578 stories from Theatre Bay Area
By Velina Brown
Q: I contacted you awhile back when I was really stressed out and considering quitting a show I was in because I felt like I was so bad compared to the other more expe…
Opening in the West End in July 2017 Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell will star in Benedict Andrews' (Young Vic) production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
The Tennessee Williams masterpi…
Multi-award winning actress, writer and comedian Miranda Hart will make her West End debut bringing life to the role of Miss Hannigan in Nikolai Foster's production of Annie.
The musica…
By Sam Hurwitt
Director and actor Joy Carlin.
Acclaimed local director and actor Joy Carlin has been a prominent member of the Bay Area theatre scene since before there was much of…
When Jez Butterworth’s new play The Ferryman was announced there was an immediate buzz around it. In fact, when tickets to the run at Royal Court Theatre, directed …
It has been announced that the well-received Stratford-upon-Avon run of RSC’s Queen Anne is set to transfer to the West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket. The Lon…
By Executive Director Brad Erickson
Photo: Theatre Bay Area Archives.
Washington Dispatch
I am sending this message today from Washington, D.C., where I've joined with arts leaders from…
By Velina Brown
Q: I recently moved to the Bay Area from Illinois because my fiancé got a job in the tech industry. I am not political. Neither of us are. I'm just an actor who wants …
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
"Failing forward."
That's how Liz Frederick describes the experience of not getting selected to take part in the Theatre Bay Area General Auditions.
One of Theatre Ba…
Initial casting for the highly anticipated West End run of Hamilton has been announced. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award winning show will begin previews 21 N…
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, the smash hit from Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is set to open in the West End following last summer’s sell-out run at the National Theatre…
The Annual Stage Awards were presented today by Alister Cameron and Paul Shelley at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. A list of the awards and their winners is prese…
Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre has announced their 23rd extension, guaranteeing the run through Saturday 26 May 2018. Having recently celebrated thei…
by Kim Tran
There are no rainbow flags at Theatre Rhinoceros, the self-proclaimed "longest-running and most adventurous LGBT theatre anywhere." A stone's throw from San Francisco's Ferry Bu…
by Rotimi Agbabiaka
The bride, Abimbola Agbabiaka, waits with her family. Photo by Ken Tucker Photography.
A young woman sits before a mirror as the makeup artist applies the fi…
Maxwell Caulfield has withdrawn from the London premiere of Death Takes a Holiday. Producers are citing "unforeseen circumstances" as the reason for the swift d…
This time she is leaving the habit behind and bringing the laughs. For one night only Whoopi Goldberg-Stand Up Live! will bring this iconic star of the screen to the…
by Velina Brown
Above: actor Kim Cohan reviews audition material. Photo by Steven Shear.
Q: Due to the seemingly feast or famine nature of this business, how do we avoid bu…
By executive director Brad Erickson
Photo: Brad Erickson attends 2015 TBA Awards Celebration. Image: TBA Archives.
Every new year seems like turning a chapter. We move our bookmark…
Tina Turner fans have been hoping for this for years, if not decades and for years it has been rumoured but on 16 December 2016 Stage Entertainment confirmed they are dev…
by Sam Hurwitt
A.C.T.'s 50th season featured The Hard Problem, a new play
by frequent collaborator, Tom Stoppard. Photo by Kevin Berne.
For most theatre companies, season planni…
By Velina Brown
Contributing author Velina Brown breaks down how to use technology to set yourself up for success for getting exposure and landing auditions.
Q: I'm a circus pe…
By Sam Hurwitt
Image: Stephanie Brown
Oakland-based actor Sarita Ocón has a knack for choosing projects that combine artistry with activism and deep social impact. As an ensemble memb…
Bruce Guthrie’s production of Jonathan Larson's heart rending multiple award winning rock musical RENT is set to run at The Other Palace (formerly the St. James Theatr…
By Sam Hurwitt
Photo courtesy The Houston Chronicle.
When San Francisco Chronicle theatre critic Robert Hurwitt retired in April, it was the end of an era. He'd been reviewing Bay Area t…
