It’s been a while since pianist Nancy Hayashibara – of the Santa Rosa Junior College – has appeared on stage in one of her semi-legendary stage shows, in which she alternates between stellar renditions of classical masterpieces and hilarious comedy bits, often playing over-the-top characters, including (sometimes) her own mother. On Saturday, July 28, she…
On Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, Novato Theater Company will host the popular Sonoma County-based touring show Cash & King, featuring singer-actor Steven Kent and a band of local musicians putting a highly personal spin on the traditional tribute show. During the two-act production – which has been playing to sold-out houses in…
For theater lovers, this time of year is a little like Christmas as North Bay theater companies take turns revealing the plays and musicals they have planned for 2018/2019. NBS&S has already announced the upcoming seasons of several companies, including Spreckels, Main Stage West, and Sonoma Arts Live. Here are three other recent season announcements…
The Mill Valley Film Festival will be teaming up with the Angel Island Conservancy to present an open-air, early-evening screening of Pixar’s magical ‘Coco’ on Angel Island on Saturday, July 21. A fundraiser for the Conservancy – which assists in facilitating various upgrades to Angel Island, a National Park, and which also sponsors a scholarship…
Dave Pokorny Presents – the production company that also produces the popular monthly West Side Stories storytelling competition in Petaluma – has announced the roster of storytelling performers who will be attending this year’s Wine Country Spoken Word Fest, taking place Friday-Sunday, Oct. 19-21, at the Mystic Theatre and a number of other locations in…
Petaluma already has its own film festival, beer festival, art and garden festival, spoken word festival (keep reading), and even its own festival dedicated to a popular 70s movie about the 1960s. Now, thanks to Dominic Del Bene and his Petaluma-based record label and production company Blonde Medicine, our little town will be getting a…
After seven years in Santa Rosa—making him the longest-serving artistic director in the company’s 13-year history—Miller has accepted a job at the University of Idaho, where he’ll become an assistant professor of acting and directing, beginning this fall. Miller will officially depart 6th Street on July 13. “Because of my in-the-trenches, real-world work as a…
For one night only, this weekend, Daniela Innocenti-Beem and Marin County’s Julie Ekoue-Totou will bring their long-running two-woman show, ‘”Dynamic Duet,” to the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center in Napa. The pair have been performing the cabaret-style musical revue for over seven years. Most recently seen in Lucky Penny Productions’ entertainingly off-the-wall musical/pickup truck contest…
The Spreckels Theatre Company of Rohnert Park has officially announced their schedule of shows for the 2018 – 2019 season. A total of six productions are planned for the year with three planned for the Bette Condiotti Experimental Theatre and three planned for the 550-seat Nellie W. Codding Theatre. In run order, the season consists…
Sonoma Arts Live has announced their 2018 – 2019 season under the heading “A Toast to the Classics”. Their six-show season will consist of three musicals, two comedies, and a one-woman show. Here’s what’s will be playing on the Rotary Stage of Andrews Hall in the Sonoma Community Center in the coming year: Hello, Dolly!…
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