Scottsdale Arts

GivingTuesday is a global celebration of generosity—a time to give, collaborate, and embrace the spirit of giving. This GivingTuesday, join Scottsdale Arts in making a difference as we aim to reach our $5,000 goal to create a significant impact on our educational programs, help to engage visual and performing artists, and expand Scottsdale’s cultural offerings. With your help, we can continue to shape a more vibrant and playful Scottsdale. I hope you’ll join us on GivingTuesday! More Information

Herberger Theater Center

Join the Herberger Theater Center on Giving Tuesday. Your support is more important than ever to help us continue our mission of engaging the community through diverse arts experiences that ignite emotion, stimulate conversation, and inspire connections with the arts. The arts can transport us to a different world, give us a new perspective on familiar issues, and help us empathize with others. Providing an inclusive experience is at the core of the Herberger Theater’s mission: giving every person access to the arts. We don’t want anyone to be excluded from the Herberger Theater community for financial or logistical reasons. That’s why our programs are designed to make live performances available at no cost or low cost to the community. Connect the Community with the Arts —With your support, the Herberger Theater will continue celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of our community, providing meaningful experiences and programs while making the arts accessible to all. More Information

www.phoenixtheatre.com

As a non-profit theatre, the commitment of donors like you has a tremendous impact on our ability to bring you the absolute highest caliber productions — from the artisans behind the scenes to the talent you see on stage. And off the stage, our community programming, like Partners that Heal and our Summer Camp, provide theatre in service to heal, train, and inspire. Together, let’s Share the Joy! More Information

FOCUSFISH, INC

FOCUSfish is proud to be in its 20th year of offering quality performing arts education to schools and communities in need in the Greater Los Angeles area. With such notable appearances with The FOCUSfish Flying Circus at The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, and continued community theatre productions in Topanga, FOCUSfish is making sure that local children of all ages are moving swimmingly through their school days, and after-school curricula. More Information

The Road Theatre Company

Support us to open The Road for our communities! Subtitle systems, railings, a new stage… Donate for the overhaul of our theatre to make the Road and our program more inclusive and accessible. Help us to reach our Giving Tuesday goal in 2023 and to raise $10,000. More Information

RimoVision Group

RimoVision Group is committed to providing a platform for emerging talents who have yet to experience the spotlight. We passionately believe in giving opportunities to aspiring artists, compensating them for their time and effort, and helping them shine on stage like never before. Diversity is at the heart of our organization. Our cast, crew, and board members come from diverse backgrounds, and we take immense pride in representing many underrepresented communities. By embracing this inclusive approach, we aim to create theatre that resonates with the richness of the world we live in. More Information

Towne Street Theatre

Celebrating 30 years of providing theatre to Los Angeles, the Towne Street Theatre, LA’s premiere African-American theatre company is the most diverse theatre company in LA! Fresh off the success of the 12th Annual Ten Minute Play Festival and our first film festival, we have a whole slate of great programming for 2024. Give $30 for Giving Tuesday and ensure this theatre makes it to another 30 years! More Information

Capital Stage

Donate to Capital Stage on Giving Tuesday to support your home for cutting-edge professional theatre in Sacramento. Visit capstage.org/play-a-part/donate More Information

Cygnet Theatre

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center is an adaptive reuse and historic preservation project at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station that will become the future permanent home for Cygnet Theatre. With the public’s support, historic Building 178 will be reimagined as a contemporary home for Cygnet Theatre and will foster live performance, elevate the arts in San Diego and engage the broadest possible community in an unparalleled cultural experience for generations to come. In 2022, NTC Foundation and Cygnet Theatre announced their unique partnership in the renovation of historic Naval Building 178 at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station, which will become The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center. The project will restore historic elements of the building, as well as integrate two state-of-the-art theatres and support spaces, among other enhancements. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center will become the first live performance venue at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station and Cygnet Theatre’s permanent home, adding to the vibrant fabric of San Diego’s arts and culture landscape. To-date, this landmark project has received funding from the State of California, National Park Service and generous lead donors such as Joan and Irwin Jacobs for whom the center is named. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center will rely on philanthropic community support to fulfill the remainder of funds needed to complete this project. Public Donation Opportunities: Donations can be made via: building178.org Contacting Campaign Manager Mindy DeDominicis at 619-574-0059 x 178 Mailing a check to: Building 178 c/o Cygnet Theatre 4891 Pacific Highway Ste 115 San Diego, CA 92110 Naming Opportunities Donor Wall Inclusion (min. $25K donation) More Information

Oceanside Theatre Company

An important part of OTC’s mission is to perform community outreach, inspiring and sharing the arts with our youth. Filling the gap left by the elimination of the study of the arts in local schools is critically important. To help accomplish our mission, OTC runs a four-week Summer Youth Camp and provides an after-school Youth Academy in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oceanside to interested students and at-risk youth in Oceanside. This year, we hosted over 60 local youth in our production of Beauty and the Beast – beyond our public performances, we were able to host nearly 400 students from 6 local elementary schools for student matinees, many of whom experienced live theatre for the first time with us. Finally, OTC employs dozens of artists every year – actors, musicians, directors, designers, educators and more. With your support, we can continue to offer them fair compensation for sharing their time and talents with us. When artists are given the opportunity to work in a paid, professional environment, it allows us to hire the best local creatives and share more art experiences with our community. So please consider making a donation to support OTC today. Your gift goes a long way in bringing more arts and culture experiences to our community. And today, your gift is doubled! There is no better time to contribute to your local theatre. We appreciate your support, and we look forward to seeing you at the theatre again soon! More Information

San Francisco Symphony

Celebrate this Giving Tuesday by helping the San Francisco Symphony reach our Year-End Matching Gift campaign goal of $100,000 by December 31. The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts will match your gift—increasing your support of our performances, free music education programs, and community outreach initiatives to share the magic of music with everyone in the San Francisco Bay Area. More Information

Theatre Rhinoceros

This Giving Tuesday, Theatre Rhinoceros is looking down a sold-out closing weekend for ‘Group Therapy’, a world premiere by Bay Area playwright Kheven LaGrone, hot off the heels of ‘Overlooked Latinas’ by local queer theatre icon Tina D’Elia and a Halloween collaboration with Palace of Trash, and also: WE GOT OUR PLUMBING FIXED! With your Giving Tuesday donation, you can: help us hire more artists, and help us pay them more! – help us stay at our new home in the Castro! – help us increase the accessibility of our performances! – and help us scout for a larger performance location in the Castro that we might move into in a few years, because our audience continues to grow! More Information

PlayGround

PlayGround is raising funds to directly support fair living wages for artists through the Monday Night PlayGround Membership. These memberships subsidize PlayGround’s commitment to free admission, and includes live and extended on-demand online access to all of the MNP performances across our 4 locations, plus guaranteed seat reservation for in-person performances, and it’s 100% tax-deductible. Help us raise $10,000 to directly support working artists this Giving Tuesday! More Information

Plethos Productions

As Plethos is fundraising for another year of local and diverse theatre productions, we are hosting our Giving Tuesday fundraiser as “pay what you can,” with all donors invited to give whatever is comfortable. Our goal this year is to raise $10,000 to support expansion in 2024 with the focus being the creation of more jobs, bringing on more staff, and expanding Plethos’ offerings. We want to support amazing people and artists so their voices can be heard across the Bay, so join us as we sing our hearts out this Giving Tuesday! More Information

Marin Theatre Company

We understand the incredible sense of responsibility owed to every artist and audience member who walks through our door and Marin Theatre Company is sustained by this drive to uplift and amplify our local artists, educators, and patrons. We are so honored to lead such an important cultural organization in Mill Valley, and we remain steadfast in our mission to bring high-caliber, innovative theatrical experiences that inspire conversation, learning, and ignite action for a more inclusive community. Now more than ever, we need our community to invest in us. The stories MTC tells on stage will continue to inspire not only the next generation of artists, but ensure the future and longevity of this cultural staple. Your generosity is crucial to keeping these programs alive and thriving. Please consider a gift today that provides year-round support for our ongoing new work development, education initiatives, and more. More Information

Young Actors’ Theatre Camp

Every year, CampYATC strives to raise $20,000 on Giving Tuesday to be able to send 20 Students to one of the Best Theatre Arts Camps in the world! We all know how important arts education is and YATC strives to give students a completely safe and supportive environment to develop and discover the artist within. YATC offers an all inclusive and non-competitive environment that will make all our campers feel, not just welcomed, but wanted! More Information

Marin Shakespeare Company

Thank you for supporting Marin Shakespeare Company, which is “Playing for Good.” Your support helps us provide a variety of award-winning Arts programming, Education classes for Youth, and Social Justice programs that provide theatre opportunities for people incarcerated and people who have survived prison. More Information

3Girls Theatre Company

3Girls Theatre develops, promotes, and presents new plays by San Francisco women+ playwrights. Our community, programming, and artist services provide playwrights with everything they need to develop and produce their scripts, nurturing women+ theatre artists ranging in age from 11-90+, and empowering BIPOC and LBTQI+ playwrights. We are kicking off our 2023-2024 Fundraising campaign with the goal to raise $40,000 to continue our mission to support and celebrate women+ playwrights! We even have an anonymous donor who will match up to $20,000! Potentially DOUBLING YOUR IMPACT on this small, but fierce organization! Donate now via GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/114285d8 More Information

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara (ETC) is Santa Barbara’s sole professional Equity theater company. Producing five plays per season, it has been home to several World, American and West Coast premieres and has received recognition and accolades throughout its enduring history. Ensemble depends on gifts from the community all year long to help subsidize ticket prices, fund education outreach programs and support artistic freedom. Your tax-deductible donation makes a tremendous impact on the theater. Ticket Sales only account for only 40% of what it takes to create our productions. Your contributions are key to ensuring live theater will live on in Santa Barbara. More Information

Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, a non-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to bringing the magic of Shakespeare to our community. Why donate? Kingsmen Shakespeare relies heavily on the generosity of donors to continue providing professionally produced Shakespeare productions during their annual summer Festival. Your support also helps further their outreach to students in local school districts through the spring Shakespeare Educational Tour. These programs enrich our community, providing cultural experiences and educational opportunities for all. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Visit https://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org/festival/donate.html to make your donation today. More Information

Boise Contemporary Theater

BCT’s Theater Lab is a great opportunity for students to learn all the ins and outs of writing, producing and performing in their own, original play. However, the $475/student tuition can be prohibitive for some students. That’s why we’re focusing this year’s #givingtuesday fundraiser to provide scholarships to students who would otherwise not be able to afford Theater Lab. Your donation will help us provide scholarships to students who are passionate about sharing their stories through theater. With your help, we can make the Theater Lab accessible to all students, regardless of their financial situation. Please donate today and help us make a difference in the lives of students who want to pursue their dreams in theater and share their voice with the world! Thank you for your support! “When I started Theater Lab, I was barely able to talk to my classmates, let alone on stage in front of hundreds of people. Theater Lab forced me to speak my mind, and have confidence in my actions. This program has changed my life and made me into the person I am today.” ~Theater Lab Student “I used to think Theater Lab was about writing, performing, and having fun in the process. No, that’s what you do, part of what you do, but not what Theater Lab is about. Theater Lab is about growing as a person. Learning to think in new ways, experience new things, be with new people.” ~Theater Lab Student More Information

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Giving Tuesday is a day that provides each of us with an opportunity to remember our favorite charities with a special contribution. As you embark on your holiday giving, we ask you to consider supporting our non-profit, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Your generous contribution will play a vital role in our ability to continue enriching Southern Nevada with the finest in arts and culture. With ticket prices covering only 70 cents of every dollar needed, the support of our valued Members is absolutely essential to all that we aspire to achieve. We invite you to make Giving Tuesday a truly meaningful day by supporting The Smith Center More Information

Portland Opera

Your kind acts transform our kind of acts. Portland Opera is powered by the generosity of this community, and is made stronger by the partnerships and connections that we create together. More Information

Washington Pavilion

The Washington Pavilion is proud to participate in Giving Tuesday and South Dakota Gives to raise funds for youth programming. Our youth programs are made possible through the generosity of our community, and by supporting the Washington Pavilion on Giving Tuesday, you are cultivating a lifelong love for the arts and science. Donate the week of November 26 to maximize your impact! Thanks to the generosity of Bob and Lori Sutton, our youth programming will receive an additional $25 for every new donor that week, up to 100 donors. More Information

The Premiere Playhouse

For Giving Tuesday this year we hope to increase our 120 Club Members to 50 by donating $120 one time a year OR signing up to give $10 a month for the year. As a 120 Club Member, your monthly contribution helps to provide complimentary tickets to area non-profits and the underprivileged population allowing us to share the magic of live community theatre in the Sioux Empire! More Information

Harlequin Productions

Harlequin Productions produces theatrical works that evoke emotion and thought; while building and empowering its community. We seek to invigorate, educate, and empower our community and all people, to feel more, think more, play more, and judge less through the mirror of real live theatre. Through the continued support of donors like you we are able ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience the transformative power of live theatre. More Information Seattle Rep” src=”https://eventsimages.broadwayworld.com/research/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01174515/SR_Vertical_Blackhighres.jpg” align=”right” width=”150″ />

Seattle Rep

This November, we invite you to support Seattle Rep as we celebrate our 60th birthday. Over the past six decades, Seattle Rep has brough powerful, life-changing theater to our city and region. From the amazing productions on stage to inspiring community programs and partnerships, none of our work would be possible without the support of theatergoers like you! One Giving Tuesday, your gift to Seattle Rep will enrich our entire community through extraordinary live theater. Celebrate our next 60 years with a donation of any size today! More Information

Mountain Movers Theatre Company

In this season of giving, please consider giving a gift that benefits our whole community and supports the arts! Your generosity could send a kid to one of our professionally-staffed kidcamps, or help fund tickets for school audiences, or provide maintenance on critical equipment! Click on our Giving Tuesday “donate now” button and follow the link to a place where you can help make theatre more available and accessible to everyone in our region! More Information

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by Alex Reif |
Apr 30, 2023 10:51 am (Pacific)

In the mood for something new? Here’s your guide to all of the new TV shows and movies this week, spread across all networks, streamers, and a few nationwide theatrical releases. As always, this week kicks off with my personal top 5. Whatever you choose to watch, I hope you have a great week!

White House Plumbers (HBO), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel Studios), Bupkis (Peacock), A Small Light (Nat Geo), Fatal Attraction (Paramount+)

Top 5 of the Week

• Fatal Attraction
  • When: Sunday, April 30th on Paramount+
  • What:         A series adaptation of the classic film starring Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson.
• A Small Light
  • When: Monday, May 1st at 9/8c on Nat Geo
  • What: A series about Miep Geis, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family.
• White House Plumbers
  • When: Monday, May 1st at 9/8c on HBO
  • What: A comedic series about the men who helped expose the Watergate scandal starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.
• Bupkis
  • When: Thursay, May 4th on Peacock
  • What: Pete Davidson’s meta comedy series in which he plays the public perception version of himself.
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • When: Friday, May 5th exclusively in Theaters
  • What: The third and final installment of Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy film series.

Sunday, April 30th

New TV Shows

• Fatal Attraction – Series Premiere – Streaming on Paramount+ – Drama – TV-MA        
  • The all-new series is a deep dive reimagining of the 1980s cultural touchstone FATAL ATTRACTION through the lens of privilege, personality disorders, family dynamics and murder. In the present day, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest (Lizzy Caplan), Daniel Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and proving his innocence. In 2008, Dan first meets Alex and his world begins to unravel after their brief affair threatens to destroy the life he’s built with his wife, Beth (Amanda Peet).
• Stone Cold Takes on America – Series Premiere – 10/9c on A&E – Reality – TV-14
  • For over two decades, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin gave everything to wrestling, becoming one of the all-time greats. However, his dedication to his career meant sacrificing many of the other experiences life has to offer. In each one-hour episode of “Stone Cold Takes on America,” Austin will hit the road in his RV, accepting challenges from fans that push him out of his comfort zone, and make up for lost time. Through archival footage from classic WWE moments and his own stories, the series weaves together Austin’s old and new life—both filled with incredible feats and his unique point of view—as he celebrates and learns from new experiences how only “Stone Cold” Steve Austin can.
• Time100: The World’s Most Influential People – Special – 7/6c on ABC – Awards Show – TV-PG
  • For the fourth year in a row, TIME Studios and ABC will present a “TIME100″ primetime television special, and for the second year in a row, the special will bring viewers inside the 17th annual TIME100 Gala. The gala will be hosted by Jennifer Coolidge and feature performances by Doja Cat and Lea Michele, as well as honorary tributes from members of this year’s list, remarks from TIME CEO Jessica Sibley, and more.
• Tom Jones – Series Premiere – 9/8c on PBS – Drama – NR
  • One of the greatest novels in the English language comes to MASTERPIECE in a four-part adaptation of Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones, giving a new twist to the tale of an illegitimate young man’s love for a beautiful heiress. Solly McLeod stars as Tom, with Sophie Wilde as Sophia, the object of his infatuation and Hannah Waddingham as the iconic seductress Lady Bellaston. The stellar cast also includes James Fleet, Shirley Henderson, Alun Armstrong, Pearl Mackie, and a torrent of other talent, bringing mid-18th-century England to life in all its pas- sion and prejudice, luxury and loose morals.

New Movies

• Spring Breakthrough – 7/6c on HMM – TV-PG
  • A single mother surprised by her daughter’s recent engagement, travels to the Gulf Shores where she finds love unexpectedly. Starring Keesha Sharp, Demetrius Grosse, Rhyon Nicole Brown and Akono Dixon.

Monday, May 1st

New TV Shows

• Casa Grande – Series Premiere – Streaming on Amazon Freevee – Drama – NR
  • “Casa Grande” follows the intertwining lives of various families in the farmlands of Northern California. It’s an upstairs/downstairs story transposed from turn-of-the century English countryside to rural America. The show uses the framework of conventional character drama to explore universal themes of class, immigration, culture and family. The grand theme is that of peeling back the curtain on how the machine we all live in runs: The glimmering, upper-crust culture could not exist without the unyielding, backbreaking, labor of the socially invisible migrant workforce laboring behind the scenes.
• A Small Light – Series Premiere – 9/8c on Nat Geo – Drama – TV-14
  • Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband Jan (Joe Cole), with several other everyday heroes, watched over the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annex.
• Undercover Underage – Season 2 Premiere – 9/8c on ID – True-Crime – TV-14
  • Roo Powell is a woman on a mission to expose the dangers of and prevent online child sex abuse; with the help of her nonprofit team, she transforms into underage girls to engage with child predators and protect the most vulnerable.
• White House Plumbers – Series Premiere – 9/8c on HBO – Comedy – TV-MA
  • WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS tells the story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.

Tuesday, May 2nd

New TV Shows

• Couples Retreat – Season 3 Premiere – 9/8c on MTV – Reality – TV-14
  • Unconventional experts help celebrity couples break out of their comfort zones as they explore the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip and romantic nostalgia beyond the neon lights through themed events, including zip-lining and herding cattle.
• Home in the Wild – Series Premiere – 10/9c on Nat Geo – Documentary – TV-14
  • Jim and Tori thought their days of professional adventuring were over when their son Wesley was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. But after learning from doctors that being immersed in nature could have a positive impact on his development, they take Wes and his baby brother on expeditions into the backcountry to see if an off-grid life would be not only possible but beneficial for their family.
• Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? – Special – Streaming on Prime Video – Stand-Up Comedy – NR
  • Jimmy O. Yang is back and better than ever in his follow up comedy special “Guess How Much?” where the actor/comedian talks about BTS, love languages, loser friends and negotiating with his Asian parents.
• King Charles: The Boy Who Walked Alone – Special – Streaming on Paramount+ – Documentary – NR
  • The 90-minute documentary features exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, and letters with former girlfriends, schoolmates, royal watchers and staff, with many speaking for the first time, disclosing new details about the life of King Charles. KING CHARLES, THE BOY WHO WALKED ALONE is partly a coming-of-age tale, bringing to life an intimate portrait of England’s future king. New insights include a memory from King Charles’ former boarding schoolmate Johnny Stonborough, who recalls how “Charles was the boy who walked alone,” in response to ongoing bullying and isolation. The all-new documentary also shares previously unreported details about King Charles’ relationship with the late Princess Diana and how they have impacted his relationship with his youngest son, Prince Harry.
• Life Below Zero: First Alaskans – Season 2 Premiere – 8/7c on Nat Geo – Documentary – TV-14
  • The spirit of the land guides Alaska Natives through every season. Tig Strassburg passes on knowledge and skills to his seven children. The younger Apassingoks become the village providers. Joel Jacko combines traditional and modern methods. Jody Potts-Joseph builds a new life in her native village. Marvin Agnot upholds coastal subsistence. And John and Teresa Pingayak train the next generation.
• Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back – Series Premiere – 7/6c on MTV – Reality – TV-14
  • Join the stars of Love & Hip Hop as they watch and reflect on the early episodes of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta with insider intel on the highly rated series.
• Love Village – U.S. Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Reality – TV-14
  • Do you know the difference between the first love and the last? It’s this: you always think the first is the last and the last is the first. -Tove Jansson Singles relocate to a house in the mountains to see if love might transpire in a tranquil and idyllic setting, away from the realities of the world. The aim is for participants to find their everlasting love – by showing their real faces, crying, laughing and quarreling. Would the participant find the last love in life and leave the house and village with the partner? This is a new Japanese dating show from Netflix.
• Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed – Series Premiere – Streaming on Peacock – True-Crime – TV-MA
  • Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989. Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm. In this explosive limited series, viewers will learn of the connection that links the two stories and could corroborate the brothers’ decades-old accusations against their father, Jose Menendez. One former Menudo member could be the key to changing how the public views the brothers’ case while simultaneously crusading for his own justice.
• The Tailor – U.S. Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Drama – TV-MA
  • Terzi tells the story of Peyami, a young and famous tailor who inherited talent and successful business from his grandfather. With the death of his grandfather, Peyami brings his biggest secret to the core of his life in Istanbul and now has to take care of him without a soul finding out the truth. Running away from her abusive relationship with Dimitri, Esvet mysteriously appears in Peyami and Mustafa’s lives with her own secrets.
• Thalia’s Mixtape: El Soundtrack de mi Vida – Series Premiere – Streaming on Paramount+ – Documentary – NR
  • In THALIA’S MIXTAPE: EL SOUNDTRACK DE MI VIDA, Thalia, who also serves as creator and executive producer, takes the audience on a musical journey, uncovering the classics that inspired generations of artists and created the current Latin music landscape seen today. Through a combination of interviews, found footage and modern renditions of classic hits by today’s biggest stars, the series revisits the history of Latin music and uncovers the future of the genre in an intimate way not yet seen before.

New Movies

• 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed – 9/8c on HBO – TV-14
  • Through a series of compelling and insightful conversations, Emmy®-winning producer, director, host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell explores the experiences of mixed kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. The film was inspired by Kamau and his wife Melissa’s desire to better understand what life is like for their mixed daughters, who are navigating issues of identity in a world that often asks them to pick a side. With humor and heart, the film reveals the joys and complexities of growing up mixed in today’s America. HBO Documentary Films in association with Get Lifted Film Co. presents 1000% ME: GROWING UP MIXED. Directed by W. Kamau Bell; produced by Kelly Rafferty; executive produced by W. Kamau Bell, Geraldine L. Porras, and Amy Schatz; For Get Lifted Film Co.: executive producers, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius, John Legend; For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.

Wednesday, May 3rd

New TV Shows

• Ed Sheeran: The Sum of it All – Series Premiere – Streaming on Disney+ – Documentary – TV-14
  • For the first time ever, global superstar, Ed Sheeran opens the doors to a definitive and searingly honest view into his private life as he explores the universal themes that inspire his music. This series follows Ed after he learns of life changing news and reveals his hardships and triumphs during the most challenging period of his life. This original 4-part series features exclusive footage behind his iconic hits, never-before-seen personal archive with his friends and family, and epic stadium performances giving insight into Ed’s world. In each episode, Ed faces themes and emotions that most people experience. Ed expresses his deeper thoughts as he reassesses life and explores what he thinks of the world, of himself and how this difficult time has influenced him and his new music.
• Jewish Matchmaking – Series Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Reality – TV-14
  • A new series from the producers of Indian Matchmaking, Jewish Matchmaking features singles in the US and Israel as they turn their dating life over to a top Jewish matchmaker. Will using the traditional practice of shidduchim dating help them find their soulmate in today’s world?
• On the Case with Paula Zahn – Season 26 Premiere – 10/9c on ID – True-Crime – TV-14
  • Led by Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn, On the Case goes beyond the headlines in search of fascinating mysteries from within our nation’s justice system.
• See No Evil – Season 9 Premiere – 9/8c on ID –  – True-Crime – TV-14
  • SEE NO EVIL pieces together the truth when shocking surveillance footage reveals breakthrough clues to solve a murder.

Thursday, May 4th

New TV Shows

• Bupkis – Series Premiere – Streaming on Peacock – Comedy – TV-MA
  • BUPKIS is a new comedy following Pete Davidson as he attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships. The raw, semi-autobiographical series stars Davidson, Edie Falco, and Joe Pesci alongside a star studded supporting cast in a show that straddles reality and absurdity to best represent what it is to be Pete Davidson. Welcome to BUPKIS.
• Fix My Flip – Season 2 Premiere – 9/8c on HGTV – Lifestyle – TV-G
  • Page and her team help Southern California’s overwhelmed flippers by taking over their flip, and betting on her expertise by putting her own money down to help them get them back on track to make top dollar.
• Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa – Season 3 Premiere – 8/7c on HGTV – Lifestyle – TV-G
  • Flip or Flop’s Tarek El Moussa draws upon his enormous success from flipping over 300 homes to help novice renovators get in the game. He gives beginners a foundation to produce profitable flips and avoid bank-breaking flops.
• Larva Family – U.S. Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Animation – TV-Y7
  • The Larva family is growing! When Red and Yellow welcome a baby caterpillar into their lives, they get a crash course in parenting.
• The Other Two – Season 3 Premiere – Streaming on HBO Max – Comedy – TV-MA
  • After comparing themselves for years to their much-younger pop star brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), who is now a full adult, and their talk-show host mother (Molly Shannon), who’s now more powerful than she could have ever imagined, Brooke and Cary (Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver) are finally standing on their own two feet — fully “successful” in their own right! And yet, they somehow find themselves comparing themselves to new people once again???
• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – Series Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Drama – TV-MA
  • Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
• Sanctuary – U.S. Premiere – Streaming on Netflix – Drama – TV-MA
  • The story unhesitatingly pries open this “sanctuary”and breaks a taboo that has existed since ancient times and illustrates the ambition and fighting spirit of uncouth yet all so real sumo wrestlers, and depicts their jaw-dropping training and prowess. To achieve this, all of the actors who play the sumo wrestlers went through intense physical training for about one year under the instruction of Hollywood experts and a coach and nutritionist for Olympic athletes. For more than six months they practiced sumo wrestling. Wataru Ichinose (Weakest Beast) will be the lead by winning the role after his terrific audition and his past experience as a professional martial artist. He plays Saruzakura, who uses his impressive physique and gift for martial arts to join a sumo stable as a young disciple, although his eye is only on money, not the sport itself. The supporting cast includes Pierre Taki, playing the sumo stable master who accepts Saruzakura as his student and raises him believing in his potential while Saruzakura acts crudely because of his lack of fear. And Koyuki plays the stable master’s wife, always supporting her husband and beloved by the sumo wrestlers for her kind nature and beauty. Shota Sometani plays Shimizu, a young wrestler and Saruzakura’s only friend who, although he loves sumo with a passion, struggles because he lacks the physique for it. The series will be directed by Kan Eguchi, known for passionately crafting worlds true to real life (Riding Uphill, The Fable). The screenplay is written by Tomoki Kanazawa, who is the head of Gekidan K-Suke and wrote the screenplay for the hit TV drama series Hanzawa Naoki. These creators will bring us a tale of unprecedented vigor depicting the ambitions, fighting spirit, struggles, determination and joy of sumo wrestlers, as well as the beauty of sumo.
• Star Wars: Visions – Volume 2 Premiere – Streaming on Disney+ – Animation – TV-PG
  • Following on the Emmy Award®-nominated success of “Star Wars: Visions,” the newest iteration will continue to push the boundaries of “Star Wars” storytelling, with nine new shorts from 9 studios from around the globe. Employing the most captivating animation styles from a variety of countries and cultures, the second volume offers a dynamic new perspective on the storied mythos of Star Wars. The shorts included in “Star Wars: Visions” Volume 2 were created by international animation studios including: El Guiri (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), PunkRobot (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Studio Mir (South Korea), Studio La Cachette (France), 88 Pictures (India), D’ART Shtajio (Japan), and Triggerfish (South Africa). D’ART Shtajio’s short was created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. (United States).
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Series Premiere – Streaming on Disney+ – Animation – TV-Y
  • Set 200 years before “The Phantom Menace,” during the High Republic era, “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” follows Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, & Nubs as they are sent by Master Yoda to train at a Jedi temple on the beautiful world of Tenoo under the tutelage of Master Zia. Together, they blast off on adventures across Tenoo and throughout the galaxy aboard the Crimson Firehawk with ace pilot Nash and her droid, RJ-83! They’ll help those in need, clash with villainous pirates, discover exotic creatures, but most importantly, they will learn what it means to be a good friend.
• Unicorn: Warriors Eternal – Series Premiere – Midnight on Adult Swim – Adult Animation – NR
  • A young girl, unwittingly infused with magical ability, discovers that she is part of a group of eternal heroes destined to fight a supernatural evil throughout time.

Friday, May 5th

New TV Shows

• Entrelazados Live! – Special – Streaming on Disney+ – Concert – NR
  • Live the “Entrelazados Live” experience! The show includes the original songs “Donde voy” and “Convénceme”, covers from the ’90s such as “Keep Living Without Your Love”, a selection of songs from the musical “Freaky Friday: A New Musical” and musical hits of the moment such as “Tacones Rojos” and “Vivir Así”.
• Harriet the Spy – Season 2 Premiere – Streaming on Apple TV+ – Animation – TV-G
  • Outspoken and perpetually curious. That’s 11-year-old Harriet in a nutshell. But if she’s going to be Harriet M. Welsch, future writer, she’ll need to know everything. And to know everything means she’ll need to spy … on everyone.
• Silo – Series Premiere – Streaming on Apple TV+ – Drama – NR
  • Silo is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and any who try to find out face fatal consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer, who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will.
• Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi – Season 2 Premiere – Streaming on Hulu – Travel – TV-14
  • In season two of “Taste the Nation,” award-winning cookbook author, host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi, takes viewers on a culinary adventure across American soil, exploring the rich and diverse communities who have so heavily shaped what American food is today. Over borscht, cornbread, pasteles and more, Padma uncovers the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history — ultimately uncovering stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.
• Tommy Little: Pretty Fly for a Dickhead – Special – Streaming on Prime Video – Stand-Up Comedy – NR
  • Tommy Little is the reigning rock star of Australian comedy. Now the country’s favorite dickhead has done something that nobody thought was a good idea, he became a pilot. While most of us were busy giving up on baking in the lockdowns, Tommy aimed for the heavens, taking flying lessons and nailing his first solo flight (well, sort of). You’ll hear about this, and other adventures in Pretty Fly For A Dickhead. On stage, Tommy is a perpetual motion machine, constantly working the crowd and landing line after line.

New Movies

• Death’s Roulette – Streaming on Paramount+ – NR
  • DEATH’S ROULETTE, written by Julieta Steinberg, Gavo Amiel and Manolo Cardona, and based on the script “La Terminal de Frank Ariza,” centers around seven strangers who wake up in a mansion in the middle of nowhere to discover they are part of a twisted game. They will have 60 minutes to choose one person to die; otherwise, all of them will be murdered. As the clock ticks down, the most lurid secrets will come to light, and they’ll discover they are all connected by a dark past.
• Don’t Sell My Baby – 8/7c on LMN – NR
  • High school senior, Nicolette, has bounced around from foster home to home. When she finds herself pregnant by the school quarterback, she quickly falls into despair until her sympathetic teacher, Sandy, takes Nicolette under her wing. But, when Nicolette disappears after deciding against the idea of putting her baby up for adoption, Sandy begins to worry that the soon-to-be teen mom may have been taken against her will. Stars Devin Valentina Cecchetto, and Fallon Bowman.
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Exclusively in Theaters – PG-13
  • In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
• Love Again – Exclusively in Theataers – PG-13
  • What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number…not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns’ new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person…and win her heart. Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion and featuring multiple new songs from Dion, Love Again, written for the screen and directed by Jim Strouse.
• What’s Love Got To Do With It? – Exclusively in Theaters – PG-13
  • How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.

Saturday, May 6th

New Movies

• Abducted on Prom Night – 8/7c on Lifetime – NR
  • Against her better judgment, a recently-divorced mother allows her troubled daughter to attend prom, but what was supposed to be the best night of their lives, turns into a twisted game of cat-and-mouse as the daughter and her friends are taken hostage by their limousine driver, who has a sinister connection to her family. Starring Zoe Belkin, Karen Cliche, Melissa Bray, Micah Sanders-Silva, and Scott Gibson.
• When Love Springs – 8/7c on Hallmark – TV-G
  • When Rory arrives at a quaint B&B on the lake for the vow renewal of her parents, she runs into her ex who broke her heart. Panicked, she pretends the B&B owner is her new boyfriend. Starring Rhiannon Fish and James O’Halloran.

This Week’s New Additions on Disney+

• Tuesday, May 2
• Wednesday, May 3
• Friday, May 5
  • Charles: In His Own Words

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Indoor restaurants, cinemas and gyms in San Francisco can reopen within 24 hours, an upbeat Mayor of London Breed announced on Tuesday as the county officially moved to a less restrictive tier as the rate of Coronavirus cases, hospital admissions, and deaths are falling nationwide in California.

San Francisco and Santa Clara counties in the Bay Area are joining five other counties to move to the second most restrictive level of operations. Much of the state’s population remains in the most restrictive purple class, including the Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.

California reported an additional 2,533 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of known cases in the state to nearly 3.5 million. Officials also announced an additional 303 deaths, bringing the total to just under 52,500 deaths in the state, which is nearly 40 million.

“This is the beginning of a new day in San Francisco,” said Breed of Pier 39, a popular tourist area in picturesque Fisherman’s Wharf.

However, she warned residents to wear masks and maintain proper social distance, even when encouraging them to explore the city.

“When your waiter comes to your table, put on your mask. When you go to the bathroom, put your mask on, ”she said.

Several counties in the San Francisco Bay Area issued strict home stays almost a year ago before a statewide shutdown. Public health officials have largely been more cautious about reopening the economy than their counterparts in Southern California and other states.

Operations in San Francisco shut down in early December after several Bay Area counties were preemptively locked when the positivity rate rose and the case rate rose. Outdoor dining, outdoor museums, and some indoor and outdoor personal services reopened in late January after the state canceled its regional stay-at-home arrangement, but the economic toll has been grim.

Housing and commercial rents plummeted as technicians who could work from anywhere did just that and fled to other parts of the state and county that were cheaper and more flexible. Downtown restaurants that once fed crowds of hungry office workers and tourists for lunch have struggled.

Tourism is also struggling, as airline ticket purchases to San Francisco in late October and November fell 80% year-over-year – much worse than the US average – the city’s financial analysts said in a January report.

Residents’ cautious behavior may have further contributed to the economic downturn, financial analysts said, with data showing that San Francisco residents stayed more at home than residents of other California cities and even other Bay Area counties.

San Francisco’s famous cable cars have been out of service for a year and there is no schedule as to when they could return. The mayor said on social media Tuesday that they will be returning this year.

“Cable cars are part of the fabric of San Francisco. They attract tourists, they help our economy, and I’m not going to make them go away,” she said.

San Francisco, a city and county of about 900,000 pre-pandemic residents, has one of the lowest fall and death rates in the country. 34,000 new cases of the coronavirus and 422 deaths were reported on Tuesday.

Most of California’s 58 counties remain in the state’s most restricted tier. In addition to San Francisco and Santa Clara, the counties of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Napa and San Luis Obispo also moved up one place, The Sacramento Bee reported on Tuesday.

For counties in the red row, indoor restaurants and cinemas may reopen with a capacity of 25% or up to 100 people, whichever is less. Fitness studios as well as dance and yoga studios can be opened with a capacity of 10%. Museums, zoos and aquariums can open indoor activities with a capacity of 25%.

Wineries can open outdoors with changes, but bars and distilleries that do not serve food may not. Other retail businesses such as clothing stores and florists can increase their capacity from 25% to 50%.

AP reporter Kathleen Ronayne contributed from Sacramento, California.

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The San Francisco Theater History Timeline will get a new entry later this month when ownership of the iconic Orpheum and Golden Gate theaters change hands.

The Ambassador Theater Group, a UK-based live entertainment juggernaut with offices in London, New York, Sydney and Cologne, and venues across England, Germany and on Broadway, announced this week that it had acquired the Orpheum and Golden Gate theaters as well as the Fisher Theater in Detroit.

The theaters join a growing US portfolio that includes the Saenger in New Orleans, the Majestic in San Antonio and, starting in 2017, a 40-year lease for the Colonial in Boston, the historic testing ground off Broadway.

No motivation for the sale was provided by former owner Robert Nederlander, who said in a press release that he was “confident that the ATG team will continue to nurture and take over the strong foundation that we have established with these theaters in their respective communities it will be very successful in this next decade. “

Nederlander continues to operate the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts and the City National Civic of San Jose.

ATG, which bundles content, venues, tickets and services in its inventory, was founded by Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire. As part of its strategy, the company has strong relationships with theater makers, including one with Sonia Friedman Productions, the vision of the haunting play “The Jungle,” which premiered at the Curran Theater in Spring 2019. Shortly thereafter, the two-part spectacle “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” followed, which took a break from COVID last year.

When most of the live entertainment in the US was indefinitely interrupted, ATG spokesman Rick Miramontez of New York agency DKC / O & M responded to a question at the time of this transaction: “ATG believes the theatrical landscape is back They are continuing their master plan to acquire theaters across the country, as they have in Europe. “He adds,” They also love the San Francisco market. It’s a goal and an important one. “

DKC / O & M is also the national representative of the Curran, owned and operated by Carole Shorenstein Hays, the former main partner of Nederlander on SHN-The Best of Broadway, the predecessor of BroadwaySF.

However, Miramontez, who had not commented on the Curran in connection with the Orpheum-Golden Gate acquisitions, confirmed that “Potter” will reopen as soon as security protocols allow and that no changes are planned for the local management of BroadwaySF. which promotes a season 2021-22 with some dates from July for the tour of the Tina Fey musical “Mean Girls”.

Broadway tours find their home at the Orpheum Theater on Market Street. (Courtesy BroadwaySF)

Theaters started out as movie houses

Opened in 1926, the 2,200-seat Orpheum Theater on Market Street near Hyde Street – originally called Pantages like its sister theater in Los Angeles – was home to the dwindling days of variety and silent films. Until the stock market crash of 1929, it was sold to RKO Studios, renamed and became the location for the first cinema. A few blocks away on Market and Taylor Streets, the 2,300-seat Golden Gate Theater is a few years older but has a similar history.

Both venues deteriorated in the 1960s when exercise habits changed. After the heyday of the widescreen Cinerama madness, the Golden Gate was a victim of the “twinning” trend, which was dividing large theaters to accommodate more shows. In 1972 it got dark.

The Orpheum was revived as a live entertainment venue in the 1970s with a nine-month production of “Hair” that fitted right into the sketchy mid-market scene. A few years later, the Civic Light Opera Company moved in, renovated it, and starred in 1977 with Debbie Reynolds in Annie Get Your Gun. They folded in 1981.

In the late 1970s, Carole Shorenstein Hays, daughter of a well-known real estate developer from San Francisco, and the high-ranking James Nederlander, a member of the legendary Broadway management family, teamed up to form the manufacturing and presenting company Shorenstein-Hays-. Nederlander offers “The Best of Broadway”. They bought and renovated the Golden Gate in 1979 and the Orpheum in 1981 and rented the Curran Theater on Geary Street. All three were then extensively renovated, most recently in 2018 for both the Golden Gate and the Curran.

Starting with “A Chorus Line” in 1979, SHN presented almost every Broadway hit that toured the country. Some productions “sat down” for a long time, including the record-breaking five-year run of “The Phantom of the Opera”, which began in 1993 at the Curran. Shorenstein Hays became a 1987 Tony winner for Fences and continued to build her presence on Broadway. (Since then she has made seven more trips to this podium.) Relations with Nederlander became strained over the proverbial “creative differences” and a lawsuit was initiated in 1991, but it was broken off.

The partnership finally ended in 2014 when Nederlander retained the Orpheum and Golden Gate and Shorenstein Hays took over full operations of the Curran and retained a non-operational stake in SHN. Lawsuits for non-compete violations followed, and the case was finally settled in 2019 when Shorenstein gave up her part of SHN, which was renamed BroadwaySF. The Orpheum and Golden Gate are now owned by the UK Ambassador Theater Group, and Shorenstein Hays retains ownership of the Curran.

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