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Posted by:	Richard Connema 05:56 pm EDT 06/29/14

--------------------------------- OPENINGS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation (REAF) presents a special One Night Only Benefit Cabaret With Company Members from the National Touring Cast Of the Tony Award-winning show “ONCE” and Special Guest Stars David Burnham (“Wicked” “Light in the Piazza) star Sharon McNight (Tony nominee “Starmites”) Spencer Day (Star Search finalist, jazz star) Monday, June 30, 2014 - 7:30 pm Club Fugazi - 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd. SF CA 94133 home of Beach Blanket Babylon Philanthropy and stellar entertainment take center stage as the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation presents a special one-night-only benefit cabaret to raise funds for The Richmond /Ermet AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Songs from Once will not be performed. The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation has worked with over 40 touring casts to date to produce "One Night Only Cabaret" events. To date, REAF has distributed over $3 million to AIDS service agencies. Tickets for this "One Night Only Cabaret" are $100 – Magnin Box, $75 – Side Boxes, $50 – Front Cabaret, $35 – Rear Cabaret/Front Balcony, $25 –Rear Balcony. Tickets are available by phone by calling Beach Blanket Babylon Box Office at 415-421-4222 Once plays the Curran Theatre in SF – June 17 – July 13, 2014 Ripple Effect The San Francisco Mime Troupe takes a close look at its hometown’ skyrocking rents, loss of diversity and a war on the poor, as three working women find themselves adrift on the bay, in its annual free radical musical comedy in the parks. Opens Friday-Saturday, Dolores Park, San Francisco, Sunday Yerba Buena Gardens, S.F. In Bay Area parks through September 1. For their locations go to www.sfmt.org or call 415-285-1719. Santa Cruz Shakespeare opens its first season with Mark Rucker directing Shakespeare’s ever-popular gender-bending As You Like It ; begins previews Tuesday; opens Saturday. The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Kristen Brandt begins previews July 13 and opens July 17th. Through August 10th Theatre Arts Center, UC Santa Cruz. (831-459-2159) www.santacruzshakespeare.org FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS will bounce onto the stage on Saturday, July 5, as the Bay Area Children’s Theatre (BACT) opens its 2014-2015 season with its annual production for preschoolers and their families at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610. No question that those five little monkeys will get into as much mischief on stage as they do in their namesake picture books by Eileen Christelow. And, as in the books, they will have a great time, all speaking in rhyme. Will they make a birthday cake for Mama? Meet up with a crocodile? Disappear in the store? Absolutely! Not to mention all that jumping!FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS will play at Aesop’s Playhouse in Children’s Fairyland on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. through August 10. After Oakland, the show moves to the Children’s Creativity Museum Theater, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, weekends, August 16 – 24, and then to the Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941, weekends, August 30 – September 7. For ticket information visit www.bactheatre.org or call (510) 296-4433 Tickets for Children's Fairyland show include all day admission to Fairyland: General admission (1 and up need a ticket) - $16; Fairyland member - $12; Group (minimum of 15) - $13 ---------------------------------- PLAYING----REVIEWS ARE UP ON THESE --------------------------------- AMERICAN BUFFALO Barbara Damashek directed James Carpenter, Paul Vincent O’Connor and Rafael Jordan in David Mamet’s modern drama of a petty crime caper gone awry. It runs through July 13th. Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley. (510-843-4822) www.auroratheatre.org IT RUNS THRU JULY 20th HERSHEY FELDER AS LEONARD BERNSTEIN IN MAESTRO Music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and others Book by Hershey Felder With Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein Directed by Joel Zwick Creative team: François-Pierre Couture (scenic design, lighting co-design, and projection co-design), Christopher Rynne (lighting co-design), Erik Carstensen (sound design), and Andrew Wilder (projection co-design). The master entertainer and virtuoso pianist is back with his popular and critically acclaimed Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein inMaestro, in which he brings one of America’s greatest musical legends to life. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 WHEN: Extended to July 3rd Tuesdays @ 8:00 PM Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM Thursdays @ 8:00 PM Fridays @ 8:00 PM Saturdays @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sundays @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Special Events: Low-cost preview: Thursday 6/5 @ 8:00 PM Opening night: Friday 6/6 @ 8:00 PM HOW MUCH: $29 - $87 (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 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 3RD San Francisco Opera presents Show BoatMusic by Jerome Kern • Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber COMPANY PREMIERE A true classic of American musical theater, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. Director Francesca Zambello’s grand-scale production is "a triumph—a stylish, fast-paced and colorful show that had the capacity audience on its feet, cheering loud and long" (Chicago Classical Review). The magnificent Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II score, which includes such classic songs as "Ol’ Man River," "Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man," "Make Believe" and "You Are Love," will sound glorious "under the authoritative baton of music-theater maestro John DeMain" (Chicago Tribune). "No one should miss it" (Chicago Sun-Times). According to General Director David Gockley, "Show Boat will be done in grand opera fashion in the way the creators conceived. The Opera House is—I believe—the appropriate venue for these great classic musicals that require full-voiced, 'legit' singing." TICKETS 415-864-3330 or on line at www.sfopera.com/tickets IT RUNS THRU JULY 2ND San Jose Stage Company presents the Regional Premiere of the explosive new musical Bonnie & Clyde with Music by Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics by Don Black and Book by Ivan Menchell. Run Dates: It runs thru – July 27, 2014 Previews: 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 Director: Michael Navarra Featuring: Allison F. Rich, Cliff McCormick, Halsey Varady, Will Springhorn, Randall King, Lucinda Hitchcock Cone, Noel Anthony Escobar, Michael Doppe, Judith Miller, Bruce Carlton, Jill Miller, Ashley Garlick, Courtney Hatcher, Mikey Perdue, Matthew Provencal, Bruce Carlton, Angelina Wahler, and Quincy Shaindlin. Members of Actors’ Equity Association IT RUNS THRU JULY 27TH. 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. The Marsh presents 18-year-old visionary Dezi Gallegos’ GOD FIGHTS THE PLAGUE. This solo show starring Gallegos, directed by Charlie Varon, chronicles the comic and moving journey of a young man who sets out to determine if there is one God, no god, or many gods. For this original documentary theater piece, Gallegos interviewed individuals from nine different religions and recreated their words, wisdom, and wit onstage. From a rabbi who moonlights as a singing drag queen and an Elvis-worshipping witch, to the California State Director of American Atheists and a man who found Jesus in the back of a bus, Gallegos recreates his conversations with a wide variety of followers in his quest to know why we’re here, where we’re going, whether our ship has a captain or if we’re sailing on our own – ultimately creating a performance that rekindles faith in humanity. WHEN: It run thru – August 10, 2014 SHOWS: Saturdays at 8:30pm; Sundays at 7pm 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 - $100 reserved For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUN THRU AUGUST 10TH --------------------------------------- REVIEWS COMING UP ON REGIONAL ------------------------------------------------------ The Marsh presents the World Premiere of the newest solo show by award-winning actor/playwright Dan Hoyle, EACH AND EVERY THING, a search for connection in the digital age. Fresh from an Off-Broadway run of his critically acclaimed The Real Americans, Hoyle returns to The Marsh with this new work, developed with Charlie Varon and Maureen Towey, and directed by Charlie Varon. From a showdown with a violent felon in small-town Nebraska, to a childhood listening to anti-conformist rants in San Francisco; from the hard-scrabble corner boys of Chicago to the intellectual temple of Calcutta's famed coffeehouse; from a Digital Detox retreat in remote Northern California to an intimate confession in Manhattan, EACH AND EVERY THING finds Hoyle searching for true community, spontaneity, and wonder in a fractured and hyper-connected world.. WHEN: it runs thru– July 12, 2014 SHOWS: Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 8:30pm WHERE” The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco. IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 24TH San Francisco Playhouse presents INTO THE WOODS Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book) Directed by Susi Damilano Music Director: Dave Dobrusky Choreography: Kimberly Richards It runs thru September 6th, 2014 – San Francisco Playhouse (Artistic Director Bill English & Producing Director Susi Damilano) concludes its provocative eleventh season with Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book).Susi Damilano (Director), Dave Dobrusky (Music Director) and Kimberly Richards (Choreographer) will team up to bring a fresh twist to this familiar tale by adding a time-travelling boy, Ian DeVaynes to the Bay Area cast that features: Louis Parnell (Narrator), Safiya Fredericks* (Witch), El Beh (Baker’s Wife), Keith Pinto* (Baker), Tim Homsley* (Jack), Maureen McVerry (Jack’s Mom), Monique Hafen* (Cinderella), Becka Fink (Cinderella’s Stepmom), identical twins, Lily and Michelle Drexler (Cinderella’s Stepsisters), Noelani Neal (Rapunzel), Corinne Proctor (Red), Ryan McCrary and Jeffrey Adams (Princes/Wolves) and John Paul Gonzales (Steward). WHERE: The San Francisco Playhouse 450 Post Street (2nd Floor of Kensington Park Hotel, b/n Powell & Mason) TICKETS: For tickets ($20-$120) or more information, the public may contact The San Francisco Playhouse box office at 415-677-9596, or www.sfplayhouse.org. IT RUNS TO SEPTEMBER 6TH California Shakespeare Theater’s production of The Comedy of Errors Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Aaron Posner Designed by Nina Ball (sets), Beaver Bauer (Costumes), David Cuthbert (lights), Andre Pluess (sound designer), Erika Chong Shuch (movement), and Dave Maier (fight director) Featuring: Danny Scheie* (Dromio of Ephesus/Dromio of Syracuse), Adrian Danzig* (Antipholus of Ephesus/Antipholus of Syracuse), Ron Campbell (Egeon/Angelo/Pinch), Patty Gallagher* (Courtesan/Abbess), Nemuna Ceesay* (Adriana), Tristan Cunningham* (Luciana), and Liam Vincent* (Duke/Balthazar). member, Actor’s Equity. WHEN It runs thru -Jul 20, 2014 8pm Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Saturday Matinee July 19 at 2pm Sunday Matinees at 4pm Grounds open two hours prior to show time for picnicking.WHERE Bruns Amphitheater, 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563(just off Highway 24 at the California Shakespeare Theater Way/Wilder Rd. exit, one mile east of the Caldecott Tunnel.)Complimentary shuttle from Orinda BART beginning 2 hours before curtain.Complimentary parking onsite.TICKETS Single tickets range from $20 to $72, with discounts available for seniors, students, persons age 30 and under, and groups. Cal Shakes makes twenty tickets available for $20 on a first-come, first-served basis for every performance throughout the season. Call Cal Shakes’ Box Office at 510.548.9666 between noon and 2pm to purchase. Prices subject to change All tickets are available through the California Shakespeare Theater Box Office, 701 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley CA, 510.548.9666, or online at www.calshakes.org. GROUPS Groups of 10 or more save $10 off the adult single ticket price; complimentary ticket available for groups of 15+. For more information, call 510.809.3290. INFO www.calshakes.org IT RUNS THRU JULY 20TH 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 – . PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI 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. 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 IT RUNS THRU JULY 26 TH ----------------------------------------- OTHER PRODUCTIONS PLAYING: ---------------------------------------- Contra Costa Civic Theatre presents Tony award-winner Spamalot It run thru -Jul 13 Tickets on sale now; call 510.524.9132 or visit www.ccct.org—Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) completes its 54th season with the outrageous Tony award-winning musical comedy, Monty Python’s Spamalot, through July 13.Directed by Michael Ross. with music direction by Michael Wiles and choreography by Rick Wallace, Monty Python’s Spamalot is “lovingly ripped off” from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” with book by Python alumnus Eric Idle, who also wrote the score with John Du Prez. This hilarious retelling of the King Arthur legend has it all—flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and the Knights Who Say “Ni”, plus show-stopping numbers, including “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, “The Song That Goes Like This”, and “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway.” CCCT’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot features a host of newcomers to the CCCT stage: Zachary Stockton as King Arthur; Jeremy Kreamer as his loyal servant, Patsy; Nicole Frydman as Lady of the Lake; Christian McCooey as Lancelot; Paul Plain as Galahad; Ever Leon as Herbert; Bob Stratton as Bedevere; and Chad Yarish as Robin; with Carl Smith, Emily Alvarado, Kristin Avila, Rachel Prow, and Liza Wallace as the Ensemble. The design team is Kuo-Hao Lo (sets), Lisa Danz (costumes), David Lam (lights), and Michael Kelly (sound). John Challenor is the stage manager. Spamalot runs through July 13; Fridays and Saturdays are at 8pm; Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets are $27 for adults and $15 for youth ages 16 and under, and may be purchased online at www.ccct.org or by phone at 510-524-9132. CCCT is located at 951 Pomona Avenue (at Moeser Lane) in El Cerrito, with free parking in the adjoining lot. Group rates are available for parties of 20 or larger; call 510.524.9012 for more information. IT RUNS THRU JULY 13TH LIFE X 3 by Yasmina Reza (Translation by Christopher Hampton, CBE, FRSL Life X 3 takes place in Paris, France at a dinner party that is a catastrophe. There is no food (but plenty of wine), the six-year-old refuses to sleep, and the unexpected guests come a day earlier than planned bearing bad news. Will the hosts be crushed by the circumstances, or rise to the occasion? Tony and Olivier award-winning playwright, Yasmina Reza, replays this searing comic scene wherein we witness three versions of realities, each one with a vastly different outcome. Presented by: Off Broadway West Theatre Company Director: Cecilia Palmtag Cast: Sylvia Burboeck (Sonia), Peter Fitzsimmons (Hubert), Aren Haun (Henry) & Sylvia Kratins (Inez) When:; Closes on July 19, 2014 Time: 8:00 p.m. Curtain (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays) (No Late Seating!) 3:00 p.m. Sunday Matinees – July 6 & July 13 (No Late Seating!) Where: The Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason Street, Suite 601, San Francisco (between Geary & Post) Tickets: $40.00 General Admission (TBA, Senior, Student & Group Discounts Available) Advance Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.offbroadwaywest.org Information: 510-835-4205 or info@offbroadwaywest.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Off-Broadway-West-Theatre-Company/136337969718055 IT CLOSES JULY 19TH ONCE SHN presents the multi-Tony winning musical about the possible romance of two songwriters, featuring the songs of Glen Hansard and Marketa Iglova and a script adapted from a movie b Enda Walsh. Previews Tuesday. Opens Wednesday and runs through July 13 at Curran Theatre, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco. (888)746-1799 or www.shnsf.com IT RUNS THRU JULY 13 Pygmalion, by G. B. Shaw Celebrating 100 years of Shaw's timeless classic. Featuring Ray R. Renati* as Henry Higgins, and Katie Rose Krueger as Eliza Doolittle. Also Caroline Clark, Helena G. Clarkson, Daniel Hurst, Troy Johnson, Ann Kuchins, Leslie Newport, Jackie O'Keefe, and Todd Wright. (member, Actors Equity) Directed by Michael Chamion WHEN It runs through July 13, 2014 (no performance July 4) Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm Sundays at 2 pm WHERE Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Avenue, Mountain TICKETS $10 - $35 with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Subscription options available online. Call 650-254-1148 or go to www.thepear.org. IT RUNS THRU JULY 13TH BERKELEY PLAYHOUSE MAINSTAGE CLOSES THE 2013-2014 SEASON WITH SHREK THE MUSICAL June 19–August 3, 2014 Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire ∙ Music by Jeanine Tesori Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig – Berkeley Playhouse will close their sixth season with the popular, Tony Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICALL, directed and choreographed by Matthew McCoy. Runni to August 3, 2014 at the Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. in Berkeley. Tickets ($17–$60) are now available at www.berkeleyplayhouse.org or by phone at (510) 845-8542 x351.Inspired by, and playing with, the concept of a storybook coming to life, Berkeley Playhouse’s production of SHREK THE MUSICAL will incorporate a pop-up book style and imagery led by Set Designer, Robert Broadfoot. Musical Director Rachel Robinson; Resident Costume Designer, Wendy Ross Kaufman; Lighting Designer Mark Hueske; Sound Design Mike Sweeney; and Props Designer by Megan Lush. THE CAST: The cast features Tony Panighetti (La Cage aux Folles with Cabrillo Stage, Sugar with 42nd Street Moon) as Shrek, Chloe Condon (Logainne Schwartzandgrunenniere in the recently closed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Berkeley Playhouse, Snoopy!!! with 42nd Street Moon) as Princess Fiona, Brian Dauglash (Cats with Woodminster Summer Musicals, Bat Boy with Tri-Valley Repertory Theater) as Donkey, Clay David (Giovanni Is Here with Ross Valley Players, Killing Dante at Novato Theatre Company) as Lord Farquaad. The large ensemble cast of fairy tale creatures will include a double-cast youth ensemble of 20 students, trained through Berkeley Playhouse’s educational programs. All performances: Saturdays at 1pm and 6pm; Sundays at 12pm and 5pm. Wednesday (7/30) and Thursday (7/31) at 7pm at Berkeley Playhouse @ The Julia Morgan Theater. 2640 College Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704.TICKETS: For tickets ($17–$60) or more information, the public may call (510) 845-8542 x351 or visit www.berkeleyplayhouse.org. Group rates available for 10 or more people. IT RUN THRU AUGUST 3RD Veteran solo performer Mark Kenward (Riding From Normal, The Yoga of Moby-Dick), returns to The Marsh with his most ambitious work yet. It occurred in an instant. On a gray winter’s day, on an island thirty miles out to sea, 16-year-old Mark Kenward witnessed his mother commit a violent act that would shatter his family and shock the local community. NANTUCKET, a haunting yet hilarious memoir about Kenward’s experience moving from Normal, Illinois to island “paradise,” delves past the iconic summer images into the off-season, when the tourists are gone, the winters are gray and challenging to the psyche, and life is as “far from Normal” as can be. This unique solo performance event features guest artists presenting music, video, and fine art photography inspired by Nantucket. Each performance will feature a New England picnic dinner from the East Bay premiere artisan takeout restaurant Grégoire, served during intermission. WHEN: It runs through June 14, 2014 SHOWS: Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:00pm WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley MainStage 2120 Allston Way Parking: Allston Way Garage, 2061 Allston Way between Milvia & Shattuck The Downtown Berkeley Bart station is one block away on ShattuckTICKETS: $25 - $30 open seating; $50 - $100 reserved (all tickets include picnic dinner) INFO: For information or to order tickets call (415) 282-3055 or visit www.themarsh.org IT RUNS THRU JULY 19TH 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 JULY 13 ---------------------------------------------- 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 “A Wrinkle in Time “ The world premiere adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved classic tale A Wrinkle in Time in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Adapted and directed by Tracy Young, and featuring OSF veterans Mark Bedard, Dan Donohue, Kate Hurster, Alejandra Escalante, U. Jonathan Toppo and many more, A Wrinkle in Time promises to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages with its intergalactic adventures. REVIEWS OF THE ABOVE ARE NOW ON SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL ELIZABETHAN THEATRE Shakespeare’s Richard III Sondheim’s Into the Woods Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen from Verona”. BOX OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 800-219-8161 WEB SITE: www.boxoffice&osfashland.org ----------------------- CLOSES WEDNESDAY: ---------------------- San Francisco Opera presents Show BoatMusic by Jerome Kern • Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber COMPANY PREMIERE A true classic of American musical theater, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. Director Francesca Zambello’s grand-scale production is "a triumph—a stylish, fast-paced and colorful show that had the capacity audience on its feet, cheering loud and long" (Chicago Classical Review). The magnificent Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II score, which includes such classic songs as "Ol’ Man River," "Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man," "Make Believe" and "You Are Love," will sound glorious "under the authoritative baton of music-theater maestro John DeMain" (Chicago Tribune). "No one should miss it" (Chicago Sun-Times). According to General Director David Gockley, "Show Boat will be done in grand opera fashion in the way the creators conceived. The Opera House is—I believe—the appropriate venue for these great classic musicals that require full-voiced, 'legit' singing." TICKETS 415-864-3330 or on line at www.sfopera.com/tickets IT RUNS THRU JULY 2ND The Marsh presents a special opportunity for audiences to see award-winning performer Brian Copeland present three of his acclaimed shows in three days: THE WAITING PERIOD, THE SCION, and THE JEWELRY BOX in three days. These shows are written by Brian Copeland, developed by Brian Copeland and David Ford, and directed by David Ford. WHEN: It runs thru -July 2, 2014 SHOWS:– Wednesday July 2, 2014 at 8 pm Monday, June 30: THE WAITING PERIOD Tuesday, July 1: THE SCION Wednesday, July 2: THE JEWELRY BOX 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: $60 ticket package to see all 3 shows general seating $100 ticket package to see all 3 shows reserved seating $30 in advance for individual shows/ $35 at the door $60/ 100 reserved seating INFO: For information or to order tickets call (415) 282-3055 or visit www.themarsh.org ---------------------- CLOSES THURSDAY: ------------------- HERSHEY FELDER AS LEONARD BERNSTEIN IN MAESTRO Music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and others Book by Hershey Felder With Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein Directed by Joel Zwick Creative team: François-Pierre Couture (scenic design, lighting co-design, and projection co-design), Christopher Rynne (lighting co-design), Erik Carstensen (sound design), and Andrew Wilder (projection co-design). The master entertainer and virtuoso pianist is back with his popular and critically acclaimed Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein inMaestro, in which he brings one of America’s greatest musical legends to life. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 WHEN: Extended to July 3rd Tuesdays @ 8:00 PM Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM Thursdays @ 8:00 PM Fridays @ 8:00 PM Saturdays @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sundays @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Special Events: Low-cost preview: Thursday 6/5 @ 8:00 PM Opening night: Friday 6/6 @ 8:00 PM HOW MUCH: $29 - $87 (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 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 3RD ---------------------- CLOSES NEXT SUNDAY: -------------------- IN THE HEIGHTS About home, family, and finding where you belong Music & Lyrics by Lin‐Manuel Miranda \| Book by Quiara Alegrã Hudes \| Conceived By Lin‐Manuel Mirand – IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, runs to July 6th, 2014 at the historic Fox Theater in Redwood City (2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA). In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones youIN THE HEIGHTS Performance Schedule , June 28 at 2PM Saturday, June 28 at 8PM Sunday, June 29 at 2PM Saturday, July 5 at 8PM Sunday, July 6 at 2PM Join us 45 minutes before curtain for the performances on Saturday, June 21st and Sunday June 29th for a special Question and Answer Session with Artistic Director Amanda Folena. +Join us after the show for a talkback with Director Jasen Jeffrey, the cast and the creative team. The creative team includes Jasen Jeffrey (Director), Sean Kana (Music Director), Nicole Helfer (Choreographer), Hans Weichhart (Associate Director), Jerald Enos (Set Designer), Margaret Toomey(Costume Designer), Derek Duarte (Lighting Designer), and Jonathan Hayward (Sound Designer), and Alicia Jeffrey (Production Manager). Tickets may be purchased in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office located at 2219 Broadway Street in downtown Redwood City, Tuesday through Friday, 10AM‐6PM. The Box Office is open two hours prior to the start of each show, and remains open for 30 minutes following the start of the show.Tickets range from $35 to $55 may be purchased by phone at 650‐579‐5565 orbroadwaybythebay.org. IT RUN THRU JULY 6TH --------------------------- CLOSES TODAY: ----------------------- Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little This charming story about yearning and possibility featues a collection of rare Sondheim songs. It’s the story of two lonely people who fill their evenings with poignant dreams and romantic fantasies in apartments just a floor apart. The music includes songs once writer for “Follies”,”Company” and “A Little Night Music” 8pm Wednesday, Saturday 2 and 7 pm. It runs thru June 29th at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View (650)463-1960 www.theatreworks.org IT RUNS THRU JUNE 29TH REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Written by Tony Kushner Directed by Tony Taccone An ensemble cast featuring Tina Chilip (Sooze), Randy Danson (Clio), Anthony Fusco (Adam), Jordan Geiger (Eli), Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (Paul), Lou Liberatore (Pill), Deirdre Lovejoy (Empty), Mark Margolis (Gus), Joseph J. Parks (Vito), Robynn Rodriguez (Shelle), and Liz Wisan (Maeve) The creative team includes Christopher Barecca (scenic designer), Meg Neville (costume designer), Alexander V. Nichols (lighting designer), Jake Rodriguez (sound designer), and Julie Wolf (Music Consultant). WHAT: “The rarest of theater delights,” notes The Nation about Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner’s latest play — an epic tale of love, family, sex, money, and politics. When Gus decides to die, his kids come home with a raucous parade of lovers and spouses to find that even the house keeps secrets. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre 1314 Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704 WHEN: 51 PERFORMANCES: It run thru – June, 29 2014 Tuesdays and Fridays @ 7:30 PM Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM except @ 7:30 PM on 5/21 Thursdays @ 7:30 PM and 2:00 & 7:30 PM on 5/29 and 6/26 Saturdays @ 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM; no matinee on 5/17 and 5/31 Sundays @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM; no matinee on 5/18 No performance on Friday 6/21 Special Events: for audiences FREE docent talks before Tuesday and Thursday evening performances and free discussions after all matinees Post-play discussions: Thursday 6/5, Tuesday 6/10, and Friday 6/20 following the performance Open Captioned Performance: Sunday, 6/29 @ 2:00 PM 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 RUNS THRU JUNE 29TH REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Failure: A Love Story West Coast premiere WHO Marin Theatre Company By Philip Dawkins \| Directed by Jasson Minadakis Featuring Brian Herndon, Patrick Kelly Jones,* Liz Sklar,* Megan Smith* and Kat Zdan* * Member of Actors Equity Association WHEN It run thru– June 29, 2014 Opening Night: Tuesday, June 10 Previews: Thursday, June 5 - Sunday, June 8 Performance Days Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm Wed 7:30 pm Sun 7:00 pm Matinees: Every Sun 2:00 pm \| Sat 6/14 & 6/28, 2:00 pm \| Thu 6/19, 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 With the very opening lines, we learn the basic plot of this anything-but-predictable new play set in 1920s Chicago: the three Fail sisters – Nelly, Jenny June and Gerty – have very little time left. But before it’s curtains for each young woman, she finds love and happiness in this quirky, macabre fantasia that examines the truism: “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Set to live music, this production will feature five actors performing guitar, piano, stand-up bass, violin, mandolin, flute and more. 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 Senior discounts: $4 off, all performances Military personnel, their families & US veterans: $5 off, all performances, must show ID For group sales, contact Julie Knight, (415) 388-5200, ext. 3302 REVIEW IS UP ON REGIONAL. A THEATRE NEAR U PRESENTS BODY OF WATER Music and Lyrics by Jim Walker Book by Tony Kienitz Produced by Tanna Herr Directed by Tanna Herr and Tony Kienitz Vocal Direction by Pierce Peter Brandt Choreographed by Kaylie Caires The Peninsula's premier film and theatre academy for teens, A Theatre Near U presents the sensational new work, BODY OF WATER, starring a troupe of triple-threat teen performers. In this gritty musical drama, a group of kids escape the terrors of a civil war by hiding out in an isolated mountain cabin. Together they wait for further instructions from their parents and families. But with each passing day, as the silence from their past grows louder, their dreams for the future begin to wither and dry. Striking out on their own may be their only hope for survival. BODY OF WATER plays thru – June 28, 2014 Performances at Southside Theater at Fort Mason Center, Bldg. D, 3rd floor, 2 Marina Blvd. (at Buchannan St.), San Francisco. For tickets ($15-$20) and information the public may email – contact@atheatrenearu.org or simply visit our website atheatrenearu.or BODY OF WATER has a cast that ranges in age from thirteen to eighteen. Five short years. And yet, those five years of life are universally important and unforgettable to anyone who survives them. Thirty-five to forty? You might have something fantastic happen, sure, but will forty to forty-five have the same impact? Rarely. BODY OF WATER is A Theatre Near U’s inaugural production and in it the scenario allows for teenagers to REVIEW IS UP ON REGIONAL. -------------------

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