A Gentleman's Guide at SHN Golden Gate Theatre Dec 1 - 27, 2015

WINNER! 2014 Tony Award® for BEST MUSICAL

Getting away with murder can be so much fun… and there’s no better proof than the knock-‘em-dead hit show that’s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award® for BEST MUSICAL—A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER!

Coming direct from New York, where a most gentlemanly NPR critic said he’d “NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD AT A BROADWAY MUSICAL,”GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by – you guessed it – eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by one fearless man) who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance… and be done in time for tea.

The Hollywood Reporter raves, “GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE RESTORES OUR FAITH IN MUSICAL COMEDY” and The New York Times cheers, “IT WILL LIFT THE HEARTS OF ALL THOSE WHO’VE BEEN PINING FOR WHAT SOMETIMES SEEMS A LOST ART FORM.”

For more information about A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER, visithttp://agentlemansguidebroadway.com/index.php.

GOLDEN GIRLS The Christmas Episode at the Victoria Theatre

IF/THEN starring Idina Menzel at Orpheum Theatre Nov 10 - Dec 6, 2015

STARRING BROADWAY SUPERSTAR

IDINA MENZEL

Idina Menzel will not be performing in the Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 8pm and Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8pm performances. These performances will go on as scheduled with other members of the Original Broadway company.

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), the original Broadway stars of IF/THEN, will join Tony Award-winner and Broadway superstarIdina Menzel (Wicked, Rent, Frozen, Glee) inIF/THEN.

IF/THEN is a contemporary Broadway musical about living in New York today – and all the possibilities of tomorrow. 
 
With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of Next to Normal, this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical” (New York Post)simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led.
 
  
“Thrilling! The best musical of the year.”
—New York Magazine 
 
“The bravest new musical in a long time. Led by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s dazzling score, it is one of the few Broadway shows that looks and sounds like the world of today.”
—Toronto Star 
 
“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.”
—The Washington Post 
 
“A thoroughly fascinating, intellectually and musically rich new musical. It is a zesty, savvy and ambitious original.”
—Chicago Tribune 
  
For more information about IF/THEN, visithttp://www.ifthenthemusical.com/. 

Opel and Vau de Vire Society Present: A New San Francisco Halloween Extravaganza Phantasm: A Karnival of Mischief at the Armory One Night Only! October 31, 2015

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About Ah, Wilderness! ACT Theatre October 14 to November 8, 2015

About Ah, Wilderness!

A.C.T.'s Geary Theater
415 Geary Street

Running time: 2 hours and 25 minutes, plus a 15-minute intermission

“A sensitive tribute to young and middle-aged love and to a beautiful, bygone era."The Examiner, Washington, D.C.

Eugene O’Neill’s passionate coming-of-age classic is a tender portrait of a sensitive teenage poet whose experience of first love leads him into the raptures of romantic poetry and the pain of heartbreak. As the Miller clan prepare for their Fourth of July celebrations, their idealistic, literature-quoting 16-year-old son, Richard, is struggling with what it means to be young and in love. As Richard’s attempts to sow his wild oats intersect with small-town gossip, hilarious misunderstandings ensue. Full of the vibrant nostalgia of first love and other youthful discoveries, Ah, Wilderness! is a humorous portrait of a family’s attempts to stay united in the midst of growing pains, as well as “a valentine to hearty turn-of-the-twentieth-century American life” (Washington Post).

Shocktoberfest 16: CURSE OF THE COBRA Oct. 7 - Nov. 21, 2015 (Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 pm)

Thrillpeddlers presents…  

Shocktoberfest 16: CURSE OF THE COBRA

16^th Annual Extravaganza of Terror & Titillation 

Oct. 7 - Nov. 21, 2015 (Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 pm)

Limited Engagement – Only 28 Performances!

Opening Night - Sat. Oct. 10, 2015 - 8:00 pm 

(Previews Oct. 7, 8, 9 - Wed, Thurs. & Fri.)

at The Hypnodrome in San Francisco

http://www.hypnodrome.org

 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/169965446674955/

Dogfight A Musical Love Story, September 26 to November 7 2015 at SFPlayhouse

Dogfight

A Musical Love Story

Book by Peter Duchan, Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Directed by Bill English

Music Direction by Ben Prince

“Dogfight is superbly crafted, gratifyingly intelligent, richly observant, and immensely enjoyable. This is musical theater at its finest.”

- Backstage

“The most enjoyable, moving and stimulating new musical in ages!”

- The Independent (UK)

Eddie and Rose: What happens when trouble meets tender? Three young marines are going to war. But before they go they’ve got one last night. One night to party and play, to tease and taunt. Eddie takes on a cruel bet with his buddies, and Rose is his victim. But she’s more than he bargained for. What’s Eddie going to do when Rose rewrites the rules and his last night turns into a lesson on the power of compassion? Read the Press Release

San Francisco Playhouse’s production of Dogfight is made possible by Executive Producer Robert Hulteng, Producers Cynnie Anderson & Jerry Rampelberg, and Associate Producers Jim & Sandy Robbins.

AIDA Woodminster Amphitheater September 4-13, 2015

The triumphant love story between an Egyptian prince and a slave transcends warring nations and brings a country together.

Winner of four 2000 TONY Awards, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier they both love.

An enslaved Nubian princess, Aida, finds her heart entangled with Radames, an Egyptian soldier who is betrothed to the Pharaoh's daughter, Amneris. As their forbidden love blossoms, Aida is forced to weigh her heart against the responsibility she faces as leader of her people. Aida and Radames's love for one another becomes a shining example of true devotion that ultimately transcends the vast cultural differences between their warring nations, heralding a time of unprecedented peace and prosperity.

(Description courtesy of Music Theatre International.)

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Information about Aida from Music Theatre International
Information about Aida from Wikipedia

20th Street Block Party September 12, 2015. 12pm to 6pm

ABOUT

Noise Pop and Ne Timeas Restaurant Group are proud to present the third annual 20th Street Block Party on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

The 20th Street corridor will be transformed into a free party to showcase and celebrate a diverse neighborhood that blends modern ideas with community traditions to create a new San Francisco experience. This free, delicious summer feast and dance party will feature some of the city’s best restaurants, local businesses and artisans as well as a variety of indie bands and DJs.

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BETWEEN RIVER SIDE AND CRAZY at ACT Theatre

About Between Riverside and Crazy

A.C.T.'s Geary Theater
415 Geary Street

Running time: 2 hours, plus one 15‑minute intermission
 

"Highest Rating! Darkly funny! Rich . . . poetic . . . a very smart, timely and deeply humane play." San Francisco Chronicle Read the rave review from the San Francisco Chronicle

“Flat-out hysterical! Tender . . . richly nuanced . . . a wild ride.” —Bay Area News Group

“This cast is, to put it mildly, beyond belief! It deals head on with powerful emotion . . . and [a] whole lot of humor!” TheaterDogs.net

“Stephen Adley Guirgis’ look at police violence, race relations, dysfunctional families, and how the bureaucratic steamroller will mow down a man’s integrity. It’s remarkably pithy for tackling so many subjects at once . . . tightly directed—and it’s frequently laugh-out-loud hilarious.” —SF Weekly

“★ ★ ★ ★! A rich new play . . . it is a dizzying and exciting place to be!” —New York Times

“This is the kind of rich, dynamic theater you almost never see anymore—fresh, savage and original. Like a stick of dynamite, it shines a laser light on the shadowy aspects of being a black cop, fighting the system, and never giving up or giving in.”  —New York Observer

“Tender . . . gritty . . . shocking” —New York Daily News

In 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).