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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stage the Bay Area Premiere of Hershey Felder’s musical play Hershey Felder: Chopin in Paris. Felder returns to the TheatreWorks stage August 19 – September 11 as brilliant Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, illuminating an exclusive piano lesson with this musical master.

Tony Kushners Angels in America has joined the lineup of National Theatre at Home, the official streaming service of Londons National Theatre. Marianne Elliotts production was filmed during its 2017 run at the National, prior to its Broadway engagement the next year. The filmed Angels in America features nearly the exact same cast lineup as the New York run, led by Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield as Roy Cohn and Prior Walter, respectively, roles for which they would eventually win Tonys. ...

  It was a sweltering day when Justin Randolph Thompson and I sat down outdoors for coffee—and a renewed commitment. The Florentine has always given space to Black History Month Florence as the cultural initiative has evolved since its foundation in 2016, but in 2021 we feel compelled to dive deeper and broaden an awareness of Black culture in Florence. In addition to a regular column, this month’s issue contains an extended special edited by BHMF, which will be accompanied by online ch...

Chronicle Staff February 1, 2021Updated: February 4, 2021, 7:06 am Jiab Prachakul ‘Stand-by,’ 2020 Photo: Jiab Prachakul, Courtesy of Friends Indeed Gallery The Chronicle’s guide to notable arts and entertainment happenings in the Bay Area. First Jiab Prachakul show ‘14 Years’ comes to Friends Indeed Gallery Jiab Prachakul’s highly anticipated first-ever American exhibition, “14 Years,” comes to the Friends Indeed Gallery this month. Prachakul, the winner of the 202...

Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER Good news for Hershey Felder fans and musical theater lovers everywhere! TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is launching the New Year with three world premiere livestreamed performances in partnership with Hershey Felder Presents Live from Florence. First up is Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER, presented live at 5pm PST on Sunday, February 7, 2021 (with streaming on-demand access through February 14). Decades before the megahit m...

Tickets are now on sale through Rubicon Theatre Company for the World Premiere of Before Fiddler - Live From Florence, starring Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem and featuring Klezmerata Fiorentina. This World Premiere presentation will be streamed live on Sunday, February 7, at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST). Tickets are $55 per household, which includes the live stream and afull week of on demand viewing access through Sunday, February 14. Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.rubiconthe...

Bartlett Sher and moderated by Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here. The 2021 Origin 1st Irish Festival, a three-week celebration of contemporary Irish culture, will take place virtually January 11-31. The festival presents work by theater companies from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and New York. Highlights ...

Bartlett Sher and moderated by Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here. Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in Before Fiddler — Live From Florence, running for one night only on February 7. Before the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of "Tevye the...

Bookwaves Chris Hedges is the author of several books on politics and dissent. In May, 2015, he gave a speech in Berkeley as a benefit for KPFA, discussing his latest book at the time, Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt.  . Afterward, he was joined by host Richard Wolinsky for a Q&A that included questions by the host as well as by the audience. The Q&A is featured on today’s program, and is remarkable for its prescience. Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump announced his candida...

James Lapine; director Jack OBrien; and actor and writer Andrew Rannells reading from their own nontheatrical works. To register for the Zoom webinar, click here. Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in Before Fiddler — Live From Florence, running for one night only on February 7. Before the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of "Tevye the Milkman." Before the beloved songs "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," "Matchmaker," and mor...