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Posted by:	Richard Connema 04:42 pm EDT 08/24/14

--------------------------------- OPENINGS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER REP PRESENTS Life Could Be A Dream Written & Directed by Roger Bean Music Direction by Brandon Adams Choreography by Lee Martino Starring: Ryan Drummond* (Center REP’s She Loves Me, DTC’s Singin’ in the Rain), Tim Homsley* (Center REP’s Xanadu and Spring Awakening), Derek Keeling* (NBC’s You’re The One That I Want, Grease on Broadway), Jerry Lee* (CCMT’s Les Misérables, DTC’s Shrek), and Sharon Rietkerk* (Center REP’s Xanadu and Rumors) DESCRIPTION: SH-BOOM! Meet Denny and the Dreamers, a fledging doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest with dreams of making it to the big time! Trouble comes in the form of Lois, who arrives to put some polish on the boys. Denny falls in love, Wally falls in line, Eugene falls apart, and then the trouble doubles when handsome heartthrob Skip enters, played by Derek Keeling, star of Broadway’s Grease and NBC’s “You’re the One That I Want!” to send things spinning. The ‘60s hits say it all: “Fools Fall in Love,” “Tears On My Pillow,” “Runaround Sue,” “Earth Angel,” “Stay,” “Unchained Melody,” “Lonely Teardrops,” and “The Glory of Love.” WHERE: Center REPertory Company 1601 Civic Drive in downtown Walnut Creek. DATES / TIMES / TICKET INFO: Performances begin Friday, August 29th at 8PM. Press opening is Tuesday, September 2nd at 7:30 PM. Closes Saturday, October 5th at 8:00PM.appears courtesy TICKET PRICE RANGE: $37 - $66 TICKET INFORMATION: For more information go to CenterREP.org or call 925.943.SHOW (7469). You can also visit the LCA Ticket Office at 1601 Civic Drive or the Ticket Office Outlets at Barnes & Noble in Walnut Creek and the Downtown Walnut Creek Library. “WONDER OF THE WORLD”* by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by Dale Albright. A wild and wacky tale of one woman’s quest for happiness and self-fulfillment. Cast: Diahanna Davidson, Michaela Greeley, Jeffrey Hoffman, Eden Neuendorf, Drew Reitz, Tina Rutsch and Kendall Tieck DATES: Thursday, August 28, 2014 Preview @ 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014: OPENING RECEPTION THROUGH September 21, 2014 SHOWTIMES: August 28 – September 21, 2014 Thursday August 28 (preview) and September 18 @ 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM Saturday, September 13, 2014 @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sundays @ 2:00 PM CLOSES: September 21 WHERE: Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St., Hayward, CA 94546 Special Events: PRE-SHOW TALK: 7:10 pm Friday September 5 POST-PLAY DISCUSSION: Saturday matinee September 13 TICKETS: $10 Preview $32 Opening Night $29 Thurs. eve, Fri. eve, Sat. matinee, Sat. eve., Sun. matinee Discounts available for seniors, students, TBA, KQED members, and groups (10+) BOX OFFICE: (510) 881-6777; www.dmtonline.org : Masquers Playhouse presents Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, music by Kurt Weill, text by Gene Lerner Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, a revue celebrating the life and work of Kurt Weill, opens August 22 at Masquers Playhouse in Point Richmond. It is a remarkable musical voyage through the career of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Weill’s musical masterpieces are presented in a glorious blend of song and story that takes us from the terror of Hitler’s Germany to the glamour of thegolden age of the Great White Way. From The New York Times: “Weill holds a solid place in the pantheon of 20th-century composers…a harbinger of today’s boundary-crossing musicians. A genius.” The show includes many of Weill’s most famous and beloved compositions, “Speak Low,” “Mack the Knife,” “Saga of Jenny,” “Surabaya Johnny,” and many more. The cast includes Nick Hengl, Tina Marzell, Jenny Mateucci, Maria Mikheyenko, J. Scott Stewart, Gayelan Tietje-Ulrich. Directed by Ellen Brooks, Musical direction by Bruce Haines. Performances are Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 7 pm with Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm on August 31, September 7 and September 14. The show plays through September 20. Tickets are $22 and all seats are general admission. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.masquers.org or by calling (510) 232-4031. The playhouse is located off of Highway 580 (Richmond Parkway exit) at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond across from the Hotel Mac. Douglas Morrisson Theatre presents : “WONDER OF THE WORLD” by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by Dale Albright. A wild and wacky tale of one woman’s quest for happiness and self-fulfillment. Cast: Diahanna Davidson, Michaela Greeley, Jeffrey Hoffman, Eden Neuendorf, Drew Reitz, Tina Rutsch and Kendall Tieck.DATES: Thursday, August 28, 2014 Preview @ 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014: OPENING RECEPTION THROUGH September 21, 2014 SHOWTIMES: August 28 – September 21, 2014 Thursday August 28 (preview) and September 18 @ 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM Saturday, September 13, 2014 @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sundays @ 2:00 PMCLOSES: September 21 WHERE: Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St., Hayward, CA 94546 Special Events: PRE-SHOW TALK: 7:10 pm Friday September 5 POST-PLAY DISCUSSION: Saturday matinee September 13 TICKETS: $10 Preview $32 Opening Night $29 Thurs. eve, Fri. eve, Sat. matinee, Sat. eve., Sun. matinee Discounts available for seniors, students, TBA, KQED members, and groups (10+) BOX OFFICE: (510) 881-6777; www.dmtonline.org - -------------------- IN PREVIEWS: ---------------- Aurora Theatre Company opens its 23rd season with the Bay Area Premiere of Obie-winning playwright Gina Gionfriddo’s (After Ashley, Becky Shaw)RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN. Can any woman have it all? After graduate school, Catherine and Gwen chose different paths. Catherine built a career as a rock star academic and media darling, writing books linking Internet pornography with 9/11, while Gwen built a home with her husband and children. Decades later, unfulfilled in polar opposite ways, each woman covets the other’s life. When Catherine returns home to look after her ailing mother, a risky game of musical chairs begins as three generations of women struggle with feminism’s foibles. A finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize, RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN premiered at Playwrights Horizons in 2012. Called “An intensely smart, immensely funny new play” by The New York Times and hailed as Gionfriddo’s “most gleefully heedless and hilariously uncalculated foray into the un-politically-correct thus far” by New York Magazine, this sharp, witty comedy examines the pursuit of happiness in the wake of 20th century feminist ideals. Desdemona Chiang (The Hundred Flowers Project) makes her Aurora directing debut with this unflinching look at modern gender politics, featuring Gabriel Marin (This Is How It Goes), Rebecca Schweitzer (A Delicate Balance, The First Grade), Marilee Talkington (Salomania), Lilian Bogovich, and Nicole Javier.DATES: Previews: August 29, 30, September 3 at 8pm; August 31 at 2pm; September 2 at 7pm Opens: September 4, 2014Post-show Talkbacks: September 9, 11, 17, 26 Closes: September 28 SHOWS: Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm and 7pm WHERE: Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA TICKETS: For tickets (Previews $35; Regular Performances $32-50; Limited Opening Night Seating $60) the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org. Half-off tickets for Under 35, student, and group discounts available. ---------------------------------- PLAYING----REVIEWS ARE UP ON THESE --------------------------------- MOTOWN THE MUSICAL It runs thru—September 28th at the ORPHUEM THEATRE, 1192 Market Street, San Francisco it began as one man's story… became everyone's music… and is now Broadway's musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Now, experience it live on stage in the record-breaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL! FOR TICKETS 888-746-1799 or www.shnsf.com IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 28TH BUYER AND CELLAR It runs thru August - 31, 2014 SHN CURRAN THEATRE, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco MICHAEL URIE, star of TV's "Ugly Betty" and Broadway's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, brings his Drama Desk and Clarence Derwent Award winning performance as Alex More to San Francisco in the critically acclaimed smash hit comedy BUYER & CELLAR .Written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Stephen Brackett, BUYER & CELLAR is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs. The New York Times' Charles Isherwood raves Urie gives "a tour-de-force performance," with Ben Brantley adding "I tell you to GO." FOR TICKETS shnsf.com or 888-746-1799, or www.shnsf.com IT RUN THRU AUGUST 31. ---------------------- REVIEWS ARE UP THESE -------------------- World Premiere of From Red to Black by Rhett Rossi and Directed by Susi Damilano from to August 30th. at A.C.T. Costume Shop, 1119 Market Street, San Francisco. Box Office 415-677-9596 or www.sfplayhouse.org A man falls to his death on a New York subway track. Two detectives, both Irish, one battle wearied, the other brimming with education, question a young black man who was arrested in the vicinity. Did he push the victim?? Was he provoked??? As they dig further into the story, identity and truth become more and elusive. . Featuring Matthew Baldiga, Charles Shaw Robinson, Isiah Thomp. SHOWS: It runs through August 30th.Wednesday & Thursday 7pm, Friday & Saturday 8pmWHERE: A.C.T. Costume Shop on 1119 Market Street (at Seventh Street)/Civic Center Bart TICKETS: For tickets ($20) or more information, the public may contact The San Francisco Playhouse box office at 415-677-9596, or www.sfplayhouse.com IT RUNS THRU AUGUST 30TH Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Jennifer Welch is Maggie (the cat), Peter Townley is Brick and Christian Phillips plays Big Daddy as Tides Theatre takes on Tennessee Williams' steamy drama about the webs of deceit holding together and tearing apart a wealthy Southern family. 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Through September 6th . $24-$38. Tides Theatre, 533 Sutter St., S.F. (415) 336-3522. www.tidestheatre.org. CLOSES SEPTEMBER 6TH 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 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. Marin Shakespeare Company presents "Romeo and Juliet " By William Shakespeare. Directed by Lesley Schisgall Currier Marin Shakespeare continues its 25th Silver Season with William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet Performances are presented in repertory Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to Sept. 28, 2014. Check for specific performances dates and times at the Marin Shakespeare website. The outdoor amphitheater opens one hour prior to show time for picnicking. Audiences are encouraged to bring picnics or purchase snacks at the Theatre Cafe. Warm clothing, jackets and blankets are recommended for evening performances. Parking is free. WHEN: It runs to Sept. 28, 2014 Performances are presented in repertory Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Check for specific performances dates and times at the Marin Shakespeare website. COST: $12 to $35 $12 for previews and $35 general; $32 senior; and $20 youth for all other performances. "Pay Your Age" is offered to audience members between the ages of 20 and 35-years old when purchasing tickets at the Box Office on the day of any performance, with valid identification. TICKETS: Order tickets online at: http://www.marinshakespeare.org/pages/ticketorder.php WHERE: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre890 Belle Avenue, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, Calif. 94901. PHONE: 415-499-4488 WEBSITE: www.marinshakespeare.org IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 28TH. THE MARSH EXTENDS DAN HOYLE'S NEW WORK "EACH AND EVERY THING" FOR SECOND AND FINAL TIME - MUST CLOSE OCTOBER 4 - Due to popular demand, The Marsh announces a second and final extension of the newest solo show by award-winning actor/playwright Dan Hoyle, EACH AND EVERY THING, a searchfor connection in the digital age. The show has been an instant hit with audiences and critics alike, receiving highest accolades from every news outlet. The show is now held over one final time through October 4, after which Hoyle will return to his home base in New York City, to continue with other projects. Developed with Charlie Varon and Maureen Towey, and directed by Charlie Varon, EACH AND EVERY THING will play 8pm Thursdays and Fridays,8:30pm Saturdays, and 2pm Sundays at The Marsh San Francisco MainStage Theater (beginning September 6, Saturday performances will be at 5pm). For tickets ($20-$50), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call415-282-3055 between 1 - 4pm, Monday through Friday. EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 4TH --------------------------------------- REVIEWS COMING UP ON REGIONAL ------------------------------------------------------ Marin Shakespeare Company presents "An Ideal Husband By Oscar Wilde Directed by Robert Currier Marin Shakespeare continues its 25th Silver Season with Oscar Wilde's wonderfully witty story “An Ideal Husband,” about scandal, seduction and insider trading. Featuring Darren Bridgett as Lord Goring, Nick Sholley as Sir Robert Chiltern, Marcia Pizzo as Lady Chiltern, Cat Thompson as Mrs. Cheveley, Julian Lopez-Morillas as The Earl of Caversham and Kate McGrath as Miss Mabel Chiltern. Performances are presented in repertory Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays It runs thru Sept. 27, 2014. Check for specific performance dates and times at the Marin Shakespeare website. The amphitheater opens one hour prior to show time for picnicking. Audiences are encouraged to bring picnics or purchase snacks at the Theatre Cafe. Warm clothing, jackets and blankets are recommended for evening performances. Parking is free. WHEN: Aug. 23 to Sept. 27, 2014 Performances are presented in repertory Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Find specific performance dates and times at the Marin Shakespeare website. . Opening: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 COST: $35 general; $32 senior; and $20 youth for all other performances. "Pay Your Age" is offered to audience members between the ages of 20 and 35-years old when purchasing tickets at the Box Office on the day of any performance, with valid identification. TICKETS: Order tickets online at: http://www.marinshakespeare.org/pages/ticketorder.php WHERE: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre890 Belle Avenue, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, Calif. 94901 PHONE: 415-499-4488 WEBSITE: www.marinshakespeare.org IT RUN THRU SEPTEMBER 27TH Fetch Clay, Make Man \| West Coast premiere WHO Marin Theatre Company In a co-production with Round House Theatre in Maryland By Will Power \| Directed by Derrick Sanders (Fences) Featuring Eddie Ray Jackson (Fences), Roscoe Orman (debut, Gordon on TV’s Sesame Street), Jefferson Russell (debut), Robert Sicular (The Seafarer, Magic Forest Farm) and Katherine Renee Turner (debut) WHEN It run thru - September 7, 2014 Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm Wed 7:30 pm Sun 7:00 pmMatinees: 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 One snuck in the back door, so the other could walk in the front.Why would the shining son of the Nation of Islam seek help from one of the most vilified figures of black American culture? In this knockout new play, San Francisco native Will Power investigates an unlikely friendship of the Civil Rights Era – young heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali and disgraced actor Stepin Fetchit. TICKETS $35–$58, details below (discounts available for Seniors, Teens and those Under 30) Ticket: $53 side \| $58 center Tues (except Opening Night), Wed, Thu: $37 \| $42 Fri: $45 \| $50 Sat Evenings: $50 \| $55 Sun Evenings & all Matinees: $42 \| $47 Discounts available: RUSH tickets: $20, available one hour prior to show, based on availability Senior discounts: $4 off, all performances Under 30: $20, all performances Teen tickets: $10 tickets, 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 ENGAGE A Q&A discussion, hosted by a member of MTC’s artistic staff (often with one or more members of the cast), follows every performance, except on Saturdays and Closing Nights. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 7th ------------------------ OTHER PRODUCTIONS PLAYING ---------------------------- TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents the Regional Premiere of the groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Water by the Spoonful. This compelling story from Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Tony Award-winning playwright of In the Heights, follows a community of troubled strangers who seek refuge in an online chat room, and their interaction with the webmaster who may be running from demons of her own. When real and virtual worlds collide, notions of family, forgiveness, community, and courage are challenged as the characters fight to move forward against their crumbling realities. WHEN: Closes: Sunday, September 14, 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: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts 500 Castro Street, Mountain View TICKETS: $19 (30 and under) - $74; 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 SEPTEMEBER 14TH Novato Theater Company opens its 2014-2015 season with Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies, a hilarious screwball comedy by one of the country’s foremost comic playwrights. It’s a hoot when two out-of-work Shakespearean actors try to impersonate a dying woman’s relatives…who happen to be female. Whether In drag or out, the gender-bending gets interesting when the real nieces arrive.Kris Neely directs a cast of award-winning actors that includes Craig Christansen, Robert Nelson, David Kester, Michael Walraven, Matt Farrell, Laura Domingo, Christina Jaqua, and Laura Espinol. Neely himself won a Best Director Award from the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle for directing what is probably Ludwig’s best-known comedy, Lend Me a Tenor, at Ross Valley Players in 2012. That Tenor cast included Christansen, Domingo, Nelson, Kester, and Jaqua, and Neely jumped at the chance to reunite them for Leading Ladies. Leading Ladies plays through September 14, with one preview August 21. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $25, with special pricing for Children, Seniors, and NTC Members. Online ticketing at www.novatotheatercompany.org. NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive, Novato. IT PLAYS THRU SEPEMBER 14TH ONSTAGE THEATRE OPENS JAMES SHERMAN COMEDY “BEAU JEST” September 7, 2014 Friday & Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Thursdays, September 4 at 8:00 pm Sundays, August 28 & September 7 at 2:30 pm WHAT: Onstage Repertory Theatre Company presents “Beau Jest,” written by James Sherman, directed by Helen Means (Alamo). Set design by Diane McRice (Pleasant Hill), lighting design by Randall Nott (Martinez). WHERE: Martinez Campbell Theatre 636 Ward Street, Martinez, CATICKETS: General admission $18, Seniors $16, Students $10. Thursday, General/Seniors Bargain Price $12 (except students) RESERVATIONS (925) 518-3277ONSTAGE THEATRE WEBSITE Onstagetheatre.homestead.com FEATURING ACTORS: Yael Aranoff (Oakland), James Frankle (Alameda), Ben Ortega (Oakland), Lynne Elizondo (Danville) Avi Jacobson (Albany), and Joseph Hirsch (Oakland) ABOUT THE PLAY: Sarah Goldman is a nice Jewish girl with a serious problem. Her parents want her to marry a nice Jewish boy. She’s dating a WASP. So she hires an actor from an escort service to impersonate the man her mother has always dreamt she would marry, a Jewish doctor. Playwright James Sherman's charming family comedy about romance and love is sure to make for a hilarious and fun evening of theatre. IT PLAYS THRU SEPTEMBER 7 Moonlight and Magnolias It’s 1939, and legendary movie producer David O. Selznick has a problem: he’s supposed to bring the epic novel Gone with the Wind to the big screen, but he fired his director and hired a screenwriter who hasn’t read the book. What to do? Lock everybody in his office and eat only bananas and peanuts until the script is ready, of course! A hilarious look back at the golden age of Hollywood and the making of an iconic American film. Help us celebrate the 75th anniversary of this American classic! Written by Ron Hutchinson, WHEN: IT RUNS THRU– September 7, 2014 Thursdays – Saturdays at 8p, Sundays AT 2 PM. Special discussion about Gone With the Wind on August 24th at 1:30p with Scott Sublett, Professor, Dept. of TV, Radio, Film and Theatre, San Jose State University and Cathleen Miller, Associate Professor, Department of English, San Jose State University WHERE: The Dragon Theatre in downtown Redwood City 2120 Broadway Street at the intersection of Broadway and Theatre Way HOW MUCH: $30 for all general admission seats. $10 rush tickets on Thursdays and Fridays starting 2nd week. Limited availability and cash only at the door. Pay what you will preview on August 14th – no reservation $200 for the VIP box (seats 4 people and includes champagne and chocolates.) TIX & MORE INFO: http://dragonproductions.net/ IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 7TH The Marsh announces Don Reed in an all-new show, SEMI-FAMOUS: HOLLYWOOD HELL TALES FROM THE MIDDLE, playing THRU - September 7, 2014 at The Marsh Berkeley. With stories from the famous to the infamous, this collection of delightful tales takes the audience from panic attacks auditioning for Spike Lee, to almost being shot by the Secret Service at The Tonight Show. It’s a chance to eavesdrop on some Tinseltown insanity. WHEN: It runs thru- September 7, 2014 SHOWS: Saturdays at 5:00 pm, Sundays 7:00 pm WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley MainStage 2120 Allston W Parking: Allston Way Garage, 2061 Allston Way between Milvia & Shattuck The Downtown Berkeley Bart station is one block away on Shattuck TICKETS: $20 - $35 sliding scale, $60-$100 reserved INFO: For information or to order tickets call (415) 282-3055 or visit www.themarsh.org IT RUN THRU SEPTEMBER 7TH Shelton Theater Presents Michael Frayn’s NOISES OFF!thru October 25th 2014 What: The Shelton Theater presents NOISES OFF!, Co-directed by Matt Shelton and Amanda Gerard-Shelton Set Design by Steve Coleman and Adam Stowers Choreography by Lisa Drostova Closes October 25th 2014 Show times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8PM Where: Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter St, between Powell and Mason, San Francisco Tickets: General Admission $38 (student/senior/group discounts) Advanced sales go to www.sheltontheater.org or call 1-800-838-3006. IT CLOSES OCTOBER 25TH 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. . In Bay Area parks through September 1. For their locations go to www.sfmt.org or call 415-285-1719. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 1ST ---------------------------------------------- OREGON SHAKESPEARE 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 REGIONAL REVIEWS ON UP ON THESE WORLD PREMIERE FAMILY ALBUM JOINS OSF REP Musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, created with and directed by Joanna Settle, .—The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will open the world premiere of Family Album, with book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, created with and directed by Joanna Settl in the Thomas Theatre Family Album was commissioned by OSF with support from the Edgerton Foundation. The show runs through August 31. Told through soul-stirring rock ‘n roll music, Family Album is the story of middle-aged rocker Heimvey and his hip and influential, but relatively low-income band. Seasoned by years of touring throughout the country and on their way to NYC to open for a popular young band at Madison Square Garden, they land at the home of a former band member. Cleo, Heimvey’s ex-girlfriend and former muse, and her art dealer husband/stockbroker Norman, live with their precocious child. The visit stirs deep questioning about choosing the artist’s life or the homeowner’s, and as alliances are formed and frayed, everyone starts to itch for what someone else seems to have, and assumptions and expectations are shuffled and shattered “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. IT CLOSES NOVEMBER 1 st REVIEWS OF THIS PRODUCTION IS ON SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL ELIZABETHAN THEATRE Shakespeare’s Richard III It runs thru October 11th Sondheim’s Into the Woods It runs thru October 11th Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen from Verona”. It runs thru October 11th BOX OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 800-219-8161 WEB SITE: www.boxoffice&osfashland.org ---------------------------- CLOSES SATURDAY ------------------------ World Premiere of From Red to Black by Rhett Rossi and Directed by Susi Damilano from to August 30th. at A.C.T. Costume Shop, 1119 Market Street, San Francisco. Box Office 415-677-9596 or www.sfplayhouse.org A man falls to his death on a New York subway track. Two detectives, both Irish, one battle wearied, the other brimming with education, question a young black man who was arrested in the vicinity. Did he push the victim?? Was he provoked??? As they dig further into the story, identity and truth become more and elusive. . Featuring Matthew Baldiga, Charles Shaw Robinson, Isiah Thomp. SHOWS: It runs through August 30th.Wednesday & Thursday 7pm, Friday & Saturday 8pmWHERE: A.C.T. Costume Shop on 1119 Market Street (at Seventh Street)/Civic Center Bart TICKETS: For tickets ($20) or more information, the public may contact The San Francisco Playhouse box office at 415-677-9596, or www.sfplayhouse.com IT RUNS THRU AUGUST 30TH PLEIADES A New Play by Marissa Skudlarek Directed by Katja Rivera A world premiere play about seven young women in 1971, facing the feminist future. Phoenix Theatre, Thru August 30, 2014 – PLEIADES, a new play by Marissa Skudlarek, will make its world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco this August, in a production directed by Katja Rivera and produced by No Nude Men. PLEIADES is a play about sisterhood in the literal sense and the metaphorical sense.. PLEIADES plays Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Plays thru August 30 at the Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason St, Suite 601, San Francisco.. Tickets are $25 . For more information, please visit www.pleiadessf.wordpress.com. IT RUNS THRU AUGUST 30TH --------------------- CLOSES NEXT SUNDAY: ----------------------- BUYER AND CELLAR It runs thru August - 31, 2014 SHN CURRAN THEATRE, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco MICHAEL URIE, star of TV's "Ugly Betty" and Broadway's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, brings his Drama Desk and Clarence Derwent Award winning performance as Alex More to San Francisco in the critically acclaimed smash hit comedy BUYER & CELLAR .Written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Stephen Brackett, BUYER & CELLAR is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs. The New York Times' Charles Isherwood raves Urie gives "a tour-de-force performance," with Ben Brantley adding "I tell you to GO." FOR TICKETS shnsf.com or 888-746-1799, or www.shnsf.com IT RUN THRU AUGUST 31. A REGIONAL REVIEW IS NOW UP . Spreckels Theatre Company presents “Oliver!” Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" musical version of Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist," tells the tale of a misguided orphan boy in 19th century London, featuring some of the most beautiful and rousing melodies ever written for the stage. This Spreckels Theatre Company main stage production features a new, creative interpretation blending world of the actor with this classic story set in Victorian London. The cast includes Kelly Brandeburg, Harry J. Duke, Zachary Hasbany, Tim Setzer, Peter Warden and students of Spreckels Theatre Company's "Youth In Arts" program, an intensive theater arts program for aspiring young actors. Directed by Gene Abravaya Musical direction by Janis Wilson Choreography by Michella Snider Costume Design by Pamela Enz Set Design by Eddy Hansen and Elizabeth Bazzano WHEN: It runs to Aug. 31, 2014 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 2 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 23 and 30, 2014 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 17, 24 and 31, 2014 TICKETS: $22 to $26 $26 General; $24 Senior/Youth; $22 Student TICKETS ONLINE: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=36249&schedule=list or http://www.rpcity.org/index.aspx?page=19&recordid=5459 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. WHERE: Spreckels Performing Arts Center Codding Theatre 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 WEBSITE: www.spreckelsonline.com Broadway By the Bay Presents DREAMGIRLS Music by Henry Krieger & Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen The sensational musical DREAMGIRLS runs through August 31st at the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA). DREAMGIRLS Performance Schedule: Friday, August 15 at 8PM Saturday, August 23 at 8PM Sunday, August 24 at 2PM Sunday, August 17 at 2PM* ** Saturday, August 30 at 8PM Saturday, August 23 at 2PM Sunday, August 31 at 2PM Join us 45 minutes before curtain for the performances on Sunday, August 17th and Saturday, August 23rd for a special Question and Answer Session with Artistic Director, Amanda Folena. IT CLOSES AUGUST 31ST Jitney*. August Wilson’s drama about a group of working class men who offer gypsy cab rides to and from African American communities where city cabs refuse to go. Directed and designed by Lewis Campbell. Produced by Multi-Ethnic Theatre Co. in association with Custom Made Theatre Co. Gough Street Playhouse, 1622 Gough Street, San Francisco. It runs Aug.-31; Thurs-Sat. 8:00 pm, Sundays 7:00 pm. Sunday matinees Aug. 8 and 31 at 2:00 pm. Tickets $30-35; $20 opening week. www.wehavemet.org. IT RUNS THRU AUGUST 31ST

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