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Posted by:	Richard Connema 02:41 pm EST 12/21/14

Friday, April 10 at 7:30PM Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Public On Sale Friday, December 19 at 10AM – Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jane Lynch comes to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre with her brand new show “See Jane Sing!” on Friday, April 10th at 7:30pm. SHN is proud to be the official ticketing partner in San Francisco for JANE LYNCH: SEE JANE SING at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Fresh from her iconic portrayal of Sue Sylvester on “Glee” and her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie, Jane will bring her comic skills and musical prowess to the theatre stage. Audiences should prepare for a side-splitting evening of musical comedy, with more than a dash of wit as Jane explores her love of the beauty and absurdity of the American standard and show tune. Ticket Information: Tickets go on sale Friday, December 19 at 10am through shnsf.com and SHN Audience Services at 888-746-1799. Tickets range from $59.50 - $109.50. Prices are subject to change. Performance Dates: Friday, April 10 at 7:30PM ############################# The Alchemy Works and Play Café present MUSICAL CAFÉ An evening of new musicals by Bay Area writing teams in concert reading format Sunday January 25, 6pm Musically Minded Academy 5776 The Alchemy Works, a new collaborative writing collective that focuses exclusively on new musical theater, presents MUSICAL CAFÉ, a one night event that showcases selections from five new stage musicals. Works will be presented in a concert reading format—actors/singers will read from a script/score. Some of the works are full pieces and others are samples of a larger work. The new musicals that will be featured are: The Cricket on the Hearth Music by Richard Jennings, Lyrics and Book by Pamela WinfreyBased on a Dickens novella, this musical explores the meaning of love, faith, and trust. A lowlycricket watches over the Peerybingle family as a mysterious visitor wreaks havoc, plunging the family into a heartbreaking situation. Schrödinger’s Christmas Music by Jon Rosen, Libretto by Jerome Joseph Gentes A ten-minute “opera” about love and particle physics. The Audit Music by Andrew Klein, Lyrics and Book by Sandy Kasten The fanciful tale of an actor living in New York, and his dealings with the IRS. Things take an unexpected turn when Uncle Sam and his cronies turn their attentions to human affairs. The Max Factor Factor Music by Joe Blodgett, Lyrics by Chana Wise, Book by Adrian Bewley It’s 1936; the golden age of Hollywood, and two rival movie studios are in a heated battle forsurvival when their opposing leading men, Lance Grant and Hoyt Baxter, fall in love. The Four Immigrants Manga: An American Musical Extravaganza Music, Book and Lyrics by Min Kahng Based on a documentary-style comic book written by a Japanese artist who came to study in theUS in the early 20th century, The Four Immigrants Manga follows the adventures of fourJapanese friends as they seek to make a life for themselves in San Francisco. This event is a production of Play Café, a non-profit organization whose mission is tosupport Bay Area playwrights in accessing the resources they need to get their workdeveloped and produced. Writers and other theatre artists benefit from Play Café’smonthly Scene Nights, online resources, public workshops and special events. ########################## Sierra Stages Announces its 7th Season of Award Winning Plays And Musicals “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang Opens Season on March 6 Season Passes Available Now! Christopher Durang’s irresistible comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”, Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s outrageous musical “The Producers”, and William Finn and James Lapine’s extraordinary musical “Falsettos” make up the three award winning plays and musicals in Sierra Stages’ 7th Season beginning in March 2015. Each of the shows represents the best in contemporary live theatre and each is a Nevada County premiere. For the 7th consecutive year, Sierra Stages offers an affordable Season Pass. The Season Pass is priced at only $60 and allows theatregoers to select any performance of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”, “The Producers”, and “Falsettos”. Sierra Stages also invites everyone, including Season Pass holders, to become a Sierra Stages Member and support quality local theatre. Memberships begin at $25 per person and are tax deductible. Not only will Members have the satisfaction of helping support quality theatre, but with the purchase of a Season Pass, Members are able to reserve specific seat locations for all three productions. The Sierra Stages 2015 Season Pass (and Sierra Stages Memberships) may be purchased online at www.SierraStages.org or by calling Sierra Stages at 530-346-3210. Sierra Stages is a nonprofit community theatre based in western Nevada County with a mission to provide quality productions that are affordable and accessible to everyone. Offering a Season Pass for $60 is part of its mission to provide affordable theatre. Since it began only six years ago, Sierra Stages has presented twenty-two (22) plays and musicals and has been recognized by the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance with six Elly Awards and 51 Elly Award nominations. The annual Elly Awards honor outstanding achievements of community theatres and artists in the greater Sacramento area. Sierra Stages performs at various local venues, including the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City and the Off Center Stage in Grass Valley. The 2015 Season opens with the winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” playing from March 6 -21 at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia are living a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, while their sister Masha travels the world as a movie star. Just as their cleaning woman issues a warning about terrible events in their future, Masha returns for an unannounced visit with her 20-something boy toy Spike in tow – and so begins an unforgettable weekend building to a fever pitch of rivalry, regret and racket. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is directed by Jeffrey Mason and features Casey Burke, Susan Mason, Robert Rossman, Karen Leigh Sharp, Rachel Wellman, and Sharon Winegar. Set design is by Pamela Hodges, lighting design is by Erin Beatie, and costume design is by Jill Kelly. From July 16 - August 8 at the Nevada Theatre, Sierra Stages presents the winner of an unprecedented 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “The Producers”. From the brilliantly twisted mind of Mel Brooks comes this insanely funny adventure: A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant concoct a get-rich scheme to bilk their investors out of millions by producing the most notorious musical flop in history. This Broadway hit is an over-the-top, irreverent musical comedy like nothing you have ever seen before. “The Producers” is directed by Susan Mason, with choreography by George Jayne and musical direction by Ken Getz, who will conduct the orchestra. ############################ OREGON SHAKESPEARE NEWS. ############################ OSF Launches Arts Management Fellowship Paul Nicholson Arts Management Fellowship to provide career-enrichment opportunity .—The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is pleased to announce the creation of the Paul Nicholson Arts Management Fellowship, in honor of the 33-year career of OSF Executive Director Emeritus, Paul Nicholson. The fellowship is part of OSF’s FAIR (Fellowships, Apprenticeships, Internships and Residencies) Experience Program, which provides more than 50 professional development opportunities annually. FAIR Experience Manager Sharifa Johka said: “The Nicholson Fellowship will serve as an excellent example of OSF’s commitment to extend opportunities to a diverse and dynamic cadre of professionals. By creating and expanding opportunities of access at the highest levels of our organization, it further supports FAIR’s mission of inclusion and equity, both within OSF and throughout the field of American theater. These are principles that Paul Nicholson supported and I look forward to honoring that legacy.” This seven-month fellowship is designed to provide a career-enrichment opportunity to an outstanding professional who is poised to use the experience to launch a career in arts management and/or is positioned to use this experience to bolster an existing career as an arts leader. The chosen Fellow will work with OSF Executive Director Cynthia Rider and will be tasked to coordinate and lead complex projects that include multiple administrative departments. “I look forward to supporting a unique experience in theatre management for the first Nicholson Arts Fellow,” Rider said, “and I am equally excited about what the fellow will give to OSF. We know from our experience with FAIR that the aspiring professionals who come to OSF bring great vitality and fresh perspectives to our work. Paul Nicholson mentored and supported the development of so many dedicated theatre professionals during his career, and I am privileged to see the legacy of his impact on the field continue through this fellowship named in his honor.” Artistic Director Bill Rauch added: “I feel fortunate to have worked alongside and learned from Paul Nicholson in my first six years as artistic director. Paul is one of the greats in our field, an ambitious and brilliant man who leads with an open heart, huge curiosity and a tremendous love of our art form. I cannot imagine a more meaningful way to honor his ongoing legacy than to offer young theatre managers this opportunity for deep engagement with the complex and committed administrative side of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.” OSF’s FAIR Experience Program is committed to diversity and inclusion, to providing access to diverse candidates from around the world, and to achieving equity within OSF and in American theatre. FAIR participants receive training in technical and leadership development skills because the program expects participants to be the future leaders in the field. Individuals new to theater or with a history in the art form are encouraged to participate. One need not be a student to apply. The fellowship will begin March 31, 2015 and will conclude on Nov 8, 2015. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2015. For more information, visit our website at www.osfashland.org/FAIR or email fair@osfashland.org. ##########################################

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