Tag: San Francisco
San Francisco Theater News: SHN is now BroadwaySF, Madonna ‘Madame X Tour’ arrives this month
Theater news out of San Francisco this week regarding branding of one of the city's most prominent theater houses.
SHN has announced a name change. Going forward the company, known for bringing Broadway touring musicals to San Francisco, will be known as BroadwaySF.
Per the news release:
"The new name projects a...
What’s Happening On Stage: ‘Grief is Horny’ at SF Fringe Festival
"One man, one cat suit, every possible emotion."
‘Q Ball’ Film Review: Rehabilitation is possible and even essential
Closing night at the 2019 San Francisco Film Festival featured Q Ball, a powerful documentary about basketball with Kevin Durant as an executive producer. This was the premiere showing for the film. A Fox Sports Film release, Q Ball has multiple producers and executive producers.
In this film director and...
In Review: Leslie Odom with the San Francisco Symphony
While Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton musical continues to light up the stage at a SHN theater, one of its original stars lit up the stage at the San Francisco Symphony during the weekend just past.
Leslie Odom, Jr., best known to many Hamilton fans as vice president Aaron Burr, is...
What’s Happening: ‘Chinese Lady’ to kick off Magic Theatre 2019-2020 season
The Chinese Lady is scheduled to kick off Magic Theatre's 2019-2020 season. Lloyd Suh's play, inspired by a true story, tells the story of Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to arrive on American soil. Mina Morita directs. The run is scheduled for October 9 through November 3, 2019.
In...
What’s Happening: Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ (Review)
During its 2019-2020 season the SFJAZZ Center will feature more than 400 concerts in its Civic Center location. Included are residencies by such luminaries as Marcus Shelby. Last April the venue hosted the NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert which honored Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Dorthaan Kirk.
Late...
San Francisco Stage: Feel-good Carole King musical hits all the right notes
Leaving the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in a good mood, you won’t even mind the traffic jam outside the theater.
What’s Happening: CAAMFest 37 film festival celebrates Asian cultures
Celebrating nearly two decades of Asian American film and culture, CAAMFest returns to San Francisco for ten days packed with movies, music and cuisine, presented by the Center for Asian American Media.
In a warm press release from Mayor London Breed, CAAMFest is honored as a showcase "for the richness...
Film Review: ‘When I’m a Moth’ a fascinating film inspired by a line or two from Hillary Clinton memoir
A parable about America, political narratives, and the absence of free will.
