http://www.theatermania.com/ RSS to find San Francisco Bay Area theater listings for any show, including news, reviews, photos and more at TheaterMania.com! Get discount tickets too! en-us Copyright 2009 TheaterMania.com Inc. http://www.theatermania.com/images/rss.gif http://www.theatermania.com/ 12/4/2010 - 12/20/2009. Orson Wells meets the Not Ready For Prime Time Players. Set on Christmas Eve in a small radio station (WHAM) in Georgia (circa 1940,), a group of actors await the arrival of Orson Wells who is scheduled to make a guest appearance on their broadcast. An unexpected snow storm impedes Mr. Well's... 2009-09-17T18:09:29+00:00 2010-12-04 2009-12-20 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ham-for-the-holidays_159660/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ham-for-the-holidays_159660/ 11/29/2010 - 12/31/2010. The nuns are back!!! This time the Little Sisters of Hoboken have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl, and they can't be more thrilled! Until they realize they've been booked at a different "Bowl." - the Hollywood Bowl-erama, a bowling alley with a cabaret lounge. But when one... 2009-11-18T16:49:15+00:00 2010-11-29 2010-12-31 Willows Theatre Company, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord, California, 94520 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/nunset-boulevard_161600/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/nunset-boulevard_161600/ 8/16/2010 - 9/12/2010. Housewife Keeps Severed Head On Cake Plate! Bambi Goes Haywire With Uzi! To the expiring mind of a modern American woman, life can read like a tabloid headline. A fast-paced, take-no-prisoners satire of life and pop culture at the end of the millennium, Six Women with Brain Death is... 2009-11-18T16:48:03+00:00 2010-08-16 2010-09-12 Willows Theatre Company, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord, California, 94520 Comedy.Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/six-women-with-brain-death-or-expiring-minds-want-to-know_161599/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/six-women-with-brain-death-or-expiring-minds-want-to-know_161599/ 7/15/2010 - 8/15/2010. By A.R. Gurney, directed by Billie Cox The brilliant social comedy. Set in the trophy room of a men's club from World War II through the late 1970s, this brilliant social comedy illustrates the conflict between longstanding traditions and the need for change. We first meet Barney when... 2009-09-17T17:42:13+00:00 2010-07-15 2010-08-15 Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA, 94957 Ross Valley Players Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-middle-ages_159648/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-middle-ages_159648/ 6/11/2010 - 7/18/2010. Three teenage misfits in Salem, Oregon discover they are curiously connected by a sex scandal that's rocked their hometown. When the trio (a "drama geek," a "queeny boy," and a budding school newspaper reporter) form an unlikely alliance to seek out and disclose the truth,... 2009-04-01T14:54:43+00:00 2010-06-11 2010-07-18 Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Aurora Theatre Company Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/speech-and-debate_153856/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/speech-and-debate_153856/ 6/3/2010 - 6/27/2010. This radically original dance-theater event explores 100 years in the life of North Beach nightspot Tosca Café, conjuring a world in which love, betrayal, and hope emerge from the shadows and disappear with the clink of a glass. The Tosca Project brings world-renowned dancers... 2009-07-28T14:12:35+00:00 2010-06-03 2010-06-27 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 American Conservatory Theater Dance Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-tosca-project_157996/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-tosca-project_157996/ 5/28/2010 - 6/12/2010. By Tobias Picker Tobias Picker's unabashedly Romantic score sets Judith Rossner's retelling of the Oedipus story from Jocasta's point of view. Thirteen year-old Emmeline is sent to work in the mills to help support her family, who have fallen on hard times. Though circumstance is not kind,... 2009-09-17T17:56:37+00:00 2010-05-28 2010-06-12 Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA, 94952 Cinnabar Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/emmeline_159653/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/emmeline_159653/ 5/28/2010 - 6/27/2010. ... 2009-09-17T18:14:29+00:00 2010-05-28 2010-06-27 6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/spring-musical-tba_159663/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/spring-musical-tba_159663/ 5/21/2010 - 6/20/2010. By Caryl Churchill, directed by Cris Cassell The groundbreaking work of modern women. Set at the Top Girls Employment Agency in 1980s London, this groundbreaking play tells the story of an ambitious career woman who has just been appointed head of the firm. But her story of success... 2009-09-17T17:37:51+00:00 2010-05-21 2010-06-20 Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA, 94957 Ross Valley Players Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/top-girls_159647/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/top-girls_159647/ 5/14/2010 - 6/27/2010. At a time when everyone's looking for answers, Berkeley Rep and Center Theatre Group present Five Questions, a powerful world premiere from the creators of Broadway's Well. After an idyllic Thanksgiving filled with food, football, family and friends, a woman discovers how one... 2009-05-09T11:07:00+00:00 2010-05-14 2010-06-27 Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/five-questions_155035/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/five-questions_155035/ 5/9/2010 - 5/24/2010. A giddy romp, Oscar Hammerstein II's script takes the old "barn musical" plot and turns it on its head. This time, the show in the barn is an avant-garde musical being rehearsed by a bohemian bunch led by an eccentric director. Equally strange is Winnie Spofford, the amiably screwball... 2009-04-15T15:32:42+00:00 2010-05-09 2010-05-24 Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson, San Francisco, CA, 94111 42nd STREET MOON Season. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/very-warm-for-may_154244/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/very-warm-for-may_154244/ 5/3/2010 - 6/6/2010. Based on the beloved Peanuts comic strip, this charming musical shows an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. Follow him and his old friend Snoopy as they meet the rest of the gang and visit familiar scenes from the strip's long history. Join Lucy, Linus, and the rest as they play baseball,... 2009-11-18T16:46:35+00:00 2010-05-03 2010-06-06 Willows Theatre Company, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord, California, 94520 Musical.Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown_161598/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown_161598/ 4/29/2010 - 5/23/2010. Librarian Norman channels Casanova in his fervent attempts to seduce his two sisters-in-law as well as his estranged wife during a weekend family gathering. In this brilliantly calibrated comedy, famed British playwright Alan Ayckbourn applies his rollicking wit and charmed affection to a cast of... 2009-07-28T13:50:03+00:00 2010-04-29 2010-05-23 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 American Conservatory Theater Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/round-and-round-the-garden_157994/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/round-and-round-the-garden_157994/ 4/27/2010 - 7/4/2010. A spectacular new stage production of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie's classic story performed in a state-of-the-art theater pavilion. Conceived by an award winning creative team and featuring 22 actors, stunning puppets, epic music, dazzling flying sequences and the world's first 360 degree CGI... 2009-11-20T13:37:24+00:00 2010-04-27 2010-07-04 The threesixty° Theater at Ferry Park, Drumm St & Washington St, San Francisco, CA, 94111 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/peter-pan_161653/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/peter-pan_161653/ 4/9/2010 - 5/9/2010. Romance unfolds in a new musical wound around the tender love songs of Matthew Sweet's landmark album, Girlfriend. Meeting in homeroom. Cruising through town. Holding hands. Cheering from the stands. That awkward first kiss. In the world premiere of Girlfriend at Berkeley Rep,... 2009-05-09T10:58:05+00:00 2010-04-09 2010-05-09 Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/girlfriend_155034/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/girlfriend_155034/ 4/9/2010 - 5/2/2010. Long before Bernie Madoff, there was Monsieur Tartuffe! The play takes place in the home of the wealthy Orgon, where Tartuffe--a fraud and a pious imposter--has insinuated himself. He succeeds magnificently in winning the respect and devotion of the head of the house and then tries to marry... 2009-09-17T18:05:45+00:00 2010-04-09 2010-05-02 6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tartuffe_159658/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tartuffe_159658/ 4/2/2010 - 5/9/2010. This is Henrik Ibsen's chilling, fiercely relevant John Gabriel Borkman. Written in 1896, and recently revived in a new version by David Eldridge at London's Donmar Warehouse to great critical acclaim, Ibsen's penultimate play is a pointed indictment of capitalism, selfish ambition,... 2009-04-01T14:46:30+00:00 2010-04-02 2010-05-09 Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Aurora Theatre Company Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/john-gabriel-borkman_153855/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/john-gabriel-borkman_153855/ 3/26/2010 - 4/17/2010. By Mark Twain / Adapted by David Ives Rumors of this play were not exaggerated - it received its world premiere on Broadway in 2006 - and it's a live one! Jean-François Millet, a brilliant but unrecognized painter, can't sell a landscape to save his life (literally). His wacky... 2009-09-17T17:55:16+00:00 2010-03-26 2010-04-17 Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA, 94952 Cinnabar Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/is-he-dead_159652/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/is-he-dead_159652/ 3/25/2010 - 4/18/2010. Two powerhouse performers return to the stage in a darkly comic tour de force from the creator of The Overcoat. Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias, Moonstruck, A.C.T.'s Hecuba) and beloved Bay Area actor Marco Barricelli (A.C.T.'s Long Day's Journey into Night and A... 2009-07-28T13:23:52+00:00 2010-03-25 2010-04-18 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 American Conservatory Theater Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/vigil_157993/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/vigil_157993/ 3/24/2010 - 4/25/2010. Fred and Adele Astaire originally starred in this farce about a brother-and-sister vaudeville team, who, through a series of madcap adventures find themselves rocketing from the state of the dispossessed to wealth and popularity among the Long Island haut monde. 2009-04-15T15:26:56+00:00 2010-03-24 2010-04-25 Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson, San Francisco, CA, 94111 42nd STREET MOON Season. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/lady-be-good_154243/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/lady-be-good_154243/ 3/19/2010 - 4/18/2010. By Tom Griffin, directed by Kim Bromley The charming comedy of friendship Originally produced Off-Broadway in 1987, this poignant and charming play became an instant hit. And it's easy to see why. It's a life-affirming comedy about four mentally handicapped men living in one apartment... 2009-09-17T17:31:21+00:00 2010-03-19 2010-04-18 Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA, 94957 Ross Valley Players Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-boys-next-door_159645/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-boys-next-door_159645/ 3/15/2010 - 4/18/2010. Jump back in time with us as we present the biggest hits of that memorable era. Audiences are sure to laugh and hum along as they fondly remember their favorite tunes, all in the great party atmosphere of the Willows Cabaret. A show geared to have you dancing all the way home. 2009-11-18T16:44:46+00:00 2010-03-15 2010-04-18 Willows Cabaret at the Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward Street, Martinez, CA, 94553 Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/8track-the-sounds-of-the-70s_161597/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/8track-the-sounds-of-the-70s_161597/ 3/5/2010 - 3/28/2010. By Bryony Lavery One evening, ten-year old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an academic, comes to England to research a thesis titled "Serial Killings: A Forgiveable Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of a record who's looking for... 2009-09-17T18:13:05+00:00 2010-03-05 2010-03-28 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 Mystery/Thriller.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/frozen_159662/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/frozen_159662/ 2/26/2010 - 4/11/2010. Well before the digital age, the camera selected, filtered and obscured the truth--even as it promised to provide an authentic look at distant lands. Naomi Iizuka explores the intersection of art and authenticity in a haunting new play commissioned by Berkeley Rep: Concerning Strange Devices... 2009-05-09T10:53:31+00:00 2010-02-26 2010-04-11 Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/concerning-strange-devices-from-the-distant-west_155033/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/concerning-strange-devices-from-the-distant-west_155033/ 2/26/2010 - 3/21/2010. Take off your hats, boys, Mae West is back on the GK Hardt stage! It's the 1930's, the great depression is in full swing but Mae West is born out of a nation's desire for comedy, bawdry and sophisticated wit. "Dirty Blonde is a multilayered study of the nature of stardom, as... 2009-09-17T18:04:19+00:00 2010-02-26 2010-03-21 6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/dirty-blonde_159657/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/dirty-blonde_159657/ 2/13/2010 - 3/14/2010. Master director John Doyle, whose dazzling interpretation of Sweeney Todd electrified A.C.T. and Broadway audiences, returns with a bold new interpretation of Brecht's moving tale of love and power. In the land of Caucasus, a servant girl saves the life of an abandoned baby boy. But when the wealthy... 2009-07-28T13:12:34+00:00 2010-02-13 2010-03-14 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-caucasian-chalk-circle_157990/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-caucasian-chalk-circle_157990/ 1/26/2010 - 2/14/2010. In Sharr White's Sunlight, Matthew Gibbon, liberal lion and university president, may have finally gone too far in his battle against the conservative dean of the law school--his son-in-law and former protégé. His daughter is caught between them and the entire university... 2009-10-07T12:34:00+00:00 2010-01-26 2010-02-14 Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, 94941 Mystery/Thriller. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/sunlight_160356/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/sunlight_160356/ 1/25/2010 - 2/28/2010. Given its West Coast premiere by the Willows in 1998, Brimstone won five Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards! It's Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Eamon Dunne is finally coming home for his brother's funeral after eight years in America. But nothing in his homeland is as it seems... 2009-11-18T16:38:55+00:00 2010-01-25 2010-02-28 Willows Theatre Company, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord, California, 94520 Musical.Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/brimstone_161596/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/brimstone_161596/ 1/23/2010 - 2/14/2010. TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley, will present the sensational world premiere musical, Daddy Long Legs, based on the beloved novel by Jean Webster. In the must-see event of the season, John Caird, the Tony Award-winning director of the international... 2009-10-12T14:56:40+00:00 2010-01-23 2010-02-14 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA, 94039 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/daddy-long-legs_160490/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/daddy-long-legs_160490/ 1/22/2010 - 2/28/2010. This is the World Premiere of lauded Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson's The First Grade. Exploring with great humor and passion the price one pays for being a totally engaged member of the human race, this World Premiere, which originated as one of Aurora Theatre Company's Global... 2009-04-01T14:27:27+00:00 2010-01-22 2010-02-28 Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Aurora Theatre Company Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-first-grade_153854/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-first-grade_153854/ 1/22/2010 - 2/7/2010. A musical sends up of "Conspicuous Consumption" socio-economist Thorstein Veblen. Music by Richard B. Evans, Book and Lyrics by Kleban Award-winning Charles Leipart. What could possibly be timelier during the worldwide recession of the early 21st Century than to revisit the Robber... 2009-09-17T18:11:42+00:00 2010-01-22 2010-02-07 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-price-of-everything-a-musical-vaudeville_159661/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-price-of-everything-a-musical-vaudeville_159661/ 1/21/2010 - 2/7/2010. What would you do if you had cloned a child 35 years earlier, and now the past is coming to call with some very tough questions? From the inventive mind of Caryl Churchill comes an enthralling, thought-provoking drama where a world of scientific speculation relates to the reality we may face in our... 2009-09-06T10:07:44+00:00 2010-01-21 2010-02-07 Center Repertory Theater, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596 Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-number_159268/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-number_159268/ 1/15/2010 - 2/28/2010. Ten years after running off to the city to pursue her dreams, Veronica returns in rags. Among her meager belongings, she carries a desperate secret and determination to plant the seeds of a new life for her son. "It's a sad, sweet, and gently moving show," says the New York Times, "a... 2009-04-30T13:43:50+00:00 2010-01-15 2010-02-28 Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/coming-home_154789/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/coming-home_154789/ 1/15/2010 - 2/14/2010. By Molière, translated by David Chambers, directed by Bruce Vieira The classic French farce First staged in 1668, The Miser is one of French playwright Molière's funniest and most enduring plays. Old Harpagon is a penny-pinching miser who loves his hidden... 2009-09-17T17:24:21+00:00 2010-01-15 2010-02-14 Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA, 94957 Ross Valley Players Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-miser_159643/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-miser_159643/ 1/15/2010 - 2/7/2010. In this explosive world premiere production, A.C.T. joins forces with one of the most thrilling theater companies in the world, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, giving audiences a rare opportunity to witness exquisite classical acting from this prestigious Canadian company in its Bay Area debut.... 2009-07-28T10:18:29+00:00 2010-01-15 2010-02-07 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 American Conservatory Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/phandegravedre_157967/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/phandegravedre_157967/ 1/12/2010 - 1/17/2010. Avenue Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. Broadway San Jose will give the South Bay its first look this three-time Tony Award winning... 2009-10-20T08:39:58+00:00 2010-01-12 2010-01-17 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95113 Broadway San Jose Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/avenue-q_160711/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/avenue-q_160711/ 1/8/2010 - 2/7/2010. If you loved Always...Patsy Cline, you won't want to miss this one! "The best example of a musician's bio put on stage that I've ever seen. Wonderful...delightful...marvelous." --NY Post. Hank Williams: Lost Highway is the spectacular musical biography of the... 2009-09-17T18:02:48+00:00 2010-01-08 2010-02-07 6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/hank-williams-lost-highway_159656/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/hank-williams-lost-highway_159656/ 12/31/2009 - 1/17/2010. Written and performed by Kim Nalley. Hers is the quintessential rags to riches story. Ella Fitzgerald went from being a homeless New York street dancer to becoming America's first "Lady of Song." Ella: The American Dream takes you back to 1930's Harlem, the Apollo Theater and... 2009-09-17T17:53:53+00:00 2009-12-31 2010-01-17 Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA, 94952 Cinnabar Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ella-the-american-dream_159651/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ella-the-american-dream_159651/ 12/29/2009 - 1/3/2010. Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play 8 Farewell Performances in Broadway San Jose's inaugural season, at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts. 2009-10-09T17:22:03+00:00 2009-12-29 2010-01-03 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95113 Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/riverdance_160457/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/riverdance_160457/ 12/18/2009 - 1/3/2010. Savor this holiday season with something a little sweet (but oh so good for you) with Yes Sweet Can, the latest intimate theatrical circus from Sweet Can Productions. This astonishing 60-minute production features the innovative acrobatics of some of the Bay Area's most talented... 2009-10-30T15:41:19+00:00 2009-12-18 2010-01-03 Dance Mission Theatre, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 Sweet Can Productions Performance Art.Dance Theater.Experimental.Dance/Live Music.Circus.Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/yes-sweet-can_161107/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/yes-sweet-can_161107/ 12/11/2009 - 12/27/2009. This heartwarming story finds Cinderella, a young, beautiful dreamer, toiling away as a lowly scullery maid for her evil stepmother and (oddly masculine) stepsisters. With the help of a fabulous Fairy Godmother who makes the magic happen, Cinderella finds her Prince Charming and learns that anything... 2009-10-08T17:35:31+00:00 2009-12-11 2009-12-27 African-American Art and Cultural Complex Center, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 African-American Shakespeare Company Musical.Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/cinderella_160425/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/cinderella_160425/ 12/9/2009 - 1/3/2010. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150... 2009-08-11T08:16:33+00:00 2009-12-09 2010-01-03 Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-39-steps_158425/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-39-steps_158425/ 12/9/2009 - 12/27/2009. The jingle bells will rock again this holiday season when The Coverlettes Cover Christmas returns to the Aurora. In the great tradition of 1960's girl groups like The Ronettes, The Marvelettes, The Crystals, and The Shangri-Las, legendary (and fictitious) singing sensations The... 2009-04-01T14:18:55+00:00 2009-12-09 2009-12-27 Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Aurora Theatre Company Live Music. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-coverlettes-cover-christmas_153853/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-coverlettes-cover-christmas_153853/ 12/9/2009 - 1/2/2010. Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, your favorite red headed Russian, is back for an entirely new Holiday Spectacular! Katya will delight you with a fun-filled evening of belting, banter, and ball gowns to bolster your holiday spirit(s)! The Countess will tell you herself, she's back and she's... 2009-11-19T15:34:52+00:00 2009-12-09 2010-01-02 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/katya-smirnoffskyy-a-holiday-spectacular_161630/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/katya-smirnoffskyy-a-holiday-spectacular_161630/ 12/8/2009 - 12/9/2009. Outrageous Drag Performer Mimi Imfurst celebrates the 2009 holiday season with a new and hysterical show about the Virgin Mary in Madonna's Christmas Celebration. Madonna's Christmas Celebration features Imfurst as an ambitious, lounge-singing Virgin Mary, retracing her... 2009-10-13T15:01:15+00:00 2009-12-08 2009-12-09 Finn's Funhouse, 814 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/madonnas-christmas-celebration_160528/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/madonnas-christmas-celebration_160528/ 12/5/2009 - 12/27/2009. This glorious tapestry of the American experience weaves fact and fiction, old-time carols, and traditional tunes into a whimsical saga of a divided nation longing for hope. Set on a snowy Christmas Eve in Washington in 1864, it imagines celebrated figures from Abe Lincoln to Walt Whitman rubbing... 2009-09-03T14:06:47+00:00 2009-12-05 2009-12-27 Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94301 TheatreWorks Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration_159214/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-civil-war-christmas-an-american-musical-celebration_159214/ 12/5/2009 - 12/6/2009. In tandem with the ReOrient Festival, join theatre artists and field specialists for a two-day Forum; a rare opportunity for artists and audiences alike to engage deeply and directly with the Middle East in a creative and supportive, and interactive setting that displaces misinformation and... 2009-10-13T16:17:11+00:00 2009-12-05 2009-12-06 Theater Artaud, 450 Florida, San Francisco, CA, 94110 Golden Thread Productions Workshop. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-reorient-forum_160532/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-reorient-forum_160532/ 12/5/2009 - 12/30/2009. Come and laugh the recession away with the humor of David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries. Now on its seventh year, John Michael Beck (12/24-27), up from L.A. and David Sinaiko, are back again, bringing life to David Sedaris's signature character, Crumpet the Elf, much to the delight... 2009-11-12T09:55:35+00:00 2009-12-05 2009-12-30 Off Market Theater, 965 Mission, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Comedy.Solo Performance.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-santaland-diaries_161425/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-santaland-diaries_161425/ 12/5/2009 - 1/3/2010. When a young Kansas girl lands in the fantasy world of Oz, she soon finds herself in a heap of trouble with three hapless misfits, an evil witch at her heels, and no way to get home. Join Dorothy and the memorable characters of Oz in this beautiful adaptation that will transport you over the... 2009-11-19T15:37:55+00:00 2009-12-05 2010-01-03 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-wizard-of-oz_161631/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-wizard-of-oz_161631/ 12/4/2009 - 1/24/2010. Spend the holidays with Aurélia Thierrée, who literally grew up in the circus. Behind her velvet curtain lies a surreal world of surprises, a topsy-turvy time of tricks and transformations. Welcome to Aurélia's Oratorio, where the impossible happens before your... 2009-05-09T10:33:29+00:00 2009-12-04 2010-01-24 Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Berkeley Repertory Theatre Magic Show.Experimental.Circus. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/aurandeacutelias-oratorio_155032/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/aurandeacutelias-oratorio_155032/ 12/4/2009 - 1/17/2010. A group of performers are preparing for their upcoming show, Dames At Sea. The cast includes the disgruntled manager, Hennesy; the new chorus girl, Ruby; and the diva, Mona. This 1966 off-Broadway musical hit takes an irreverent look at the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s. The... 2009-11-19T15:26:03+00:00 2009-12-04 2010-01-17 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/dames-at-sea_161629/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/dames-at-sea_161629/ 12/4/2009. Join the San Francisco Symphony and legendary diva Barbara Cook, hailed as "nothing short of miraculous" by USA Today, for a special holiday celebration! Since her Broadway debut, she has dazzled audiences around the world with her dulcet stylings, irresistible stage presence, and... 2009-11-10T18:05:18+00:00 2009-12-04 2009-12-04 Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102 San Francisco Symphony Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/an-evening-with-barbara-cook_161377/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/an-evening-with-barbara-cook_161377/ 12/3/2009 - 12/27/2009. The Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns to A.C.T. with a sparkling, music-infused A Christmas Carol. Featuring mean ol' Scrooge, adorable Tiny Tim, those spooky Christmas ghosts, and a multigenerational cast of dozens, A Christmas Carol is a celebration of goodwill... 2009-07-28T09:48:49+00:00 2009-12-03 2009-12-27 American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 American Conservatory Theater Children/Family.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-christmas-carol_157958/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-christmas-carol_157958/ 11/28/2009. The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Calif. presents a special, one night only encore benefit performance of the critically acclaimed 6th Street Playhouse / Cinnabar Theater production of Always...Patsy Cline, starring Mary Gannon-Graham as Patsy Cline and Liz Jahren as... 2009-10-11T10:37:11+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-11-28 Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403 Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Benefit. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/alwayspatsy-cline_160467/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/alwayspatsy-cline_160467/ 11/28/2009. This musical pays tribute to Pasty Cline (who epitomized the country music sound in the late 1950s and '60s) in a true story told with humor, emotion, music and a little audience interaction. Always...Patsy Cline tells the story of Cline's friendship with Louise Seger, a devoted... 2009-10-12T16:33:00+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-11-28 Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/alwayspatsy-cline_160495/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/alwayspatsy-cline_160495/ 11/28/2009 - 12/13/2009. The Royal Family of a "fictional European country" (read: England) use the threat posed by an impending revolution as an excuse to abandon the throne and pursue their private dreams. The escapades that follow feature parody versions of a host of recognizable 1930s celebrities (Noel... 2009-04-14T16:06:01+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-12-13 Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson, San Francisco, CA, 94111 42nd STREET MOON Season. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/jubilee_154219/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/jubilee_154219/ 11/27/2009 - 12/6/2009. "The hit of the day...a fringe favorite." The Guardian, UK "Superb show for kids and adults!!´ Alex, Scotland. 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This new and hilariously entertaining bubble show is suitable for all ages. Packed with fun stuff, it makes a perfect and amazingly... 2009-10-28T01:55:15+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-06 The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 The Marsh Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-greatest-bubble-show-on-earth_160961/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-greatest-bubble-show-on-earth_160961/ 11/27/2009 - 1/24/2010. Ovo is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects' home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet... 2009-08-04T14:21:24+00:00 2009-11-27 2010-01-24 Various Locations, , , , 94102 Cirque du Soleil Circus. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ovo_158256/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ovo_158256/ 11/20/2009 - 12/19/2009. Just in time for the holidays, Custom Made proudly brings legendary Harry Chapin's ("Taxi", "Cat's in the Cradle") Cotton Patch Gospel to the Next Stage (attached to the historic Trinity Church). Cotton Patch is a progressive and musically joyous look at the... 2009-11-02T14:16:28+00:00 2009-11-20 2009-12-19 The Custom Stage, 965 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/cotton-patch-gospel_161142/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/cotton-patch-gospel_161142/ 11/19/2009 - 12/20/2009. Burnt-out social worker Karol Elliot is having a crisis of Christmas spirit. While heading home on a lonely Christmas Eve, she shares her groceries with a homeless man who decides to show his thanks and rekindle her holiday cheer by breaking into her apartment later that night and insisting that... 2009-10-25T09:13:13+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-20 City Lights Theater Company, 529 South Second Street, San Jose, CA, 95112 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/another-night-before-christmas_160859/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/another-night-before-christmas_160859/ 11/19/2009 - 12/19/2009. A holiday confection told in song, stories and poems, A Christmas Pudding celebrates the season with lighthearted whimsy and solemn reflection. This collection of Christmas memoirs featuring tales by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, George Bernard Shaw and... 2009-10-26T15:09:28+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-19 Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, CA, 94022 Live Music.Event.Poetry. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-christmas-pudding_160891/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/a-christmas-pudding_160891/ 11/19/2009 - 12/13/2009. Golden Thread Productions celebrates the tenth anniversary of its one-of-a-kind festival of short plays exploring the Middle East featuring a world premiere by MacArthur Genius award-winner, Naomi Wallace, as well as a retrospective of plays from the festival's past ten years For four weeks, the... 2009-10-13T16:13:55+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-13 Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107 Golden Thread Productions Event. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/reorient-festival_160531/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/reorient-festival_160531/ 11/18/2009 - 1/8/2010. An actress (played by a man) schemes to woo back her estranged female lover by playing Orlando opposite her lovers' Rosalind in this gender-bending romp by one of New York's most innovative writer/performers. 2009-10-25T09:58:47+00:00 2009-11-18 2010-01-08 SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/she-stoops-to-comedy_160861/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/she-stoops-to-comedy_160861/ 11/13/2009 - 1/3/2010. New Conservatory Theatre Center presents a ten-year anniversary production of Beautiful Thing: An Urban Fairytale, by Jonathan Harvey, directed by Andrew Nance. This tender and funny love story, set in a South London housing project, tells the tale of Jamie Engel, a shy young man... 2009-10-23T13:30:17+00:00 2009-11-13 2010-01-03 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102 New Conservatory Theatre Center Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/beautiful-thing_160850/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/beautiful-thing_160850/ 11/13/2009 - 12/6/2009. Book by D'Arcy Drollinger - Music by Ted Homer Directed by Nancy Prebalich. Evelyn Jones lives in a shiny happy suburban fantasy. But when God and Satan emerge from her washing machine to enlist her help in preventing a hostile corporate takeover of Heaven and Hades, Evelyn begins to... 2009-09-17T18:01:11+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-06 6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 6th Street Playhouse Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-possession-of-mrs-jones_159655/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-possession-of-mrs-jones_159655/ 11/12/2009 - 12/6/2009. In this explosive comedy about the end of the world, Jo answers a casual encounters ad for "sex to change the course of the world." She has no idea that grad student Jules actually fears the apocalypse is at hand and is looking for a partner to repopulate the species. That he's gay and she... 2009-08-03T13:53:18+00:00 2009-11-12 2009-12-06 Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, 94941 Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/boom_158203/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/boom_158203/ 11/6/2009 - 12/6/2009. The Ross Valley Players presents the West Coast Premiere of "Premiere!" a hilarious, brilliant comedy about what could very well be a never-before-seen Shakespeare play - unless something fishy's going on. "Premiere!" is the last play written by 94-year-old playwright Dale Wasserman, Tony... 2009-09-17T17:18:29+00:00 2009-11-06 2009-12-06 Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA, 94957 Ross Valley Players Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-miracle-worker_159642/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-miracle-worker_159642/ 11/5/2009 - 12/13/2009. Fat Pig,the second play in Neil LaBute's trilogy that began with The Shape of Things, explores body consciousness in contemporary America. Conventionally good-looking Tom falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy woman, who happens to be plus-sized. Forced to explain his new... 2009-08-06T11:38:40+00:00 2009-11-05 2009-12-13 Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Aurora Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/fat-pig_158303/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/fat-pig_158303/ 11/5/2009 - 12/12/2009. Impact introduced Atlanta-based playwright Steve Yockey to the Bay Area with his absurdist comedy Cartoon (named one of the top ten plays of the year by the East Bay Express) and the experimental dreamscape Sleepy. He has since made splashes with his plays Octopus and Skin at other local companies.... 2009-10-25T10:34:29+00:00 2009-11-05 2009-12-12 La Val's Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94709 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/large-animal-games_160862/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/large-animal-games_160862/ 11/5/2009 - 11/28/2009. "A smart, engrossing, funny, challenging and moving look at... Nigeria's bloody oil politics...an aptly complex, hard-hitting piece that paints memorably touching and entertaining figures." -Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle Following Dan Hoyle's return from his whirlwind, US State Department... 2009-09-28T17:34:20+00:00 2009-11-05 2009-11-28 Marines Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter at Mason, Union Square, San Francisco, CA, 94102 The Marsh Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tings-dey-happen_160022/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tings-dey-happen_160022/ 11/2/2009 - 11/23/2009. PianoFight's female-driven variety show Monday Night ForePlays is stacked with All-Star line-up of Playmakers SF based production company PianoFight presents an original female-driven variety show, Monday Night ForePlays, written, directed, produced and staring an all-star... 2009-10-14T17:41:13+00:00 2009-11-02 2009-11-23 Off Market Theater, 965 Mission, San Francisco, CA, 94103 PianoFight Comedy.Dance.Variety Show. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pianofights-monday-night-foreplays_160592/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pianofights-monday-night-foreplays_160592/ 10/29/2009 - 12/12/2009. The Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece The Bald Soprano. This hysterically funny play, the perfect follow up to last season's hit production of Ionecso's Victims of Duty, which garnered a Bay Area Critics Circle award for Best... 2009-08-06T13:14:31+00:00 2009-10-29 2009-12-12 Cutting Ball Theater, 277 Taylor St., San Francisco, CA, Cutting Ball Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-bald-soprano_158318/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-bald-soprano_158318/ opens 10/22/2009. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! THE ULTIMATE RIDE RETURNS YET AGAIN TO SAN FRANCISCO. WINE AND BEER BAR - MUST BE OVER 21 "Can only be described as all-encompassing, wet, interactive, loud, extreme, and altogether awesome." - la2day.com "The worse it gets, the better it gets.... 2009-10-05T08:54:54+00:00 2009-10-22 1900-01-01 Metreon's Action Theater, 101 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Comedy.Interactive.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/point-break-live_160285/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/point-break-live_160285/ 10/22/2009 - 12/6/2009. This play comes on the heels of the incredible success of Wolf's Angry Black White Boy that played to sold out houses and had multiple extensions at Intersection For The Arts. Stateless is inspired by a true story that weaves German and Jewish history with contemporary hip hop... 2009-09-17T14:34:34+00:00 2009-10-22 2009-12-06 The Jewish Theatre San Francisco, 470 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Vaudeville. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/stateless-a-hip-hop-vaudeville-experience_159628/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/stateless-a-hip-hop-vaudeville-experience_159628/ 10/18/2009 - 12/6/2009. Love, Humiliation & Karaoke, returns to SF for 3 command performances after its award-winning NYC premiere @ the 2009 Midtown Intl Theatre Festival. Enzo is tormented by a karaoke hostess - who takes various forms from his mother to his transvestite neighbor. Good-looking latin David... 2009-09-24T02:16:46+00:00 2009-10-18 2009-12-06 Stage Werx, 533 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, 94102 DQDI Performance Art.Solo Performance.Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/love-humiliation-and-karaoke_159867/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/love-humiliation-and-karaoke_159867/ 10/17/2009 - 12/12/2009. "Loveland is Brilliantly Funny..,Irreverent, hilarious and deeply human... It's a no-brainer. Ann Randolph is a comic genius... and not just any sort of hide-your-light-behind-a-bush kind a genius, but a hardworking, dare-to-put-it-out-there kind of genius." - Linda Ayres-Frederick. SF Bay... 2009-09-08T21:31:03+00:00 2009-10-17 2009-12-12 The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 The Marsh Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ann-randolphs-loveland_159324/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/ann-randolphs-loveland_159324/ 10/16/2009 - 11/29/2009. It's time for Tiny Kushner, a series of short scripts by the singular Tony Kushner. The legendary playwright returns to Berkeley Rep to team up with Artistic Director Tony Taccone, who also staged Angels in America, Brundibar, Homebody/Kabul and Slavs!... 2009-05-09T10:16:18+00:00 2009-10-16 2009-11-29 Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tiny-kushner_155031/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tiny-kushner_155031/ 9/24/2009 - 12/12/2009. Jennifer Jajeh is Palestinian. Well, Palestinian America. Or more precisely: a single, Catholic, first generation, Palestinian American woman who chooses to return to her parents' hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada. Actress and writer Jennifer Jajeh, with award-winning... 2009-08-21T17:39:34+00:00 2009-09-24 2009-12-12 Off Market Theaters/Stage 250, 965 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Off-Market Theaters Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/i-heart-hamas-and-other-things-im-afraid-to-tell-you_158837/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/i-heart-hamas-and-other-things-im-afraid-to-tell-you_158837/ opens 9/19/2009. Every 3rd Saturday of each month, beginning September 19th 11PM, see headliners from Punch Line, Cobb's, and San Francisco Comedy Day in one place and at a bargain. Different set of comics each month. Non-stop laughter from Bay Area comedy stars for only $10. Each Comedy Show ticket includes to... 2009-08-14T01:09:04+00:00 2009-09-19 1900-01-01 4 STAR Theatre, 2200 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/saturday-standup-comedy-at-4-star-theatre_158559/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/saturday-standup-comedy-at-4-star-theatre_158559/ opens 7/18/2009. A Spectacular Motown and Classic Soul Musical, Motown Madness, the play celebrates Motown's 50th anniversary with a vibrant musical like none other. Straying from a typical musical revue, Motown Madness takes you on a power-packed narrated journey from the early days of Motown to the... 2009-05-30T00:13:33+00:00 2009-07-18 1900-01-01 Theatre 39 at Pier 39, Beach Street and The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94133 JLaChic Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/motown-madness-the-musical_155797/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/motown-madness-the-musical_155797/ opens 7/4/2009. Every Saturday - 11PM See headliners from Punch Line, Cobb's, and San Francisco Comedy Day in one place and at a bargain. Different comics each week. Starring: Doug Ferrari, Jimmy Gunn, Mike Meehan, Johnny Steele, Howard Stone, Kurt Weitzmann, Fred Anderson, Danny Dechi and more!... 2009-07-02T16:55:31+00:00 2009-07-04 1900-01-01 4 STAR Theatre, 2200 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/saturday-live-comedy-at-4-star-theatre_157100/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/saturday-live-comedy-at-4-star-theatre_157100/ 5/16/2009 - 11/28/2009. "Irresistible presence" - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "...Nothing short of amazing." EAST BAY EXPRESS "Hilarious. The audience can't stop laughing...Don Reed plays all the characters with both ease and inexhaustible energy" - THE NEW YORKER "A graceful genial performer...It's hard... 2009-04-10T19:48:04+00:00 2009-05-16 2009-11-28 The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 The Marsh Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/don-reeds-east-14th-street_154137/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/don-reeds-east-14th-street_154137/ 4/3/2009 - 12/26/2009. Join this Magical Journey through old San Francisco's colorful and notorious past!  Eccentrics of San Francisco's Barbary Coast ...a magical escapade! The Chancellor on Hotel Union Square is home to the San Francisco Magic Parlor. Celebrate San Francisco's wild, wacky, and... 2009-03-05T19:05:06+00:00 2009-04-03 2009-12-26 San Francisco Magic Parlor, Chancellor Hotel 433 Powell Street (between Post and Sutter streets), San Francisco, Ca, 94102 San Francisco Magic Parlor Performance Art. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/eccentrics-of-san-franciscos-barbary-coast-a-magical-escapade_153204/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/eccentrics-of-san-franciscos-barbary-coast-a-magical-escapade_153204/ opens 2/14/2009. High energy, laugh out loud funny.  It's never the same show twice. Each show is created on the spot, based entirely on audience suggestions. Walk along the beach, enjoy an outstanding sunset, and stay for the comedy! 2009-01-15T16:29:10+00:00 2009-02-14 1900-01-01 Enso Studio, 131 Kelly Ave, Half Moon Bay, ca, 94019 Blue Blanket Improv Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/coastside-comedy-with-blue-blanket-improv_151389/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/coastside-comedy-with-blue-blanket-improv_151389/ opens 1/27/2009. So much happened before Dorothy dropped in! Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. Stephen Schwartz's Wicked tells the story of those two girls; One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood; and... 2008-09-18T11:04:51+00:00 2009-01-27 1900-01-01 Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco, CA, 94102 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/wicked_147809/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/wicked_147809/ opens 2/15/2008. Tony n' Tina's Wedding is an interactive comedy where the audience members play "invited guests" at a hilarious wedding. The play begins with nuptials, followed by a reception with a full Italian dinner, wedding cake, and dancing. Larry Pellegrini directs. General Admission... 2008-10-27T11:22:35+00:00 2008-02-15 1900-01-01 Swiss Louis Restaurant on Pier 39, 2 Beach Street Pier 39, San Francisco, CA, 94133 Comedy.Dinner Theater.Dance/Live Music. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tony-n-tinas-wedding_149004/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/tony-n-tinas-wedding_149004/ opens 2/3/2008. San Francisco's favorite comedy host Tony Sparks & Frisco Fred the dyslexic juggler host a fun filled showcase of Stand-up comedy, music, variety arts and special surprises. 2008-01-23T12:42:58+00:00 2008-02-03 1900-01-01 SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/all-star-comedy-and-more_140933/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/all-star-comedy-and-more_140933/ opens 2/3/2008. Big Al Catraz hosts a show for the entire family with close-up magicians & variety performers. Each week features 3-4 guests, our regular performers who've performed at the Magic Castle, on Cruise Ships worldwide and internationally in Europe, the Far East and in Australia include Dorian Rodell,... 2008-01-23T12:50:32+00:00 2008-02-03 1900-01-01 SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Magic Show. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/all-star-magic-and-more_140934/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/all-star-magic-and-more_140934/ opens 1/30/2008. A monthly comedy/variety show, The Romane Event, hosted by Paco Romane, showcases the best and brightest comedians in an "anything goes and probably will environment". The show has been featured on KQED, Comcast Channel 11 and was on the road in The Gulf Coast Comedy Festival. On the... 2008-01-04T14:11:21+00:00 2008-01-30 1900-01-01 The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., San Francisco, CA, 94106 Comedy.Variety Show. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-romane-event_140421/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/the-romane-event_140421/ opens 3/1/2007. Every Thursday evening, patrons enjoy magnificent cabaret dinner shows and superb musical theater at the Willie Mays Skybox Lounge. Vegas by the Bay Supper Club guests can enjoy the perfect getaway for an after-work cocktail, a delightfully romantic dinner, a first-rate cabaret dinner... 2007-02-18T17:23:46+00:00 2007-03-01 1900-01-01 Willie Mays Skybox Lounge, 6005 Shellmound Street, Emeryville, CA, 94608 J'La Chic Productions Cabaret.Dinner Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/vegas-by-the-bay_130804/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/vegas-by-the-bay_130804/ opens 2/11/2007. With The Anthony Newley Project, Kristopher McDowell shines a light on the unique life of a talented writer, director and ultimate entertainer. The show defines Anthony's life by exploring both well known and lesser known songs from his vast repertoire. Sharon McNight directs,... 2007-01-30T17:08:36+00:00 2007-02-11 1900-01-01 Various Locations, , , , 94102 Cabaret.Live Music.Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/kristopher-mcdowell-the-anthony-newley-project_130169/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/kristopher-mcdowell-the-anthony-newley-project_130169/ opens 2/5/2006. Big Al Catraz hosts Magic and More, a showcase of 4 close-up magicians. Regular performers include Dorian Rodell, Adam Sachs, Fred Anderson, and Andrew Ngo. 2006-01-13T15:17:24+00:00 2006-02-05 1900-01-01 Off Market Theater, 965 Mission, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Comedy.Magic Show. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/magic-and-more_118130/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/magic-and-more_118130/ opens 6/3/2004. San Francisco Improv Cooperative Improv Revolution, featuring some of the best improvisers in the Bay Area performing long-form Improv. This event is held every 1st Thursday of the month. 2003-12-26T16:02:47+00:00 2004-06-03 1900-01-01 Off Market Theater, 965 Mission, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/improv-revolution_101561/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/improv-revolution_101561/ open run. The always-changing Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the nation's longest running musical revue. Packed with hilarious spoofs of pop culture, spectacular costumes, outrageously gigantic hats and one show-stopping number after another, the show has performed over 35 years and... 1999-10-15T15:49:44+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, 94133 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/beach-blanket-babylon_729/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/beach-blanket-babylon_729/ open run. Big City Improv has been performing to audiences all over the Bay Area for five years. This troupe of 10 was voted Best Of The Bay for comedy improv. Un-scripted and un-edited, Big City Improv uses audience suggestions and participation to create comedy on the spot. 2005-07-18T17:21:11+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter Street, Basement, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/big-city-improv_114014/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/big-city-improv_114014/ through 1/23/2010. Pearls Over Shanghai is a comic mock-operetta about white slavery, opium dens, and miscegenation set in the colorful world of 1937 Shanghai. Link Martin parts the bamboo curtain, his politics swept aside by his love of the mystery and intrigue of the Orient. Placing his story at the... 2009-11-09T17:20:33+00:00 1900-01-01 2010-01-23 The Hypnodrome, 575 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Thrillpeddlers Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pearls-over-shanghai_161339/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pearls-over-shanghai_161339/ through 1/23/2010. Thrillpeddlers presents Pearls Over Shanghai, the Cockettes Musical, a comic mock-operetta about white slavery, opium dens, and miscegenation set in the colorful world of 1937 Shanghai. Link Martin parts the bamboo curtain, his politics swept aside by his love of the mystery and... 2009-11-10T14:18:27+00:00 1900-01-01 2010-01-23 The Hypnodrome, 575 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Thrillpeddlers Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pearls-over-shanghai_161364/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/pearls-over-shanghai_161364/ open run. Shopping! The Musicalis a musical comedy revue of original songs and sketches about everybody's second-favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. The fast-paced show targets all kinds of stores, customers and merchants, as it focuses on the frustrations, annoyances, and occasional... 2007-10-10T14:56:44+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter Street, Basement, San Francisco, CA, 94102 Musical.Revue. http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/shopping-the-musical_138098/ http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/shows/shopping-the-musical_138098/