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Posted by:	Richard Connema 05:40 pm EDT 03/16/14

------------------------ OPENINGS --------------------- BAUER PREVIEWS NOW WITH AN OPENING ON Saturday, March 22nd at 8pm – San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English & Producing Director Susi Damilano) presents the world premiere commission of Bauer by Bay Area playwright Lauren Gunderson. Gunderson’s play tells the compelling and controversial tale of world-renowned artist Rudolf Bauer, who was so driven to create, he sketched on scraps in a Nazi prison and yet eventually stopped painting forever when a feud erupted amongst himself, his patron and benefactor Solomon Guggenheim, and Bauer’s lifetime love, Baroness Hilla Rebay – one of Guggenheim’s most trusted curators. The Guggenheim Museum, originally built to house Bauer’s works, opened without a single Bauer exhibited. This January, San Francisco Playhouse’s commissioned play presents a freshly imagined face-off between Bauer and the two women he loved most as they each confront the passions of his life and art. Bill English directs a cast starring Ron Guttman* as Bauer, Susi Damilano as his wife and former maid, Louise, and Stacy Ross* as his lifelong love, Hilla Rebay. Bauer was also one of the originators of nonobjective painting, a genre commonly referred to as abstract or nonrepresentational art. His contemporaries include Piet Mondrian, Vasilly Kandinsky, and Paul Klee. SHOWS: March 18 to April 19th (Previews: March 18-21 at 8pm)Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pmSaturday at 3pm and select Sundays (3.23 and 4.13) at 2pm WHERE: The San Francisco Playhouse 450 Post Street (2nd Floor of Kensington Park Hotel, b/n Powell & Mason) TICKETS: For tickets ($30-$100) or more information, the public may contact The San Francisco Playhouse box office at 415-677-9596, or www.sfplayhouse Custom Made Theatre Explores Changing Gender Roles and Price of Success in Caryl Churchill’s “TOP GIRLS,” March 14-April 13 Opening / Press Night is Tues, March 18. Custom Made Theatre has assembled a cast of dangerously funny women to romp through Caryl Churchill’s biting social satire, Top Girls, directed by Laura Lundy-Paine. The girls run amok at the Gough Street Playhouse, 1620 Gough Street in San Francisco, March 20 through April 13, 2014. Marlene has just been made president of Top Girls Employment Agency in London, beating out her more established male colleague and taking the agency by storm. She has achieved her dream to become successful and the top executive, but what now? A sumptuous dinner, of course, with wine, gourmet food, and five of the most famous and scandalously adventurous women in history: Adventurer Isabella Bird, Courtesan Lady Nijo, Dull Gret from Brueghel’s masterpiece, Pope Joan, and Patient Griselda from The Canterbury Tales. Shocking and hilarious, these six women take the restaurant by storm with stories of battles and high jinks, masquerading as men, passionate love-making, and beating their oppressors bloody.Churchill’s gift for rapid-fire exchanges, overlapping dialogue and fearless thrust of her subject matter are as breath-taking now as when the play premiered in the 80’s, as a scathing attack on the individualist nature of Margaret Thatcher’s England. As little has changed, Top Girls remains an essential, and ageless, look at changing gender roles and the price of success. Cast of Custom Made’s Top Girls Monica Cappuccini, Cary Cronholm Rose, Cat Luedtke, Megan Putnam, Katie Robbins, Carina Lastimosa Salazar and Mimu Tsujimura Production Crew Director – Laura Lundy-Paine, Stage Manager – Jane Troja, Scenic Design – Kevin Dunning, Costume Design – Scarlett Kellum, Lighting Design – Colin Johnson, Scenic Artist – Nicola MacCarthy, Liz Ryder – Sound Design/Score Show Times and Tickets Previews March 14-15 at 8:00pm, March 16 at 7:00pm Opens March 18 at 8:00pm Runs March 20- April 13 Thurs-Sat 8:00pm; Sun 7:00pm Tickets $15-$35 Learn more & buy tickets at (415) 798-CMTC, http://www.custommade.org — Contra Costa Musical Theatre (CCMT) will present the epic musical “Les Miserables“ at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts March 19th through April 20, 2014. Tickets for “Les Miserables” range from $45 to $54 (with discounts available for seniors, youth, and groups) and are on sale now at the Lesher Center for the Arts Ticket Office, 1601 Civic Drive in Walnut Creek, 925.943.SHOW (943-7469). Tickets can also be purchased online at www.lesherArtscenter.org. This will be the first locally-produced professional production in the East Bay and will star Noel Anthony as Jean Valjean. Mr. Anthony is familiar to local audiences, and last appeared with CCMT as Corny Collins in Hairspray. Fans may also remember him playing Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity for Center REP last season. He has won both a Shellie Award and a San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Making his CCMT debut as the inspector Javert is Jerry Lee, who many may have seen playing the green-skinned creature Shrek last year for Diablo Theatre Company. The two outstanding professionals are joined by a “who’s-who” list of bay area performers, including Nicole Helfer as Fantine, Derek Travis Collard as Thenardier, Robert Lopez as Marius, Catherine Bartomeo as Cosette, Dae Spring as Madame Thenardier, Alex Moore as Enjolras, Jade Shojaee as Eponine, Brandon Beck as Gavroche and Michael McCarty as the Bishop. A talented ensemble rounds out the cast. New Play Reading Series: The Ironbound By Martyna Majok Directed by Daniella Topol WHEN Monday, March 17, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. WHERE Marin Theatre Company \| 397 Miller Avenue \| Mill Valley, CA 94941 TICKETS New Play Reading Series readings are FREE, reserve tickets online or through the Box Office, seating is limited. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. ABOUT Join Marin Theatre Company for a FREE public reading of new play in development. An immigrant woman waits for the bus after a long day. A man appears. A man always appears. And he has something to offer. Spanning over 20 years and three different relationships, every scene is a little war between a man and a woman, both fighting for their best version of security. MTC’s New Play Reading Series offers exciting script-in-hand readings of new plays by emerging playwrights. Readings are followed by a talk-back with the playwright, director and actors. CONTACT marintheatre.org \| (415) 388-5208 \| boxoffice@marintheatre.org Of Mice & Men Cinnabar Theater, the beloved professional theater in Sonoma County: Of Mice & Men, Steinbeck’s masterpiece about friendship and hope, comes to life at Sonoma County’s beloved professional theater. Written by John Steinbeck / Directed by Sheri Lee Miller Starring Keith Baker and Samson Hood with Anthony Abate, James Gagarin, Tim Kniffin, Dorian Lockett, Clark Miller, Ilana Niernberger, and Kevin Singer WHERE: Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952 WHEN: March 21 – April 6, 2014 Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM / Sundays at 2:00 PM HOW MUCH: $9 for middle-school and high-school students (March 21 only) $15 for ages 21 and under $25 for adults TICKETS: 707-763-8920 or www.cinnabartheater.org Buy online at anytime… or call between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on weekdays. Tickets may also be available at the door, but reservations are recommended! Spreckels Theatre Company presents "The Book of Matthew" Written and directed by Gene Abravaya A struggling, hapless unpublished novelist gets the chance to rewrite his future in this comedy about the seriousness of life. Matthew Leibowitz, a 40-year old wisecracking, unpublished novelist holds fast to his dreams despite unrelenting disapproval from his wife and extended family. Facing divorce, misunderstood by his practical brother and sister-in-law and in denial about his recently widowed father - Matthew's disheveled life (and New York apartment) could use some resemblance of order. Things take a turn when Matthew and his flamboyant, eavesdropping neighbor care for Matthew's elderly, uncommunicative father. "Since first being produced in 2009, 'The Book of Matthew' has undergone numerous changes. It is now more streamlined, faster paced and thought-provoking. I wanted to have the chance to have it seen and experienced with these changes, in the setting it deserves," said playwright and director Gene Abravaya, who also serves as the Artistic Director of the Spreckels Theatre Company. "The story is timeless because it's about the struggle that takes place in all of us over being practical or living our dreams." This play contains adult language. WHEN: March 21 to April 13, 2014 7:30 p.m. Thursdays 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 2 p.m. Sunday Matinees TICKETS: $22 to $26. $26 General; $24 Senior/Youth; $22 Student ORDER TICKETS ONLINE: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=36249&schedule=list PHONE: 707-588-3400 For tickets, call the Spreckels Box Office at 707 588-3400. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m. and one hour before showtime. PERFORMERS UNDER STRESS PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF CHARLES PIKE'S "THE TWO CHAIRS" MARCH 22-APRIL 13, 2014 Performers Under Stress (PUS) begins its eighth season in San Francisco with "The Two Chairs", a new play by PUS co-founder and nationally-recognized playwright, Charles Pike. Imagine "No Exit" as a love story set in Napa on the Silverado Trail. This high stakes comic drama follows the tale of an artist obsessed with Bach's Goldberg Variations. In his moment of crisis he seeks therapy, but is it really therapy and if so, who is the patient? Is this a game? How well do they know each other? There are worlds of possibility. In seventeen scenes of psychoanalysis, flirtation, physical abuse and passion, He and She try to figure a way forward. To conclude each 'session', an envelope is exchanged. However much these people may scare, move you or make you laugh, the end…is something quite unexpected. In a unique twist, two casts of different generations will alternate performances, giving a compelling variance and nuance of interpretation to this new script. The Two Chairs runs March 22-April 13, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 pm and Sun. at 2 pm. Tickets are $30, $15 Students/Seniors/TBA. $10 Previews March 20-21. Charles Pike's plays have been performed in NYC (NYC Fringe Festival), Chicago (Steppenwolf Garage, Second City, Prop Thtr., PUS, Terrapin), LA (Sacred Fools) and in SF (Performers Under Stress). Artistic Director Scott Baker (PUS co-founder and Joseph Jefferson Citation recipient) helms this production. The two casts of different ages are Vince Faso and Juliana Egley, and Valerie Fachman and Duane Lawrence. Some nights, we plan to mix the generations. SCHEDULE: March 22-April 13 (Press opening: Saturday, March 22 @ 8 pm) 14 Regular performances: Thursday-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2 pm Two $10 previews: Thursday/Friday, March 20/21 @ 8 pm WHERE: Bindlestiff Studios 185 Sixth St. @ Howard San Francisco, 94103 TICKETS: Tickets $30 general/$15 students, seniors and TBA members Available through Eventbrite.com or at the door. For more info please visit http://performersunderstress.com Onstage Repertory Theatre Company presents “WEEKEND COMEDY” by Jeanne Bobrick and Sam Bobrick, Produced & Directed by Helen Means. A comedic clash of the generations occurs when two couples, (one older,one young) accidentally rent the same upper New York vacation cabin for a romantic three day weekend. When the couples decide to share the cabin, the results are nothing but hilarious. WHEN: March 21 – April 5 Friday & Saturday 8:00 pm Sunday, March 23 & 30 at 2:30 p.m. Thursday: April 3 at 8:00 PM WHERE: Martinez Campbell Theatre 636 Ward Street, Martinez COST: General admission $18, Seniors $16, Students $10. Thursday, General/Seniors Bargain Price $12 (except students) RESERVATIONS (925) 518-3277 FEATURING ACTORS: Wayne McRice, Claudia Gallup, Ryan Terry, Mya Brynn Guitron ------------------------------- IN PREVIEWS: ------------------------- WHAT: In a tremendous coup for the biggest little theatre company in town, Shotgun Players has secured the rights to Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy. This season Shotgun is producing all three plays in repertory: Part One: Voyage, Part Two: Shipwreck, and Part Three: Salvage. Throughout these plays, Tom Stoppard weaves together the political and the deeply personal to create a uniquely riveting drama about the history of Russia. WHEN: Previews for The Coast of Utopia are March 20 - 28. Salvage opening night is Saturday, March 29th. The trilogy runs through April 27th. There will be trilogy marathon days on April 5th and April 26th. Please see our website for the full performance calendar. WHERE: The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley TICKET PRICES: March 20 - 28 are Pay-What-You-Can. Regular performance nights $20 - $35. Three show marathon days are sold as a package only $100- $125. Advance reservations strongly advised – shows will sell out! Standing On Ceremony: Written by Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Moisés Kaufman, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick, and Doug Wright Conceived by Brian Shnipper Directed by Sara Staley Starring Patrick Barresi, Katherin Chin, Scott Cox, Colleen Egan, Sal Mattos, and Heidi Wolff WHAT: Standing On Ceremony plays NCTC, before touring Northern and Central CA WHERE: New Conservatory Theatre Center Walker Theatre, 25 Van Ness Ave @Market, San Francisco, CA 94102 WHEN: March 21 – April 27, 2014 Wednesday – Sat at 8pm Sundays at 2pm COST: $25-$45 TICKETS AND BOX OFFICE: 415-861-8972, boxoffice@nctcsf.org Thrillpeddlers is elated to announce a special engagement for their Spring 2014 season. After an astounding record-breaking 22 month run, its award-winning production of PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI, San Francisco’s Longest-Running Cockettes Musical Hit will once again be back on The Hypnodrome stage for a Fifth Anniversary Revival Production - playing March 20 – May 31, 2014. PEARLS OVER SHANGHA unanimously received rave reviews from critics and audience alike. It’s a phenomenon that keeps on growing! PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI plays Thurs., Fri. and Sat. at 8:00 pm. Previews March 20, 21 & 22 (Thurs. – Sat.) – 8:00 pm. Opens Thurs. March 27, 2014 - 8:00 pm (press weekend). The Hypnodrome is located at 575 10th St., in SF. (Bryant & Division Sts.) Tickets are $30 gen. admission or $35 for Front Row Seats, “Shock Boxes” and “Turkish Lounges”*** and are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/571738 or by calling 800/ 838- 3006. For more info only - please call 415/ 377- 4202 ---------------------------------- PLAYING----REVIEWS ARE UP ON THESE -------------------------------------- Yellow by Del Shores makes its Bay Area Premiere at New Conservatory Theatre Center Founding Artistic Director Ed Decker stages acclaimed drama by creator of Sordid Lives — New Conservatory Theatre Center is proud to present the Bay Area Premiere of Yellow by Del Shores, directed by NCTC Founding Artistic Director Ed Decker. The seriousness bubbling under all of Del Shores’ campy southern Gothic farces, notably Sordid Lives, takes center stage in Yellow, as personal catastrophe pulls what seems to be the perfect family out of its complacency. Set in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Yellow explores what it takes for a family to stay united through adversity, and find the hope and resolve only a family can provide. Yellow runs thru– March 23, 2014 in NCTC’s intimate Decker Theater. Opening Night is Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 - $45 and are available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 23RD THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND Written by Marcus Gardley Directed by Patricia McGregor Choreographed by Paloma McGregor An ensemble cast featuring Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Harriett D. Foy, Lizan Mitchell, Petronia Paley, Flor de Liz Perez, Ray Reinhardt, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart Creative team: Antje Ellermann (set design), Katherine O’Neill (costume design), Russell H. Champa (lighting design), and Keith Obadike (sound design and original compositions) WHAT: Berkeley Rep proudly presents the world premiere of a new play commissioned from an Oakland native. Sensuous, witty, heartbreaking, and uplifting — The House that will not Stand by Marcus Gardley unearths a story about free women of color in 1836 New Orleans, where black Creole women entered into common-law marriages with wealthy white men. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 It runs thru– March 23, 2014 Tuesdays and Fridays @ 8:00 PM Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM except @ 8:00PM on 2/5 Thursdays @ 8:00 PM and 2:00 & 8:00 HOW MUCH: $29 - $59 (subject to change) TIX & INFO: (510) 647-2949 – berkeleyrep.org Discounts: Half-price tickets available for anyone under 30 years of age; $10 discount for students and seniors one hour before curtain; Groups of 10 or more, contact (510) 647-2918 or groups@berkeleyrep.org IT RUN THRUMARCH 23RD SPEAKEASY by Nick A. Olivero. Directors Nick A. Olivero & Peter Ruocco Head Writer Barry Eitel Associate Head Writer Tim Bauer Writers Bennett Fisher, Geof Libby, Nick A. Olivero, Peter Ruocco, Miriam Wilson Choreographer Kelsey Bergstrom Music Director Grace Renaud WHEN: March 15, 2014 The Speakeasy runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with four admittance times at 7:30pm, 7:40pm, 7:50pm and 8:00pm. The length is 3½ hours. WHERE: An undisclosed location in San Francisco, CA. Ticket buyers will receive a text the day of the event with directions on how to obtain the address. TICKETS Box Car Theatre presents the world premiere of The Speakeasy was conceived and created by: $60 general admission $70 admission with reserved cabaret seat $115 VIP package (includes reserved seat at the bar and in the cabaret, and priority access to gambling) Optional: $5 casino chips Tickets may be purchased online at thespeakeasysf.com. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the door. FOR MORE INFORMATION: thespeakeasysf.com IT CLOSES APRIL 15TH WHAT: The Marsh announces that Geoff Hoyle’s hit solo show GEEZER will move to The Marsh Berkeley IT RUNS THRU – March 1, 2013, following its multi-extended runs at The Marsh San Francisco. From a hysterical riff on life in a nursing home to The Venerable Bede’s meditations on the meaning of life, from delightful reminiscences of his youth in England and young manhood in America to ruminations on ageing and mortality, Geoff Hoyle brings his irrepressible sense of comedy and trademark physicality, as well as a certain elegiac wistfulness, to this tour-de-force performance about what it is like to grow old. WHEN: It runs thru – March 1, 2014 SHOWS: Thursdays at 8pm; Saturdays at 5pm WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley Main Stage 2120 Allston Way Parking: Allston Way Garage, 2061 Allston Way between Milvia & Shattuck The Downtown Berkeley Bart station is one block away on Shattuck TICKETS: $25-$35 sliding scale; $50 Reserved Seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU APRIL 16 THIS IS IN REGIONAL ARCHIEVES. A milestone of 20th century musical theater, The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) rolls on unstoppably into the 21st with absolute relevance in today’s world. In their opera “by and for beggars,” composer Kurt Weill (1900–1950) and playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) created a trailblazing musical spectacle of fierce social and political critique, where the ‘haves’ clash with the ‘have-nots’ with its haunting jazz score by Kurt Weill, acid harmonies and biting lyrics. This musical saga of the villainous but irresistible Mack the Knife and his marauding band of thieves is a revolutionary musical theatre inspiring such hits as Cabaret (at The Stage in 2011 for an extended run) and Urinetown, The Musical (at The Stage in 2006 for an extended run). Run Dates: It runs thru – March 30, 2014 Shows: Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm Sunday at 2:00 pm Location: The Stage, 490 South First Street, San Jose, CA Tickets: $25 - $50 with discounts for seniors, students and groups Box Office: 408.283.7142 or www.thestage.org Author: Written by Bertolt Brecht and Composed by Kurt Weill Director: Kenneth Kelleher Featuring: Johnny Moreno, Halsey Varady, Monique Hafen, Paul Myrvold, Martin Rojas Dietrich, Allison F. Rich, Will Springhorn Jr., Susan Gundunas, Courtney Hatcher, Juliet Heller, Brandon Leland, Todd Pivetti, Christopher Scott Sullinger and Garland Thompson IT RUNS THRU MARCH 30TH FOODIES THE MUSICAL* The Show for Everyone Who Eats, Written and Directed by Morris Bobrow playing an opening end run at the Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco. (800-838-3006) REVIEW IS UP ON REGIONAL. --------------------------------------- REVIEWS COMING UP ON REGIONAL ------------------------------------------------------ TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents the Tony Award-nominated musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. Heartwarming and inspiring, this exuberant musical from the Tony Award-winning creators of Ragtime follows Ti Moune, a peasant girl on a tropical island in the French Caribbean. When she rescues a wealthy young aristocrat from the wreckage of a car accident, a star-crossed love affair begins in defiance of the class divide. A timeless legend filled with joy, heartache, and adventure, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, winner of the Oliver Award for Best New Musical, boasts a score pulsing with irresistible Caribbean beats by Tony Award-winner Stephen Flaherty, with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley will direct this uplifting musical, which takes its story from a book by Rosa Guy, in turn inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” and is choreographed by award-winning director, choreographer, and actor Gerry McIntyre. Closes: Sunday, March 30, 2014 SHOWS: Previews: 8:00 PM Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 7:30 PM Thursdays and Fridays: 8:00 PM Saturdays: 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM Sundays: 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM WHERE: Lucie Stern Theatre 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto TICKETS: $19 (30 and under) - $73; savings available for educators, seniors, and patrons 30 and under. A $6 convenience fee will be assessed for online and telephone orders. INFO: For information or to order tickets visit theatreworks.org or call (650) 463-1960 IT CLOSES ON MARCH 30TH. ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST: Written by Dario Fo Directed by Christopher Bayes Adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna Featuring: Liam Craig (Superintendent), Steven Epp (Maniac), Renata Friedman (Feletti), Allen Gilmore (Pissani), Eugene Ma (Constables), and Jesse J. Perez (Bertozzo) Creative team: The creative team includes Aaron Halva (music director, composer, and musician), Travis Hendrix (musician), Kate Noll (scenic design), Elivia Bovenzi (costumes), Olivier Wason (lighting), Charles Coes (sound designer), Nathan Roberts (composer and sound designer), Michael F. Bergmann (projection designer). WHAT: A bank gets bombed, a suspect dies in custody, and the police inquiry turn into…a masterpiece of comedy? Berkeley Rep hauls you down to the station for a hilarious interrogation of our culture.WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 WHEN: IT RUN THRU – April, 20 2014 Tuesdays and Fridays @ 8:00 PM; no performance on 4/18 Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM except 8:00 Thursdays @ 8:00 PM Repartee: FREE docent talks before Tuesday and Thursday evening performances and free discussions after all matinees Post-play discussions: Thursday 3/27, Tuesday 4/1, and Friday 4/11 Open-captioned performance: Sunday 4/20 @ 2:00 PM HOW MUCH: $29 - $99 (subject to change), Tix & Info: (510) 647-2949 – berkeleyrep.org IT RUNS THRU APRIL 20TH. Twisted Fairy Tales, a world-premiere collection of seven hilarious one-act, LGBT-themed plays by playwrights from the Bay Area and across the country. Twisted Fairy Tales brings classic children’s stories into the millennium, rouges them up, gives them fabulous new outfits and whisks them off to sometimes questionable - but always entertaining - destinations. The show will focus on two favorite topics: how to find love and how to make it work in this crazy, social media-addicted world– this time with the help of a couple of inept fairy godmothers, an incoherent homeless fairy, an indignant stepmother and an irrational chicken. LCTC is proud to present: • Calc 101 - by Nick Brunner, directed by Joseph Frank • Eat Me! - by Paul Dana, directed by Joseph Frank • Happily Ever After - by Chris Maltby, directed by Scott Boswell • The Mice Will Play - by Matt Crowley, directed by Margot Manburg • My Fairy Godmothers - by Rodney Rhoda Taylor, directed by David Rice • Poof - by James A. Martin, directed by Debi Durst • Stepmother’s Manifesto - by Heather Meyer, directed by Scott Boswell Twisted Fairy Tales will run Thursdays through Saturdays at the Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA,to April 5, 2014. Full information can be found at: • Brown Paper Tickets: twisted.brownpapertickets.com • LCTC Website: www.leftcoasttheatreco.org • LCTC Twitter: https://twitter.com/LCTCSF • LCTC Facebook Page: IT RUNS THRU APRIL 5TH. ----------------------------------------- OTHER PRODUCTIONS PLAYING: ---------------------------------------- : Solo performer Jill Vice presents her “Best of Fringe” winning show at The Marsh in March with TIPPED & TIPSY, a hilarious and touching send-up of American bar culture. TIPPED & TIPSY takes place at HAPPY’S, where Jill Vice’s deft physical comedy skills bring to life 14 characters including bartender Candy, three of her regular, hard-drinking customers, the lascivious bar owner, and an assortment of other saloon denizens. Traditions of the bar are celebrated and feats of alcohol induced courage honored, as Candy fights to keep her favorite regular from drinking himself to death. WHEN: IT RUNS THRU– April 6, 2014SHOWS: Saturdays at 5pm; Sundays at 7pm WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Studio Theater 1062 Valencia Street Parking is available at New Mission Bartlett Garage (21st St between Mission & Valencia.) BART Station: Mission & 24th Street between 21st & 22nd Streets TICKETS: $15-$35 sliding scale; $50 Reserved Seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU APRIL 6TH Underneath the Lintel Starring John Shillington Directed by John Craven Main Stage West, 2014 recipient of the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce Community Award for Contribution to the Arts, continues its upward trajectory with an inspired staging of the haunting one-man tour de force, Underneath the Lintel by Greg Berger. Starring John Shillington (Souvenir) and directed by John Craven (The Memory of Water), Underneath the Lintel begins on an inauspicious morning at a Dutch library where an eccentric librarian makes an unexpected find in the overnight return box: a much mistreated Baedeker's guidebook, 123 years overdue. The librarian, who has never left his native town of Hoofddorp, follows a series of clues, taking him on a journey that spans the globe. Zipping from China to Australia, Germany and America in his search for the missing miscreant, our librarian struggles to unravel the mystery, all the while having the time of his life. Underneath the Lintel runs March13-30. Elizabeth Craven, Artistic Director for Main Stage West, explains, “The ‘two Johns,’ each an accomplished actor and director in his own right, were given the option by Main Stage West to decide for themselves who would direct and who would act in this magical and unforgettable odyssey. Either way, we knew we were in for something special.” Underneath the Lintel plays,, 16 (5pm), 20 (8pm), 21 (8pm), 22 (8pm), 23 (5pm), 27 (8pm), 28 (8pm), 29 (8pm) and 30 (5pm). All performances are at Main Stage West, located at 104 N. Main St. in Sebastopol. There is plenty of free public parking nearby. Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 for seniors (65+) and $15 for people under 30. Thursdays are pay-what-you-will. Tickets may be reserved by calling 707.823.0177 or purchased online at www.mainstagewest.com. Money-saving subscriptions are also available. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 30TH Euripides’ MEDEA Directed by Dawn Monique Williams 2013 Phil Killian Directing Fellow at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Khary Moye, Elizabeth Strong, Cathleen Riddley, Danielle Doyle, Shani Harris-Bagwell, Dwight Dean Mahabir, Gabriel Reader and Amir Glenn Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art and Culture Complex 762 Fulton Street (at Webster), San Francisco, CA Love. Betrayal. Vengeance. African-American Shakespeare Company continues its 19th season with MEDEA, Euripides’ infamous tragedy about a jilted wife exacting the ultimate revenge on a cheating husband. Dawn Monique Williams, a veteran of staging the classics, directs, with Leontyne Mbele-Mbong in the title role. MEDEA plays Saturdays and Sundays, It runs thru March 30 at the Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street (at Webster) in San Francisco. SHOW TIMES: Sunday Mar 16th 3pm Saturday Mar 22nd 8pm Sunday Mar 23rd 3pm Saturday Mar 29th 8pm Sunday Mar 30th 3pm WHERE: Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art and Culture Complex 762 Fulton Street (at Webster), San Francisco, CA 94102 TICKETS: Tickets $12.50 – $37.50 Opening night $25 – $50 Groups of 10+ can receive a special discount For tickets and information, call 800-838-3006 or go to www.African-AmericanShakes.org IT RUN THRU MARCH 30TH WHAT: The Marsh announces the extension of THE WORLD’S FUNNIEST BUBBLE SHOW, the hit created by Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubble Man. This one-of-a-kind experience will continue performances through May 25, 2014 (originally scheduled to end March 9) at The Marsh San Francisco. Packed with spellbinding bubble tricks and suds of every kind – square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, bubble volcanoes, bubble trampolines, and people inside bubbles – THE WORLD’S FUNNIEST BUBBLE SHOW conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from audience members of all ages.: Now through May 25, 2014 SHOWS: Sundays at 11:00am WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Main Stage 1062 Valencia St, San Francisco Parking: New Mission Bartlett Garage, 21st St between Mission & Valencia. The nearest BART Station is 24th & Mission. TICKETS: $11 for adults, $8 for children ages 12 and underINFO: For information or to order tickets call (415) 282-3055 or visit www.themarsh.org IT RUNS THRU MAY 25TH Piedmont Oakland Repertory Theatre presents Jerry Sterner’s OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY, March 8-April 12 at Kehillah Community Synagogue, Oakland Tale of Corporate Raiders on the Loose is “The Ultimate Seduction.” The Piedmont Oakland Repertory Theatre will stage “Other People’s Money: The Ultimate Seduction” by Jerry Sterner at their new, temporary home, Kehillah Community Synagogue at 1300 Grand Ave., on the border of Piedmont and Oakland. The production run through April 12, . Performances are early: 7:00 pm on Thursdays, 7:30 on Fridays & Saturdays, and 5:00 pm Sundays. “Other People’s Money” is about corporate raiders and what seems to be the root of our financial problems,” said P.O.R.T. Producer John McMullen. “It won Best Off-Broadway Play for 1989, but it’s as relevant today. Coincidentally, TIME magazine featured Carl Icahn, the iconic corporate raider, on its cover in mid-December of last year. By the way, when it first performed in New York, Icahn attended and was quoted in his reaction to the play as saying, ‘Some of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard…many I find myself repeating.” CAST of OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY The cast is comprised of John Hale who plays Garfield, the obese, lecherous, gluttonous, avaricious, charming, and funny New Yorker who comes to buy, chop and sell the wire and cable mill that supports a small community which is owned by Jorgenson, played by Keith Jefferds. Karly Shea plays Kate, a sexy lawyer who battles Garfield at the behest of her mother, Jorgenson’s lover, played by Susannah Wood. Brett Mermer plays the company manager Cole, who is caught between the adversaries, and is concerned for his own future. All actors, except the new addition of Jefferds, were featured in the group’s inaugural production of “The Dining Room” at the Piedmont Center for the Arts in November and early December when the group was named Piedmont Avenue Repertory Theatre. The group changed its name to be more inclusive and because there was no venue to perform on Piedmont Ave. Tickets are $25, available at www.PiedmontOaklandRep.org or Brown Paper Tickets 800-838-3006 IT RUNS THRU APRIL 12TH The Marsh announces that LOVEBIRDS, a rollicking tale of incurable romantics from GLAAD award-winning solo theatre artist and comedian Marga Gomez, will extend at The Marsh San Francisco through April 12, continuing its current world premiere run (originally scheduled to close March 15). In her tenth solo show (and sixth collaboration with director David Schweizer), Gomez portrays a crew of wacky lovers as they chase their hearts’ desires – into the night, through decades, and to absurd lengths. : Through April 12, 2014 SHOWS: Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 8:30pm WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Studio Theater 1062 Valencia Street (between 21st & 22nd Streets)Parking is available at New Mission Bartlett Garage (21st St between Mission & Valencia.) Bart Station (closest): Mission & 24th Street TICKETS: $15 - $35 sliding scale, $50 reserved. For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT CLOSES APRIL 12TH THE MUSIC MAN It runs thru –March 23, t All performances: Friday 7:00pm; Saturday at 1:00pm and 6:00pm; Sunday at 12:00pm and 5:00pm. Additional performance on Thursday, March 20 at 7:00pm WHERE Berkeley Playhouse at the Julia Morgan Theater. 2640 College Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 TICKETS For tickets ($17–$60) or more information, the public may visit www.berkeleyplayhouse.org or call 510-845-8542 x351. Group rate available. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 23RD. Solo performance legend Charlie Varon returns to The Marsh in February with FEISTY OLD JEW, a fictional comic monologue about a 20th-century man living in a 21st-century city. The latest work created by Varon and his collaborator and director of 23 years, David Ford, FEISTY OLD JEW tells the story of 83-year-old Bernie, who gets picked up by three 20-somethings in a Tesla with a cappuccino maker in the dashboard and two surfboards strapped to the roof. By the time they get to the beach in Bolinas, Bernie has convinced the kids to let him surf for the first time in his life, and bet them $400,000 that he'll ride a wave. WHEN: IT RUNS THRU March 16, 2014 (press opening February 15, 2014) SHOWS: Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 7pm NOTE: Sunday March 2 performance is 2pm NOTE: Sunday March 9 – 7pm performance will be a reading of Charlie Varon’s new work “FISH SISTERS WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Main Stage 1062 Valencia Street Parking is available at New Mission Bartlett Garage (21st St between Mission & Valencia.) Bart Station (closest): Mission & 24th Street between 21st & 22nd Streets TICKETS: $25-$35 sliding scale; $50-$100 Reserved Seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU MAY 4TH Mommy Queerest. Comedic, autobiographical, one-woman show by Kat Evasco and John Caldon, and performed by Kat Evasco. This new comedy chronicles the coming out of a lesbian daughter and her closeted lesbian mother, illustrating how reclaiming their sexuality challenges and strengthens their relationship. Aims to celebrate sexuality, eradicate homophobia and break cycles of abuse. EXIT Studio, 156 Eddy Street, downtown San Francisco. Fridays & Saturdays, It runs thru-Mar 29 at 8:00 p.m. March 15 is sold out. Tickets $15-25 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/547871. Info at www.divafest.info IT RUNS THRU MARCH 29TH Bread and Circuses by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Prince Gomolvilas, Declan Greene, Lauren Gunderson, Dave Holstein, J.C. Lee, Ross Maxwell, Lauren Yee, and Steve Yockey, directed by Desdemona Chiang Runs through Apr 6 • Thu–Sat 8pm • Sun 7pm (except Sun Mar 2 2pm) Where: La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Admission: $10–25 More info: http://impacttheatre.com Box Office: http://impacttheatre.com IT RUNS THRU APRIL 6TH CUTTING BALL THEATER PRESENTS “RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL” It runs thru– March 29, 2014 – Cutting Ball Theater continues its 15th season with the adventurous RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL, one of the only play festivals in America solely dedicated to experimental works for the stage. Pushing the boundaries of what theater can be, this year’s festival features five new works in staged readings, including two new plays from Cutting Ball resident playwright Andrew Saito. RISK IS THIS… offers a unique opportunity for audiences to see plays in development, alongside the artists creating them, as the works find their theatrical voice. RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL plays February 28 through March 29 at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street) in San Francisco. Free and open to the public (general seating; $20 donation for reserved seating; $50 donation for 5-play reserved seating festival pass). For more information, the public may visit cuttingball.com or call 415-525-1205. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 29TH The Marsh announces the extension of THE SCION, a tale of privilege, murder, and sausage performed by award-winning performer Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man, The Waiting Period, The Jewelry Box) it is now held over through April 18 at The Marsh San Francisco. In his fourth solo show, Copeland employs his razor sharp wit to explore the roles of privilege and government regulation in modern society. Using the events surrounding the infamous Santos Linguisa Factory triple homicide as a case study, Copeland examines the uneasy relationship between the law, and those who grow up believing they are above it. Delivered with Copeland’s signature style, THE SCION skillfully tiptoes the line between comedy and tragedy, adding a dash of humor to this riveting ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter. WHEN: Through Friday, April 18, 2014 SHOWS: Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 5:00pm WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Main Stage 1062 Valencia Street (between 21st & 22nd Streets) Parking is available at New Mission Bartlett Garage (21st St between Mission & Valencia.) Bart Station (closest): Mission & 24th Street TICKETS: $25 - $35 sliding scale, $60 reserved INFO: For information or to order tickets call (415) 282-3055 or visit www.themarsh.org IT RUN S THRU APRIL 18TH ---------------------------------------------- OREGON SHAKSPEARE FESTIVAL IN ASHLAND, OREGON ---------------------------------------- ANGUS BOWMER THEATRE The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakspeare. “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare Now thru November 2nd “The Cocoanuts” Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin Now thru November 2nd “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” Now thru July 6th BOX OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 800-219-8161 WEB SITE: www.boxoffice&osfashland.org --------------------------- CLOSES SATURDAY: ------------------------ Sierra Stages presents COMPANY The landmark musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth thru – March 22 at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City What: Sierra Stages presents Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY When: it runs thru – March 22 Thursdays at 7 PM; Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays (March 2 & 9) at 2 PM Where: Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, Nevada City Information: www.SierraStages.org 530-346-3210 IT RUNS THRU MARCH 22ND -------------------------- CLOSES NEXT SUNDAY: ----------------------------- Yellow by Del Shores makes its Bay Area Premiere at New Conservatory Theatre Center Founding Artistic Director Ed Decker stages acclaimed drama by creator of Sordid Lives — New Conservatory Theatre Center is proud to present the Bay Area Premiere of Yellow by Del Shores, directed by NCTC Founding Artistic Director Ed Decker. The seriousness bubbling under all of Del Shores’ campy southern Gothic farces, notably Sordid Lives, takes center stage in Yellow, as personal catastrophe pulls what seems to be the perfect family out of its complacency. Set in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Yellow explores what it takes for a family to stay united through adversity, and find the hope and resolve only a family can provide. Yellow runs thru– March 23, 2014 in NCTC’s intimate Decker Theater. Opening Night is Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 - $45 and are available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 23 REVIEW IS UP ON THIS ON REGIONAL THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND Written by Marcus Gardley Directed by Patricia McGregor Choreographed by Paloma McGregor An ensemble cast featuring Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Harriett D. Foy, Lizan Mitchell, Petronia Paley, Flor de Liz Perez, Ray Reinhardt, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart Creative team: Antje Ellermann (set design), Katherine O’Neill (costume design), Russell H. Champa (lighting design), and Keith Obadike (sound design and original compositions) WHAT: Berkeley Rep proudly presents the world premiere of a new play commissioned from an Oakland native. Sensuous, witty, heartbreaking, and uplifting — The House that will not Stand by Marcus Gardley unearths a story about free women of color in 1836 New Orleans, where black Creole women entered into common-law marriages with wealthy white men. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 WHEN: 51 PERFORMANCES: It runs thru– March 16, 2014 Tuesdays and Fridays @ 8:00 PM Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM except @ 8:00PM on 2/5 Thursdays @ 8:00 PM and 2:00 & 8:00 PM on 2/13 and 3/13 Saturdays @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM; no matinee on 2/1 and 2/15 Sundays @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM; no matinee on 2/2 No performance on Friday 3/14 Special Events: Low-cost previews: Friday 1/31, Saturday 2/1 Tuesday, 2/4@ 8:00 PM and Sunday 2/2 @ 7:00 PM Opening Night: Wednesday 2/5 @ 8:00 PM; includes a pre-show dinner for donors at Angelina’s Louisiana Kitchen and a post-show party for audiences. Teen Night: Friday 1/31 @ 6:30 PMRepartee: FREE docent talks before Tuesday and Thursday evening performances and free discussions after all matinees Last Call: Sample wine, spirits, and other culinary delights from local vendors—all for FREE! Saturday 2/8 following the evening performance Post-play discussions: Thursday 2/20, Tuesday 2/25, and Friday 3/7 following the performance HOW MUCH: $29 - $59 (subject to change) TIX & INFO: (510) 647-2949 – berkeleyrep.org Discounts: Half-price tickets available for anyone under 30 years of age; $10 discount for students and seniors one hour before curtain; Groups of 10 or more, contact (510) 647-2918 or groups@berkeleyrep.org IT RUN THRUMARCH 23RD REGIONAL REVIEW IS UP ON THIS CRYSTAL SPRINGS, a thought-provoking new play that interweaves the challenges of parenting in the digital age with a suspenseful tale of online misbehavior and its vicious consequences, will receive its world premiere at The Eureka Theatre in March. This latest work by rising playwright Kathy Rucker, a Humana Festival Heideman Award finalist, will be directed by award-winning British director Anna Jordan. Inspired by true events, CRYSTAL SPRINGS tells of a suburban mother who gets wrapped up in, and ultimately obsessed by, her daughter’s online social circle, using the teenager’s Web connections to set into motion a scheme with a horrifying outcome.WHEN: IT RUNS THRU March – 23, 2014 TIMES: Thursday March 6 (preview) 8pm Fridays/Saturdays 8 pm Sundays 2 pm WHERE: The Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 TICKETS: $20 preview, $45 general, $65 VIP seating INFO: For tickets visit www.CrystalSpringsThePlay.com or call 800.838.3006 IT RUNS THRU MARCH 23RD , Kurt Gravenhorst in the one-man tour-de-force, “Farewell, Fitzgerald” at Theatre on San Pedro Square, through March 23rd, 2014. Come spend an evening with F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, Tender Is the Night and This Side of Paradise, as he talks about writing, the Jazz Age, his life with Zelda and much more. The evening concludes with Kurt taking questions and, of course, mingling with guests at the bar.In selecting “Farewell, Fitzgerald”, for Tabard’s season Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, producing artistic director, states, “The response to the limited engagement we presented two years ago was so extraordinary that we decided to bring back Kurt for his star turn as Fitzgerald for a full three-weekend run. The show is an exciting, imaginative, and memorable theatrical experience.” In keeping with its mission of altruism and philanthropy, Tabard donates a portion of concession proceeds to a local charity thematically linked to each production. For “Farewell, Fitzgerald” the recipient of these funds will be the San Jose Public Library Foundation to help support their work encouraging reading among all ages Tickets: Range from $12 for Student/Youth to $36 for front row Cabaret tab seating, $30 for adults with senior discounts available. All seats at the intimate Theatre on San Pedro Square are reserved. Tickets are available at www.tabardtheatre.org, or by calling 800-838-3006. Advance purchase is strongly recommended. IT RUNS THRU MARCH 23rd ---------------------- CLOSES TODAY --------------------- Lasso of Truth \| National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere WHO Marin Theatre Company Co-commission by MTC and NNPN By Carson Kreitzer \| Directed by Jasson Minadakis Featuring Lauren English (debut), Jessa Brie Moreno (The Crucible), John Riedlinger (debut), Nicholas Rose (debut) & Liz Sklar (Othello, the Moor of Venice) Funded in part by Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation WHEN It runs thru - March 16, 2014 Opening Night: Tuesday, February 25 Previews: Thursday, February 20 - Sunday, February 23 Performance Days Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm Wed 7:30 pm Sun 7:00 pm Matinees: Every Sun 2:00 pm \| Sat 3/1 & 3/15, 2:00 pm \| Thu 3/6, 1:00 pm Check marintheatre.org or call the box office at (415) 388-5208 for exact performance dates and times. WHERE Marin Theatre Company \| 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 ABOUT “Stunning and compelling… raw and bold, brutal and ironic, Kreitzer’s work is full of nagging questions.” – Hollywood Reporter Known for her “muscular and sharp” (CityBeat) writing, Kreitzer traces the origin story and lasting impact of the comic character Wonder Woman through the life of her controversial creator, William Moulton Marston. The early 20th-century psychologist and father of the modern lie detector modeled his superheroine on two women – his wife and his former student – both of whom he lived with in a polyamorous relationship. In this inventive multimedia theatrical experience that combines live action with comic book illustration and animation, a contemporary young woman looks back and questions the knotty history behind the worldwide feminist icon. TICKETS $37–$58, details below (discounts available for Seniors and those Under 30) Ticket Prices Previews: $37 all Opening Night & Sat Evenings: $53 side \| $58 center Tues: $37\| $42 Wed, Thu, Sun Evenings & Matinees: $42 \| $47 Fri: $48 \| $53 Discounts available: RUSH tickets: $20, available one hour prior to show, based on availability Under 30: $20, all performances IT RUNS THRU MARCH 16TH REVIEW IS UP ON REGIONAL. "South Pacific" It runs thru March -16 Pittsburg Community Theatre (PCT) is proud to present one of the greatest musicals of all time, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” Brilliantly co-written by Joshua Logan, it is an enchanting tale of romance set on a tropical island during WWII. Rich in dramatic substance, eloquent in song and superbly balanced with hilarity and heartbreak, “South Pacific” also addresses the dangers and sorrows of racism. Unlike the 1959 sanitized movie version of “South Pacific”, Dianna Schepers’ direction of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic stays true to the original script of racial prejudice and interracial marriage. Sixty-five years after its triumphant, yet controversial debut on Broadway, she comments that while we have made great strides in overcoming racism, undertones still exists today as it did in WWII. “Theatre mirrors society,” says Schepers, “I believe that we can learn from our past and strive to evolve in a positive way by looking at our own reflection.” The historic and beautifully renovated California Theatre will be transformed into a tropical island on March 7 through March 16, with shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm. Tickets range from $10 to $20 and are available at the California Theatre Box Office, 351 Railroad Avenue, Downtown Pittsburg, Tuesday thru Friday from Noon to 5pm, or by phone 925-427-1611 or online at http://www.pittsburgcommunitytheatre.org Some Girl(s) by Neil LaBute kicks off Dragon Theatre’s new 2nd Stages Program WHAT: Picture this: you’re an up and coming writer with a blossoming career and a beautiful fiancée who loves you dearly. What would you do in this situation? In this dark comedy by Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, The Shape of Things) you’d have a life crisis and go on a cross-country tour to visit your ex-girlfriends. LaBute’s play is a portrait of an artist who steps back to look at past mistakes—and figure out what to do with the scars that still linger. WHO: Written by playwright Neil LaBute, produced and directed by Jeffrey Lo Featuring: Evan Michael Schumacher, Marjorie Hazeltine, Nicole Javier, Katie Rose Krueger, and Sara Luna Designers: Carlos Aceves (set and properties design), Tanya Finkelstein (costume design), Nick Kumamoto (lighting design), Jeffrey Lo (producer and director), Emily MacAgy (stage manager) WHEN: It runs thru – March 16, 2014 Fridays at 8p; Saturdays at 2p & 8p; Sundays at 2p Pay-what-you-will preview on Thursday, March 6 Post show discussion following the performance on March 9th WHERE: The Dragon Theatre in downtown Redwood City 2120 Broadway Street at the intersection of Broadway and Theatre Way HOW MUCH: $15 for everyone Pay-what-you-will preview on Thursday, March 6 TIX & MORE INFO: http://www.dragonproductions.net ------------------------------------------ SAN FRANCISCO CABARET SCENE: ----------------------------- SOCIETY CABARET IN THE HOTEL REX, 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, Please call 415-857-1896 to Friday, March 21st, 2014 MARTHA CRAWFORD - 8:00pm/Doors at 7:00pm Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 NICOLE DILLENBERG - "YES TO YOU" "Yes To You - A Tribute To Alice Faye" - 8:00pm/Doors at 7:00pm In "Yes To You - A Tribute To Alice Faye", singer Nicole Dillenberg celebrates the life and work of the 20th Century Fox movie palace sweetheart. Discovered by Rudee Vallee while still a chorus girl in "George White's Scandals", Alice Faye sang glorious tunes penned by the likes of Harry Warren, Mack Gordon and Harry Revel and she made famous the WWII American Songbook standard, "You'll Never Know". Miss Faye went on to become one of 20th Century Fox's biggest stars during the 1930's and 40's - co-starring with the likes to Tyrone Power, John Payne, Jake Haley and Shirley Temple in hit films such as "Hello Frisco, Hello", "The Rose of Hamilton Square" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band". "Yes To You" was a song sung by 19-year old Alice in the film "365 Hollywood Nights", and is included in the Jim Carey film, "Yes Man". In the cabaret tribute, "Yes To You", Ms. Dillenberg will share stories about Alice Faye's illustrious career and personal life, including her marriage to Phil Harris. Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 BARRY LLOYD LIVE! An Encore Performance - 2:00pm/Doors open at 1:00pm Following his SOLD OUT engagement at SOCIETY CABARET in January, BARRY LLOYD returns with his hit show. Come and experience San Francisco's "Crown Prince of Cabaret" as he treats the audience to his award winning style and music. Friday, March 28th, 2014 Tony Award Winner DAISY EAGAN ONE FOR MY BABY starring Tony Award Winner DAISY EAGAN - Saturday, March 29th, 2014 8 pm, Doors open at 7 pm What happens when a brash, cynical, inappropriate former child star finds out she's pregnan...t with a kid she never planned on? She becomes a brash, cynical, inappropriate mother. Tony Award winner, Daisy Eagan, uses edgy humor and some of her favorite songs to tell the story of going from Broadway Baby to Hollywood Mama. (Adult content. May not be appropriate for children or the faint of heart.)" No longer the little girl that captured the hearts of Broadway audiences with her Tony Award winning performance as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, Daisy is back on stage as an opinionated woman, mother and performer using her experiences as her script to engage audiences with “One for My Baby”. Daisy’s new one-woman show is part monologue, part cabaret with jazz and pop standards detailing her life from pregnancy to motherhood. Daisy uses her comedic tone from her popular blogs to present an evening of comedy and song to tell her story. Show highlights include “One for My Baby”, “What’ll I Do” and “Like Someone In Love”. Daisy Eagan is the youngest actress ever to win a Tony Award for her performance as Mary Lennox in “The Secret Garden” (Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award nominations). Most recently on stage she was seen in NYC and on the first national tour of "Love, Loss, And What I Wore" and as Snooki in "Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera!" Some of her other theater credits include “Les Miserables” (Broadway), “James Joyce’s The Dead” (Original Broadway production), “Be Aggressive” (world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, Garland Award honorable mention, and regionally at TheaterWorks), “On the Mountain” (world premiere at South Coast Reparatory), “A View from the Bridge” (South Coast Reparatory), “The Wild Party” (The Blank Theater Company. 2005 LA Weekly Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical). Friday, April 18th, 2014 Saturday April 19th MEG MACKAY & BILLY PHILADELPHIA MEG MACKAY & BILLY PHILADELPHIA - 8:00pm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco,CA 94115 For tickets and more info: 415.655.5600 or Show Tickets For dinner reservations: 415.655.5600 or Dinner Reservations LOCALS DISCOUNT: Enter promo code 94115 for 20% select shows for locals only. Limit (4) tickets per purchase. Must show ID with 94115 home zip code, when you pick up tickets at the box office. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAZZ: The Tommy Igoe Big Band: Latin Night feat. Pacific Mambo Orchestra All-Stars Tu, 3/18, 8pm $22 Four80East w/ special guests Matt Marshak & Marcus Anderson (contemporary jazz & pop)W, 3/19, 8pm $21 Kurt Elling (GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Sa-Su, 3/22-23: Sat: 8pm, $28, 10pm, $24; Sun: 7pm, $28, 9p, $24 Roberta Gambarini (Premier Italian jazz vocalist) Tu, 3/25, 8pm, $24 adv, $29 door Roy Hargrove Quintet Residency (GRAMMY®-winning jazz trumpeter) W-Su, 3/26-30Wed, 8pm $22, 10pm $16; Thu, 8pm $24, 10pm $18 Fri, 8pm $28, 10pm $22; Sat, 8pm $30, 10pm $24; Sun, 7pm $22, 9pm $16 Chihiro Yamanaka Trio (Japanese pianist) Su, 4/13, 7pm $20 adv, $23 door The Tommy Igoe Big Band - The Semi-Annual East vs. West Showdown Tu, 4/15, 8pm $22 The Tommy Igoe Big Band w/ special guest Terence Brewer Tu, 4/22, 8pm $22 The Tommy Igoe Big Band w/ special guest TBDTu, 4/29, 8pm $22 Peter White (Smooth Jazz guitarist) F-Sa, 4/18-19, 8 & 10pm. Fri: 8pm $29, 10pm $22; Sat: 8pm $29, 10pm $25 Barbara Morrison w/ the BMPAC Big BandIn Association with the San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival M, 4/21, 8pm $35 adv, $35 door Halie Loren (International jazz singer-songwriter) Su, 5/4, 7pm $25 The Tommy Igoe Big Band w/ special guests TBA Tu, 5/6, 13, 29 Jeff Coffin and The Mu’tet feat. Futureman (saxophonist from Dave Matthews, Bela Fleck) W, 5/7, 8pm $26 adv, $30 door Cassandra Wilson (jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter & producer) F-Sa, 5/16-17, 8pm $45, 10pm $39 Jane Monheit (GRAMMY®-nominated jazz & cabaret vocalist) W-Th, 5/21-22 Oz Noy Trio feat. Oteil Burbridge & Keith Carlock (jazz, funk, rock, blues, R&B) Su, 6/1, 7pm $22, 9pm $16 Tommy Igoe Big Band w/ special guests TBD Tu, 6/3, 10, 17, 24 Gospel/Soul / R&B / Funk / Blues / Hip Hop: John Németh & The Bo-Keys feat. Percy Wiggins (soul-blues touring new album Memphis Grease) F, 3/14, 8 & 10pm. 8pm: $22 adv, $26 door; 10pm: $17 adv. $21 door Deniece Williams (GRAMMY®-winning funk, soul, gospel singer-songwriter) Sa, 3/15, 8 & 10pm. 8pm: $39 adv, $46 door; 10pm: $32 adv, $39 door End of Quarter Party w/ special guest host ELLE VARNER Sa, 3/29, 10:30pm IN THE LOUNGE Kindred The Family Soul (R&B, soul, neo-soul duo) F-Sa, 4/4-5, Fri: 8pm, $30, 10pm, $22; Sat: 8pm, $30, 10pm, $24 Curtis Mayfield Superfly Tribute Show (Classic soul, R&B) W, 4/16, 8pm $20 adv, $25 door Slick Rick The Ruler (Celebrating the 25th Year Anniversary of Great Adventures of Slick Rick) Th, 4/17, 8:30pm $35. Open Dance Floor, 18+ Yonas with Pell (Emerging hip-hop artist) Su, 4/20, 9:30pm $14 adv, $18 door. Open Dance Floor, All ages. Les Nubians ("Afropean" hip hop, R&B sisters duo) Th, 4/24, 8 & 10pm. 8pm: $34 adv, $36 door; 10pm: $25 adv, $30 door Kenny Lattimore (GRAMMY®-nominated R&B singer-songwriter) F-Sa, 4/25-26, Fri: 8pm $35, 10pm $27; Sat: 8pm $35, 10pm $29 Marsha Ambrosius (of Floetry; touring new music “Friends & Lovers”) F-Sa, 5/2-3, 8 & 10pm. Fri: 8pm $35 adv, $40 door; 10pm $30 adv, $35 door; Sat: 8 & 10pm $40 adv, $45 door George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (legendary funk master/band) Th-Sa, 5/8-10 Thu: 8pm $42; Fri: 8pm $44, 10pm $40; Sat: 8 &10pm $44 Rachelle Ferrell (Contemporary jazz & urban pop / gospel singer & pianist) Su, 5/11, 7pm $29, 9:30pm $29 George Lacson Project (jazz, funk, R&B bassist) Presented by San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival Su, 5/18, 7pm $15 adv, $18 door Ray Parker Jr. (“Ghostbusters” hit-maker, performer, songwriter, producer) Sa, 5/24, 8pm: $39 GA, $60 VIP M&G; 10pm: $29 GA, $50 VIP M&G Goapele (Bay Area's own neo-soul singer-songwriter) W-Sa, 5/28-31, $20-45 *Justin Hayward (Lead singer of the Moody Blues) Sa-Su, 6/7-8, Sa: 8pm $75 GA, $99 VIP M&G; Su: 7pm $75 GA, $99 VIP M&G Bobby Caldwell (Blue-eyed R&B to pop singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist) Fri-Sat, 6/20-21: Fri, 8pm: $35; Sat: 8pm: $35, 10pm: $27 WORLD: Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis w/ special guest Yair Dala Th, 3/20, 8pm $30 The Assad Family (Brazilian folk & pop) Tu, 4/8 Strunz & Garah feat. Peppino d’Agostino (world-class acoustic guitarists) M, 5/26, 8pm $24 adv, $27 door Niyaz (Sufi Electronica) Su, 6/15, 7pm $26 adv, $32 door POP / FOLK / POP-ROCK/ INDIE / ADULT CONTEMPORARY singer-songwriters Ben Taylor plus The Lady Crooners (Soulful folk from the son of James Taylor & Carly Simon) W, 3/12, 8pm $22 adv, $25 door Rick Springfield (Australian musician, singer-songwriter, actor) Special guest Brian Copeland. Jayn from Alice @ 97.3 to host Q&A session post concert Th, 3/13, 8pm $99 - VIP M&G SOLD OUT Tyrone Wells (pop singer-songwriter)Tu, 4/1, 8pm $20 Amy Hanaiali’i (Hawaii’s top-selling female vocalist &singer-songwriter) Th, 4/3, 8pm $24 GA, $44 VIP M& G Taylor Dayne (Pop & Freestyle singer-songwriter) F, 4/11, 8 & 10pm. 8pm: $45 adv, $49 door GA; VIP M&G SOLD OUT; 10pm $40 adv, $45 door GA; $60 VIP M&G Priscilla Ahn plus support TBA (Acoustic folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist) Th, 5/15, 8pm $15 adv, $19 door Rickie Lee Jones (2x GRAMMY®-winning rock, R&B, soul, pop, jazz singer-songwriter, musician) F-Sa, 6/27-28, 8pm shows only. Fri: $46 GA, $66 VIP; Sat: $48 GA, $68 VIP Note: Due to artist's request, there will be no food service during the performance.Please make arrangements to have dinner with us before the show. Beverages will be served throughout the evening. ROCK & COUNTRY: Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam (Rock and Roll Hall of Famer) Su, 4/6, 7pm $49 adv, $54 door Jay and The Americans (Classic Rock) Sa, 4/12, $45 GA, $69 Premier Seats plus M&G Alan Parsons Live Project (Classic Rock. Legendary engineer & accomplished songwriter.) Th, 5/1, 8 & 10pm. 8pm $49 GA, $75 VIP M&G; 10pm $49 GA COMEDY / MUSICAL THEATRE / TRIBUTE BANDS / OTHER: Portland Cello Project (Indie classical) Su, 3/16, 8pm $22 adv, $26 door SINBAD w/ Memphis Red & the Funk Stank Nasty Band – A Night of Funk & Comedy F, 3/21, 8 & 10pm. 8pm $35 GA, VIP M&G SOLD OUT; 10pm $35 Taylor Davis (Classically-trained violinist, YouTube sensation plays gamer music [Zelda, Game of Thrones])W, 4/2, 8pm $15 adv, $18 door Lynda Carter ("The Woman is a Wonder" ~NY Daily News. Pop, jazz, blues, musical theatre)W-Th, 4/9-10. Wed, 8pm: $25 GA, VIP M&G SOLD OUT; Thu, 8pm $29 GA, VIP M&G SOLD OUT Hauschka (German pianist/composer of electronic / avant garde music) Su, 4/20, 7pm $16 adv, $19 door Barbary Coast Burlesque feat. Honey Mahogany (of RuPaul’sDragRace) Su, 4/27, 8pm $15 adv, $20 door. 18+ --

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