The Friend Center Announces Their 2008-09 Season
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 2, 2009
The Friend Center at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) continues the 2008-09 season in the New Year with an expansive array of performing arts events, including participation in Evolve, the citywide celebration of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species publication. Also new are two films in the series Let the Games Begin, focusing on the world of sport in a tribute to the upcoming JCC Macabbi Games this summer.
MARCH MADNESS At La Mirada Offers Zepplin, Marx, And More
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 28, 2009
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts announces an extraordinary month of amazing entertainment! Once again, it's MARCH MADNESS in La Mirada - and 2009 is the best ever - featuring everything from Led Zepplin to Groucho Marx; The Smothers Brothers to Three Redneck Tenors, there is absolutely something for everyone in a month full of fantastic musical events and theatrical wonder!
MARCH MADNESS 2009 will include:
Classic Albums Live! Presents
Led Zeppelin II Live!
March 7 - 8pm
$55, $40, $30
Close your eyes and let Classic Albums Live! transport you into a blissed-out Led Zeppelin haze! Open them again and rediscover your favorite songs performed without camp or irony by gifted musicians with a truly heavy appreciation for this timeless music. This is a show of note-for-note honor celebrating one of the crowning achievements in Rock and Roll history. If you enjoyed following Classic Albums Live! to Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon,' you'll definitely want to join us for Led Zeppelin II.
Frank Ferrante in 'An Afternoon With Groucho'
March 8 - 2pm
$50, $40, $30
Come spend 'An Afternoon With Groucho.' In this hilarious and touching triumph from award-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante, the punchy dark humor of the one-and-only Groucho comes faster and funnier than ever before! Take one part impersonation, one part inspiration, connect the past with the present and the present with the past, throw in an ad-libbing genius who interacts with his audience, and call it quite simply, 'An Afternoon with Groucho.'
The Friend Center For The Arts Announces Events For 2009
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 8, 2009
The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) offers Several Theatrical Presentations for 2009
The Hub at the JCCSF presents
Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz
Traveling Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida Street
Wilma Theater Presents The Wilma Theater's Symposium Series
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 9, 2008
In conjunction with the U.S. Premiere of Schmucks - a tale of a fictitious meeting between two comic icons, Groucho Marx and Lenny Bruce - The Wilma Theater will present a night of comedy films with screenings of Duck Soup and The Best of Lenny Bruce. A spoof on politics and war, Duck Soup (1933) showcases the Marx Brothers in one of their most hilarious films. The Best of Lenny Bruce includes excerpts from comedian Lenny Bruce's roller-coaster career in comedy.
The Friend Center Announces Their 2008-09 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Nov 19, 2008
The Friend Center at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) continues the 2008-09 season in the New Year with an expansive array of performing arts events, including participation in Evolve, the citywide celebration of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species publication. Also new are two films in the series Let the Games Begin, focusing on the world of sport in a tribute to the upcoming JCC Macabbi Games this summer.
Wilma Theater Presents SCHMUCKS, A Fictitious Metting Between Marx and Bruce
by Faetra Petillo
- Nov 3, 2008
The Wilma Theater continues its 30th Anniversary Season with the U.S. Premiere of Schmucks, directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka. A comic fantasy by Roy Smiles -who returns to the Wilma for a second consecutive season - Schmucks is a tale of a fictitious meeting between two comic icons, Groucho Marx and Lenny Bruce.
The Friend Center Announces 2008/09 Programming
by Eddie Varley
- Jul 31, 2008
The Friend Center at the The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) today announced details of its comprehensive Performing Arts programming for 2008/09. The eclectic array of performances in intimate Kanbar Hall will include solo performances by luminaries such as Bebe Neuwirth, Phoebe Snow and Arlo Guthrie, and five fascinating thematic series: Abracadabra: an exploration of the conjuring arts and Jewish tradition; a salute to American icon Leonard Bernstein; an Italian Jewish film series; Let the Games Begin, a series of sports related programming; and Evolve, part of a city-wide celebration of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday
Wilma Theater Announces 2008-09 Season
by BWW News Desk
- May 8, 2008
The Wilma Theater proudly celebrates its 30th Anniversary with the upcoming 2008-2009 Season. 'We have chosen plays that will be among the most inventive and thrilling ever to grace our stage,' say co-Artistic Directors Blanka Zizka and Jiri Zizka, who staged their first Wilma production in 1979 - an original adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm.
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