Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2020 Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo Members Combo to Debut at Berklee College of Music, January 18 and Work With Terri Lyne Carrington Monterey, Calif.; January 15, 2020; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the members of the 2020 edition of the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, the second all-star group of talented young high school women from around the United States … Continue reading Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2020 Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo Members

LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S AWARD-WINNING, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 10AM PT   GOLDEN GATE THEATRE AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 30, 2020   San Francisco, CA (January 15, 2020)—Tickets for Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY, directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Shereen Ahmed and Laird MacKintosh, go on sale Friday, January 17 at 10AM PT. Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR … Continue reading BroadwaySF is bringing Lerner & Loewe’s classic musical MY FAIR LADY to the Golden Gate Theatre August 5–30

Guggenheim Entertainment presents The Fantasticks Music and Lyrics by Tom Jones Book by Harvey Schmidt January 30 – February 23, 2020 “Try To Remember” a time when The Fantasticks wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. The longest-running musical in history, this beloved piece is a charming, funny, and romantic musical fable about a boy, a girl, their parents, and the wall that keeps them apart.  … Continue reading The Fantasticks: The World’s Longest Running Musical plays 3Below in San Jose, Jan 30 – Feb 23

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, INTRODUCING NEW SF BALLET SCHOOL STUDENT RESIDENCE AT $193 MILLION BOWES CENTER From L to R: Rendering of new SFCM Bowes Center from Grove & Van Ness streets // courtesy of SFCM and Mark Cavagnero and Associates Architects; SFB School students during and between warm-ups // © Brandon Patoc SAN FRANCISCO, January 6, 2020—San … Continue reading San Francisco Ballet School partners with San Francisco Conservatory of Music, introduces residence at new Bowes Center

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN TWO CONCERT PROGRAMS, JANUARY 9–18, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL . January 9–12 concerts feature the world premiere of Michael Tilson Thomas’ Meditations on Rilke performed by Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny; selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn ; Berlioz’s Overture to Benvenuto Cellini ; and Ravel’s La Valse On January 16–18, MTT leads the Orchestra in the West Coast premiere of SFS-commissioned Fountain of … Continue reading Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in two programs, January 9-18, 2020

CATHY MARSTON CREATES MRS. ROBINSON FOR SAN FRANCISCO BALLET, PREMIERING ON PROGRAM 05, MARCH 24, 2020 Marston re-imagines The Graduate, the classic American novella and film, from the perspective of Mrs. Robinson, one of America’s most notorious seductresses  San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Marston’s Mrs. Robinson // © Erik Tomasson SAN FRANCISCO, January 3, 2020—San Francisco Ballet announces Cathy Marston’s next creation for the Company: Mrs. Robinson, inspired by the 1960s … Continue reading San Francisco Ballet announces world premiere by Cathy Marston: Mrs. Robinson, a re-imagining of The Graduate, March 24-April 4, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT & EMERALD BANQUET FEBRUARY 1, 2020 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL . Perry So makes his SFS conducting debut leading the Orchestra in traditional folk music and works by Asian composers including Bright Sheng, Huang Ruo, and A-Bing . Concert features special guest artists including sheng player Hu Jianbing, pipa player Guilian Liu, pianist Sa Chen, … Continue reading San Francisco Symphony Presents 20th Anniversary Chinese New Year Concert & Emerald Banquet, February 1, 2020