Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID Returns To SF Ballet, April 19"28
John Neumeier's provocative adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid returns to San Francisco Ballet April 19-28 at SF War Memorial Opera House. American-born Neumeier, who has been the director and chief choreographer of Hamburg Ballet since 1973, uses his own set, costume, and lighting designs for the ballet, which features an original score by Lera Auerbach. Renowned thereminist Carolina Eyck performs with the Grammy Award-winning SF Ballet Orchestra for the run of the production. Created for The Royal Danish Ballet in 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth, The Little Mermaid received its U.S. premiere at San Francisco Ballet in 2010 and was last seen with the Company the following year.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Reawakens At SF Ballet
Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty returns to San Francisco Ballet on March 9 with performances through March 17 at SF War Memorial Opera House. Tomasson's staging, which premiered with the Company in 1990, updates Marius Petipa's original choreography from 1890, which debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beloved score, The Sleeping Beauty is a pinnacle of classical repertory.
PRIDE & PREJUDICE Comes To Lee Street Theatre
Sparks of a different sort are flying at Lee Street theatre with the premier of Pride & Prejudice on July 20th! What better way to compliment the fireworks than with tickets to see the Center for Faith and the Arts' St. Thomas Players' production of Pride & Prejudice?
Royal Players to Stage THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER THE MUSICAL
The Royal Players and Middlebrooks Electric are excited to announce the upcoming production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer the Broadway Musical, based on the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain. The Royal Players will present this classic story on April 20th-23rd and April 27th-30th at The Royal Theatre at 111 S. Market St. in Benton.
Ross Valley Players Present OLD MONEY, Now thru 8/17
For the final production of their 2013-14 season, ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS presents Old Money, a comedy that explore the differences between 'old money' and 'new money' in New York City, by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning author Wendy Wasserstein.
Ross Valley Players to Present OLD MONEY, 7/17-8/17
For the final production of their 2013-14 season, ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS presents Old Money, a comedy that explore the differences between 'old money' and 'new money' in New York City, by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning author Wendy Wasserstein.