Now Playing Onstage in San Francisco - Week of 1/06/2013

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THE LION KING
SHN Orpheum Theater
11/1-1/13/2013
The Lion King is on tour and hits the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, CA, showing from 1 Nov 2012 to 13 Jan 2013. Disney presents a musical that brings THE LION KING'S wildly popular story, the Oscar winning Elton John / Tim Rice songs, and an entire African landscape to the stage. Directed and designed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, THE LION KING fills the theatre with sights and sounds of one of Broadway's most imaginative new talents - all to bring new life to Disneys crowd pleasing story of a young princes adventure-filled journey to adulthood - and the throne. Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap! The entire savanna comes to life and, as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises out of the stage. This is The Lion King. The winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical, it is the story of a young lion cub named Simba who struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king. To bring the classic 1994 film to life, Disney turned to the story's roots, its rich mythology, powerful human drama and primal African rhythms to create a fantastic new musical unlike anything Broadway has ever seen.
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SUPERHEROES (STAGED READING)
The Cutting Ball Theater
1/12-1/13/2013
EXIT on Taylor: - Sean San Jose; dir: Sean San Jose.
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THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
The New Conservatory Theatre Center
11/30-1/13/2013
Decker Theatre: - Roger Bean.
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REALLY ROSIE
The New Conservatory Theatre Center
12/15-1/13/2013
Theatre III: - adapt: Carole King from Maurice Sendak; music: Carole King; dir: Stephanie Temple.
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A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS
Cinnabar Theater
12/31-1/20/2013
With this ferociously rollicking account of the McCourt Brothers' life in impoverished Ireland and their escape to America, poverty and strife has never been so funny. Tim Kniffin and Steven Abbott take on a panoply of characters from relatives to rogues, fools to petty tyrants. It's the hilarious upside to McCourt's bestseller, "Angela's Ashes." As one critic claimed, "If you don't have a good evening, you should have yourself checked to make sure you didn't die during the day."
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DANCE RUSH
Palace of Fine Arts
1/11-1/20/2013
DANCE RUSH - THE SHOW is the most dazzling dance show ever staged; it touches hearts and astounds with fantastic choreography, cinematographic visual effects and elaborate costumes!! This brand new 90-minute mega-production brings together 40 high calibre dancers and a crew from the shining Islands of southern Europe - Malta, at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. DANCE RUSH - THE SHOW first came to life in 2009 when Yada's Dance Company Director, Felix Busuttil, stumbled across a motion picture August Rush, the story of an orphaned child who channels his parents' existence through his amazing genetic ability to listen, re-create and master the music. Felix was so moved by the film's musical sensibility that he felt compelled to create a dance theatre piece. This story of a child's journey has been transformed by Dance Rush to express humanity's timeless and universal connection through music and movement highlighting Jazz Dance, Ballet, Folk and Contemporary styles.
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A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS
Cinnabar Theater
1/4-1/20/2013
Cinnabar Theater presents "A Couple of Blaguards," a rollicking, funny cabaret show starring Steven Abbott and Tim Kniffin. This two-man play features Irish tunes and classic storytelling as it follows the adventures of the young McCourt brothers from Limerick, Ireland to Brooklyn, New York. WHEN: Jan. 4 to Jan. 20, 2013 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays - Jan. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2013 2 p.m. Sundays - Jan. 6, Jan. 13 & Jan. 20, 2013
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ANYTHING GOES
Curran Theatre
1/8-2/3/2013
Get on board to see Broadway's new Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Drowsy Chaperone) and Tony Award and Academy Award winner Joel Grey (Cabaret, Wicked). This Cole Porter classic also features sensational Tony Award-winning choreography by Kathleen Marshall. As the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theatre's most memorable standards, including "I Get A Kick out of You," "It's De-lovely" and of course, "Anything Goes."
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TROUBLEMAKER, OR THE FREAKIN KICK-A ADVENTURES OF BRADLEY BOATRIGHT
Berkeley Repertory Theater
1/4-2/3/2013
Get ready for Troublemaker, or The Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright. Only Berkeley Rep could unleash this wild world premiere, commissioned from hot young playwright Dan LeFranc. It's nineteen mighty-eight. In working-class Rhode Island, Bradley and his bestest friend tangle with rich kid Jake Miller and his middle-school goons. And their nemesis has help from a bunch of grown-ups! Put down that backpack, turn up the soundtrack and let's cut class. Faster than a speedboat, more fun than a video game, Troublemaker has a sassy mouth and an irresistible heart of gold.
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ANYTHING GOES
SHN Golden Gate Theatre
1/8-2/3/2013
ALL ABOARD for this saucy and splendid production of Roundabout Theatre Company's ANYTHING GOES, winner of three 2011 Tony Awards� including Best Musical Revival and Choreography! One of the greatest musicals in theater history, Cole Porter's first-class musical comedy is sailing to San Francisco, starring critically-acclaimed actress Rachel York as Reno Sweeney and directed and choreographed by Tony Award� winner Kathleen Marshall. The New York Times calls it "MUSICAL-COMEDY JOY" and USA TODAY hails it as "GLORIOUS and EXHUBERANT!" When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention get tossed out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love�proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this timeless classic are some of musical theatre's most memorable standards, including "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "You're the Top," and of course, "Anything Goes." Don't miss what the AP exclaims as, "So DELIGHTFUL, So DELICIOUS, So DE-LOVELY!"
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TROUBLEMAKER, OR THE FREAKIN KICK-A ADVENTURES OF BRADLEY BOATRIGHT
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
1/4-2/3/2013
Thrust Stage: - Dan LeFranc.
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EDUCATING RITA
North Coast Repertory Theatre
1/9-2/3/2013
Main Stage: - Willy Russell; dir: Rosina Reynolds.
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WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
The Custom Made Theatre Company
1/11-2/10/2013
Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Does her mother go to the theater frequently to seek mental escape, or is she just insane? Add in a minister who directs porno, and a ladylike operative whose underwear just won't stay up, and this black comedy will make us laugh all the way to the waterboarding room.
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