baystages | 2012.10 - october
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Your Insider Guide to the Best Theatre, Music, Dance and More in the San Francisco Bay Area!TRANSCRIPT
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OCTOBER 2012 I Your Guide to the Best Theatre, Music, Dance and More in the Bay Area!
[THE COVER]
SHOCKTOBERFESTThrillpeddlers’ THE BRIDE OF DEATH
Leads A Little Crop of Horrors
[THE ARTISTS]TAYE DIGGSHELEN REDDY
[THE SHOWS]DISNEY ON ICE THE SOUND OF MUSICTOPDOG/ UNDERDOG
+MARGARET JENKINS DANCE COMPANY
222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415-394-1189 • www.TheRrazzRoom.comGrand Piano courtesy of Baldwin
THROUGH OCTOBER 6 AustrAliA’s ThundeR FRom down undeR
PREPARE TO BE THUndERSTRUCk!
OctOber 15
The Blues Broads tracy NelsON, DOrOthy MOrrisON, aNNie saMpsON, & aNgela strehli
OctOber 16 & NOveMber 6Jim Caruso’s CasT ParTy!1st tiMe iN sF! billy stritch ON piaNO Oct 16, teDD Firth ON piaNO NOv 5
OctOber 12 - 14
JusTiN ViViaN BoNd“MX aMerica”braND NeW shOW! sF preMiere!
OctOber 7 & 8the aMbassaDOrs FOr rOMaNce
The FlamiNGosFeatUriNg
Terry JohNsoN “I Only Have eyes FOr yOu”
OctOber 19
FishNeT Folliesclassic bUrlesQUe revUe
OctOber 22
GreGG marX iN the still OF the Night:the WOrDs & MUsic OF cOle pOrter
OctOber 17 - 21
diaNe sChuur graMMy- WiNNiNg vOcalist aND piaNist “the First laDy OF Jazz”
OctOber 21
our lady JretUrNs tO sF With beaUty as gOD(Dess)a cONcert celebratiNg the aesthetic OF the DiviNe
OctOber 23 - 28
shirley JoNesaN eveNiNg OF stOry & sONg
OctOber 29blUe sOUl cD release celebratiON FeatUriNg
The Tammy l. hall QuInTeT
OctOber 28legeNDary bay area giaNts OF Jazz cONcert series
KeNNy WashiNGToN
OctOber 30 - NOveMber 4West cOast preMiere!
BeTTy BuCKley “ah MeN! the bOys OF brOaDWay”
OctOber 2legeNDary bay area giaNts OF Jazz cONcert series WelcOMes
deNise Perrier... bOth siDes ... NOW!!
OctOber 9 - 14“QUeeN OF MOtOWN”
marTha reeVes
OctOber 5 & 6DaNce DiscO heat: a tribUte tO the FabUlOUs sylVesTer
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editorROBERT [email protected]
publisherRON [email protected]
designVIA [email protected]
associate editorKAREN [email protected]
contributing writersgRIER COOpERSTEVE MURRAyCHRIS RENÉWILL SCHMIDROBERT SOKOLLEE WALKER
contributing photographerSTEVEN UNDERHILL
cover imagesHoCkToberfesT 13: THe bride of deATH Dalton goulette Bonni Suval image: davidallenstudio.com
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THE STAGESAISLE SAY I View From The Editor ............................................... 3
PLAY I Topdog/Underdog ................................................................ 7
MUSIC I Taye Diggs ......................................................................... 9
FAMILY I Disney on Ice ..................................................................11
SPOOKY I Little Crop of Horrors ..................................................14
MUSIC I Helen Reddy ....................................................................19
MUSICAL I The Sound of Music ..................................................21
DANCE I Time Bones .....................................................................25
RECORDING I For Your Playlist Consideration ..........................27
BACK I Behind the Scenes with ..............................28
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REVOLVING
330 RITCHSOMA, SF330ritch.com/ I 415.541.9574
AMNESIAMission, SFamnesiathebar.com I 415.970.0012
ASHKENAZBerkeleyashkenaz.com I 510.525.5054
BIMBO’S 365 CLUBNorth Beach, SFbimbos365club.com I 415.474.0365
⇧ BISCUITS & BLUESUnion Square, SFbiscuitsandblues.com I 415.292.2583
BLANK CLUBSan Josetheblankclub.com I 408.292.5265
BLISS BARNoe Valley, SFblissbarsf.com I 415.826.6200
BOTTOM OF THE HILLPotrero Hill, SFbottomofthehill.com I 415.621.4455
BRICK & MORTAR MUSIC HALLMission, SFbrickandmortarmusic.com I 415.800.8782
CAFé DU NORDUpper Market, SFcafedunord.com I 415.861.5016
CAFé ROYALELower Nob Hill, SFcaferoyale-sf.com I 415.441.4099
CLUB FOxRedwood Cityclubfoxrwc.com I 650.369.7770
DNA LOUNGESOMA, SFdnalounge.com I 415.626.1409
ELBO ROOMMission, SFelbo.com I 415.552.7788
EL RIOMission, SFelriosf.com I 415.282.3325
THE FILLMOREFillmore, SFthefillmore.com I 415.346.6000
FOx THEATREOaklandthefoxoakland.com I 510.302.2250
FOx THEATRERedwood Cityfoxrwc.com I 650.369.7770
FREIGHT & SALVAGEBerkeleyfreightandsalvage.org I 510.644.2020
GEORGE’S NIGHTCLUBSan Rafaelgeorgesnightclub.com I 415.226.0262
GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALLTenderloin, SFslimspresents.com I 415.255.0333
HEMLOCK TAVERNPolk Gulch, SFhemlocktavern.com I No Calls
⇧ HOTEL UTAH SALOONSOMA, SFhotelutah.com I 415.546.6300
THE INDEPENDENTAlamo Square, SFtheindependentsf.com I 415.771.1421
jAZZSCHOOLBerkeleyjazzschool.com I 510.845.5373
jOHNNY FOLEY’SUnion Square, SFjohnnyfoleys.com I 415.954.0777
MAKE-OUT ROOMMission, SFmakeoutroom.com I 415.647.2888
MEZZANINESOMA, SFmezzaninesf.com I 415.625.8880
MILK BARHaight, SFmilksf.com I 415.387.6455
NAPA VALLEY OPERA HOUSENapanvoh.com I 707.226.7372
NEW PARISHOaklandthenewparish.com I 510.444.7474
OAKLAND METRO OPERAHOUSEOaklandoaklandmetro.org I 510.763.1146
RANCHO NICASIOMarinranchonicasio.com I 415.662.2219
REGENCY BALLROOMCivic Center, SFtheregencyballroom.com I 800.745.3000
RICKSHAW STOPCivic Center, SFrickshawstop.com I 415.861.2012
ROCKIT ROOMRichmond District, SFrock-it-room.com I 415.387.6343
⇧ THE RRAZZ ROOMUnion Square, SFtherrazzroom.com I 415. 394.1189
SAVANNAH jAZZMission, SFsavannajazz.com I 415.624.4549
SHATTUCK DOWN LOWBerkeleyshattuckdownlow.com I 510.455.4735
SILO’SNapasilosnapa.com I 707.251.5833
SLIM’SSOMA, SFslimspresents.com I 415.255.0333
STARRY PLOUGHBerkeleystarryploughpub.com I 510.841.1424
THEE PARKSIDEPotrero Hill, SFtheeparkside.com I 415.252.1330
UPTOWN THEATRENapauptowntheatrenapa.com I 707.259.0123
VIRACOCHAMission, SFviracochasf.com I 415.374.7048
THE WARFIELDDowntown, SFthewarfieldtheatre.com I 800.745.3000
YOSHI’SOakland + Fillmore, SFyoshis.com I 510-238-9200 + 415.655.5600
LINDSAY FULLER Hotel Utah Saloon • 10/25
SCOTT HOLT Biscuits & Blues • 10/17
SHIRLEY JONES The Rrazz Room • 10/23-28
These venues feature a rapidly changing roster of artists. We advise calling or checking the websites for the latest performance information including minimums and age limits (if any). Please contact [email protected] with additions or corrections.
There’s a line from Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker that I often paraphrase as: “If you’re gonna live from hand to mouth, you’d better be ambidextrous!” That very much applies to people in the arts who are, sometimes by necessity, sometimes by desire, creatively ambidextrous, and it can be wonderful to experience someone’s previously unknown - to you at least - multi-hyphenate talents.
Eric Inman was first known to me as Artistic Director of Willows Theatre in Concord; I first saw Michelle Ianiro on stage acting in Clue at Boxcar Theatre in San Francisco; and I first met Sally Hogarty as a writer when I joined the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle. This month they are mixing it up.
In Bound By Blood, opening this month at Boxcar Theatre, Eric and Sally are part of the acting ensemble shown below, and Michelle steps out of the frame - literally! - to direct. Did I mention Eric is the playwright? I’m eager to see what these talented folks can do in different roles on and off stage!
Other folks with intriguing new dimensions this month include Helen Reddy, who is making a return to performing after a decade-long hiatus during which she became a practicing hypnotherapist, and Taye Diggs, that handsome leading man of all mediums who has a ready answer to the question: “So you think you can dance?”
Here at BAYSTAGES we’re sticking with our main role - bringing you information about the best theatre, music, dance and more throughout the Bay Area. October brings some of our best weather. We hope it will inspire you to get out to more live performance and expand your role as an audience member. We’re here to help you do that.
ROBERT SOKOL, editor
Meryn MacDougall, Eric Inman, CC Sheldon, Jeremy Parkin, Sally Hogarty and Abigail Edber are part of the cast of Inman’s family drama Bound By Blood, running October 5 - 27 at Boxcar Playhouse .
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1 | OLEANNABrava Theatre | SF$18-$23 | 800.380.3095brava.orgTeatro Vagon presents David Mamet’s gripping drama. (Ends 10/13)
1 | THE FANTASTICKSAltarena Playhouse | Alameda$22 | 510.523.1553altarena.orgThe longest-running musical ever with a timeless tale of love. (Ends 11/4)
1 | NAPA VALLEY PLAYHOUSE Napa Valley Playhouse | Napa$75 | 707.255.5483napavalleyplayhouse.orgYour favorite Broadway tunes sung by Napa Valley’s most talented singers.
1 | THE HOUR OF FEELINGZ Space | SFFree | 415.626.4061goldenthread.orgReading of Mona Mansour’s new play (recently part of the Humana Festival).
2 | SLY FOxTown Hall Theatre | Lafayette$29-$32 | 925.283.1557thtc.orgLarry Gelbart’s tale of fleecing the rich men of the Barbary Coast. (Ends 10/20)
2 | AVENUE QNewark Memorial High School$20 | 800.838.3006stage1theatre.orgStage 1 Theatre presents this hilarious Broadway puppet hit. (Ends 10/13)
2 | MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGPacifica Spindrift Theatre$20 | 650.359.8002pacificaspindriftplayers.comShakespeare’s timeless parable of love and trickery. (Ends 10/21)
2 | THE ELEPHANT MANSpreckels Center | Rohnert Park$22-$25 | 707.588.3400whatashow.comThe touching true story of the extremely disfigured John Merrick. (Ends 10/14)
2 | HARRY THE DIRTY DOGSunnyvale Community Theatre$12-$15 | 408.245.2978ctcinc.orgBe amused by Harry’s funny antics to avoid bath time! (Ends 10/28)
2 | STAN ERHART BANDJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comCovers a spectrum of blues, r&b, rock, soul, jazz, & originals. (Ends 10/31)
DAILY
The following listings are compiled from submissions to the baystages.com database and are subject to change without notice. Please be sure to verify performance times and dates when making your ticket purchases. Shows with multiple performances are listed below as of their first public performance, with the final performance date noted in the description. CLOSING SHOWS are listed separately in the sidebar columns with the date of the final scheduled performance noted before the title. ONGOING SHOWS offering regularly scheduled performance throughout the month are also listed separately in the sidebar columns. Closing and ongoing shows are not included in the listings that follow.
Performance and event listings may be submitted to our curated, searchable, online event database at any time via the form at www.baystages.com where they will be promptly processed by our staff. The listings must be submitted to the online database in order to be considered for inclusion in these DAILY STAGES pages and for further editorial consideration.
KEY: LF-Lafayette, MV-Mountain View, PA-Palo Alto, RC-Redwood City, SF-San Francisco, SJ-San Jose, SR-Santa Rosa, SU-Sunnyvale, WC-Walnut Creek.
liTTle dog laughed Dragon Theatre • 10/7
STAN ERHART BAND Johnny Foley’s Irish House • 10/2-31
haRRy The diRTy dog Sunnyvale Community Theatre • 10/2-28
6 | DOUBTCoastal Rep | Half Moon Bay$25-$30 | 650.569.3266coastalrep.comPulitzer & Tony winning drama set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964.
7 | CHINGLISHRoda Theatre | Berkeley$14.50-$99 | 510.647.2949berkeleyrep.orgDavid Henry Hwang is back with a canny comedy of cross-cultural errors.
⇧ 7 | LITTLE DOG LAUGHEDDragon Theatre | Palo Alto$16-$25 | 800.838.3006dragonproductions.netA satire lampooning Hollywood.
7 | THE NORMAL HEARTAmerican Conservatory Theater | SF$20-$70 | 415.749.2228act-sf.orgLarry Kramer’s landmark 1985 drama unfolds like a political thriller.
7 | THE LARAMIE PROjECTNapa Valley College | Napa$15-$20 | 707.256.7510napavalleytheater.orgFollow-up interviews with the original subjects in the Matthew Shepard case.
7 | LUCKY STIFFLesher Center | Walnut Creek$38-$47 | 925.943.7469centerrep.orgA zany, offbeat and very funny and romantic murder mystery farce!
lucky sTiff Lesher Center • 10/7
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BACK BY POPULARDEMAND!
And Fresh from it’s New York Premiere:
Oh, Inverted World / Trey McIntyreset to music by the Shins
West Coast Premiere of Cold Virtues / Adam Hougland set to music by Philip Glass
Three stunning short works by Michael Smuin set to music by Ravel, Paul Simon, and the Gipsy Kings
A “don’t miss” evening of dance!
Palace of Fine ArtsOct. 5 - 14 • 415 912 1899smuinballet.org
“engaging, fresh, irresistible” – Alistair Macaulay, New York Times
“ liquid clockwork… intensely physical, humanly engaged, and sweetly comic.” – Ann Murphy, InsideBayArea.com
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CLOSING SHOWS
13 | FAMILY PROGRAMMINGShelton Theater | SF$15-$20 | 800.838.3006leftcoasttheatreco.orgA light-hearted, provocative, surprising look at gay and alternative families.
⇧ 14 | CHERRY ORCHARDPear Avenue Theatre | MV$10-$25 | 650.254.1148thepear.orgChekhov’s classic comedy in new translation by Marina Brodskaya.
14 | THE KIPLING HOTELMarsh | Berkeley$20-$50 | 415.282.3055themarsh.orgWriter/director/playwright Don Reed’s follow-up to his play East 14th.
14 | PLAY ABOUT THE BABYGough Street Playhouse | SF$10-$30 | 415.798.2682custommade.orgAn absurdist comedy from playwright Edward Albee.
14 | LEND ME A TENORRoss Valley Players | Ross$15-$20 | 415.456.9555rossvalleyplayers.comKen Ludwig’s backstage romp about celebrity worship & mistaken identities.
14 | THE OTHER PLACEMagic Theatre | SF$22-$62 | 415.441.8822magictheatre.org“a cagy, emotionally resonant drama packed with plot twists” –NY Times
DAILY
3 | OF THEE I SINGEureka Theatre | SF$25-$75 | 415.255.820742ndstmoon.org“Love is Sweeping the Country” in this Pulitzer Prize musical! (Ends 10/21)
3 | TERRY SAVASTANOJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comIrish / Italian with an English accent invites you to sing along. (Ends 10/31)
3 | SEx, SLUGS & ACCORDIONMarsh | Berkeley$10-$50 | 415.282.3055themarsh.orgAn evening with Jet Black Pearl (formerly Jetty Swart). (Ends 11/14)
3 | 33 VARIATIONSMountain View Center$23-$73 | 650.463.1960theatreworks.org Regional premiere of Moises Kaufman’s Beethoven play. (Ends 10/28)
3 | THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDERRrazz Room | SF$35-$55 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comCelebrating 20 years of the standard in adult male productions. (Ends 10/6)
3 | RACESan Jose Stage Company | SJ$20-$45 | 408.283.7142thestage.orgAmerica’s most controversial topic in a tale of sex and accusations. (Ends 10/28)
3 | BAD PENNYSonoma State University | Rohnert ParkFree | 707.664.2353sonoma.eduwaterworksA satiric comedy and outdoor performance event. (Ends 10/14)
3 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATESWashington Inn | Oakland$10 | 415.676.1371the-last-laugh.comWatch the debates, then watch the comics dish out commentary. (Ends 10/22)
4 | FABULOUS ARTISTIC GUYS...CounterPulse | SF$15-$20 | 415.626.2060counterpulse.orgThe effects of heterosexism and harassment on queer identity. (Ends 10/6)
4 | ¡VIVA CRISTO REY!Historic Hoover Theatre | SJ$15-$20 | 408.674.2522quovadistheatre.orgTale of Miguel Augustin, martyr for “Cristiada” of 1920s Mexico. (Ends 10/14)
4 | jOHN LAWTON TRIOJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comLive music nightly at Johnny Foley’s. (Ends 10/28)
4 | MELISSA IVEYLa Peña Cultural Center | Berkeley$10-$12 | 510.849.2568lapena.org“Ivey’s vocal power...make her a captivating performer.” -Xposur
5 | CLOWNS ON A STICK6th Street Playhouse | Santa Rosa$10-$20 | 707.523.41856thstreetplayhouse.comA full-length, non-speaking clown piece to delight all ages. (Ends 10/14)
5 | SPEED THE PLOWActors Theatre of San Francisco$38 | 415.345.1287actorstheatresf.orgThird title in Mamet’s Business Trilogy of dramatic plays. (Ends 11/17)
5 | ASSASSINSAshby Stage | Berkeley$20-$30 | 510.841.6500shotgunplayers.orgSondheim’s musical take on America’s nine presidential assassins. (Ends 10/28)
5 | MENLOWE BALLETBayside Performing Arts | San Mateo$28-$45 | 510.522.6096menloweballet.orgThe ENCORE program includes Surfside, Serie and Song. (Ends 10/7)
cheRRy oRchaRd Pear Avenue Theatre • 10/14
MENLOWE BALLET Bayside Performing Arts • 10/5-7
assassins Shotgun Players • 10/5-28
The oTheR Place Magic Theatre • 10/14
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In Topdog/underdog, the only Pulitzer Prize-winning play to date by an African-American woman, two brothers sort out their lives. The older is a three-card-monte street legend who is working toward a more stable existence. The younger would like to take up his brother’s hustle as a means to income and esteem.
The 2002 play by Suzan-Lori Parks gets a rare local production at Marin Theatre Company this month with Timothy Douglas directing. In the cast are Bowman Wright and Bay Area native Biko Eisen-Martin, who after some time and training away, is making something of a homecoming bow as a newly-minted Actors’ Equity Association union member.
The young actor knows the playwright’s work well. “This will be my second time doing this show and this will be the fourth Suzan-Lori Parks play that I’ve been in,” he says on a break from rehearsal. “Her language is so rich. I love her work. She’s kind of been a beacon for me.”
A poet and former Youth Speaks spoken word artist, Eisen-Martin is pleased with the chance to revisit this role. He feels his approach to the role has “gotten a lot more specific. My understanding of what’s going on has increased. My overall understanding of myself and my journey in the show
has increased. I think this time around Booth is going to be more grounded in me as opposed to being a character. The first time I did it I think I used some of the language kind of in a Shakespearean way. I kind of used the language to create the character. Whereas now I’m trying to let the language just inform me, you know?”
Eisen-Martin calls the relationship between the brothers “very interesting” and suggests “the audience is gonna have a lot to think about in terms of the kind of things that they experience together and the things they put each other through. These guys are very unique. There’s not many monte card throwers and talented kleptomaniacs living together in the same roof.”
TOPDOG/UNDERDOGOctober 2 to 21Marin Theatre Company397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley$36-$57 I 415.388.5208marintheatre.org
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DAILY
5 | BOUND BY BLOODBoxcar Playhouse | SF$10-$25 | 925.550.7860ianiroproductions.comFollows discovering the power and heartache of acceptance. (Ends 10/27)
5 | HAND TO MOUTH COMEDYDark Room | SF$5 | 415.401.7987handtomouthcomedy.comA monthly, topic-based comedy show. One show, one topic.
5 | PHILHARMONIA BAROQUEHerbst Theatre | SF$25-$92 | 415.392.4400philharmonia.orgPurcell’s Dioclesian, a semi-opera about a soldier’s ascent to the Roman throne.
5 | TROUBLE IN MINDNewman Auditorium | Santa Rosa$15 | 707.527.4343santarosa.edutheatreartsWritten by Alice Childress, a pioneering African-American playwright. (Ends 10/14)
5 | SMUIN BALLETPalace of Fine Arts Theater | SF$25-$65 | 415.912.1899smuinballet.orgWorld premiere by Ma Cong, plus Swipe and a Michael Smuin work. (Ends 10/14)
5 | ODAIR ASSADConservatory of Music | SF$30-$45 | 415.242.4500omniconcerts.comVirtuoso Brazilian guitarist presented by Omni and SF Performances.
5 | jASON ROBERT BROWN Wells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$35 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgComposer/lyricist with Roustabout Theater and singer Amy Ryder.
6 | LA BOHèMEBankhead Theater | Livermore$39-$64 | 925.373.6800mylvpac.comLivermore Valley Opera presents Puccini’s classic tale. (Ends 10/14)
6 | LYLE THE CROCODILEFreight & Salvage | Berkeley$12-$20 | 510.296.4433bactheatre.orgThe Primms love Lyle, but their neighbor wants to send him to the zoo! (Ends 10/28)
6 | MADONNAHP Pavilion | San Jose$170-$355 | 800.745.3000livenation.com Madge hits the Bay Area with her 2012 world tour. (Ends 10/7)
6 | THE TALL SHADOWSJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comCover band performs classic rock and modern hits from the ‘60s to the ‘90s.
6 | GEEZERMarsh - San Francisco | SF$25-$100 | 415.282.3055themarsh.orgHysterical riffs from life in a nursing home to the meaning of life. (Ends 11/16)
6 | THE MERRY WIDOWMontgomery Theatre | SJ$27-$37 | 408.986.1455lyrictheatre.orgLyric Theatre presents Lehar’s comic opera in English with orchestra. (Ends 10/14)
6 | LYNYRD SKYNRDMountain Winery | Saratoga$60.50-$140.50 | 888.929.7849mountainwinery.comRock band known for the Southern hard rock genre. With Michael Lee Firkins.
6 | REVOLVERRancho Nicasio | Nicasio$12 | 415.662.2219ranchonicasio.comBeatles tribute band, with Bonnie Hayes and her tribute to Carole King.
7 | “8” THE PLAYAmerican Conservatory Theater | SF$50-$100 | 415.749.2228act-sf.orgThe landmark marriage equality play, with Dustin Lance Black and more.
JASON ROBERT BROWN Wells Fargo Center • 10/5
geezeR The Marsh • 10/6-11/16
CLOSING SHOWS
14 | ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BLDGTheatre on San Pedro Square | SJ$29-$35 | 800.838.3006tabardtheatre.orgA screwball comedy packed with The King’s unforgettable music.
⇧ 14 | BOLLYWOOD SLEEPING BEAUTYNew Conservatory Theatre | SF$15 | 415.861.8972nctcsf.orgNCTC Family Matinee Series presents this Indian twist on a classic tale.
21 | HAMLETBruns Amphitheater | Orinda$35-$71 | 510.548.9666calshakes.orgNew, visceral revelations in every corner of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
21 | 6TH ANNUAL TAPASRio Nido Lodge | Rio Nido$15 | 707.583.2343pegasustheater.comEight short plays by greater Bay Area playwrights.
21 | 44 PLAYS 44 PRESIDENTSCity Lights Theater | SJ$17-$40 | 408.295.4200cltc.orgA fun, fast-paced look at the history of the Oval Office!
25 | THE WAITING PERIODMarsh - San Francisco | SF$20-$50 | 415.282.3055themarsh.orgBrian Copeland’s compelling account of living with profound depression.
Bollywood sleePing BeauTy New Conservatory Theatre • 10/14
haMleT California Shakespeare Theatre • 10/21
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’12 • ’13 series
10/28Mary Wilsonof the Supremes
11/11Tommy Tune12/9Peter Gallagher 2/17Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley3/1Elaine Paige3/23 Nellie McKay + Chanticleer
Subscribe to getdiscounts andreserved seats,or buy single tix($47-$50) at
415.927.4636 orbayareacabaret.org.
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The on-screen image of Taye Diggs in How Stella Got Her Groove Back or the hit series Private Practice is so cool, so smooth, that you’d naturally expect him to have some great moves. What most people don’t know is that Diggs is actually an accomplished choreographer and a founder of a dre.dance company. He’s making a rare visit to the Bay Area for one night as a song and dance man with a renewed emphasis on dance.
“I’m not getting any younger,” he jokes, “and I’m trying to kind of face my fears. You know, you spend so much time in front of a camera, it’s easy to lose track of how it all began. So I wanted to kind of go back to my roots and kind of challenge myself.”
He’ll definitely be utilizing the voice that won him raves - and perhaps, future wife Idina Menzel - in Rent, but he’s also stepping up with some fancy footwork. “I’ve never danced my own choreography in front of people before. So with this show the main challenge is integrating my own choreography with some of the music that I like to sing. It’s kind of an experiment. I’m hoping that it’s successful.”
TAYE DIGGSOctober 6 I 8:00 pmJewish Community Center3200 California Street, SF$55-$67 I 415.292.1233jccsf.org
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7 | PERLA BATALLAFirehouse Arts Center | Pleasanton$12-$25 | 925.931.4848firehousearts.orgMexican-American singer-songwriter. Grammy nominated composer-arranger.
7 | FUNNIEST BUBBLE SHOWMarsh | Berkeley$8-$50 | 415.282.3055themarsh.orgLouis Pearl works magic with bubbles, delighting folks of all ages. (Ends 11/25)
7 | PRESERVATION HALL Preservation Hall West at The Chapel | SF$30 | 877.435.9849ticketfly.comGuests Justin Townes Earle and Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys.
7 | BRIAN KENTRrazz Room | SF$50 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comRecording artist Kent brings his one man show dance music from NYC.
7 | THE FLAMINGOSRrazz Room | SF$35-$45 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comInnovative show of their standards featuring Terry Johnson. (Ends 10/8)
7 | CATHERINE COOK & FRIENDSSt. Mark’s Lutheran Church | SF$18-$25 | 415.648.5236nvcm.orgCatherine Cook, Jennifer Culp, Elisabeth Lowry and Kristin Pankonin perform.
7 | SPOOKY CABARETStage Werx 446 | SF$10-$35 | 415.632.6112wilywestproductions.comFour spooky evenings of theatre & music brought to you by Wily West. (Ends 10/10)
7 | STEVE VAIUptown Theatre | Napa$50 | 707.259.0123uptowntheatrenapa.comGuitarist and composer, with special guest Beverly McClellan.
7 | WAYNE KRANTZYoshi’s | SF$20 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comGuitarist-composer consistently skirting the edges of jazz, rock and fusion.
8 | THE BLANK TAPESCafé Du Nord | SF$10 | 415.861.5016cafedunord.comSinger-songwriter, Matt Adams, with The Lawlands & Cabana Café.
8 | COMEDY RETURNS TO EL RIO!El Rio | SF$7-$20 | 800.838.3006koshercomedy.comMulticultural stand-up featuring Sammy Obeid, Bobby Golden and Nick Leonard.
8 | DISCLOSUREStudio 250 Theatre | SF$5-$10 | 614.302.0484playwrightscentersf.orgPursuit of closure leads Maya deeper into conflict with those she loves most.
9 | GREG HAHNNapa Valley Opera House | Napa$15 | 707.226.7372nvoh.orgCafe Theatre Comedy presents this fave of The Bob & Tom Radio Show.
9 | ALFIE BOEPalace of Fine Arts Theater | SF$49.50 | 800.745.3000ticketmaster.comEnglish tenor. Star of Les Misérables in the West End.
9 | MARTHA REEVESRrazz Room | SF$40-$45 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comThe Queen of Motown, jazz/blues singer Reeves is back on the road. (Ends 10/14)
9 | CHRIS MINH DOKY’S NOMADS Yoshi’s | Oakland$20 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comDanish bass master plays with Dave Weckl, Dean Brown and George Whitty.
PERLA BATALLA Firehouse Arts Center • 10/7
ALFIE BOE Palace of Fine Arts • 10/9
ONGOING SHOWS
BEACH BLANKET BABYLONClub Fugazi | SF$25-$130 | 415.421.4222beachblanketbabylon.comLong-running revue with songs, dances and outrageously big hats.
DINNER DETECTIVE MURDER MYSTERYHilton San Jose | SJ$69.95 | 888.453.9788thedinnerdetective.comAmerica’s largest interactive murder mystery comedy dinner show!
FOODIES: THE MUSICALShelton Theater | SF$30-$34 | 800.838.3006foodiesthemusical.comHilarious songs and sketches about food - how, where and what we eat.
⇧ PETER MORRISONMarrakech Magic Theater | SF$45 | 800.838.3006sanfranciscomagictheater.comIntimate theater seats 35 for a special close-up magic show experience.
PERFORMANCE OBjECTSMuseum of Performance & Design | SF$5 | 415.255.4800mpdsf.orgExhibit showcasing rare items from the collection and tracing their origin.
THE SHOUTGrand Lake Coffee House | Oakland$5-$20 | 510.220.8614theshoutstorytelling.comLife’s true stories told without notes or scripts on every 2nd Monday.
SUNDAY’S A DRAGHarry Denton’s Starlight Room | SF$45 | 415.395.8595harrydenton.comSunday brunch with professional drag show. Comedy, music, illusion.
THANKS FOR PLAYING Retro Dome | San Jose$24-$44 | 408.404.7711theretrodome.comInteractive musical that celebrates America’s love of ‘60s game shows.
PETER MORRISON Marakech Magic Theater
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Disney’s beloved characters are back in the Bay Area, resplendent in fanciful costumes and singing favorite songs in disney on ice. But what makes this show particularly special is the ice choreography by two-time Emmy-winning Canadian figure skater Sarah Kawahara. A seven-year veteran of the Ice Capades, Kawahara went on to choreograph for television, film and touring shows, working with a who’s-who of great figure skaters like Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Dorothy Hamill and Oksana Baiul to name a few.
“I love how all the arts come together - the dance, music, acting. Different styles constantly marry into my choreography, a real fusion. I continue to choreograph because it is like creating moving sculpture for me.” Kawahara happily accepted the challenges of bringing the Disney characters to life, which is different from the athletic programming she had previously created. “I always loved storytelling,” she says, and is thrilled to be able to work with “so many more characters to add, with so many more layers.”
Kawahara delivers the familiar Disney characters but adds her own creative sensibilities. “The Disney characters do have their expected vocabulary of
movement that their fans expect them to see,” she says. Her creativity applies in different touches, “like the soldiers in Toy Story. I created a drill team routine with actual rifle drill maneuvers.”
For this show Kawahara must work with many moving elements including cumbersome costumes. “I work very closely with the scenic department and with Jerry Bilik, the director,” she says, noting there’s “lots of experimentation and repetition. The character costumes are a real challenge to move in. When you think about how effortless the animated character moves, trying to skate the movement adding jumps and spins and footwork can be tricky.”
DISNEY ON ICEOctober 12 to 21Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland
October 24 to 2HP Pavilion, 525 West Santa Clara Street, SJ
$15-$77 I 800.745.3000disney.go.com/disneyonice
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STILL STANDING (UP)
⇧ COMEDY RETURNS TO EL RIOEl Rio I SF$7-$20 I 800.838.3006elriosf.com Laughs in the Mission the second Monday of every month at 8:00 pm.
HARVEY’S FUNNY TUESDAYSHarvey’s I SFFREE I 415.431.4278harveyssf.comRonn Vigh and a roster of LGBT-friendly comics on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm.
HELLA GAY COMEDY Deco Lounge I SF$20 I 415.346.3025decosf.comLGBT comedy variety show that changes its theme every month.
jILLARIOUS TUESDAYSTommy T’s Showroom I SF$10 I 415.346.5597tommyts.com/showroomJill Bourque hosts a night of stand-up every Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
MARK PITTA & FRIENDS142 Throckmorton I Mill Valley$15-$20 I 415. 383.9600142throckmortontheatre.orgNational headliner from SF comedy scene hosts Tuesday at 8:00 pm.
MINORITIES STAND UPStageWerx I SF$10-$15 I At The Doorstagewerx.orgEdwin Li & Samson Koletkar blast away at stereotypes every 3rd Wednesday.
SFCC UNDERGROUNDPurple Onion I SF$7 I 800.838.3006sfcomedycollege.comSF Comedy College on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 pm.
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10 | jAMES FULKERSONMeridian Gallery | SF$10 | 415.398.7229meridiangallery.orgComposer-trombonist presents his own music plus works by others.
10 | ELECT TO LAUGH!Worthy of Love | Petaluma$15 | 707.763.8920cinnabartheater.orgWill Durst’s show will satisfy the appetite of the most ravenous political junkie.
10 | THE FOOTSTEPS OF DjANGO Yoshi’s | Oakland$22-$25 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comWith Lulo Reinhardt, Les Doigts De L’Homme, Norig Gadji.
10 | KURT ELLINGYoshi’s | SF$25 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comRenowned Grammy-winning performer of jazz vocalese.
11 | SET LIST142 Throckmorton | Mill Valley$20-$30 | 415.383.9600142throckmortontheatre.orgThis touring comedy show is produced by Paul Provenza and Troy Conrad.
11 | DINNER WITH FRIENDSOlinder Theatre | San Jose$15-$20 | 408.288.7820northsidetheatre.comPlay about the reality, trauma & comedy of long-term relationships. (Ends 11/4)
11 | WILD WOMEN OF SONGOshman Family JCC | Palo Alto$30 | 800.838.3006paloaltojcc.orgPamela Rose combines live jazz & blues with projected images and storytelling.
11 | STEVE TREVINORooster T. Feathers | Sunnyvale$13 | 408.736.0921 roostertfeathers.comAppearing with Tim Babb. 21 and over show. (Ends 10/14)
11 | FREUD’S LAST SESSIONSan Jose Repertory Theatre | SJ$10-$74 | 408.367.7255sjrep.comAn imagined debate between Dr. Sigmund Freud and writer C.S. Lewis. (Ends 11/4)
11 | EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHESLesher Center | Walnut Creek$14 | 925.943.7469fantasyforum.orgFantasy Forum Actors presents an original musical by Florence Denison. (Ends 10/13)
11 | SHAKESPEARE: ABRIDGEDSuisun Harbor Theatre | Suisun City$25-$50 | 707.940.0700secondchancetheatrealliance.orgA hilarious mash-up of the Bard’s 37 plays with mirth and (ir)reverence. (Ends 10/28)
11 | jOSHUA RADINWells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$29.50 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgRecording artist, songwriter and actor, with Alison Sudol’s A Fine Frenzy.
11 | ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTETYoshi’s | Oakland$25-$35 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comSaxophone player-composer-pianist-singer with guests. (Ends 10/12)
12 | GENIUS OF MOZARTBankhead Theater | Livermore$30-$45 | 925.373.6800mylvpac.comPacific Chamber Symphony opens its 25th season with an all-Mozart program.
12 | THE SPIRIT OF LENNONEl Campanil Theatre | Antioch$22 | 925.757.9500elcampaniltheatre.comDrew Harrison presents this tribute concert to the late Beatle.
12 | THE SCOTLAND COMPANYEXIT Theatre | SF$20-$30 | 800.838.3006thunderbirdtheatre.comScotland. Rich culture and history, or just a made-up farce? (Ends 10/28)
SAMMY OBEID El Rio • 10/8
The scoTland coMPany EXIT Theatre • 10/12-28
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12 | THEE OH SEES Great American Music Hall | SF$15 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comJohn Dwyer’s SF band, with Sic Alps, Sonny Smith & The Mallard.
12 | SEEING AMERICAJewish Community Center | SF$35-$45 | 415.292.1233jccsf.orgBill Pullman and Lily Knight narrate this multi-media celebration of America.
12 | BODY & SOULJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comA versatile 5-piece, 6-piece or full 8-piece band with a horn section.
12 | ...TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOATLesher Center | Walnut Creek$40-$49 | 925.943.7469ccmt.orgAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical about Joseph and his brothers. (Ends 11/10)
12 | LES CONTES D’HOFFMANNLucie Stern Theater | Palo Alto$69-$75 | 650.424.9999wbopera.orgOffenbach’s last work, The Tales of Hoffman. (Ends 10/21)
12 | THE LITTLE OLD LADY ...Mountain View Center$5-$10 | 650.903.6000pytnet.org...Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. From a book by Linda Williams. (Ends 10/13)
12 | KYLE ALDENRancho Nicasio | NicasioFree | 415.662.2219ranchonicasio.comAlden was awarded grand prize in the 2012 Y Tunes Song Contest in Ireland.
12 | jUSTIN VIVIAN BONDRrazz Room | SF$30 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.com “The greatest cabaret artist of (v’s) generation” - Hilton Als. (Ends 10/14)
12 | CAMELOTSpreckels Center | Rohnert Park$20-$26 | 707.588.3400spreckelsonline.comThe King Arthur musical by Lerner & Loewe. Tragic yet uplifting. (Ends 10/28)
12 | EDDIE LEVERTYoshi’s | SF$45 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comGrammy-nominated founder & lead singer of The O’Jays (Ends 10/13)
13 | MISSION LATIN jAZZ FESTBrava Theatre | SF$18 | 800.380.3095brava.orgFirst of what aspires to become an annual event. (Ends 10/14)
13 | ARTS WALK SANTA CLARACentral Park Pavilion | Santa ClaraFree | 408.376.0593artswalksantaclara.comAn arts fundraiser walkathon with food, prizes, costumes and live performances.
13 | HOMOPOETICFSC Barber | SFFree | No Phone Availablelitcrawl.orgPoets Kevin Killian, Andrew Demcak, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, James J. Siegel.
13 | SALVADOR SANTANAGeorge’s Nightclub | San Rafael$12-$15 | 415.226.0262georgesnightclub.comLatin keyboard instrumentalist. With Blanca Sandoval.
...TechnicoloR dReaMcoaT Lesher Center • 10/12-11/10
JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND The Rrazz Room • 10/12-14
SALVADOR SANTANA George’s Nightclub • 10/13
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“THE DIALOGUE IS TASTY, THE CONFRONTATIONS SPIKY”
- Variety
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DEATHTRAPOctober 19 to November 4Hillbarn Theatre I Poster City$19 -$38 I 650.349.6411hillbarntheatre.org
One of the longest running Broadway thrillers in history, this beautifully constructed play offers a rare and skillful blending of gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter! Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a pattern of failures and a shortage of funds. A change of fortune occurs when he receives a script by a student which Sidney recognizes immediately as a future Broadway hit.
HALLOWEEN! THE BALLAD OF MICHELE MYERSOctober 19 to 31CounterPULSE I SF$20 I 415.626.2060counterpulse.org
A musical parody of America’s obsession with slasher films. Mrs. Skerritt chaperones four school ‘girls’ up at the lake for a fun-filled Halloween dance over at the boys’ camp. But someone also invited crazed tranny killer Michele Myers to crash the party! Watch her slash through her victims to a disco beat! Shriek in horror at her unmasking! NOTE: Coarse language, simulated sex, bloody mayhem are guaranteed.
SPOTLIGHT
‘Tis the season for ghosties and ghoulies and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night! Halloween (Samhain, if you’re a Wiccan!) will be here at the end of the month and what better way to celebrate than with some theatrical tricks and treats?
Leading the pack is Producing Artistic Director Russell Blackwood and his pack of Thrillpeddlers, serving up shocktoberfest 13: The Bride of death for their annual evening of classic and premiering macabre one-act dramas and black comedies, monster mashed with musical performances and a lights-out spook show finale.
This year’s line-up of Grand Guignol glory includes: coals of fire, a “banned in Britain” two-hander from 1922 directed by Flynn DeMarco; the original work The Bride of death by Bay Area actor and playwright Michael Phillis, where Sunset Boulevard meets Edgar Allen Poe and Dorian Gray; The Twisted Pair by frequent contributor Rob Keefe, entwining the lust for fame and the discovery of DNA; tuneful terror in Those Beautiful ghouls composed by Scrumbly Koldewyn and performed by Leigh Crow; and more.
Put away that Thriller video and sink your teeth into Peninsula Ballet Theatre and their production of Bruce Steivel’s dracula. Set to haunting music based on eastern European melodies intertwined with Strauss waltzes, the opulent ballet plays out the struggle of love over death. In a clever bit of cause marketing, PBT is granting a certificate for a 30% discount on tickets to anyone who donates a pint to Blood Centers of the Pacific on October 8 and 14. (See website for details.)
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love in the Time of zombies, written by Kirk Shimano and directed by Claire Rice,
a new rom-zom-com from San Francisco Theatre Pub presents four friends - a neurotic
gay boy, his roommate, and their accidental dates - trapped in a zombie-surrounded cabin with
a mysterious woman who may be a mad scientist looking to use the survivors as lab experiments. It’s “a
journey to the edge of undeath that challenges the core of what makes us human and what makes us a zombie.” Romantic,
comedic and sexy, this play may in fact be the only queer feel-good zombie Armageddon play in the world...which could be ending soon, so see it while you can!
SHOCKTOBERFEST 13: THE BRIDE OF DEATHOctober 4 to November 17 I Hypnodrome, 575 10th Street, SF$25-$35 I 415.377.4202 I thrillpeddlers.com
DRACULAOctober 26 to 28 I Fox Theatre, 2223 Broadway Street, Redwood City$40-$60 I 650.369.7770 I peninsulaballet.org
LOVE IN THE TIME OF ZOMBIESOctober 15 to 30 I Café Royale, 800 Post Street, SFFree I 415.441.4099 I sftheaterpub.wordpress.com
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THE COLLECTIONOctober 19 to 31 | 8:00 pmEXIT Theatre I SF$20-$25 I 800.838.3006 christiancagigal.com
Theatrical magician Christian Cagigal gives audiences another chance to experience the show critics have called a “charged blend of myth and mindfuck” and everyone is STILL sworn to secrecy about what they think they see. The collection showcases his strange and mesmerizing mixture of magical effects and enthralling storytelling.
ZOMBIE VIxENS FROM HELLOctober 12 to November 3Phoenix Theatre I SF$15-$30 I 510.865.6237viragotheatre.org
In the not so distant future, a biochemist will unlock a noxious contagion that frees the minds of women from the corset bonds of society! On that bright day, the color of the world will be Armageddon, dripping with sex and romance and passion and one perfect little black dress. Written by John Byrd and directed by Robert Lundy-Paine, the show styles itself as a campy, hilarious pop/rock musical reminiscent of The Rocky Horror Show and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Beware! The vixens can smell your brains already!
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13 | STEW & THE NEGRO PROBLEMJewish Community Center | SF$35-$40 | 415.292.1233jccsf.orgBandleader Stew and crew combine cabaret, soul and subversive pop.
13 | TRIO SOLISTILe Petit Trianon | San Jose$30-$42 | 408.286.5111sjchambermusic.orgNY-based piano trio, performing Beethoven, Dvorak and more.
13 | PACIFICA GUITAR NIGHTMildred Owen Hall | Pacifica$20 | 650.355.1882pacificaperformances.orgFeaturing Chris Cobb, Jim Nichols and Mike Tyler.
13 | DYNAMIC DUETTOSSeventh Avenue Presbyterian | SFFree | 415.664.2543sevenperforms.orgYuhi Combatti, soprano, & Colby Smith, alto, in a program of vocal duets.
13 | jOE BATAANYoshi’s | Oakland$35-$40 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comFilipino-African American Latin soul musician from New York.
14 | NOUVELLE VAGUEBimbo’s 365 Club | SF$25-$28 | 877.435.9849bimbos365club.comFrench cover band led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux.
14 | KELLY CARLINCobb’s Comedy Club | SF$25 | 415.928.4320cobbscomedyclub.comGeorge’s daughter presents A Carlin Home Companion.
14 | CLOSE TO YOUFirehouse Arts Center | Pleasanton$12-$25 | 925.931.4848firehousearts.orgMichelle Whited leads the popular group’s live tribute to the Carpenters.
14 | HOLLY NEARGlaser Center | Santa Rosa$25-$30 | 707.568.5381glasercenter.comLegendary folksinger celebrates the release of her bold new CD.
14 | BILLY jOE SHAVER Great American Music Hall | SF$21 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comTexas country music singer and songwriter. With David Jacobs-Strain.
14 | DIABLO SYMPHONYLesher Center | Walnut Creek$10-$25 | 925.943.7469diablosymphony.orgMatilda Hofman debuts as conductor to celebrate the symphony’s anniversary.
14 | MAN WHO PLANTED TREESMontalvo Arts Center | Saratoga$20 | 408.961.5858montalvoarts.orgPuppet State Theatre Company presents this environmental tale. (Ends 10/15)
14 | YOKAYO CHAMBER PLAYERSOld First Church | SF$17 | 415.474.1608oldfirstconcerts.orgPresenting 20th Century works, including Dohnányi, Hindemith, Pärt & Eigar.
15 | DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENTOrpheum Theatre | SF$63.50-$129 | 888.746.1799shnsf.comByrne and St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) promoting a new co-written CD.
15 | THE BLUES BROADSRrazz Room | SF$30 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comDorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Annie Sampson and Angela Strehli.
15 | THE WHITE PELICANStudio 250 Theatre | SF$5-$10 | 614.302.0484playwrightscentersf.orgA look at healthcare asks if we’ve really advanced from the Dark Ages of medicine.
TRIO SOLISTI Le Petit Trianon • 10/13
DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT SHN Orpheum Theatre • 10/15
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15 | NEIL COWLEY TRIOYoshi’s | Oakland$15 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comDynamic jazz piano trio featuring Adele’s co-songwriter & musical director.
15 | BETTY LAVETTEYoshi’s | SF$30 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comGrammy nominee. “Classic soul singing doesn’t get any better.” -NY Times.
16 | DOC SEVERINSENNapa Valley Opera House | Napa$40-$45 | 707.226.7372nvoh.orgJohnny Carson’s trumpet-playing bandleader, with the San Miguel 5.
16 | jIM CARUSO’S CAST PARTYRrazz Room | SF$30 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comCaruso’s wildly popular weekly NY soiree features pianist Billy Stritch.
16 | NIK BäRTSCH’S RONINYoshi’s | Oakland$20 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comBärtsch likens the interplay inside his group to a school of fish in motion.
17 | GHOSTS OF WAR142 Throckmorton | Mill Valley$15 | 415.383.9600142throckmortontheatre.orgStaged reading of a new dramatic play by Mercilee Jenkins.
17 | MARIA BAMFORDCobb’s Comedy Club | SF$22.50 | 415.928.4320cobbscomedyclub.comBest known for dysfunctional family & self-deprecating comedy. (Ends 10/18)
17 | FIERCE LOVE [REMIx]New Conservatory Theatre Center | SF$32 | 415.861.8972nctcsf.orgA jazzy mix of humor & personal stories about black gay life. (Ends 10/28)
17 | DIANE SCHUURRrazz Room | SF$45-$47 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comGrammy Award-winning vocalist and pianist. (Ends 10/21)
17 | SPYRO GYRAYoshi’s | Oakland$20-$30 | 510.238.9200yoshis.comSpyro Gyra take you from the Caribbean to South Africa. (Ends 10/18)
18 | TIFT MERRITTCafé Du Nord | SF$16-$18 | 415.861.5016cafedunord.comCompared to songwriters Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris. With Amy Cook.
18 | LET US FIND THE WORDSContemporary Jewish Museum | SF$5-$12 | 415.655.7800thecjm.orgA reading of letters between Paul Celan and Ingeborg Bachmann. (Ends 10/19)
18 | BOBBY KIMBALLFirehouse Arts Center | Pleasanton$35-$45 | 925.931.4848firehousearts.orgLongtime rock front man for Toto and multiple Grammy winner. (Ends 10/19)
18 | jOE KLOCEKRooster T. Feathers | Sunnyvale$13 | 408.736.0921 roostertfeathers.comKlocek works the room with razor sharp wit. Guests Jimmy Gunn and David Nguyen.
NEIL COWLEY TRIO Yoshi’s • 10/15
JOE KLOCEK Rooster T. Feathers • 10/18
leT us find The woRds Contemporary Jewish Museum • 10/18-19
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18 | SONS OF ETTAYoshi’s | SF$12-$20 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comA tribute to Etta James featuring Donto James, Thelma Jones and Jimmy Z.
19 | AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY6th Street Playhouse | SR$25-$32 | 707.523.41856thstreetplayhouse.comPulitzer & Tony winner exposes the dark side of Midwestern America. (Ends 11/4)
19 | PENINSULA SYMPHONYBayside Arts Center | San Mateo$40 | 650.941.5291peninsulasymphony.orgPerforming works by Mahler. Also 10/20 at the Flint Center.
19 | PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACEGlaser Center | Santa Rosa$10 | 707.568.5381glasercenter.comEd Wood’s camp classic comes to life as a word-for-word staged reading.
19 | jOHN BROWN’S BODYGreat American Music Hall | SF$20 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comReggae rhythms blended with dub, funk, ska, hip-hop, and dubstep.
19 | THE UNDERPANTSLesher Center | Walnut Creek$38-$47 | 925.943.7469centerrep.orgFrom the mind of Steve Martin comes a wild and crazy satire. (Ends 11/17)
19 | RICHARD IIILive Oak Theater | Berkeley$12-$15 | 800.838.3006aeofberkeley.orgThe Machiavellian rise to power and short reign of Richard III. (Ends 11/17)
19 | jORMA KAUKONENNapa Valley Opera House | Napa$25-$30 | 707.226.7372nvoh.orgFingerstyle guitar master was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane.
19 | jAMIE CLARK BANDRancho Nicasio | NicasioFree | 415.662.2219ranchonicasio.comSinger-songwriter with influences of Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen & Chris Isaak.
19 | BOBCAT GOLDTHWAITRooster T. Feathers | Sunnyvale$15 | 408.736.0921 roostertfeathers.comComedian, actor and director. With Joe Klocek & David Nguyen. (Ends 10/21)
19 | WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OFShelton Theater | SF$20-$38 | 415.336.3522whatgirlsaremadeof.comShow asks: How much would you invest to shatter a glass ceiling? (Ends 11/4)
19 | TIGER ARMYSlim’s | SF$23 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comCo-headlining with Crocodiles, The Goddamn Gallows & Death March.
19 | KATHY KALLICK BANDStudio 55 Marin | San Rafael$13-$15 | 415.453.3161 studio55marin.comContemporary bluegrass band. Plus Sycamore Slough String Band.
19 | jOHN WITHERSPOONTommy T’s | Pleasanton$25-$35 | 925.227.1800tommyts.comAppeared on The Wayan Brothers and The Tracy Morgan Show. (Ends 10/21)
19 | INCIDENT AT VICHYVillage Theatre | Danville$20-$28 | 925.314.3400danvilletheatre.comWWII drama about a random group of men held for questioning. (Ends 11/10)
19 | ANjELAH jOHNSON Wells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$29.50 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgAmerican actress, comic, and former NFL cheerleader. With Kabir Singh.
incidenT aT vichy Village Theatre • 10/19-11/10
COMEDY & IMPROV
BATS IMPROVMarina, SFimprov.org I 415.474.6776
BLUE BLANKET IMPROVHalf Moon Bayblueblanketimprov.com I 650.726.0770
BUNjO’S COMEDY LOUNGEDublinbunjoscomedy.com I 925.264.4413
COBB’S COMEDY CLUBNorth Beach, SFcobbscomedyclub.com I 415.928.4320
⇧ COMEDYSPORTZSan Josecomedysportzsanjose.com
DARK ROOMMission, SFdarkroomsf.com I 415.401.7987
ENDGAMES IMPROVUnion Square, SFendgamesimprov.com
ENSOHalf Moon Bayensohmb.com I 650.726.1409
IMPROVSan Joseimprov.com I 408.280.7475
MADE UP THEATREFremontmadeuptheatre.com I 510.573.3633
PUNCH LINEEmbarcadero, SFpunchlinecomedyclub.com I 415.397.7573
ROOSTER T. FEATHERSSunnyvaleroostertfeathers.com I 408.736.0921
SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY CELLARUnion Square, SFsfcomedycellar.jigsy.com I 415.345.8222
SECRET IMPROV SOCIETYUnion Square, SFimprovsociety.com
STONE SOUP IMPROVBerkeleystonesoupimprov.com I 510.380.6808
TOMMY T’S SHOWROOMDowntown, SFtommyts.com I 415.346.5597
MARLAN & SHAWN WAYANS The Improv • 10/11-14
whaT giRls aRe Made of Shelton Theatre • 10/19-11/4
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After a decade of retirement from public performing, Grammy winner Helen Reddy is back in the spotlight and feeling fine. “I thought maybe my voice would be lower,” she jokes, “but no, it’s all totally there just exactly as it was. It was just lying in wait.”
Some private crooning for her sister Toni Lamond’s birthday got the ball rolling last year. “I didn’t really intend to get back into show business, but I do love to sing, and I’m back on my own terms,” she says. “It’s not a question of having to sing the same 13 hits over and over again. I can do the songs that I love and new stuff to explore. I was more of a jazz singer in the beginning, it was never intended that I would be a pop singer, but that is how I put the kids through college.”
Reddy spent the last decade in her native Australia as a licensed clinical hypnotherapist. “I practice a form of spiritual hypnotherapy, specifically, past life regressions, reuniting people with loved ones who have passed over. I deal with the other side a lot.”
Rekindling her performing career is reuniting her more often with her own family as both her children live in the U.S. “They don’t see me as Helen Reddy, they see me as Mum, and if performing again means I can spend more time in the United States, then they like that.”
HELEN REDDYOctober 3 to 4Yoshi’s1330 Fillmore Street, SF$45 I 415.655.5600yoshis.com
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STRINDBERG CYCLEOctober 12 to November 18Cutting Ball Theater I SF$10-$50 I 415.525.1205cuttingball.com
August Strindberg was a pioneer of naturalism, expressionism, and the theater of dreams. His five chamber plays, in new translations by Paul Walsh, are being performed together in repertory for the first time in any language. The plays are The ghost sonata, The Pelican, The Black glove, storm, and Burned house. They can be seen over three separate performance days or in a one-day marathon on November 10.
SPACEHOLDER FESTIVALOctober 5 to 7ODC Theater I SF$25-$45 I 415.863.9834odctheater.org
Morgan Thorson has choreographed an evening-length performance for five dancers that investigates the power of patterns in human behavior and in dance-making. The performers engage in an analogous ritual of appraisal governed by the rhythms of auctioneering. Sound designer and composer Sxip Shirey developed an original score for the performance incorporating not only auctioneer chants but also the sounds of burial, excavation, and other found sounds.
SPOTLIGHT
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19 | LINES BALLETYBCA - Lam Research Theater | SF$30-$65 | 415.978.2787ybca.org30th home season continues King’s work with non-dance artists. (Ends 10/28)
19 | THE FAB FAUxYoshi’s | SF$48 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comA tribute to the music of the Beatles - “The cavern to the rooftop show.”
20 | 142 THROCKMORTON GALA142 Throckmorton | Mill Valley$150 | 415.383.9600142throckmortontheatre.orgCelebrate and support live arts at 142 Throckmorton’s first fundraiser.
20 | WEST SIDE STORYBankhead Theater | Livermore$28-$38 | 925.373.6800trivalleyrep.orgTri-Valley Rep presents the Sondheim-Bernstein musical drama. (Ends 11/4)
20 | NICK WATERHOUSEBimbo’s 365 Club | SF$18 | 877.435.9849bimbos365club.comCalifornia-based musician and record producer. With Allah-Las.
20 | THE DIAMONDSEl Campanil Theatre | Antioch$27 | 925.757.9500elcampaniltheatre.comPerforming classic 1950s rock-and-roll chart toppers.
20 | THE OVERCOMMITMENTSGeorge’s Nightclub | San Rafael$10-$15 | 415.226.0262georgesnightclub.comCommitted to fun, familiar dance songs from Motown, soul, funk & classic rock!
20 | THE SKIN DIVERSJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comPlaying classic soul, R&B, funk and blues without computers or synthesizers.
20 | KEN O’MALLEYMildred Owen Hall | Pacifica$20 | 650.355.1882pacificaperformances.orgCeltic music sung in both English and Irish Gaelic.
20 | THE OTHER CAFé COMEDYOsher Marin JCC | San Rafael$20-$40 | 415.444.8000marinjcc.orgAn evening of mostly political comedy about elections, negative ads & society.
20 | MITCH WOODSRancho Nicasio | Nicasio$15 | 415.662.2219ranchonicasio.comModern day boogie-woogie, jump blues and jazz pianist and his band Rocket 88s.
20 | BOBBY jO VALENTINEStudio 55 Marin | San Rafael$13-$15 | 415.453.3161 studio55marin.comValentine and his full band perform their brand new CD album Home.
20 | VOICES OF STRENGTHYBCA - Forum Theatre$5-$30 | 415.978.2787ybca.orgCelebration of contemporary dance and theater by African women. (Ends 10/20)
21 | ANNE RAINWATER142 Throckmorton | Mill Valley$18-$28 | 415.383.9600142throckmortontheatre.orgSolo piano recital featuring works by Lansky, Lang, Ives and Stravinsky.
21 | TAKING ME FOR A RIDE?Alcove Theater | SF$18-$36 | 510.339.0167generationtheatre.comA kind of a funny love story by Louise Cormelin. (Ends 12/9)
21 | TONY LUCCACafé Du Nord | SF$15 | 415.861.5016cafedunord.comBest known for starting on the Mickey Mouse Club. With Justin Hopkins.
LINES BALLET YBCA • 10/19-28
IVAN THE TERRIBLEOctober 18 to 20Davies Symphony Hall I SF$37-$150 I 415.864.6000sfsymphony.org
Vladimir Jurowski leads the San Francisco Symphony, SFS Chorus, mezzo-soprano Elena Zaremba, and baritone Andrey Breus in the U.S. premiere of Atovmyan’s arrangement of Prokofiev’s Ivan the Terrible. These concerts, Jurowksi’s debut performances with the orchestra, also include Khatia Buniatishvili performing Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.”
RICHARD THE FIRST - I, II, IIIOctober 18 to November 18Berkeley City Club I Berkeley$14-$25 I 510.558.1381centralworks.org
An ambitious trilogy of plays in repertory that correspond to the three “parts” of Richard the Lionheart’s epic journey to the Holy Land at the end of the twelfth century. Part 1 shows Richard taking up the cross and journeying to Palestine by way of a tempestuous family reunion in Sicily. Part 2 depicts the miraculous events surrounding Richard’s attempt to re-capture Jerusalem from the sultan Saladin. Part 3 follows the king’s shipwreck, capture, and final reckoning in a far-off dungeon in the aftermath of the crusade. (Each play requires a separate ticket.)
SPOTLIGHT
BOBBY JO VALENTINE Studio 55 Marin • 10/20
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Balancing the right notes for The sound of Music is the challenge for Elizabeth McKoy, Artistic Director of Berkeley Playhouse, and her team of family-friendly theatre makers.
McKoy eschews the term “children’s theatre” and its implications of simplistic, one-dimensional presentations meant only to entertain. “The thing for us in multi-generational theatre, and it’s super important that we get this out, is we really see the parents or the adult who’s bringing the young person, as the most important person in being able to guide this conversation.”
“Our goal is to really create multiple access points,“ she says, “so that parents feel confident that they can go to whatever level of depth they want to in explaining the Nazis, while ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to experience this great work of art and let it touch them at whatever level of prior experience they bring, all the while allowing flexibility in terms of how in-depth the adults want to get in explaining the bigger context. I think it’s what art does the best: it opens the conversation.”
Another challenge is preparing for audiences who only know the Oscar-winning film version. “The movie does what the movie does super well, which is to really focus on the romantic relationship,” says McKoy. “In the play I think the context of the war - the different ways in which the Austrian people experienced it, and the ways in which they justified their actions or felt helpless and went into the war - is expressed through some of the songs that people don’t know as well because they are not in the movie.”
THE SOUND OF MUSICOctober 25 to December 2Julia Morgan Center2640 College Avenue, Berkeley$17-$35 I 510.845.8542berkeleyplayhouse.org
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21 | THE LAMPLIGHTERS 60THHerbst Theatre | SF$55-$97 | 415.392.4400lamplighters.orgAn orchestra and over 60 performers reprise your favorite G&S songs.
21 | MIKE STUDSlim’s | SF$13-$16 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comHis career is blossoming even though he just started rapping just last year.
21 | STARSUptown Theatre | Napa$31 | 707.259.0123uptowntheatrenapa.comCanadian indie band with influences from Berlioz to Outkast. With Deluna.
22 | REPRO RIGHTS!Brava Theatre | SF$25 | 800.380.3095brava.orgAn “choice” evening of staged short plays to benefit Planned Parenthood.
22 | SRETENSKY CHOIRMarines’ Memorial Theatre | SF$25-$50 | 415.771.6900marineclub.comPerforming early Russian music that was banned under the Soviet regime.
22 | GREGG MARxRrazz Room | SF$30 | 800.380.3095therrazzroom.comThe songs of Cole Porter and the back stories that helped make them classics.
22 | LORETTA LYNNWells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$45-$65 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgStill singing her heart out after 50 years on the stage.
23 | NEIL HALSTEADCafé Du Nord | SF$8-$10 | 415.861.5016cafedunord.comBritish guitarist-singer & Slowdive founder. With Queen Caveat & Echo Twin.
23 | DAN DEACONGreat American Music Hall | SF$16 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comWith Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, and Alan Resnick.
23 | MARK ETHEREDGEMission Cultural Center | SF$15 | 800.838.3006marketheredge.comPerforming tracks from Mark’s new pop/rock album.
24 | RASPUTINAGreat American Music Hall | SF$16 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comCello-driven band renowned for their quirky music style. With Faun Fables.
25 | SOPHOCLES’ ELEKTRAAmerican Conservatory Theater | SF$25-$100 | 415.749.2228act-sf.orgOlympia Dukakis in a new translation of the timeless Greek tragedy. (Ends 11/18)
25 | MAD STASH: PHENOMENAFirehouse Arts Center | Pleasanton$10-$12.75 | 510.778.4272battlestachestudios.comSketch comedy plus original short films, live music, and artwork. (Ends 10/28)
25 | jOHN MAYALLMontalvo Arts Center | Saratoga$45-$50 | 408.961.5858montalvoarts.orgGrammy-nominated blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
25 | GILBERTO GILParamount Theatre | Oakland$25-$85 | 415.771.6900paramounttheatre.comBrazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for his musical innovation .
25 | I LOVE YOU BECAUSESpreckels Center | Rohnert Park$20-$26 | 707.738.2920luckypennynapa.comA modern musical inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. (Ends 11/18)
MARK ETHEREDGE Mission Cultural Center • 10/23
SAN FRANCISCO VENUES
ALCOVE THEATREUnion Squarethealcovetheater.com I 415.992.8168
BILL GRAHAM AUDITORIUMCivic Centerapeconcerts.com I 415.624.8900
CASTRO THEATRECastrocastrotheatre.com I 415.621.6120
ExIT THEATRETenderlointheexit.org I 415.673.3847
FORT MASON CENTERMarinafortmason.org I 415.345.7500
HERBST THEATRECivic Centersfwmpac.org I 415.392.4400
LOUISE M. DAVIES HALLCivic Centersfsymphony.org I 415.864.6000
MARINES’ MEMORIALUnion Squaremarinesmemorialtheatre.org I 415.771.6900
⇧ MASONIC AUDITORIUMNob Hillmasonicauditorium.com I 800.745.3000
ODC THEATREMissionodctheater.org I 415.978.2787
PALACE OF FINE ARTSMarinapalaceoffinearts.org I 415.567.6642
SHELTON THEATREUnion Squaresheltontheater.org I 415.882.9100
STAGE WERxMissionstagewerx.org I No Number Available
VICTORIA THEATREMissionvictoriatheatre.org I 415.863.7576
WAR MEMORIAL OPERACivic Centersfwmpac.org I 415.392.4400
YERBA BUENA CENTERSoMaybca.org I 415.978.2787
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25 | HUNDRED FLOWERS PROjECTThick House | SF$15-$35 | 415.746.9238crowdedfire.orgWorld premiere is winner of 2012 Rella Lossy Playwrights Award (Ends 11/17)
25 | jOE TORRYTommy T’s | Pleasanton$15-$25 | 925.227.1800tommyts.comActor and comedian known for Strictly Business and House Party. (Ends 10/28)
25 | CLANNADUptown Theatre | Napa$45 | 707.259.0123uptowntheatrenapa.comIrish band still performing Celtic music after four decades together.
25 | CAPITOL STEPS Wells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$30-$45 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgElection humor from one of the Nation’s pre-eminent political satire groups.
25 | LEON RUSSELLYoshi’s | SF$35 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comSinger-songwriter, session player and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall-of-Famer.
26 | GOODNIGHT, TExASCafé Du Nord | SF$10-$12 | 415.861.5016cafedunord.comAppearing with Elliot Randall and The Deadmen, and Jesse Thomas.
26 | SO NICE TO COME HOME TOCinnabar Theater | Petaluma$25-$35 | 707.763.8920cinnabartheater.orgNew 1940s musical about a woman’s desire to help the war effort. (Ends 11/11)
26 | TIM LEECobb’s Comedy Club | SF$23.50 | 415.928.4320cobbscomedyclub.comAmerican stand-up comedian and biologist based in southern California.
26 | TOP SECRET BANDJohnny Foley’s Irish House | SFFree | 415.954.0777johnnyfoleys.comDance band with repertoire consisting of songs from the ‘50s to current Top 40.
26 | INTI-ILLIMANINapa Valley Opera House | Napa$20-$30 | 707.226.7372nvoh.orgInstrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile.
26 | jASON CUTMOREOld First Church | SF$17 | 415.474.1608oldfirstconcerts.orgPiano recital featuring works by Mozart, Liszt, de Séverac and Albéniz.
26 | THINK YOU CAN DANCE?Paramount Theatre | Oakland$39.50-$65 | 800.745.3000paramounttheatre.comTop ten finalists from Season 9 of the reality show on a North American tour.
26 | THE RAINMAKERShelton Theater | SF$20-$38 | 800.838.3006sheltontheater.orgNash’s play about faith, love and magic in a crippling drought. (Ends 12/22)
26 | CONVERGESlim’s | SF$16-$18 | 415.255.0333slimspresents.comInnovative heavy music band. With Torche, Nails & Kvellertak.
so nice To coMe hoMe To Cinnabar Theater • 10/26-11/11
The hundRed floweRs PRoJecT Thick House • 10/25-11/7
INTI-ILLIMANI Napa Valley Opera House • 10/26
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BAY AREA VENUES
142 THROCKMORTONMill Valley142throckmortontheatre.org I 415.383.9600
CALIFORNIA THEATRESan Josesanjose.org I 408.792.4111
CAL PERFORMANCESBerkeleycalperfs.berkeley.edu I 510.642.9988
EL CAMPANIL THEATREAntiochelcampaniltheatre.com I 408.864.8816
EMPRESS THEATREVallejo empresstheatre.org I 707.552.2400
FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTERPleasantonfirehousearts.org I 925.931.4848
FLINT CENTERCupertinoflintcenter.com I 408.864.8816
⇧ GREEN MUSIC CENTERRohnert Parkgmc.sonoma.edu I 866.955.6040
LESHER CENTERWalnut Creeklesherartscenter.org I 925.943.7469
MARIN CENTERSan Rafaelmarincenter.org I 415.473.6800
MONTGOMERY THEATRESan Josesanjose.org I 408.792.4111
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERMountain Viewmvcpa.com I 650.903.6000
PARAMOUNT THEATREOaklandparamounttheatre.com I 800.745.3000
SAN jOSE CENTERSan Josesanjose.org I 408.792.4111
SPRECKELS ARTS CENTERRohnert Parkspreckelsonline.com I 707.588.3400
STANFORD LIVELY ARTSPalo Altolivelyarts.stanford.edu I 650.725.2787
WELLS FARGO CENTERSanta Rosawellsfargocenterarts.org I 707.546.3600
JEFFREY KAHANE Green Music Center • 10/27
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DAILY
26 | jOHN MAYALLUptown Theatre | Napa$30-$35 | 707.259.0123uptowntheatrenapa.comEnglish blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. With Dani Paige.
26 | MINT CONDITIONYoshi’s | SF$32-$38 | 415.655.5600yoshis.comFamed Minnesota-based R&B band formed in the late 1980s. (Ends 10/27)
27 | FOREVERLANDBimbo’s 365 Club | SF$22 | 877.435.9849bimbos365club.com14-piece Michael jackson tribute band plays a Thriller Halloween ball.
27 | PHAEDRA’S LOVEBindlestiff Studio | SF$12-$20 | 707.205.9791doitliveproductions.comSarah Kane’s scathing reinvention of the Phaedra myth. (Ends 11/16)
27 | jOHN SANTOS SExTETBrava Theatre | SF$20-$35 | 800.380.3095brava.orgPresenting Not in Our Name: Dia de Los Muertos Concert.
27 | ROYAL SOCIETY jAZZ El Campanil Theatre | Antioch$25 | 925.757.9500elcampaniltheatre.comBig band, swing, blues, Dixieland and more, featuring vocalist Carla Normand.
27 | RUDY COLOMBINIGeorge’s Nightclub | San Rafael$16-$20 | 415.226.0262georgesnightclub.comChannels the energy and stage antics of Jagger. With Unauthorized Rolling Stones.
27 | PACIFIC GUITAR ENSEMBLEGreen Room | SF$34 | 415.242.4500omniconcerts.comEight Bay Area guitarists play music and arrangements by Sergio Assad.
27 | SF WIND ENSEMBLEKnuth Hall - SFSU | SF$10 | 415.338.2467creativestate.sfsu.eduMartin Seggelke conducts works by Holst, Bach and Maslanka.
27 | HAUNTED BROADWAY! Metronome | SF$40 | 323.933.2240glaad.orgCelebrate Broadway, Halloween and the culture-changing work of GLAAD!
27 | RICHARD SMITHMildred Owen Hall | Pacifica$20 | 650.355.1882pacificaperformances.orgGuitarist is joined on stage by his wife, cellist Julie Adams.
27 | REDUCED SHAKESPEAREMontalvo Arts Center | Saratoga$37-$42 | 408.961.5858montalvoarts.orgThe Complete History of America (Abridged): Special Election Edition.
27 | MARIE-LOUISE LANGLAISOld First Church | SF$17 | 415.474.1608oldfirstconcerts.orgMoroccan-born musician, and Sylvie Mallet, both acclaimed organists.
27 | BILL ENGVALL Wells Fargo Center | Santa Rosa$45-$55 | 707.546.3600wellsfargocenterarts.orgCountrified stand-up comic and member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.
28 | LUA HADAR & FRIENDSBliss Bar | SF$10 | 415.826.6200blissbarsf.comHadar has performed as a singer and actor since her New York childhood.
28 | MARIN SYMPHONYMarin Center | San Rafael$29-$70 | 415.499.6800marinsymphony.orgPresenting Viva Italia! for the opening of their 60th season. (Ends 10/30)
BILL ENGVALL Wells Fargo Center • 10/27
PhaedRa’s love Bindlestiff Studio • 10/27
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW jACKSONOctober 9 to November 24SF Playhouse I SF$30-$70 I 415.677.9596sfplayhouse.org
SF Playhouse launches its second decade with the rock-and-roll blast of Bloody Bloody andrew Jackson. It marks the first production for the company in their new location at 450 Post Street.
Be careful what you wish for,” offers Producing Director Susi Damilano about what she and Artistic Director Bill English created ten years ago. “Bill and I dream big. We started this theatre with a goal of becoming the San Francisco version of Steppenwolf, or Donmar. We wanted to have a mid-size theatre in the heart of San Francisco and bring our own brand of off-Broadway style to San Franciscans. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remember this is not a dream anymore.”
English chose this play to launch their new space because it felt like the perfect fit for an opening that just happened to coincide with the election cycle. “It is going to be an extravaganza,” says Damilano. “Nina Ball designed an incredible set that resembles the dome on the capital building...as it’s being built. We’ll have a rock band, and Ashkon Davaran will dazzle us with his version of Andrew Jackson.”
The musical presents the seventh U.S. president as a rock star and focuses on his early family losses due to Indian attacks, his support of the Indian Removal Act, and his relationship with his wife Rachel and the conflicts of public and private life for elected officials.
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Margaret Jenkins Dance Company celebrates their 39th season with a preview of the new work Times Bones, created by Jenkins in collaboration with her company of eight dancers, poet Michael Palmer, composer Paul Dresher and set/lighting designer Alexander Nichols. Times Bones examines the “bones” of four decades of creating dance to see which themes continue to resonate. “We want to show that this past has accumulated into something that the company is now. The accumulation of our history generated a lot of visual ideas,” says Nichols.
Jenkins and Nichols will utilize Kanbar Hall’s theater and atrium - a sweeping, light-filled space spanning three floors. “The piece is a journey through history, in a metaphoric sense,” says Nichols. “We looked at this piece in segments. There is a progression of movement as the dancers work their way into the theater, with a series of platforms they use to make their way to the stage.”
Once inside the theater, Nichol’s stunning scenic installation incorporates abstracted video segments as a backdrop for layers of dancers. As always, the work bears the spirit of all who were involved in the creative process. “Margaret Jenkins comes from a school of choreography that believes in extensive collaboration,” says Nichols. “All of us are inspirational in what the piece finally looks like. There are so many years of history that we lean on each other in good ways.”
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NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET ITOriginal Broadway CastMatthew Broderick, Kelli O’Hara & the Gershwins. (niceworkonbroadway.com)
35MMOriginal CastRyan Scott Oliver score about the art of photography. (ghostlightrecords.com)
BARBARA COOKLover ManCook swings a strong jazz tempo on 15 standards & medleys. (drgrecords.com)
BRING IT ONOriginal Broadway CastLast year’s cheerleader film-to-musical now on Broadway. (sh-k-boom.com)
A CHRISTMAS STORYOriginal CastRalphie sings in a musical adaptation of the film. (masterworksbroadway.com)
BARBRA STREISANDRelease MeNew old tracks on CD & vinyl from the vaults of Babs. (barbrastreisand.com)
FEBRUARY HOUSEOff-Broadway CastGabriel Kahane mixes jazz, operetta & folk-pop. (storysoundrecords.com)
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