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Actor's Theatre of San Francisco855 Bush St. (btwn Mason & Taylor), SF
The second Sunday of every month, Natasha Muse hosts "A Funny Night for Comedy" at the Actors' Theatre, showcasing a handful of the Bay Area's most talented comedians!
Royce Gallery2901 Mariposa St., SF
It's 1941and Pablo Picasso has been summoned from his favorite Paris cafe to a storage vault across the city for an interrogation. When the beautiful attache from Berlin reveals that the Nazis plan to destory three of his paintings confiscated from Jewish owners, a cat and mouse game of negotiation ensues as Picasso tries to save his "children" from their fiery fate. Sex, politics and art come together masterfully in this high-stakes drama.
Our Little Comedy Club287 Ellis St. (btwn Mason & Taylor), SF
Our Little Comedy Club is a new venue for up-and-coming amateur stand-up comics. Come see some of the best, funniest and hottest comedians in the Bay Area at the uncut, uncensored and unabashed. Starring: Sia Amma, Vladimir Khlyain, Kevin Shea, Jim Short and many more!
Phoenix Theatre Annex (4th Floor)414 Mason St. (btwn Geary & Post), SF
"Ab San" returns! '60s casualty "Sunshine the Homeless Lady" takes a musical comedy "trip" about life, love and the San Francisco experience. The funny and heartfelt one-woman musical spin-off of the 2006 hit stars former Second City actress Karen Hirst with music, lyrics and book by Anne Doherty.
Shelton Theatre533 Sutter St. (at Powell), SF
Big City Improv has been making things up for four years. With a cast of 10, the troupe performs to audiences all over the Bay Area including Comedy on the Square in San Francisco. Big City Improv shows are unscripted, unedited and created on the spot, using audience suggestions, participation and their dark and sordid lies. In 2002, Big City Improv was voted "Best of The Bay" for improv comedy by the "SF Guardian."
Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko222 Mason St. (btwn O'Farrell & Ellis), SF
From blue-eyed soul to pop, R&B and standards, singer/songwriter Bobby Caldwell is truly one of the most respected members of the music industry. His timeless classic, "What You Won't Do For Love," has been recorded and sampled by more than 100 artists, including a rendition by Boyz II Men.
The Rrazz Room is proud to present a man who's graced stages worldwide for over 30 years. The themes from the movies. The songs from the Broadway shows. The hit records he's written for Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Tony Orlando, Robert Goulet. Let's bring him on right now. The King of Swing. The Father of Folk. The Daddy of Disco. The man who put the Boss in the Bossa Nova. Ladies and Gentlemen, he's not having a perfect hair day, he's having a perfect hair decade. Would you welcome to the stage the world's greatest entertainer and San Francisco's own...the Fabulous Bud E. Luv!
Actors Theatre of San Francisco855 Bush St., SF
Actors Theatre of San Francisco presents "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof." One of the most critically acclaimed plays in American stage history, Tennessee Williams' explosive drama tells the story of Brick and Maggie Pollitt, a troubled Southern couple angling for a share of Brick's father's inheritance while struggling with a scandalous family secret.
Stage Werx533 Sutter St. (at Powell), SF
Circus Finelli hosts a circus comedy variety show at Stage Werx Theatre. The show plays every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Come see Circus Finelli and a revolving roster of special guests displaying comedy, breathtaking feats and curious talents.
New Conservatory Theatre Center25 Van Ness Ave., Lower Lobby, SF
"Darlene Popovic Sings Kander & Ebb" brings together San Francisco stage veteran Popovic with musical director Joe Wicht and director F. Allen Sawyer. In addition to popular numbers from "Cabaret" and "Chicago," Popovic will also perform songs from Kander & Ebb's lesser known shows shows such as "The Act," "The Rink," and "Happy Times." A longtime favorite with Bay Area audiences, Popovic brings her unique brand of comedy and song to NCTC for the summer cabaret series.
CounterPulse1310 Mission St., SF
Are cultural indigestion, color-blindness and inter-ethnic vertigo treatable? Contagious? Is there a cure? That's what three performers—one Iranian, one Vietnamese and one Japanese—try to find out as they aim to dis-orient themselves from external stereotypes and internal expectations. In between the performances by Zahra Noorbakhsh, Colleen "Coke" Nakamoto and Thao P. Nguyen, there will be comic sketches, improvisation games and contemporary dance.
A dangerous affair between a reckless U.S Army Private and his superior grows truly perilous in this dark, sexually-charged, brutal drama set during the Iraq war.
Brava! For Women in the Arts2781 24th St (at York), SF
Greece and Troy are at war. Agamemnon wrestles with an unthinkable choice: sacrifice his daughter Iphigeneia and appease the gods--or face defeat and shame his people. But his wife Klytaimnestra stands between Agamemnon and his fatal choice. This production, features L. Peter Callender and C. Kelly Wright, in a stunning new adaptation by Irish playwright Colin Teeven.
Victoria Theatre2961 16th St. (btwn Mission & S. Van Ness), SF
Ray of Light Theatre presents "Jerry Sprinter the Opera" to kick off their 10th anniversary season. The only show in history to earn "Best Musical" from all four major British awards, "Jerry Sprinter the Opera" is a fascinating mix of high art and low culture. Inspired by America's most lurid TV talk show, "Jerry Sprinter the Opera" channels all the mayhem and excitement that held worldwide television audiences in utter rapture. After opening in London to unprecedented raves, this outlandish, shockingly hilarious opera will rage at the Victoria Theatre in the Mission for just six weeks.
Regency Grand Ballroom1290 Sutter St., 3rd Floor (at Van Ness), SF
Top comedians from more than 20 countries - including England, Australia, Scotland, Sweden, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Norway, Japan and Israel - audition during the international search, which will take talent scouts to LA, NY, Toronto, Minneapolis, Houston, Tempe, San Francisco, Nashville and Miami. Plus, for the first time ever on the show, Bill Bellamy goes to eight additional cities on his own - including Boston, Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Honolulu and Atlanta - surprising the best comics at local venues with a direct pass to perform for the scouts in the closest audition city.
Elbo Room647 Valencia St. (btwn 17th & 18th Sts.), SF
The Literary Death Match features a mix of four writers who perform their most electric work (for seven minutes or less) before a huge audience. Three celebrity judges take turns spouting off-the-wall commentary about each performance. Two writers advance to the final round, where we trade in the show’s literary sensibility for an absurdly comical climax to decide the winner. It is both an inspiring talent competition and a howling good time. LDM rocks the stage every second Friday (except October 6th). Visit www.literarydeathmatch.com to find out who will perform this month.
Actor's Center of San Francisco180 Capp St. (btwn. 16th & 17th), SF
Upside-down, inside-out and running backwards, "Hamlet" steps into the 21st century as a family of misfits try to get their crime together in Catchy Name Theatre's distinctive sardonic style.
It was a vision of musical stardom as a Detroit teen that inspired Mary Wilson, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, to found one of the most successful female singing groups in recording history – The Supremes. Since then, Wilson has gone on to be a part of dozens of hit records, has written a best-selling autobiography, performed on stage and screen, lectured and toured the world, and continues to be looked up to as a singer who set the standard for females in the recording industry.
Old First Church1751 Sacramento St. (at Van Ness), SF
The mission of Old First Concerts is manifold. Primarily, our goal is to contribute to and enhance the artistic life of the Bay Area by offering the public a wide variety of musical forms and expressions, a diverse, often unconventional and sometimes adventurous repertoire that ranges from classical recital and chamber performances to blues, folk, avant-garde and jazz, as well as multicultural concerts and world music, all the while maintaining high quality by featuring only outstanding professional musicians. Click on each date to see that concert's description.
"Party of 2—The Mating Musical" is a new original musical comedy that traces the relationship between two independent types as they meet, mate and move in together. They discover and deal with each other's quirks and eventually face the issue of how proximity affects love. The show is written and directed by Morris Bobrow, a multiple Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award winner for numerous long-running shows, including, among others, the current hits “Shopping! The Musical, “ as well as “Are We Almost There? “ and “Party of One.“ The show is appropriate for all age groups. There is no obscenity or objectionable material. In one scene, the couple do comment on an adult movie they are watching.
Brava! For Women in the Arts2781 24th St. (at York), SF
Part radio play, part blues show, part confessional - a tale like no other. Set in a radio booth, "Reluctant" by Joel Israel takes you on a journey sure to satisfy your Halloween cravings.
A hilarious musical revue about everyone's second-favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity - shopping! - by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow. Songs and sketches about subjects from how men and women shop to big box stores and sappy street fairs. The "San Francisco Chronicle" calls it "a cartful of laughs."
SF Playhouse533 Sutter St. (at Powell), SF
"The Fantasticks" is a musical love story in the spirit of a whimsical "Romeo & Juliet." Such hit songs as "Try to Remember" and "Soon It's Gonna Rain" sparkle throughout and evoke the agony and rapture of young love. The SF Playhouse production presents this 50-year favorite from a new angle: What if the world of "The Fantasticks" was not so whimsical or perfect and instead reflected the global warming problems of our current reality?
Eureka Theatre215 Jackson St. (btwn Battery & Front), SF
Oscar Wilde's electrifying novel comes to the stage in this dynamic world premiere adaptation. Using words, movement and music this new performance keeps Wilde's story in its own time but highlights the relevance of his fable to our own. Wilde's story of vanity, ambition and lust rocked his world with its frank portrayal of the lives of artists and libertines. This production will utilize a cinematic and "surprise element" technique in its narrative, creating a dreamscape of possibility even as it tells Wilde's story.
The Boxcar Playhouse505 Natoma St. (at 6th St.), SF
Patty is a good girl&emdash;top graduate in her class and a pretty young thing. She's also the newest addition to Cooney Lumber Mill's chainsaw-wielding murderous secretarial pool. Amidst giggles, slim fast shakes, celibacy pacts, and clandestine encounters, the Cooney girls take down Big Bone, Oregon...one lumberjack at a time.
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