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AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL Book by Craig Lucas Music by Daniel Messé Lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé Musical direction by Kimberly Grigsby Musical staging and choreography by Sam Pinkleton Directed by Pam MacKinnon Featuring: David Andino (Blind Beggar/Garden Gnome), Samantha Barks (Amélie), Randy Blair (Hipoloto), Adam Chanler-Berat (Nino), Alison Cimmet (Amandine/Philomene), Savvy Crawford (Young Amélie), Carla Duren (Gina), John Hickok (Raphael/Bretodeaux), Alyse Alan Louis (Georgette), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Suzanne), Tony Sheldon (Dufayel/Collignon), Perry Sherman (Lucien), Paul Whitty (Joseph), Shannon O’Boyle (Swing), Jacob Keith Watson (Swing), Kimberly Grigsby (Conductor, Keyboards), Dana Bauer (Woodwinds), Kathy Marshall (Violin), Vanessa Ruotolo (Cello), Wendy Tamis (Harp), Schuyler McFadden (Guitar), Allen Biggs (Percussion), Richard Duke (Bass), Kevin Porter (Contractor).Creative team: David Zinn (scenic and costume designer), Jane Cox (lighting designer), Kai Harada (sound designer), Peter Nigrini (projection designer), Kimberly Grigsby and Daniel Messé (vocal arrangers), and Bruce Coughlin (orchestrator).WHAT: Amélie captured our hearts in the five-time Academy Award–nominated film — now she comes to the stage in an inventive and captivating new musical. Embark on a mesmerizing journey with inquisitive and charmingly shy Amélie as she turns the streets of Montmartre into a world of her own imagining, while secretly orchestrating moments of joy for those around her. WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street @ Shattuck Berkeley, CA 9470WHEN: 41 PERFORMANCES: Friday, August 28 – Sunday, October 4, 2015 Tue, Thu, Fri @ 8:00 PM Wed @ 7:00 PM Sat @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM (no matinees on 8/29 & 9/5) Sun @ 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM (no matinees on 8/30 & 9/6) SPECIAL EVENTS: Low-cost previews: (all shows @ 8:00 PM unless noted) Fri 8/28, Sat 8/29, Sun 8/30 (7pm), Tue 9/1, Wed 9/2 (7pm), Thu 9/3, Fri 9/4, Sat 9/5, Sun 9/6 (7pm), Tue 9/8, Wed 9/9 (7pm), and Thu 9/10 Opening Night: Fri 9/11 @ 8:00 PM; includes a pre-show dinner for donors sponsored by Hotel Shattuck Plaza and a post-show party for audiences sponsored by Pathos Organic Greek Kitchen. Teen Night: Fri 9/4 @ 6:15 PM; includes a pre-show dinner sponsored by Picante. FREE docent talks: Before Tue and Thu evening performances and discussions after all matinees.FREE Post-play discussions: Fri 9/18, Tue 9/22, and Thu 10/1 following the performance. Last Call: Friday 9/18 following the evening performance HOW MUCH: $29 - $97 (subject to change) TIX & INFO: (510) 647-2949 – berkeleyrep.org Discounts: Half-price tickets available under 30 years of age; $10 discount for students and seniors one hour before curtain; Groups of 10 or more, call (510) 647-2918 or groups@berkeleyrep.org
CENTER REP PRESENTS Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical The triumphant musical that follows the remarkable woman behind the legend. By Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman Directed by Jenny Sullivan Music Direction by Brandon Adams & Steve Blum Starring: Lynda DiVito* as Rosemary Clooney Mark Farrell* as The Doctor *appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association DESCRIPTION: Beloved actress and singer Rosemary Clooney charmed America at the top of the charts for almost five decades. Her story comes alive on the Lesher stage in Tenderly, an inspiring new musical that follows her rise to Hollywood stardom, her struggles with life’s unexpected challenges and the triumphant resurgence that made her a legend. WHERE: Center REPertory Company 1601 Civic Drive in downtown Walnut Creek. DATES / TIMES / TICKET INFO: Performances begin Friday, September 4th at 8PM. Press opening is Tuesday, September 8th at 7:30 PM. Closes Saturday, October 10th at 8:00PM. TICKET PRICE RANGE: $37 - $63 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. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: (Lesher Theatre) FRIDAY – September 4, 8:00PM SATURDAY – September 5, 8:00PM SUNDAY- September 6, 2:30PM TUESDAY – OPENING September 8, 7:30PM WEDNESDAY – September 9, 7:30PM THURSDAY – September 10, 8:00PM FRIDAY – September 11, 8:00PM SATURDAY – September 12, 8:00PM SUNDAY – September 13, 2:30PM WEDNESDAY – September 16, 7:30PM THURSDAY – September 17, 8:00PM FRIDAY – September 18, 8:00PM SATURDAY – September 19, 2:30PM & 8:00PM SUNDAY – September 20, 2:30PM WEDNESDAY – September 23, 7:30PM THURSDAY – September 24, 8:00PM FRIDAY – September 25, 8:00PM SATURDAY – September 26, 2:30PM & 8:00PM SUNDAY – September 27, 2:30PM WEDNESDAY – September 30, 7:30PM THURSDAY – October 1, 8:00PM FRIDAY – October 2, 8:00PM SUNDAY – October 4, 2:30PM WEDNESDAY – October 7, 7:30PM THURSDAY – October 8, 8:00PM FRIDAY – October 9, 8:00PM SATURDAY - CLOSING October 10, 2:30PM & 8:00PM PRODUCTION TEAM: Directed by Jenny Sullivan Music Direction by Brandon Adams & Steve Blum Set Design by Nina Ball Costume Design by Maggie Morgan Lighting Design by Kurt Landisman Sound Design by Jeff Mockus Stage Managed by Kathleen J. Parsons
For the Love of Comrades by Micheál Kerrigan Script development by Patricia Byrne & Mary Connors Directed by Jeffrey Hoffman Scenic Design by Devin Kasper Costume Design by Corrida Carr Lighting & Projection Design by Christian V. Mejia Featuring Miles Duffield, Stephen McFarland, Shane Fahy, Paul Rodrigues, Alyssa Stone, and Adam Odsess-Rubin. WHAT: The U.S. premiere of For the Love of Comrades WHERE: New Conservatory Theatre Center Walker Theater, 25 Van Ness Ave @Market, San Francisco, CA 94102 WHEN: September 4 – October 11 Wednesday – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Opening Night: Saturday, September 12 COST: $25-45 TICKETS AND BOX OFFICE: 415-861-8972, boxoffice@nctcsf.org
Between Riverside and Crazy by Stpehen Adly Guirgis A.C.T.'s Geary Theater 415 Geary Street SEPTEMBER 3 –SEPTEMBER 27TH “This is the kind of rich, dynamic theater you almost never see anymore—fresh, savage and original.” New York ObserverIn this outrageous new dark comedy from Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf*cker with the Hat, Jesus Hopped the A Train), ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington is desperately trying to hold on to his prime piece of real estate—one of the last great rent-stabilized apartments in New York City—while simultaneously battling his inner demons. His landlord wants him and his newly paroled son out; his cop friends are begging him to back down from a lawsuit against City Hall; the local liquor store has closed; and a beautiful, mysterious Santeria practitioner promises salvation in the midst of all the chaos. A hilarious and timely story that tackles gentrification, recovery, faith, sketchy houseguests, and the saving grace of family, Between Riverside and Crazy is “a genuine original that deserves to be seen by anyone hungry for a smart, exuberantly funny urban dramedy” (Newsday). TICKETS 415-749-2228 or on line at www.tickets.act-sf.org
The Marsh San Francisco announces Ann Randolph’s award winning solo show, LOVELAND returns to The Marsh along with a transformative interaction workshop on Good Grief following each performance. WHEN: September 12 – October 17 Saturdays at 5pm (Press Opening: Saturday, September 12) WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco 1062 Valencia Street at 22nd St Parking: New Mission Bartlett Garage, 21st St between Mission & Valencia. The nearest Bart Station is 24th & Mission. TICKETS: $20-$35 sliding scale; $55-$100 reserved seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055
SAN FRANCISCO IMPROV FESTIVAL PRESENTS 11th YEAR OF LOCAL COMEDYSEPT. 10 – 19 AT SF’S EUREKA THEATRE The San Francisco Improv Festival presents its 11th season of off-the-cuff comedy from top improv and sketch comedians. In addition to ten jam-packed days of comedy from some of nation’s sharpest minds, the festival also includes master-level workshops led by industry pros, Friday night comedy jams with special celebrity guests, and the festival’s traditional finale, “Game Island,” in which performers throw down under the watchful eye of former Whose Line Is It Anyway Games Director Ron West. The program will also include local talent and out-of-town comics selected from a highly competitive, record-breaking pool of applicants. WHEN: September 10-19, 2015 WHERE: The Eureka Theatre 215 Jackson Street (at Battery), San Francisco TICKETS: $5 - $35 for shows, $50 - $225 for workshops. For tickets and more information visit: www.sfimprovfestival.com
Zurich Plays Plays 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival September 12th, 19th, 23rd, and 25th West Coast Premiere of Brian Griffin & Marc Cram’s Dada history of the Dada art movement. . The Zurich Players will present Zurich Plays, a Dada play about the 1916 Dada art movement as part of the 16-day San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26, 2015. Zurich Plays plays September 12th, 19th, 23rd, and 25th at the EXIT Theatre. http://www.sffringe.org/zurich/ http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1659040Zurich Plays… 1916. World War I. Millions die. But in Zurich, Switzerland, an art movement is born. Join the Dadaists for a Dada history of Dada. This West Coast Premiere promises an hour and a half of baffling behavior, surrealist spectacle, and men in diapers. “For us, art is not an end in itself… but it is an opportunity for the true perception and criticism of the times we live in.” – Hugo Ball, Dadaist The cast includes: Jessie Wayburn as Voice Over Loudspeaker Steven Westdahl as Tristan Tzara Nathan Tucker as Richard Huelsenbeck Ryan Hayes as Marcel Duchamp Megan Cohen as Man Ray Scott Baker as Kurt Schwitters Ignacio Zulueta as Andre Breton Katharine Otis as Emmy Hennings & Mother Ubu Michael Hussey as Hugo Ball & The French Tart Who Is Obviously A ManThe 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26 (every day but Mondays), brings 34 different shows to San Francisco’s EXIT Theatreplex, 156 Eddy Street. EXIT Theatreplex is within walking distance of Union Square and the Powell Street BART station. For complete listings of venues, shows, and times, go to www.sffringe.org. Or call the fringe hotline at (415) 673-3847.Tickets are $12 at the door (cash only) and $14.99 online in advance. A five-show Frequent Fringer pass is $45. EXIT Theatre, the producer of the San Francisco Fringe Festival, has been presenting Indie theater in downtown San Francisco since 1982
FROM COMO TO HOMO Juggling a Stage Mom, Gender Confusion and Tap! Written and Performed by Lynne Jassem Directed by Peter Michael Marino Limited Engagement - 4 Performances Only! Dates and Times: Sat. Sept. 12, 2015 2:30 pm
Sun. Sept. 13, 2015 7:30 pm
Sat. Sept. 19, 2015 1:00 pm
Fri. Sept. 25, 2015 9:00 pm
Exit Theatre – Stage Left 156 Eddy St. (Btwn. Mason & Taylor Sts.) San Francisco, CA 94102 SF FRINGE FESTIVAL Sept. 11 – Sept 25 http://www.sffringe.org/from/ FROM COMO TO HOMO - Juggling a Stage Mom, Gender Confusion and Tap! Written and Performed by Lynne Jassem (comic, tap dancer, monologist, singer, physical comedian) - will have it’s West Coast Premiere at the San Francisco Fringe Festival for a limited engagement – 4 performances only! Lynne Jassem tells the story of her 10 year old self as she juggles her career on the Perry Como TV Show with the strict demands of her stage mother (the ex-Rockette), gender-confusion and a bumpy ride into the world of mortality and tap dancing. Exit Theatre – Stage Left 156 Eddy St. (Btwn. Mason & Taylor Sts.) San Francisco, CA 94102Tickets are $12 and are available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1658913 Peter Michael Marino directs the show with tap dance influences from Brenda Bufalino.
“In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles” is the award-winning, nationally touring retelling of the Beatles story through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein and featuring one of the best tribute bands in the world, Abbey Road. The multi-media musical returns to the Montgomery Theater in San Jose on Saturday, September 12 at 2:30 pm and 8:00 pm.Tickets are $40 - $60. Tickets may be purchased by phoning (408) 792-4111, visiting www.sanjosetheaters.org or dropping by the Box Office located at 135 W. San Carlos in San Jose. The Box Office is open Monday - Friday from 9 am - 5 pm. The Montgomery Theater is located at 271 S. Market Street in San Jose 95113. The show is appropriate for all ages.The production sold out two shows at the Montgomery Theater in 2013.
Don’t Be EvilDirected by: Gabriel MontoyaProduced by: Robin Fontaine Starring: Eric Reid (Lee in Theater MadCap's True West, PianoFight alum, artistic director of Theater MadCap, and co-founder Inner Mission), SF-based drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Daria “Shani” Johnson in her stage debut, Steven Cloyes, (filmmaker, race car driver, and Saul in Theater MadCap's True West) and Justin Liszanckie (of Boxcar Theater's runaway immersive hit The Speakeasy). Don't Be Evil runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, September 10 through October 3, at PianoFight, 144 Taylor St in San Francisco. Tickets are $28 general admission and can be purchased here.The Department of Badassery is an SF-based production house focused on delivering new ways of experiencing the world through storytelling using the oldest methods combined with new technologies. Everything is on the creative table, from traditional live theater, films, virtual reality, immersive storytelling and site specific performance. In the ever-free and cutting edge spirit of San Francisco, The Department hopes to blend the old and the new into something that audiences and performers alike have yet to experience. Follow us on Twitter @DeptofBadassery for news, updates, and tasty morsels from the DBA Research Department.
Wretch Like Me (Or, How I was Saved From Being “Saved”) Follows Successful turn in Edinburgh with “resurrection run" at San Francisco Fringe Festival, this September 13, 18, 20 and 24 The San Francisco Fringe has seen its share of plays about people losing their faith, but never before has one featured a guy singing Amazing Grace forwards and backwards (“Me like wretch, a saved that sound, the sweet how grace amazing!”), further demonstrating what Amazing Grace sounds like when sung to the tune of ‘Gilligan’s Island.’ With additional stuff about teenage evangelical puppetry, the dangers of baptism at the beach in December, communion served with Jack Daniels and a marijuana brownie, and a girl who occasionally wets her pants for Jesus (“Hallelujah!”) and you have David Templeton’s ‘Wretch Like Me (or How I Was Saved From Being Saved),’ which played to critical raves at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Now, playwright, author, and NEA-honored journalist David Templeton brings the jaw droppingly funny one-man-show to this year’s San Francisco Fringe. In Wretch Like Me, Templeton—an award-winning Bay Area arts journalist originally from Los Angeles—tells the unbelievably true story of his teenage years in the 70’s, where, as an outcast High School freshman with a strange family and a serious puppet-addiction, he became caught up in the spiritual-cultural tsunami of the 1970s Jesus Movement. Directed by Sheri Lee Miller, Wretch takes audiences on a wild wave of laughter and emotion as David journeys through a freaky Wonderland of Bible-thumping evangelists and surf boarding “Jesus freaks,” populated by marvelously detailed characters: David’s shockingly to-the-point lounge-singer mother; a schoolyard evangelist known as The Jesus Lady; the seriously committed believers Righteous Rick and Jesse P; the super-serious Rev. Dude (a former acid-dropping surfer guy who found Jesus in a tent in Hawaii while tripping on magic mushrooms); and Cindy, a beautiful young believer who will stop at nothing to bring others to the Lord, including wetting her pants for Jesus. Sunday, Sept. 13, 4:00 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 24, 7:00 p.m. EXIT Stage Left at the EXIT Theatreplex, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco Fringe website: www.sffringe.org Wretch Like Me website: www.wretch-like.me.org
“Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners Plays 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival September 12, 13, 19, 20, 24 Box of Clowns Scatters Ashes Across the Country Box of Clowns will present “Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners, a play about three clown siblings mourning the loss of their mother, as part of the 16-day San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26, 2015. “Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners plays September 12, 13, 19, 20 and 24 at EXIT Theatre. Death can be scary. So can clowns. But what if they weren’t? “Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners is a show of “sharp, beautifully-timed, elegant, physical comedy” (Plank Magazine, Vancouver).“Box of Clowns hits us over the head - and smacks us in the face, and nearly knocks us off the edge of a cliff - with the idea that humor can and does exist in death, and everywhere else for that matter.” (The Oregonian).Now in its 24th year, the San Francisco Fringe Festival brings fresh, daring, exciting theatre of all varieties to open-minded audiences of all persuasions. Often over-the-top and under-the-radar of traditional theatre, “The Fringe” has its rabid devotees – and wins more fans every year.The 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26 (every day but Mondays), brings 34 different shows to San Francisco’s EXIT Theatreplex, 156 Eddy Street. EXIT Theatreplex is within walking distance of Union Square and the Powell Street BART station. For complete listings of venues, shows, and times, go to www.sffringe.org. Or call the fringe hotline at (415) 673-3847.Tickets are $12 (or less) at the door (cash only) and $14.99 (or less) online in advance. A five-show Frequent Fringer pass is $45. EXIT Theatre, the producer of the San Francisco Fringe Festival, has been presenting Indie theater in downtown San Francisco since 1982.
ONE BREATH, THEN ANOTHER: AN INTERACTIVE YOGA SHOW PLAYS 2015 SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE FESTIVAL September 12, 15, 17, 19 & 20 Solo Play / Yoga Class Hybrid . Amanda Erin Miller will present ONE BREATH, THEN ANOTHER: AN INTERACTIVE YOGA SHOW, a solo play / yoga class hybrid about Miller’s yoga teacher training on an Indian ashram as part of the 16-day San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26, 2015. One Breath, Then Another plays September 12 at 2:30pm, September 15 at 9:00pm, September 17 at 7:00pm, September 19 at 1:00pm and September 20 at 4:00pm in EXIT Theatre’s Studio. The 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26 (every day but Mondays), brings 34 different shows to San Francisco’s EXIT Theatreplex, 156 Eddy Street. EXIT Theatreplex is within walking distance of Union Square and the Powell Street BART station. For complete listings of venues, shows, and times, go to www.sffringe.org. Or call the fringe hotline at (415) 673-3847.Tickets are $12 (or less) at the door (cash only) and $14.99 (or less) online in advance. A five-show Frequent Fringer pass is $45. EXIT Theatre, the producer of the San Francisco Fringe Festival, has been presenting Indie theater in downtown San Francisco since 1982
Pianist Mike Greensill's 25th annual concert at "Old First Concerts" in San Francisco Sunday September 6th 2015 4 p.m. Featuring "mystery guest vocalist" Wesla Whitfield and French Horn virtuoso Bill Klingelhoffer Tickets - http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/tickets/ or call (415) 474 1608 Concert Web Site - http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/performances/679/ Address - Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, Ca 94109 Mike Greensill's love of jazz and the American Songbook are combined in a concert of swinging jazz and soaring melody. This year Mike is featuring, along with the usual mystery guest vocalist Wesla Whitfield, the majestic and lyrical french horn playing of Bill Klingelhoffer. Bill has just retired as principle horn of the opera and ballet orchestras, though he's still busy playing with them!Bill is also the leader of the Klingelhorns, a swinging horn quartet featured on Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill's CD "Livin' on Love" on HighNote Records. Here's a sound example...https://soundcloud.com/greensill/this-cant-be-loveThis years concert features especially the songs of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers. Join Mike, along with spouse and world famous vocalist Wesla Whitfield, for an afternoon of delicious music making.
Billie Holiday in the Garden Cinnabar Theater’s annual garden concert: Billie Holiday in the Garden Enter the gorgeous grounds of an exclusive Petaluma estate to savor music fitting for a celebration of the centennial of Billie Holiday’s birth. WHERE: 200 Queens Lane, Petaluma, CA 94952 WHEN: Sunday, September 13 @ 4:00 PM; Optional barbecue @ 3:00 PM. HOW MUCH: $25 (Save by purchasing this show as part of a Cinnabar concert package.). Additional $15 for the pre-show barbeque. 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!
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2015/2016 season with the Regional Premiere of The Country House. This recent Broadway hit is the latest from Donald Margulies, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dinner with Friends. A revered stage and film star summons her show-biz family to her Berkshires home for a summer stock season soon overstocked with memories. In a Chekhovian blend of witty comedy and poignant drama, they grapple with fame, art, the promise of romance, and the frustration of faded dreams—and as always, each other. Hailed “A valentine to the artists of the stage” by The New York Times, this production will be directed by Artistic Director Robert Kelley. WHEN: Closes: Sunday, September 20, 2015 SHOWS: : 8:00 PM Tuesdays: 7:30 PM Wednesdays: 2:00PM, 7:30PM 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 St (at Mercy), Mountain View TICKETS: $19 (30 and under) - $80; savings available for educators, seniors, and patrons 30 and under. A $6 convenience fee will be assessed for online and telephone orders.Pricing subject to change. IT RUNS TO SEPTEMBER 20TH
Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical comedy, COMPANY. It’s today in Manhattan, and Robert is unable to make a commitment of his own as he makes the circuit of his married friends, alternately observing and participating in the ups and downs of their relationships. SHOWS: It runs through September 12th Tues, Wed, Thurs 7pm / Fri, Sat 8pm / Sat 3pm, Sun 2pmNo matinee July 11th & 12thPreviews 8pm July 7, 8, 9, 10 WHERE: 450 Post Street, San Francisco, 2nd Floor of the Kensington Park Hotel. 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 THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH IT GOT A GO SEE FROM THE SFBATCC.
NEW TRADITION FOR SAN FRANCISCO – The Barbary Coast Revue Returns for Season Three at Balançoire Every Thursday in the Mission Entering its third year of sold out shows, local original musical comedy The Barbary Coast Revue returns for a residency every Thursday night at Balançoire in the Mission. With a new director, new cast members, new songs, a new location and a new dinner option, this formerly underground show has expanded into a fabulous new cabaret space, and this open-ended run marks the beginning of a new phase for the ambitious production.Mark Twain is back in San Francisco, playing guitar and narrating as the cast of seven actsout his colorful tale of local history set to parodies of popular songs by Bay Area musicians from the '80s to now. This show is unapologetically goofy, unpretentiously fun and unforgettably musical; The Barbary Coast Revue leaves guests singing along for days. Directed by Keith Carames New cast members include local chanteuse Connie Champagne playing Ah Toy, a new character. Danny Kennedy as Mark Twain and music director, and his daughters Stacey Kennedy as Lillian Coit and Stephanie Rapa as Alma DeBretteville Spreckels. Evan Kaminsky as Shanghai Kelly, Michael Pezez as Jerry Thomas and Fatimah Eye’z Verrell as part of the ensemble.Balançoire, the period perfect circa 1900 dance hall which formerly housed 12 Galaxies.This swanky cabaret night club features a full bar and restaurant, and the show is nowoffered with an optional dinner. Tickets are $14.50 for bar stool “slummer” seats, $29 forcabaret seating, and $64 for dinner, which includes five courses, VIP seating and a privatepre-show hors d'oeuvres reception with the cast. Dinner and cabaret tickets can bepurchased at BarbaryCoastRevue.com and the less expensive tickets are on Goldstar. Thursdays, 7pm door, 8pm show, $14.50-64Balançoire, 2565 Mission Street (at 22nd), San Francisco Tickets at BarbaryCoastRevue.com IT RUNS THRU NOVEMBER 16TH
Hillbarn Theatre kicks off its 75th Anniversary Season with Broadway's greatest farce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ▪ August 27–September 20, 2015 ▪ – Hillbarn Theatre, the Peninsula's premier theatre company, kicks off its 75th Anniversary season with Broadway's greatest farce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. A light, fast-paced, witty, and irreverent performance, It runs thru– September 20, 2015 at Hillbarn Theatre (1285 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City). Performances are Thursdays—Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. . Single tickets range in price from $25 - $48 and are available now by calling 650.349.6411 ext. 2 or visiting www.hillbarntheatre.org. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum features an ensemble cast of 17 actors led by David Blackburn as Hero, Dan Demers as Pseudolus, Ali Gangi as Philia and Ray Mendonca* as Hysterium. Joining them are Christine Baker, Russ Bohard, Tracy Chiappone, Paige Collazo, Gary Giurbino, Ron Lopez, Brigitte Losey, Amanda Ross, Brad Satterwhite, Jon Schneider, Meena Shayesteh, Russell Ward and Allison Zenke. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 20TH
Champagne White & The Temple Of Poon OASIS, San Francisco’s hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater, presents Champagne White and the Temple of Poon, the outrageously irreverent sequel to D’Arcy Drollinger’s Shit & Champagne It run thru - September 12 – On the heels of D’Arcy Drollinger’s run-away cult hit Shit & Champagne, Oasis – San Francisco’s hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater – announced today the raunchy and wild sequel, Champagne White and the Temple of Poon. In this newest incarnation, Drollinger’s on-going tribute to female empowerment and low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s turns a winking eye towards the women’s prison film genre, delivering 90 minutes of high-kicking action, spleen-splitting comedy and dance. Champagne White and the Temple of Poon will run to – September 12, 2015. . General Admission tickets are $25. Front Row Premium tables available with Champagne purchase or bottle service start at $200 and include a front row table for four guests. Bachelor and bachelorette packages are available for a complete party evening. All tickets are on sale now at www.sfoasis.com or in person at the Oasis box office (298 11th Street,) Directed by D’Arcy Drollinger with costumes by Tria, Champagne White and the Temple of Doom features some of San Francisco’s most talented drag performers including D'Arcy Drollinger as Champagne White with Matthew Martin, James Arthur M., Steven LeMay, Adam Roy and Nancy French rounding out the cast.The Oasis partnership includes legendary San Francisco Drag Superstar Heklina, producer of the 20 year old club Trannyshack and now Mother, and comedic drag powerhouse and one of the stars of Sex and the City LIVE!, D’Arcy Drollinger. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH
Thrillpeddlers presents… CLUB INFERNO The Road to Fame Can Be Hell A Glam Rock Musical Based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy It runs thru – Aug. 8, 2015 - (Thurs., Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 pm) (no performance July 4) Concept, Book, and Lyrics by Kelly Kittell Music & Lyrics by Peter Fogel Add’tl. Material, Musical Direction & Arrangements by Birdie-Bob Watt Choreography by Marilynn Fowler Directed by Russell Blackwood Limited Engagement – 29 Performances Only! Thurs. June 11, 2015 - 8:00 pm at The Hypnodrome in San Francisco Club Inferno, a Glam-Rock Musical based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy, is “one hell of a good time”, blending sinful women and kick-ass rock with a classic story of the afterlife. This home-grown rock-stravaganza is a perfect fit for Thrillpeddlers’ 8th Theatre of the Ridiculous revival, their annual tradition that revived The Cockettes musicals. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH
The Marsh announces Echo Brown’s debut solo show, BLACK VIRGINS ARE NOT FOR HIPSTERS, will extend through July 25. Bursting with energy, comedy and politics, the show is both a love story and a startling snapshot of 21st-century American culture. BLACK VIRGINS ARE NOT FOR HIPSTERS is written and performed by Brown, directed by Scott Plate, and developed with David Ford. WHEN: Now through July 25 SHOWS: Thursdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 8:30pm WHERE: The Marsh San Francisco Studio Theater 1062 Valencia Street at 22nd St Parking: New Mission Bartlett Garage, 21st St between Mission & Valencia. The nearest Bart Station is 24th & Mission. TICKETS: $20-$35 sliding scale; $55-$100 reserved seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 29
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.
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SHOTGUN PLAYERS PRESENTS Eurydice By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Erika Chong Shuch— On the day Eurydice is to marry her true love Orpheus, a misstep sends her to the surreal depths of the Underworld. There she has a surprising reunion and must decide whether to follow Orpheus back to the land of the living. This tenderhearted love story has solidified Ms. Ruhl as one of the most important new voices in American theatre. Eurydice runs through September 27 at the Ashby Stage .Eurydice features Set Design by Sean Riley, Costume Design by Christine Crook, Sound Design by Matt Stines, Light Design by Allen Wilner, and Properties Design by Devon LaBelle. The cast of Eurydice features Shotgun Company Members Megan Trout, & Beth Wilmurt, as well as James Carpenter*, Jeannine Anderson, Nils Frykdahl, Peter Griggs & Kenny Toll. WHEN: – It runs thru – September 27 WHERE: The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley TICKET PRICES: Regular performance nights $20 - $30. Advance reservations strongly advised – shows will sell out!For more information go to www.shotgunplayers.org or call 510.841.6500 IT RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 4TH
Aurora Theatre Company opens its 24th season with the Bay Area Premiere of award-winning playwright Marisa Wegrzyn’s (Hickorydickory, The Butcher of Baraboo) MUD BLUE SKY. There was a time when air travel was considered glamorous, but when three middle-aged flight attendants reunite during a layover near O’Hare Airport, it’s enough to make anyone question their aspirations in life. Joined by an unlikely fourth companion, a teenage boy adrift on his prom night, the women are poised on the brink of looking back and moving ahead. A comedy about finding common ground, MUD BLUE SKY offers an edgily humorous and tender look at work, motherhood, and missed connections, and how the small kindnesses we afford each other can inspire us to grab onto life before it flies by. DATES: Previews: August 28, 29, September 2 at 8pm; August 30 at 2pm; September 1 at 7pm Opens: September 3, 2015Post-show Talkbacks: September 4, 8,16, 24 Closes: September 27 SHOWS: Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm and 7pm WHERE: Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA TICKETS For subscriptions ($99-$305) and single 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.
: Marin Shakespeare Company presents.. "Richard III" By William Shakespeare Directed by Robert Currier Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin County's professional, awarding-winning outdoor summer Shakespeare festival, continues its 2015 season with "Richard III."With the recent royal burial of his remains at Leicester Cathedral, the timing couldn't be more appropriate for a Marin Shakespeare Company production of "Richard III." Robert Currier directs the Bard's masterpiece, which paints a portrait of "Richard III" as a calculating, ruthless titular king driven by political ambition.Aidan O'Reilly of Santa Rosa stars as the maniacal Richard III, arguably Shakespeare's most introspective, sardonic and enthralling character. The cast includes Michael Ray Wisely, Elena Wright, Phoebe Moyer, Michael Schaeffer, Nick Sholley and Steve Price. Marin Shakespeare Company 2015 summer festival will feature a non-repertory schedule, with designated performance runs for each production. Performances are presented outdoors at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, located on the campus of Dominican University of California in San Rafael, Calif. 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.New this year is a $10 youth price which applies to anyone age 25 or younger; "Pay Your Age" is offered to audience members between the ages of 26 and 34 when purchasing tickets at the Box Office on the day of any performance, with valid identification. Marin Shakespeare Company also offers those 65 and over half-price tickets at Senior Matinees and those ages 18 and under are admitted free at Family Matinee performances. WHEN: Sept. 4 to Sept. 27, 2015 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and select Sundays; and 4 p.m. Sundays. Preview: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 Opening: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5Family Day Matinee: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 Senior Matinee: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 COST: $10 to $35 Preview performances $12 per person. Admission at the door is $35 general, $32 senior; and $10 youth for anyone age 25 or younger.TICKETS: http://marinshakespeare.org/tickets/ WHERE: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre 890 Belle Avenue, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, Calif. 94901 PHONE: 415-499-4488WEBSITE: www.marinshakespeare.org
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The Real Thing, the classic comedy by Tom Stoppard, at Masquers Playhouse in Point Richmond. One of the theatrical giants of his generation, Tom Stoppard is a reigning genius of thought-provoking drama. His work has brought him an Oscar, four Tony Awards, and a knighthood. In The Real Thing, he brings his brilliant wordplay, wit, and insight to illuminate the nature — and the mystery — of love. 1984 TONY WINNER: BEST PLAY. Directed by Robert Estes. featuring Erika Bakse, Darek Burkowski, Robyn Gray, Sarah Nowicki, Liam Robertson, Bessie ZolnoPerformances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm with Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm on September 6, 13 and 20. The show plays through September 26. 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. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 20TH
Douglas Morrisson Theatre presents: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage, directed by Dawn Monique Williams, a biting new comedy about racial stereotyping in Hollywood. CAST: Shani Harris-Bagwell, Gene Mocsy, Khary Moye, Evan Sokol, Kelly Strickland, Jia Taylor, Alicia von Kugelgen DATES: It runs thru September 20, 2015 SHOWTIMES: Thursday September 17 @ 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM Saturday, September 12 @ 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sundays @ 2:00 PM CLOSES: September 20 WHERE: Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St., Hayward, CA 94546 Special Event: PRE-SHOW TALK: Friday, September 4, 7:10pmPOST-PLAY DISCUSSION: Saturday matinee, Sept. 12 TICKETS: $10 Preview $32 Opening Night $29 Wed.- Sat. eves, Sat. & Sun. matinees Discounts available for H.A.R.D. residents, seniors, students, TBA, KQED members, and groups (10+) BOX OFFICE: (510) 881-6777; www.dmtonline.org IT RUNS THRU SEPEMBER 20TH
Novato Theater Company Opens Season with Durang Comedy “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike,” It runs thru-Sept 20 NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr., Novato Runs: Fridays and Saturdays: 8:00 pm; Sundays: 2:00 pm, through July 26 Tickets: $27 Adults, $21 NTC Members and Subscribers, $24 Seniors/Students, $12 Children 12 and under, $15 Preview. Online ticketing at www.novatotheatercompany.org; call (415) 883-4498 for questions/information only. No credit cards accepted at the theater box office for walk ups, cash or checks only. Open Seating • Free Parking IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 20TH
Law enforcement officer, hip hop star, Jinho “The Piper” Ferreira examines the lines between “right” and “wrong” in COPS AND ROBBERS returning to the Marsh Berkeley this August. This solo tour-de-force made national news, selling out its entire original run and three extensions at The Marsh Berkeley last Fall, and returning for five weeks this Spring. A piercing look into the dysfunctional relationship between law enforcement, the media, and the black community, COPS AND ROBBERS is centered on an officer-involved shooting. Writer/performer Jinho “The Piper” Ferreira takes the viewer on an emotionally charged ride with unexpected twists and turns, as he seamlessly travels through 17 characters, each with his or her own convictions, logic, and prejudices. DATES: It runs thru– September 26 TIMES: Saturdays at 5pm WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley 2120 Allston Way Berkeley TICKETS: $20-35; $55/100 Reserved Seats For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 26TH
Two Trains Running. August Wilson’s drama about the regulars at Memphis Lee’s restaurant trying to fight against the urban renewal that would tear the place down and bulldoze the local African American community. 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 run thru Aug.-29; Thurs-Sat. 8:00 pm, Sundays 7:00 pm. Sunday matinees Aug. 16 and 23 at 2:00 pm. Tickets $30-35; $20 opening week. www.wehavemet.org. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12
The Marsh announces Karen Ripley’s new show OH NO, THERE’S MEN ON THE LAND will open in The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret this May. Called “One of the funniest comics out there today” by KQED, Ripley will take audiences on a wild ride through her mishaps, adventures, and self-discovery in 1970s Berkeley. OH NO, THERE’S MEN ON THE LAND originally enjoyed a four week run at The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret this spring. WHEN: It runs thru– October 3, 2015 SHOWS: 5pm Saturdays WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley TICKETS: $15 - $35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved seating For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU OCTOBER 3RD
The Marsh announces, due to popular demand, Don Reed’s solo show Stereotypo: Rants and Rumblings at the DMV, which enjoyed three extensions at The Marsh San Francisco, and transferred to The Marsh Berkeley last month, will now extend with performances through August 17. In Stereotypo, Reed takes on nine characters who experience the prejudgments made based on race, class, physical handicap, gender/transgender, and more, in a series of monologues, ranging from moving and sometimes laugh out loud funny to dangerous – all set in America’s ultimate melting pot, the DMV. The show opened in early April and was hailed as “Hilarious! Amazing. The most fun you will ever have at the DMV,” by KQED. SHOWS: Fridays at 8:00p Saturdays at 8:30pm WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley Parking: Allston Way Garage, 2061 Allston Way between Milvia & Shattuck The Downtown Berkeley Bart station is one block away on ShattuckTICKETS: $20-$35 sliding scale; $55-$100 Reserved Seat For tickets, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 IT RUNS THRU OCTOBER 3 NOW
Cheaper Than Therapy Stand Up Comedy every Friday and Saturday night at 10 pm at Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco Tickets at www.cctcomedy.com
THOSE WOMEN PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES IN PLAIN SIGHT: STORIES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEVER KNEW, FEATURING SIX SHORT PLAYS BY LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS SEPT. 4-20 AT THE METAL SHOP THEATER IN BERKELEYWhat choices would you make to take back your power? The legendary characters of In Plain Sight will risk almost anything. , Those Women will stage In Plain Sight at the Metal Shop Theater in Berkeley, an anthology of of six short plays, offering new takes on old tales and startling insights into what women and men will do to regain control of their lives and their futures. Norman Johnson, Christine Keating, and Elizabeth Vega will direct the work of five Bay Area playwrights: Lee Brady, Carol Lashof, Kat Meads, Patricia Reynoso and Mimu Tsujimura. In Plain Sight features Alicia Bales, Ed Berkeley, Sharon Huff*, Alexandra Lee, Ria Meer, Louel Señores, and Suzanne Vito. *Member, Actors Equity Association; In Plain Sight is an Equity-approved project. TICKETS: http://thosewomen.brownpapertickets.comSuggested price: $30.00. There is no minimum ticket price. Those Women practice Radical Hospitality; everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay. Where & When Performances at the Metal Shop Theater, 2702 Regent St. in Berkeley’s Elmwood neighborhood. , 8pm Sunday, Sept. 13, 2pm (Audience talk-back with the artists after the show: How do old tales change in new tellings?) Friday, Sept. 18, 8pm Saturday, Sept. 19, 8pm Sunday, Sept. 20, 2pm IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 20TH
Cinnabar kicks off its new season with City of Angels – This fall, Cinnabar Theater kicks off its 43nd season with the award winning musical City of Angels. There is breaking the fourth wall and then there is City of Angels! Winner of six Tony Awards, Coleman’s masterpiece is loaded with swinging jazz tunes and side splitting comedy.. Featuring stage direction by Nathan Cummings and music direction by Mary Chun, Cinnabar’s production is generously underwritten by Larry Russo. City of Angels showcases the talents of Domonic Tracy (Stine), James Pfeiffer (Stone), Kelly Britt (Gabby/Bobbi), Cary Ann Rosko (Donna/Oolie), Spencer Dodd (Buddy Fidler), Maria Mikheyenko (Alaura/Carla), Krista Joy Serpa (Mallory/Avril), Miguel Evangelista ( Pancho/Lt. Munoz) and Benjamin DeShazo-Couchot (Jimmy Powers). Order seats online at any time by visiting cinnabartheater.org, or call the box office at 707-763-8920 between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM on weekdays. Tickets may also be available at the door, but reservations are recommended as Cinnabar’s shows often sell out.Cinnabar Theater is located at 3333 Petaluma Boulevard North, just off Highway 101 and only minutes from historic downtown Petaluma. There’s ample parking up on the hill… and a friendly herd of goats grazing in the neighboring field. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 707-763-8920 or visit cinnabartheater.org. WHEN: to Sunday, September 20 @ 2 PM HOW MUCH: $9 for junior-high and high school students (September 4 only) $25 for ages 21 and under $35 for adults TICKETS: 707-763-8920 or www.cinnabartheater.org IT RUNS TO SEPTEMBER 20TH
The Gun Show written by E.M. Lewis, directed by Melissa Hillman • Runs through Oct 10 Thu–Sat 8pm Where: La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Admission: $15–25 impacttheatre.com Box Office:impacttheatre.com • 510 224-5744In five true stories that are by turns humorous, touching, harrowing, and heartbreaking, The Gun Show makes audiences on either side of the aisle realize there are no easy answers in the gun debate. “We have a problem with guns in America,” Lewis writes. “The problem is, we really, really like them.” In stories ranging from a nostalgic look at growing up in rural Oregon — where having a gun around the house is as normal as anything and learning to shoot is a familiar rite of passage — to life-changing episodes of gun violence, Lewis offers an unflinching look down the barrel at the America we live in today. The show received rave reviews and played extended runs in its two previous productions, in Chicago and Los Angeles IT RUNS THRU OCTOBER 10TH
Dead Man's Cell Phone It runs thru- September 27, 2015 Los Altos Stage Company Bus Barn TheaterAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man-with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man's Cell Phone, a surrealistic comedy that confronts our assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. Tickets: $18-$36 On the Web: http://www.losaltosstage.org Contact: Box Office: 650- IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 27TH
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Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical comedy, COMPANY. It’s today in Manhattan, and Robert is unable to make a commitment of his own as he makes the circuit of his married friends, alternately observing and participating in the ups and downs of their relationships. SHOWS: It runs through September 12th Tues, Wed, Thurs 7pm / Fri, Sat 8pm / Sat 3pm, Sun 2pmNo matinee July 11th & 12thPreviews 8pm July 7, 8, 9, 10 WHERE: 450 Post Street, San Francisco, 2nd Floor of the Kensington Park Hotel. 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 THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH IT GOT A GO SEE FROM THE SFBATCC.
Champagne White & The Temple Of Poon OASIS, San Francisco’s hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater, presents Champagne White and the Temple of Poon, the outrageously irreverent sequel to D’Arcy Drollinger’s Shit & Champagne It run thru - September 12 – On the heels of D’Arcy Drollinger’s run-away cult hit Shit & Champagne, Oasis – San Francisco’s hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater – announced today the raunchy and wild sequel, Champagne White and the Temple of Poon. In this newest incarnation, Drollinger’s on-going tribute to female empowerment and low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s turns a winking eye towards the women’s prison film genre, delivering 90 minutes of high-kicking action, spleen-splitting comedy and dance. Champagne White and the Temple of Poon will run to – September 12, 2015. . General Admission tickets are $25. Front Row Premium tables available with Champagne purchase or bottle service start at $200 and include a front row table for four guests. Bachelor and bachelorette packages are available for a complete party evening. All tickets are on sale now at www.sfoasis.com or in person at the Oasis box office (298 11th Street,) Directed by D’Arcy Drollinger with costumes by Tria, Champagne White and the Temple of Doom features some of San Francisco’s most talented drag performers including D'Arcy Drollinger as Champagne White with Matthew Martin, James Arthur M., Steven LeMay, Adam Roy and Nancy French rounding out the cast.The Oasis partnership includes legendary San Francisco Drag Superstar Heklina, producer of the 20 year old club Trannyshack and now Mother, and comedic drag powerhouse and one of the stars of Sex and the City LIVE!, D’Arcy Drollinger. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH
Thrillpeddlers presents… CLUB INFERNO The Road to Fame Can Be Hell A Glam Rock Musical Based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy It runs thru – Aug. 8, 2015 - (Thurs., Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 pm) (no performance July 4) Concept, Book, and Lyrics by Kelly Kittell Music & Lyrics by Peter Fogel Add’tl. Material, Musical Direction & Arrangements by Birdie-Bob Watt Choreography by Marilynn Fowler Directed by Russell Blackwood Limited Engagement – 29 Performances Only! Thurs. June 11, 2015 - 8:00 pm at The Hypnodrome in San Francisco Club Inferno, a Glam-Rock Musical based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy, is “one hell of a good time”, blending sinful women and kick-ass rock with a classic story of the afterlife. This home-grown rock-stravaganza is a perfect fit for Thrillpeddlers’ 8th Theatre of the Ridiculous revival, their annual tradition that revived The Cockettes musicals. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12TH
Two Trains Running. August Wilson’s drama about the regulars at Memphis Lee’s restaurant trying to fight against the urban renewal that would tear the place down and bulldoze the local African American community. 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 run thru Aug.-29; Thurs-Sat. 8:00 pm, Sundays 7:00 pm. Sunday matinees Aug. 16 and 23 at 2:00 pm. Tickets $30-35; $20 opening week. www.wehavemet.org. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 12
NEW PERFORMANCE GROUP, UBUNTU THEATER PROJECT PRESENTS “WAITING FOR LEFTY” BY CLIFFORD ODETS; FINAL SHOW IN SUMMER FESTIVAL RUNNING TO SEPTEMBER 12 ‘Waiting For Lefty’ is the fourth and final play in Ubuntu Theater Project’s 2015 Summer Festival; run th– September 12. Exciting theater festival features 4 thrilling plays at 4 site-specific venues, pay-what-you-can price. The Ubuntu Theater Project is proud to follow a tour de-force George Brant with a re-envisioned American Classic Waiting For Lefty by Clifford Odets. Co-Artistic Director Michael Socrates Moran and Company Member Emilie Whelan (who recently directed Grounded) simultaneously Co-Direct and perform in this production. Other actors featured include Terrance White and Anthony ‘Willie’ Houston (most recently seen in Brothers Size) as well as Tim Barnett, Sean McIntyre, Britney Frazier, FranciscoArcila and MacGregor Arney. Lighting design by Stephanie Anne Johnson. Waiting ForLefty runs from September 3-September 12, 2015 at Classic Cars West, 411 26th St, Oakland,CA 94612. For tickets ($15-35 online; pay-what-you-can at the door) and information the publiccan call (510) 646-1126 or visit www.ubuntutheaterproject.com
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The Curtain Theatre presents “The Taming of the Shrew” By William Shakespeare Four weekends including Labor Day Monday August , 29, 30, Sept 5, 6, 7, 12, 13Pre-show starts at 1:40pm, show starts at 2:00pmOld Mill Park Amphitheatre, behind the Library on Throckmorton Ave in Mill ValleyAdmission is FREEA romantic farce and one of Shakespeare’s funniest plays, Come join the fun at 1:40pm. The play is directed by Bay Area veteran Carl Jordan . This year’s production once again features the whimsical sets of Steve Coleman and great costumes designed by Amaris Blagborne. Cast: Paul Abbott, Steve Beecroft, Heather Cherry, Melissa Claire, Alan Coyne, Georgie Craig, Flynn Crosby, Seth Dalgren, Daniel Helmer, Derek Jepsen, Juliana Lustenader, Norman MacLeod, Tom Reilly, Isabella Schlitt, Vicki Siegel, Emily Stone, Matthew Surrence, Phil Swanson and Grey WolfBand: Don Clark, Michele Delattre, Hal Hughes and Alice Montgomery IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 13TH
The Voice of the Prairie at the Dragon Theatre . Featuring: Robert Sean Campbell (Davey Quinn), Tom Gough (Leon Schwab and others), and Maria Giere Marquis (Frankie and others) It runs thru – September 13, 2015 Thursdays – Saturdays, 8pm, Sundays, 2pm Post show discussion after Sunday, September 6th matinee Please note we are SOLD OUT on Sunday, August 30th WHERE: The Dragon Theatre in downtown Redwood City
2120 Broadway Street at the intersection of Broadway and Theatre Way HOW MUCH: $35 for general admission seats. $27 for student/senior tickets. $10 rush tickets on Thursdays and Fridays starting 2nd week. Limited availability and cash only at the door. Limited discount tickets available on tixbayarea.com
Pay what you will preview on Thursday, August 20th– no reservation, just walk up and pay cash at the door. $200 for the VIP box (seats 4 people and includes champagne and chocolates.) TIX & MORE INFO: http://dragonproductions.net/ IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 13TH
Broadway By the Bay presents WEST SIDE STORY The musical WEST SIDE STORY runs from August 14th through 30th at the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA) and September 5th through 13th at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey (417 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA). WEST SIDE STORY Performance Schedule at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City: WEST SIDE STORY Performance Schedule at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey: Saturday, September 4 at 8pm Saturday, September 12 at 8pm Sunday, September 5 at 2pm Sunday, September 13 at 2p features Samantha Cardenas (Maria), Nikita Burshteyn (Tony – Fox Theatre run), Brendan Quirk (Golden State Theatre run), Zachary Padlo (Riff), Alex Rodriguez (Bernardo), Taylor Jones (Anita) 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-1:30PM, 3:00PM-6:00PM. The Box Office is open 60 minutes prior to the start of each show, and remains open for 30 minutes following the start of the show. Tickets range from $47 to $69 in Redwood City and may be purchased by phone at 650-579-5565 or broadwaybythebay.org. Tickets in Monterey range from $39 to $59 and may be purchased by phone at 831-649-1070 or goldenstatetheatre.com. IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 13TH
: Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida Woodminster Summer Musicals by Producers Associates, Inc. WHERE: Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland WHEN: It runs thru September -13, 2015 PERFORMANCES: September 11, 12 - 8 p.m. and September 6, 10, 13 - 7 p.m. (Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Thursday and Sundays 7 p.m.) TICKETS: 510-531-9597, or www.woodminster.com, $28-$59 ($2 discount for children/seniors) Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton and Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang, Produced by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
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Tony Award-Winning SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE Opens 56 th Season with Freedomland It runs thru – Sept. 7, 2015 http://www.sfmt.org https://www.facebook.com/sfmimetroupe Freedomland is written by Michael Gene Sullivan. Music & lyrics by Ira Marlowe. Music director: Michael Bello. Musicians include: Daniel Savio, with 2 additional musicians TBA. Directed by: Andrea Snow with SF Mime Troupe. Freedomland features Mime Troupe collective members: Hugo E Carbajal (Lluis), Lisa Hori-Garcia (Emily Militis), Michael Gene Sullivan (Malcolm Haywood) and first-time troupe performer George P. Scott (Nathaniel Haywood). IT RUNS THRU SEPTEMBER 6TH
California Shakespeare Theater’s production of The Mystery of Irma Vep By Charles Ludlam Directed by Jonathan Moscone Designed by Douglas Schmidt (set designer), Katherine Roth (costume designer), Alexander V. Nichols (lighting designer), and Cliff Caruthers (sound designer). Featuring: Danny Scheie and Liam Vincent WHEN It run thru -September 6, 2015 at 8pm Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Saturday Matinee September 5 at 2pm Sunday Matinees at 4pm Grounds open two hours prior to show time for picnicking. Café and full bar are available on site. 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, online at www.calshakes.org, or at the Bruns box office on the day of the performance (pending availability). 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 SEPTEMBER 6TH
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