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Posted by:	Richard Connema 11:28 am EDT 09/13/15

IF/THEN A New Musical From the Creators of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal Tickets On Sale Friday, Sept. 11 at 10am “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR! In its formal daring, and in the intelligence of its execution, IF/THEN moves into new territory with intense and thrilling results. Every single thing in this show is new – you absolutely never know what is going to happen, right up to the last, powerfully moving beat.” - New York Magazine “A SMART, DEEPLY TOUCHING AND BIG-HEARTED NEW MUSICAL. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s score is invested with melodic urgency, bringing you to tears or breathlessness.” -Washington Post “A THOROUGHLY FASCINATING, INTELLECTUALLY AND MUSICALLY RICH NEW MUSICAL. It is not an adaptation of anything, but a very compelling and involving idea. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s beautiful score hits an especially sweet spot, keeping the audience in its pocket. It is a zesty, savvy and ambitious original.” -Chicago Tribune “THE BRAVEST NEW MUSICAL IN A LONG TIME. It is one of the very few new Broadway shows that actually looks and sounds like the world of today.” -Toronto Star –The contemporary new musical IF/THEN, featuring Tony Award-winner and Broadway superstar Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent, Frozen, Glee), Tony Award-winner LaChanze (The Color Purple, Once on This Island), Anthony Rapp (Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and James Snyder (Cry-Baby, Rock of Ages) is coming to the SHN Orpheum Theatre November 10-December 6. LaChanze, Mr. Rapp, Mr. Snyder and Ms. Menzel will reprise their critically-acclaimed performances in this highly anticipated musical, which kicks off the 2015-2106 SHN Season. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, Sept. 11 at 10am. IF/THEN is an original Broadway musical which reunites composer Tom Kitt, book writer/lyricist Brian Yorkey, and director Michael Greif, the creative team behind the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Next to Normal. IF/THEN is a contemporary new musical that follows two distinct storylines in the life of Elizabeth, a city planner who moves back to New York to restart her life in this city of infinite possibilities. When her carefully designed plans collide with the whims of fate, Elizabeth’s life splits into two parallel paths. IF/THEN follows both stories simultaneously as this modern woman faces the intersection of choice and chance. IF/THEN features choreography by Larry Keigwin, set design by Tony Award-Nominee Mark Wendland, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Tony Award-Winner Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Award-Winner Brian Ronan. The original Broadway Cast Recording of IF/THEN is produced by Sony Masterworks and is available on iTunes. IF/THEN played its final Broadway performance on Sunday, March 22, having played 29 previews and 401 performances. For more information about IF/THEN, please visit IfThenTheMusical.com. Facebook: Facebook.com/ifthenmusical ######################### New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the Bay Area Debut of award-winning playwright Sarah Gubbins with The Kid Thing Regional premiere of award-winning play to be directed by Becca Wolff — This fall, award-winning playwright Sarah Gubbins makes her Bay Area debut at New Conservatory Theatre Center with the West Coast premiere of The Kid Thing, to be directed by Becca Wolff. Hailed by Variety as “a work of significant depth,” The Kid Thing proves good news isn't all it's cracked up to be. When two lesbian couples who have been close friends for years get together for a dinner party, the unexpected news of an impending pregnancy manages to rock both relationships. Emotions run deep in this biting, witty piece about what it means to have a child today. The Kid Thing runs November 6 – December 13, 2015. Opening Night is Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8pm. Tickets are $25–45 and available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972. ########################### Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre presents classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific at the Firehouse Arts Center Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan — Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre is proud to present South Pacific, c omposed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. The show will run from November 7, 2015 through November 22, 2015: Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. There will be an additional matinee performance on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 2pm. All performances will take place at Firehouse Arts Center, located at 4444 Railroad Avenue located in Pleasanton, CA. Tickets are $17-$38 each, and are available at the Firehouse Arts Center Box Office, by phone at (925) 931-4848, or online at www.pcrtproductions.org or www.firehousearts.org ###################### Sonoma Arts Live will present the final play in its Sonoma Arts Local series, the four-time Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., Sept. 17–Oct. 4, on the Rotary Stage of Andrews Hall in the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St. in Sonoma. Evoking a fraternity of political assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history, Sondheim daringly examines success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press described the work as "dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious. Sondheim's piece is thought-provoking and brilliant.” The show is being produced by Narrow Way Stage Company. Producer Chris Ginesi feels “the real triumph of Assassins stems from its telling of just how strong the American story is, and how our nation doesn't stop dreaming because of the actions of a single madman.” The Cast is made up of Sonoma and Sonoma County locals; Adam Blankenship, Tim Setzer, Trevor Hoffman, Patrick St. John, Rick Love, Zane Walters, Sara Passemar, Brett Mollard, Ryan Whitlock, Matt Loewenstein, Erik Weiss, Nora Summers, Julia Holsworth and Theo Marvin. Continuing Sonoma Arts Live’s new tradition of an opening night guest, historian John Stephen Futini, B.A., M.A., History, will be on hand Saturday, Sept. 19, to provide historical context for the play. “We will explore the conversation behind Winston Churchill’s famous quote ‘What happened in history is singular; what might have happened is legion.’" This discussion is open to the public, included in the ticket price, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Rotary Lounge of the Community Center. A talkback with the actors will take place immediately following the matinee on Sunday, Sept. 27. Tickets are available at www.sonomaartslive.org or call 707-974-1931. ########################### Theatre Bay Area Announces TBA Awards Recommended Productionsfor the week of September 9, 2015 – Each week, hundreds of adjudicators attend and evaluate eligible productions from all over the Bay Area on behalf of the TBA Awards. Based on the overall production scores from their peers, Theatre Bay Area issues a weekly list of productions that have reached the required threshold of scoring to be deemed "recommended." This week, five new productions are recommended through the TBA Awards process, which involves more than 250 industry volunteers attending shows and logging scores within 48 hours of viewing the performances. The productions receiving TBA Awards Recommended status this week are: Aida / Woodminster Summer Musicals / Oakland Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1514 The Country House / TheatreWorks/ Mountain View Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1944 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Eurydice / Shotgun Players / Berkeley Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1713 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Mud Blue Sky / Aurora Theatre Company / Berkeley Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1981 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Waiting For Lefty / Ubuntu Theater Project / Oakland Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/2002 Productions previously recognized with TBA Awards Recommended status that are still running: Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters / The Marsh / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1233 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL By the Way, Meet Vera Stark / Douglas Morrisson Theatre / Hayward Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1986 Company / San Francisco Playhouse / San Francisco Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1539 REVIEW IS UP ON SF REGIONAL Eat the Runt / Altarena Playhouse / Alameda Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/809 The Real Thing / Masquers Playhouse / Richmond Information: awards.theatrebayarea.org/listings/event/1814 ############################ Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Presents Sinatra Sings Sinatra: The Centennial CelebrationFrank Sinatra, Jr.’s multi-media experience honoring his father’s 100th BirthdayOctober 8, 2015 – Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (50 Mark West Spring Road in Santa Rosa) presents Sinatra Sings Sinatra: The Centennial Celebration, featuring Frank Sinatra, Jr. in a new multi-media experience honoring his father’s 100th Birthday and musical legacy. In stories, photos, videos and songs, Frank Sinatra, Jr. shares personal recollections of life on and off stage with his iconic father. Tickets to Sinatra Sings Sinatra are $59, $75 and $85 and are on sale now online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by calling 707-546-3600 and in person at the box office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. The Sinatra legend began growing from the first hits with the big bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey to “The Voice,” as he became known in 1946, which made the bobbysoxers swoon. In later years he was referred to as “The Chairman of the Board” and eventually, “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” but the man behind these iconic descriptions remained an enigma. This show explains it all with excerpts from his films, rare family photos and insights into the world’s greatest entertainer that can only come from his son. But primarily the show is about the music of Sinatra. “Come Fly With Me,” “New York, New York,” “Strangers In The Night,” and of course “My Way,” plus many more will be backed by a full orchestra/big band featuring many of the same members who played with Sinatra, Sr. himself. Tickets to Sinatra Sings Sinatra are $59, $75 and $85 and are available through Wells Fargo Center for the Arts online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by calling 707-546-3600, or in person at the ticket office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa (open daily, noon to 6pm).



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