Female Radio Host Schlessinger Announces Next Performance
by BWW News Desk

(Aug. 16 7:00 AM) - The #1 female radio talk show host, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, has announced her next one-woman theatrical performance, entitled Dr. Laura: In My NEVER To Be Humble Opinion to be held in Redwood City, California on Saturday, August 16 at 8 PM at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City.

Murney Stars In Music Circus's 'Evita' Through August 17th
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(Aug. 12 12:32 PM) - California Musical Theatre's Music Box will present the third and final collaboration between British musical theatre legends Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

Photo Flash: ThetareWorks Presents West Coast Premiere of 'Grey Gardens'
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(Aug. 12 11:55 AM) - TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

Pangs Theater's 'Sonderkommando' To Be Presented At SF Fringe
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(Aug. 11 10:51 AM) - Pangs Theater Ensemble announces that, from September 4, 2008 through September 14, 2008, the San Francisco Fringe Festival will host Pangs Theater Ensemble’s performance of Sonderkommando, a modern multi-genre piece on the subject of genocide and mass suffering. Sonderkommando is written and directed by Wolfgang Thompson, Pangs Theater Ensemble's Artistic Director.

Aurora Theatre Co To Open Season With 'Best Man'
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(Aug. 10 10:05 AM) - Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley’s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal’s fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

San Francisco Blues Festival Announces Lineup
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(Aug. 10 8:57 AM) - Tom Mazzolini, founder and producer of the San Francisco Blues Festival, has announced the line-up for this September’s annual blues extravaganza at the magnificent Great Meadow at Fort Mason.

42nd Street Moon To Present 'Irma La Douce' Starting 9/27
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(Aug. 10 8:57 AM) - 42nd Street Moon, the company that celebrates and preserves the art and spirit of the American Musical Theatre, opens its 2008-09 Season in with one of the big hits of the 1960-61 season, the saucy Irma La Douce, the hit Parisian musical which was a sensation in London before its Tony-winning New York run.

Mark Routhier To Step Down As Artistic Director of Magic Theatre
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(Aug. 10 8:50 AM) - Magic Theatre, San Francisco’s premiere home for new plays, announced that Mark Routhier will step down as the Director of Artistic Development in September 2008 to focus on his growing national directing career.

Aurora Theatre Company Presents 'The Best Man' 8/22
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(Aug. 8 11:10 AM) - Just in time for the fall election, Berkeley’s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company opens its 17th season with Gore Vidal’s fascinating political nail-biter THE BEST MAN.

'2boys.tv' to Have San Francisco Premiere 8/9
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(Aug. 8 7:00 AM) - NCTC is proud to present the San Francisco Premiere of 2boys.tv, where the darlings of the Montréal cult cabaret scene deliver a riotous evening of absurd, eclectic, and multimedia drag performance.

Mark Routhier Steps Down as Director of Artistic Development at Magic Theatre
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(Aug. 7 8:41 PM) - Magic Theatre, announced that Mark Routhier will step down as the Director of Artistic Development in September 2008 to focus on his growing national directing career. A national search for his replacement begins immediately.

Berkeley Rep Announces Fall Classes
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(Aug. 7 3:14 PM) - This fall, when the theatre season takes off with the world premiere of Yellowjackets, theatre enthusiasts can take flight with dozens of fun classes at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Berkeley Rep. to Offer Teen Summit on Journalism
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(Aug. 7 3:10 PM) - Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced an unusual opportunity for Bay Area teens tied to its world premiere of Yellowjackets: local youth can attend a free summit on the power of journalism and theatre on Monday, August 18 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.

Tickets For A Bronx Tale Go On Sale 8/3
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(Aug. 3 7:00 AM) - Tickets for A BRONX TALE, the funny and touching one-man show written by and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri, which became a major film directed by Robert DeNiro, will go on sale Sunday, August 3rd. A BRONX TALE will play a limited engagement at the Golden Gate Theatre beginning Tuesday, September 23 through Sunday, October 19.

Beards Beards Beards Presents 'Emo! The Musical'
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(Aug. 1 10:15 AM) - BEARDS BEARDS BEARDS: A Theatre Company proudly presents Emo! The Musical.

AfroSolo Arts Festival Begins August 2nd
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(Aug. 1 7:00 AM) - San Francisco's award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 15th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience.

The Friend Center Announces 2008/09 Programming
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(Jul. 31 3:41 PM) - The Friend Center at the The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) today announced details of its comprehensive Performing Arts programming for 2008/09. The eclectic array of performances in intimate Kanbar Hall will include solo performances by luminaries such as Bebe Neuwirth, Phoebe Snow and Arlo Guthrie, and five fascinating thematic series: Abracadabra: an exploration of the conjuring arts and Jewish tradition; a salute to American icon Leonard Bernstein; an Italian Jewish film series; Let the Games Begin, a series of sports related programming; and Evolve, part of a city-wide celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday

Tickets For A Bronx Tale Go On Sale 8/3
by BWW News Desk

(Jul. 31 10:10 AM) - Tickets for A BRONX TALE, the funny and touching one-man show written by and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri, which became a major film directed by Robert DeNiro, will go on sale Sunday, August 3rd. A BRONX TALE will play a limited engagement at the Golden Gate Theatre beginning Tuesday, September 23 through Sunday, October 19.

Magic Theatre Launches First Season With New AD Greco
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(Jul. 30 4:19 PM) - Magic Theatre launches its 2008-09 Season of New Plays, artistic director Loretta Greco’s first with the company, with The K of D, an urban legend, a new play by Laura Schellhardt and directed by local favorite Rebecca Novick.

Museum of Performance & Design Hosts Channing Celebration
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(Jul. 30 3:17 PM) - The Museum of Performance & Design is proud to present HELLO, CAROL! A Celebration of Carol Channing.

Charles Ross Returns To Post For 'Star Wars' Solo Show
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(Jul. 28 2:13 PM) - The man, the myth, the trilogy returns! Solo performer Charles Ross returns to San Francisco's Post Street Theatre for 19 performances only (September 25 - October 12) with his wildly popular hit show One Man Star Wars Trilogy.

Berkley Rep Receives 54K Grant To Produce 'Vibrator Play'
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(Jul. 28 1:20 PM) - Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre, which in the last 40 years has earned a reputation for developing provocative new plays, received a prestigious grant to fund its 50th world premiere: the Edgerton Foundation presented this Tony Award-winning theatre with its coveted New American Play Award to support the latest work from the team that made Eurydice a national hit. The $54,000 grant will provide extra rehearsal time for In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), an elegant comedy that Berkeley Rep has commissioned from MacArthur fellow Sarah Ruhl.

AfroSolo Presents 'Black Patti'
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(Jul. 28 9:45 AM) - AfroSolo Theatre Company proudly joins the San Francisco Theatre Festival in presenting Angela Dean-Baham in Unsung Diva: The Life and Times of Sissieretta Jones, aka Black Patti.

San Francisco Children’s Theater Festival to be 7/27
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(Jul. 26 7:00 AM) - The fifth annual San Francisco Children’s Theater Festival, a one-day free event with 20 shows for children will be held Sunday, July 27th, 11:00 am-4:30 pm at Yerba Buena Gardens and the Zeum Theater.

TheatreWorks Presents West Coast Premiere of Grey Gardens
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(Jul. 25 10:01 PM) - TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.