Forces for THREE SISTERS at Berkeley Rep

Audiences and critics on both coasts embraced Eurydice and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), two shows steeped in longing from playwright Sarah Ruhl and director Les Waters. Now this talented team turns its attention to a fresh translation of a masterpiece: Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. Ruhl enlivens this classic with the same elegant understanding of intimacy that infused those earlier collaborations, while Waters and a cast of 14 deliver another sumptuous production. This West Coast premiere begins previews on Berkeley Rep's intimate Thrust Stage on April 8, opens April 13, and runs through May 22. Three Sisters is a co-production between Berkeley Rep, where Waters serves as associate artistic director, and Yale Repertory Theatre.