Kinky Boots at Orpheum Theatre Dec 2 - 28, 2014

$40 RUSH TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR KINKY BOOTS! 
 
A limited number of $40 rush tickets will be available beginning 2 hours prior to curtain at the SHN Orpheum Theatre Box Office. Cash only. 2 per person, subject to availability. Rush tickets are void if resold.

EVERYBODY SAY YEAH!

KINKY BOOTS is the exhilarating Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to new high-heeled heights! Winner of six Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, this inspirational story follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Together, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible… proving that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.

Inspired by a true story, KINKY BOOTS features a joyous, Tony-winning score by CYNDI LAUPER, direction and Tony-winning choreography by JERRY MITCHELL and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN. Come join the sold-out audiences who’ve discovered why – sometimes – the best way to fit in is to stand out!

Watch Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein talk about 

SHN Orpheum Theatre 
1192 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Running Time:  
2 hours and 20 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.

Age Recommendation:  
Appropriate for ages 10 and up. No children under 5 allowed.

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"GOLDEN GIRLS" Live The XMAS episode

Die Mommy Die at New Conservatory Center SF Oct. 3 - Nov. 2, 2014

Die Mommie Die!

Oct. 3 - Nov. 2, 2014

Part Greek tragedy, part Hollywood kitsch - this is Charles Busch at his best! The time is the 1960’s and ex-pop singer Angela Arden is trapped in a corrosive marriage with her film producer husband. In her attempt to find happiness with her young lover, Angela murders her husband, leaving their children to avenge his death. The “very nearly illegally entertaining” (LA Times) production stars J. Conrad Frank, creator of San Francisco's popular drag cabaret sensation Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, at the title Mommie character.

Join us on Thursday nights pre-show for Happy Hour is a Drag - a complimentary event for ticket holders! Learn more. Also, dress up for our Halloween show on Oct 31 and get a FREE specialty show cocktail!

By Charles Busch

Directed by F. Allen Sawyer


Runs How Thru Nov 2: $25-$45 tickets
Previews (Oct 3 - 10): $25 tickets (and select amount of Pay-What-You-Can tickets)

Opening Night (Oct 11): $45 tickets (includes post-show celebration sponsored by Schulzies Bread Pudding)

Download the Die Mommie Die! Playbill!

Everyone is raving about Die Mommie Die! and those fabulous costumes. Check it out the reviews below.


San Francisco Chronicle
"Savage satire make a killing! Hilarious! ... J. Conrad Frank rules the stage!"

SF Weekly
"A scream delight! ... Bette Davis couldn't have done it better!"

Bay Area Reporter
"Charles Busch wrote the play as a vehicle for himself, and his canny performance can be seen in the movie version, but with no aspersions to Busch, Frank quickly makes us forget that anyone else has ever played the role."

Stark Insider
"Smashing ... In J. Conrad Frank we have a performance for the ages!"

Examiner
"Brilliant! ... J. Conrad Frank has done the near impossible!"

Die Mommie Die! is Produced by New Conservatory Theatre Center in Association with Andy Leas & Juancho "Bong" Villa-Leas (Executive Producer), Chris Yaros & Friends (Executive Producer), Jorge R. Hernandez & Ron Jenkins (Producers), Michael Golden & Michael Levy (Producers)

 

Castro Street Fair Sunday October 5 2014

 

 

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Main Stage

MARKET @ CASTRO STREETS

Legends Stage :: Dance Alley :: Castro Alley :: Milky Way

11:00 AM	Opening Ceremony with Cheer SF Followed by DJ MC2
11:15 AM	Exercise by Rory! “Drippin’ with Sweat”
12:30 PM	Monster Show
1:15 PM	Avenue Q
1:30 PM	Aiden James
2:00 PM	Azure Bellydance
2:15 PM	Monster Show
3:00 PM	Avenue Q
3:15 PM	Big Dipper
4:00 PM	POP ROCKS

Emcees

Honey Mahogany

HONEY MAHOGANY is an international drag performer and budding recording artist. She initially gained worldwide fame as a cast member on season five of the cult phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. She hosts her own weekly drag show, Mahogany Mondays at the Midnight Sun. No stranger to hard werk, Honey has also appeared in numerous theatrical productions including Dirty Little Showtunes and Halloween: The Ballad of Michelle Meyers. This queen bee also held starring roles in several Peaches Christ Productions including: The Craft and the infamous 16th anniversary of Showgirls. Additional theatrical projects include the Work MORE! Collaborative directed and curated by Vivvyanne Forevermore. See more at: www.itshoney.com

VivvyAnne Forevermore

VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! is a tornado in a dress. She hosts the weekly Friday night DragArtDance Party Club SOME THING at the legendary Stud Bar. Her awkwardness is only surpassed by her desire for you to like her. She has performed nationally and internationally and was once described by the New York Times as "...and one drag queen."

Entertainers

DJ MC2 (plays between sets)

DJ MC2 was born with a tone-arm and a love for dance music, and started DJ’ing at a very early age in the clubs and bars of Hawaii. Upon moving to San Francisco, DJ MC2 has played to packed dance floors throughout SF, as well as captivating large crowds at California's Great America Pride Night, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Folsom Street Fair, and the Castro Street Fair.

Exercise by Rory! "Drippin With Sweat"

RORY DAVIS is the must-have choreographer in the San Francisco/Los Angeles drag scene. He has been the resident choreographer for Peaches Christ Productions since 2009, and staged a concert for electro artist/rapper Peaches at the 2013 Castro Street Fair. Rory specializes in dance for non-professionals and loves inspiring people with two left feet to dance.

Dancer/Choreographer MONICA MARK was born to dance. She began training at the age of 3 and hasn't slowed down since. Monica performs with her own company, U Dance Electra!, a funky, contemporary dance troupe that rocks stages and festivals around the Bay Area. She currently teaches at several schools and clubs including JCC and Stanford University.

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

DRIPPIN' WITH SWEAT is a monthly dance/workout event presented by choreographers Monica Mark and Rory Davis. Designed for non-dancers, the class is 'flash mob' style routines set to 80's classics and one-hit-wonders. Dancers are encouraged to dress in vintage workout gear and sing along. Combining theater, dance, exercise and drag, DRIPPIN' WITH SWEAT has become the "can't-miss" dance class in the Bay Area.

Monster Show

Winner of The Best Drag Show Bay in the SF Bay Guardian Readers’ Poll, The MONSTER SHOW returns to the Castro Street Fair Main Stage. Now entering their 10th year in The Castro, Monster Show play to packed houses every Thursday Night at The Edge Bar.

AVENUE Q

AVENUE Q is the Tony Award-winning, laugh‐out‐loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. Once there, he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie (the internet sexpert), Lucy the Slut (need we say more?), and other colorful types who help Princeton finally discover his purpose in life!

Aiden James

AIDEN JAMES is a nationally touring singer songwriter. His latest album "Trouble With This" launched at #28 on iTunes Top 100. Without the traditional record label deal he has harnessed the power of social media to bring his music to the spotlight. Not only does Aiden put on a dynamic live show with guitars, vocals & synthesizers but is an accomplished audio producer & engineer, which is evident when you hear him live. Aiden has been featured on MTV Logo, performed live on SiriusXM at their headquarters above Rockefeller Plaza in NYC, featured by the Advocate Magazine & newly streaming at 35,000ft on all setback touch screens on every Virgin America Flight across the globe aside grammy winner Adele. Oh and you might want to look up his cover of the Whitney Houston hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".
www.aidenjamesmusic.com :: www.facebook.com/aidenjamesmusic

Azure Bellydance

It's a San Francisco institution, having performed all over the Bay Area for years. Don't miss the energetic dance moves of this talented local group.

Big Dipper

BIG DIPPER is a Chicago born, Brooklyn-based queer rapper. His crazy antics, exciting live shows, and infectious music make him the most exciting independent rap act to watch this year. Check out more at:
www.facebook.com/bigdipperjelly and www.bigdippermusic.tumblr.com.

POP ROCKS

POP ROCKS is the ultimate dance band: High energy hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. Nothing but fun songs to keep you on the dance floor all night. Pop Rocks delivers hits, enthusiasm and a fun spirit. This band will leave everyone in awe of their positive energy. (sponsored by Jay Siegan Presents)

Hardly Stricktly BLUE GRASS FESTIVAL October 3 to October 5 at Golden Gate Park San Francisco

HSB14 SCHEDULE

Friday Oct 3 (10:30am - 7:00pm)

This year's educational program on Friday, October 3 from 10:30am - Noon, will take place as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days. Thousands of Bay Area middle school students will be entertained by P.M.W. and The Aquabats! and will receive educational information about the importance of this month-long celebration through music. The annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, held October 1-31, invites musicians worldwide to participate in the global event and to use the power of Daniel's love of music to help spread a message of hope and unity. If you would like to come enjoy this program and are NOT part of an already-scheduled / planned school group, you are welcome to do so, but please be aware that the school kids' area will be fenced off and you will need to find a spot to enjoy the music which is outside of the fenced area.

Star Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 10:30am Poor Man's Whiskey 11:30am The Aquabats! 1:30pm Thao & The Get Down Stay Down 2:45pm Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones 4:30pm Lucinda Williams

Banjo Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 12:00pm Peter Rowan's Twang An' Groove 1:15pm The Waybacks 2:40pm John Prine 4:15pm Dry Branch Fire Squad 5:45pm Ryan Adams

Arrow Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 12:00pm Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun 1:15pm Buckwheat Zydeco 2:35pm Hurray For The Riff Raff 4:00pm Cibo Matto with Nels Cline 5:45pm Yo La Tengo

Rooster Stage Conor Brings Friends for Friday Featuring: 12:00pm Waxahatchee 1:00pm The Good Life 2:10pm Jonathan Wilson 3:20pm Sharon Van Etten 4:30pm Dawes 5:45pm Conor Oberst

Saturday Oct 4 (11:00am - 7:15pm)

Banjo Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am McCrary Sisters 12:10pm Alison Brown Quintet 1:25pm The Time Jumpers Featuring Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, Dawn Sears and Ranger Doug Green 2:45pm Holler Down The Hollow: A Hardly Strictly Salute To the Masters (Dickens, Hellman, Reed, Scruggs, Seeger, Watson & Winchester) 4:25pm Dave Rawlings Machine 5:45pm Steve Earle & The Dukes

Rooster Stage 11:00am Carlene Carter 12:15pm Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars: Kate York, Striking Matches, Nikki Lane, Shawn Colvin, Tony Joe White, Buddy Miller & Friends with Doug Seegers, Sam Palladio & McCrary Sisters 5:30pm Robert Earl Keen

Star Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am Whograss 12:30pm Bad Luck Jonathan 2:10pm Justin Townes Earle 3:55pm Mavis Staples 5:45pm Chris Isaak

Towers Of Gold Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:40am Red Baraat 1:20pm Deltron 3030 with The 3030 Orchestra 3:05pm Built To Spill 4:45pm Social Distortion

Arrow Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am Evolfo 12:05pm Blue Rodeo 1:15pm Johnnyswim 2:30pm St. Paul & The Broken Bones 3:50pm Jon Batiste and Stay Human 4:55pm Reckless Kelly 6:15pm The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock

Porch Stage 11:00am The Mastersons 12:10pm Rose's Pawn Shop 1:25pm The Felice Brothers 2:40pm Parker Millsap 3:50pm Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas 4:50pm Chris Smither 6:05pm Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Bandwagon 11:40am Horseshoe Hill 2:00pm Willie Watson 3:20pm Heidi Clare

Sunday Oct 5 (11:00am - 7:00pm)

Banjo Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am Malawi Mouse Boys 12:05pm Hot Rize Featuring Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers 1:25pm Jerry Douglas Presents Earls of Leicester 2:45pm Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys 4:05pm Tweedy 5:45pm Emmylou Harris

Rooster Stage 11:00am The Go To Hell Man Clan 12:10pm Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin 1:25pm Sun Kil Moon 2:45pm Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express 4:00pm T Bone Burnett 5:30pm Jason Isbell

Star Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:45am Robbie Fulks 1:15pm The Lone Bellow 2:50pm Rosanne Cash 4:30pm Lake Street Dive 6:10pm Bruce Cockburn

Towers of Gold Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am The Apache Relay 12:30pm Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands 2:00pm Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang Featuring Dawn McCarthy 3:40pm Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn 5:20pm Dwight Yoakam

Arrow Stage Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE. 11:00am The Sam Chase 12:10pm Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1:25pm Moonalice 2:45pm Blackie & The Rodeo Kings 4:10pm Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real 5:45pm Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Porch Stage 11:00am Jesse DeNatale 12:10pm Chuck Cannon 1:25pm The High Bar Gang 2:40pm Shelly Colvin 3:55pm Caitlin Rose 5:10pm Sarah Jarosz 6:20pm Rising Appalachia

Bandwagon 11:40am Jimmie Dale Gilmore 2:15pm JB Nimble 5:10pm The Brothers Gibb

I love Lucy at Currant Theatre Nov 11 - 23, 2014

 

EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC, MAYHEM AND MAGIC OF TV'S MOST BELOVED PROGRAM!

I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – is live on stage and in color for the very first time! It’s 1952 and you are a member of the studio audience awaiting the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar I LOVE LUCY® episodes. Imagine stepping back in time onto the Desilu Playhouse soundstage where a charming host entertains and enlightens you to the behind-the-scenes filming process, the 1950s hi-fidelity technology and this brand-new thing called “television.” The episodes begin and you witness, firsthand, the side-splitting antics of that crazy redhead in the Ricardo’s New York apartment and thrill to the Cuban sounds of “The Ricky Ricardo Orchestra” at the famed Tropicana Nightclub. In-between scenes? The Crystaltone Singers perform live advertising jingles of the show’s newest sponsors in perfect 50s style harmony. Can you say “Brylcreem?!” L.A. Examiner’s Ron Irwin says I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is “an absolutely brilliant and utterly engaging tribute to that iconic television show!” TV Guide’s William Keck calls it “the most entertaining stage production I’ve seen in years – including Broadway!” The truth is in the title – whether young or old, everybody really does LOVE LUCY! For more information please visit www.ilovelucylive.com. Be wary of buying tickets from any third party website. SHN has no way of validating, or replacing tickets that have been purchased through any website other than shnsf.com. We cannot seat or refund you for an invalidated ticket. If you have any questions, please call 1-888-746-1799 before purchasing.

Motown at Orpheum Theatre Aug 15 - Sept 28, 2014

GET READY!

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 more information please visit www.motownthemusical.com. Photo: MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Pictured (l to r) THE TEMPTATIONS - Jesse Nager; Donald Webber, Jr.; Julius Thomas III; Ephraim M. Sykes; & Jawan M. Jackson. Photo by Joan Marcus. Be wary of buying tickets from any third party website. SHN has no way of validating, or replacing tickets that have been purchased through any website other than shnsf.com. We cannot seat or refund you for an invalidated ticket. If you have any questions, please call 1-888-746-1799 before purchasing.

Sunset Island Electronic Music Picnic | Treasure Island June 14, 2014

 

Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: $15-$20
Treasure Island | Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco, CA

 

The Sunset DJ crew is back at Treasure Island for their sixth annual Sunset Island Electronic Music Picnic from noon to 9 pm on June 14, 2014.

2014 musical stylings include:

• Phuture – Live (The Original Acid House)
• Kyle Hall (Wild Oats – Detroit)
• Beautiful Swimmers (Future Times – D.C.)
• Awesome Tapes From Africa
• J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science (Om Records)
• Galen (Sunset, Get Physical Music)
• Solar (Sunset, No Way Back)
• J-Bird (Sunset)

Plus food trucks, art installations, art cars, altars and more

77th Stern Grove Festival 2014

Admission Free Concerts!

77TH STERN GROVE FESTIVAL

JUNE 22 - AUGUST 24, 2014

Sundays at 2 p.m.
19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco

 

June 22

• Smokey Robinson
• Patti Austin

July 27

• Rufus Wainwright
• Quartet San Francisco

June 29

• Allen Stone
• Yuna

August 3

• Andrew Bird And The Hands Of Glory
• Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors

July 6

• San Francisco Symphony
• Edwin Outwater, conductor

August 10

• Darlene Love
• Monophonics

July 13

• Funky Meters
• Sugar Pie DeSanto

August 17

• Sergio Mendes
• LoCura

July 20

• Pupy Y Los Que Son Son
• Vieux Farka Touré

August 24

• The Zombies
• Vetiver

Mitt and Gill at Davies Symphony Hall June 12-15, 2-14

Avery Fisher Prize-winner Gil Shaham is one of the foremost violinists of our time, whose combination of flawless technique with inimitable warmth and generosity of spirit has solidified his legacy as an American master. Shaham brings to life Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, with its vibrant touches of Russian and Spanish folk culture.
Highlighting this worldly program is the Gamelan Sekar Jaya ensemble performing a work on traditional Balinese gamelans. Then, Britten's only ballet, written after he visited the island of Bali. The colorful Prince of the Pagodas, with its finely woven timbre of the gamelan, evokes an exotic whimsy of the tropics.

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Conductor/Performers

Michael Tilson Thomas

conductor

Gil Shaham

violin

Gamelan Sekar Jaya

gamelan ensemble

San Francisco Symphony

Program

Traditional

Gamelan ensemble work

Prokofiev

Violin Concerto No. 2

Britten

Suite from The Prince of the Pagodas

Concert: Approx. 1h 30m, includes intermission.

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Podcasts

Britten's The Prince of the Pagodas

The Orphan of Zao June 4-29 2014 at ACT Theatre

 

Running time:2 hours and 25 minutes with a 15 minute intermission
"Haunting . . . [a] drama hewn out of a myth that speaks across the centuries" —The Guardian
"An emotionally piercing marvel" —The Times of London
The season expands to global dimensions with The Orphan of Zhao, James Fenton's beautiful reinvention of a classic Chinese legend that has its roots back in the fourth century BCE. The inimitable stage and film star BD Wong (M. Butterfly, Law & Order: Special Victim Unit) will make his A.C.T. debut in this luminous production. In the aftermath of a violent coup, an epic story of self-sacrifice and revenge plays out as a young orphan discovers the shattering truth behind his origins. Often described as the Chinese Hamlet, this gripping tale was the first Chinese play to be translated in the West and has inspired countless operas, plays, and movies.

Cultivate returns to San Francisco Golden Gate Pary June 7 2014

 

 

FESTIVAL DETAILS

The musical lineup for Cultivate San Francisco includes the Neon Trees, Andrew McMahon, Charli XCX, Smallpools, and an opening band to be announced at a later date. Chefs featured at the event will include Graham Elliot (“Iron Chef” and “Top Chef Masters”); Amanda Freitag (Empire Diner, “Chopped” and “The Next Iron Chef”); Sarah and Evan Rich (Rich Table); Dennis Lee (Namu Gaji and Smokestack); Nick Balla and Courtney Burns (Bar Tartine); and Minh Tsai (Hodo Soy Beanery).

The talent lineup at Cultivate Minneapolis will feature bands Portugal. The Man, Grouplove, The Mowgli’s, Vintage Trouble, and Hunter Hunted. Chefs at the event will include Andrew Zimmern (“Bizarre Foods America”); Freitag; Jamie Malone (Sea Change, 2014 James Beard Best Chef Nominee); Jack Riebel (formerly Butcher and the Boar, 2013 James Beard Best Chef Nominee), Erik Anderson (formerly Catbird Seat) and Paul Berglund (Bachelor Farmer, 2014 James Beard Best Chef Nominee).

Cultivate Dallas-Ft. Worth details will be announced later this summer.

Chipotle’s inaugural Cultivate Festival was held in Chicago in 2011 with festivals also held in Denver and San Francisco. This year’s festival is hosted with the support of other like-minded partners, including IZZE™ Sparkling Juice; Hand Grown California Avocados; Tabasco® Brand Products; Applegate; Ben & Jerry’s; Breville; Lifeway Kefir; WÜSTHOF; Earthbound Farm; and Arrowhead, Ice Mountain & Ozarka Spring Water Brands.

For more information and full contest rules, visit chipotle.com/cultivate.

Bottle Rock Napa Friday May 30 to June 1 2014

Schedule 2014

Outside Lands August 8-10 2014

The Drag Queens of Comedy at Castro Theatre March 29, 2014