Palo Alto Players Presents ALL THE WAY
History and politics take center stage as Palo Alto Players continues its 2018-19 season with the Bay Area premiere of the Tony Award-winning play ALL THE WAY.
Photo Flash: First Look at Foothill College of Theatre Arts' IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
A populist candidate, promising to return the country to greatness, becomes president of the United States, and then all hell breaks loose in It Can't Happen Here, a new play based on Sinclair Lewis' eerily prescient 1935 novel, adapted for the stage by Tony Taccone and Bennett S. Cohen. Foothill Theatre Arts presents It Can't Happen Here, directed by Bruce McLeod, for three weeks only, now through November 19, 2017 at the Lohman Theatre, on the Foothill College Campus (at the bottom of the hill), 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Palo Alto Players to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK This Fall
Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, continues its 86th season with one of the most powerful stories of the 20th century, The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Wendy Kesselman from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the personal memoirs of Anne Frank. A timeless testament to the human spirit that resonates through generations, The Diary of Anne Frank plays November 4-20, 2016 at the Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, and is directed by Dennis Lickteig, with Roneet Aliza Rahamim of Palo Alto in the title role.
Palo Alto Players to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK This Fall
Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, continues its 86th season with one of the most powerful stories of the 20th century, The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Wendy Kesselman from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the personal memoirs of Anne Frank. A timeless testament to the human spirit that resonates through generations, The Diary of Anne Frank plays November 4-20, 2016 at the Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, and is directed by Dennis Lickteig, with Roneet Aliza Rahamim of Palo Alto in the title role.
Palo Alto Players Opens BIG FISH Tonight
Palo Alto Players opens its 84th season with the West Coast premiere of the colorful and stirring musical, Big Fish (based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August). With music & lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August, this tender tribute to family and the magic of storytelling is a feast for the eyes, as well as the heart. Big Fish will play for 11 performances (September 12-28, 2014) at the Lucie Stern Theater, located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.
Palo Alto Players to Stage BIG FISH, 9/12-28
Palo Alto Players opens its 84th season with the West Coast premiere of the colorful and stirring musical, Big Fish (based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August). With music & lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August, this tender tribute to family and the magic of storytelling is a feast for the eyes, as well as the heart. Big Fish will play for 11 performances (September 12-28, 2014) at the Lucie Stern Theater, located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.
Foothill Music Theatre Takes a Trip to the SOUTH PACIFIC, Now thru 8/10
Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the epic Broadway Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical, SOUTH PACIFIC. Winner of 10 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this ground-breaking musical based on James A. Michener's 1927 Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, features such iconic hits as Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime, There Is Nothing Like a Dame, Bali Ha'i, and I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair. SOUTH PACIFIC will be directed by Milissa Carey, with musical direction by Mark Hanson and choreography by Michael Ryken and plays today, July 24 through August 10 in the Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills.
Foothill Music Theatre Takes a Trip to the SOUTH PACIFIC, 7/24-8/10
Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the epic Broadway Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical, SOUTH PACIFIC. Winner of 10 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this ground-breaking musical based on James A. Michener's 1927 Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, features such iconic hits as Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime, There Is Nothing Like a Dame, Bali Ha'i, and I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair. SOUTH PACIFIC will be directed by Milissa Carey, with musical direction by Mark Hanson and choreography by Michael Ryken and plays July 24 through August 10 in the Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills. The public may purchase tickets ($10 - $28) online at www.FoothillMusicals.com or by calling (650) 949-7360.
Palo Alto Players Opens Aaron Sorkin's THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION Today, 6/13-29
The fifth, and final, show of Palo Alto Players' 83rd season is The Farnsworth Invention. Written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Moneyball, The Social Network, A Few Good Men), this fast-talking, witty drama tells the story of two men locked in an epic competition to lay claim to the most influential invention of the last century: television.
Palo Alto Players to Present Aaron Sorkin's THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, 6/13-29
The fifth, and final, show of Palo Alto Players' 83rd season is The Farnsworth Invention. Written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Moneyball, The Social Network, A Few Good Men), this fast-talking, witty drama tells the story of two men locked in an epic competition to lay claim to the most influential invention of the last century: television.
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR Opens at Bus Barn Stage Company, 4/13
When the locals in a small Russian hamlet learn that an undercover government inspector is coming for a surprise visit, an unfortunate case of mistaken identity sends the whole village spiraling into a tizzy of panic and greed. Opening April 12 and playing through May 5 on the Los Altos stage, this adaption by Jeffrey Hatcher of Nikolai Gogol's classic, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR exposes the corruption of a Russian provincial town.
TREASURE ISLAND Hits The Bus Barn Stage Company 9/4-10/3
Robert Louis Stevenson?s masterful adventure story is set to come to life onstage in Ken Ludwig?s brand new adaptation of Treasure Island, opening September 4 on the Los Altos stage. Bus Barn Stage Company presents the Bay Area premiere of this rollicking pirate tale that runs through October 3.
TREASURE ISLAND Hits The Bus Barn Stage Company 9/4-10/3
Robert Louis Stevenson?s masterful adventure story is set to come to life onstage in Ken Ludwig?s brand new adaptation of Treasure Island, opening September 4 on the Los Altos stage. Bus Barn Stage Company presents the Bay Area premiere of this rollicking pirate tale that runs through October 3.
TREASURE ISLAND Hits The Bus Barn Stage Company 9/4-10/3
Robert Louis Stevenson?s masterful adventure story is set to come to life onstage in Ken Ludwig?s brand new adaptation of Treasure Island, opening September 4 on the Los Altos stage. Bus Barn Stage Company presents the Bay Area premiere of this rollicking pirate tale that runs through October 3.