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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Wicked - tickets on sale now at our Orpheum Theatre - is getting a new Elphaba starting March 2, 2010. Eden Espinosa has sworn off this role more than once but here she comes to replace Teal Wicks, who’s been on the job for almost a year now.
Get all the deets below.
It looks like Wicked will be going for another two months for sure. Who knows how long it will last.
Ach der lieber! Ihre Haut ist grun, ja?
via Joan Marcus
Und jetzt, nicht grun:
EDEN ESPINOSA RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO AS ‘ELPHABA’ IN THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL WICKED
SAN FRANCISCO… Eden Espinosa, who has performed the role of Elphaba to critical acclaim on Broadway, San Francisco, and in Los Angeles, will return to San Francisco to star in the open-ended engagement of WICKED now playing at the Orpheum Theatre. Since it’s opening in the Bay Area a year ago, WICKED has been seen by close to a million people. And the show continues to be a cultural phenomenon having just shattered its own record to become the highest grossing show in Broadway history.
Beginning March 2, Eden will be joining the San Francisco cast that currently includes Kendra Kassebaum, starring as Glinda. This will not be the first time that Eden and Kendra will perform these roles opposite each other on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre here in San Francisco. They appeared here together when the first national tour of WICKED played a sold-out limited 6-week engagement at the Orpheum Theatre in the summer of 2005.
More deets after the jump
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Actually, Harvey is Tevye the Dairyman, but you know what I mean. Now let’s say that you have $30 – maybe you worked for it, or you just got your unemployment check, or that trust fund came through - it doesn’t matter. I’d have no qualms about directing you to use that dough to go see old-school Fiddler on the Roof at SHN’s bustling Golden Gate Theatre before the show ships out on February 21st.
Might take you a few moments to adjust to his famous voice, so there you go. No matter, Harvey is hilarious, he raises the roof, he’s the real deal.
Our Golden Gate single handedly puts the theatre into the Theatre District. The roomy seats give the big-boned and long-femured of us plenty of kneeroom compared what they have at the nearby Orpheum:
And if you see the show tonight, you’ll also get to see elements of the Westboro Baptist Church in some sort of protest out front as you’re walking in. Bonus.
See you there!
[UPDATE: And now, you can go there two hours before the show to try to get nonresellable $30 rush tickets, which I'm guessing would be for better-than-average seats. Anyway, the deets on that, after the jump.]
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Tags: 1, 2010, 6th, address, broadway, Dance, February, fiddler, fiddler on the roof, ggt, golden gate, golden gate theatre, harvey fierstein, harvey firestein, harvey firestien, january, jones, market, play, roof, San Francisco, shn, show, singing, song, street, tevye, theater, tickets
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
About a million or so folks have seen the fantastic open-ended run of San Francisco-born Wicked at our Orpheum Theatre this past year. To help celebrate, you ought to go see The Women of WICKED In Conversation and Song on January 25th. Check it:
“In celebration of the show’s one year anniversary, The San Francisco Museum of Performance & Design will present The Women of WICKED In Conversation and Song featuring appearances by Academy Award-winning Actress Patty Duke, Teal Wicks and Kendra Kassebaum. The event takes place on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at the Museum of Performance & Design, located on the Fourth Floor of the Veteran’s Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister in San Francisco. For more information, visit the Museum’s website, www.mpdsf.org.”
Deets below. See you there! (Unless this performance just sold out, looking into it now….Uh oh, looks like it’s going to be tough to get into this one at this point, sorry to be a tease. But you, you’re resourceful – maybe you can figure out a way to get ticks at this late date.)
Teal Wicks(with belt!) as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda. They both do a great job:
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Read all about it, after the jump
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Oh man, the scalpers on craigslist are already at full speed, but I just now found out that Harvey Fierstein will star in Fiddler on the Roof from January 27th to February 21st at SHN’s grand, stylish and palatial Golden Gate Theatre.
It’s going to be mega.
What’s that, you have a few concerns about Harvey as Tevye? Well then read on, below.
Here’s interviewer Boris Kachka’s recent Q&A with the feisty Fierstein:
Q. Some people have been asking, “Can Harvey actually sing in a serious role like this?” You were playing Hairspray’s Edna for comedy, after all.
A. If I had played Edna for laughs, I don’t think I would have gotten the Tony. So that’s people’s prejudice, and to me that’s just stupid.
Q. What about when people say you’re too raspy?
A. You know, Boris, you’re asking me questions that are really pissing me off. What a stupid thing to say. It’s like saying Shelley Winters is too fat to play—that’s who I am.
O.K. then.
It’s his dream role, after all.
Will spending your $30 to see Fiddler from the side balcony be a better investment than the $15 it’ll take to go see headache-inducing Avatar in 3D?
Yes, probably.
See you there at the GGT!
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Four people are playing more than 150 roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at SHN’s Curran Theatre on Geary.
This profoundly silly adventure started last night and it will end January 3rd, 2010.
Tags: 39 Steps, Alfred, Alfred Hitchcock's, broadway, Curran, geary, Hitchcock's, play, roles, San Francisco, shn, The 39 Steps, theatre, union square
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
This is why you’ve been saving your pennies the past few months – it’s DEFYING INEQUALITY: The San Francisco Concert. Learn about the connection to the fantastic Wicked play here (and also find out about a possible discount, if you’re into that.) Get your tickets here. Via GoingSF:
“The special evening, presented by the San Francisco cast of Wicked, will include Patty Duke ( The Miracle Worker, Valley of the Dolls), Bruce Vilanch (writer – Academy Awards, Hairspray National Tour), Judy Gold (Emmy Award winner), Laughing Pizza (Parents Choice Awards, PBS daily), Matt Alber (singer/songwriter – Hide Nothing), Clifford Banagale ( Bruno, Altar Boyz), Boylesque, Connie Champagne ( Christmas with the Crawfords, Valley of the Dolls – stage production), Carmen Cusack ( South Pacific, Wicked), Ava Garter (burlesque star), Selene Luna ( The Cho Show), Meg Mackay & Billy Philadelphia (Winner of seven Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award), Empress XXX Donna Sachet (TV Host, COMCAST/Columnist, B.A.R.), Scott Matthew (singer/songwriter – Scott Matthew, Shortbus), Ryan Rigazzi ( Beach Blanket Babylon), Vocal Minority – An SFGMC Ensemble, Suzanne Whang ( Househunters, Las Vegas), and many more.”
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More deets. See you there!
“On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., the San Francisco cast of Wicked, along with members of the San Francisco arts community (and beyond), is coming together for one of the most important events of the year – Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert, a one-night only concert benefitting Marriage Equality USA and Garden State Equality – two equal rights organizations. Featuring stars from stage & screen, the concert will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA). A VIP reception will be held in the lobby immediately following the event. For tickets and information, please contact City Box Office at (415) 392-4400 and visit defyinginequality.com (click on San Francisco).
“The concert will be directed by Joe Dulude II with musical direction by Bryan Perri.
Tags: 2009, 26, 8, bruce vilanch, Cast, concert, defying inequality, eight, Gay, Lesbian, LGBT, monday, october, palace of fine arts, patty duke, play, prop 8, Proposition, san francsico, vip, wicked
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Are you like me, are you living in the Bay Area and yet you almost made it through all the aughts without having seen the Greatest Play of the Aughts?
Wicked - tickets on sale now at the Orpheum Theatre - is not your grandfather’s Broadway-style musical. (Actually, your grandfather’s Broadway-style musical is called South Pacific and it features dorsal male nudity, singing sailors, and cross-dressing and it’s leaving the Golden Gate Theatre in just five short days on October 25th, 2009.)
Anywho, these days the way to get a smash hit musical is through the power of sisterhood and female empowerment. Fine. After all, “It’s the girls, stupid.” But here’s the thing: Wicked is thoroughly enjoyable even if you’re not into sisterhood, empowerment ‘n stuff.
Teal Wicks (with belt!) as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda. They both do a great job:
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So there I am looking at the spectacle that is the end of the first act, with the Green Witch singing about (and simultaneously) Defying Gravity, and I’m watching the dry ice vapor streaming down, cascading into the orchestra pit, and I’m thinking, “Well, this is something.”
Or, as some guy said:
“After the first act, I turned to my wife and said, ‘Wow, this is actually pretty good.’”
Quelle surprise,huh dude?
When you’re living in a town where Oktoberfest by the Bay costs $35 and all your entry fee gets you is the right to stand in line to get tokens to stand in line to get overpriced American beer to stand in line to look for a place to sit on the Dock of the Bay, it can be quite refreshing to see that you can get tickets to Wicked for $25 or $30, something like that.
El Teatro Grande de Orfeu en San Francisco:
Find out why San Francisco feels like home for Wicked here. And here’s the Little Man review – he certainly seems pleased.
And check out the Yelpers – they just love, love, love the show. Now Yelpers, just for you, if you show up late don’t complain about the small TVs they make you watch as you wait 15 minutes to get seated. Really, you’re lucky they let you in during the first act at all.
(Speaking of seats, I’m six foot one and a ton a fun so it’s hard for me to set down in the old school Orpheum, San Francisco’s Elaborate Spanish Cathedral,without having one knee or the other bumping up against the metal seatbacks in front of me. Those seats were made for a thinner, shorter America. Oh well, I digress.)
Furthermore Yelpers, it’s not the Orpheum’s fault it’s hard to get a taxi after the show, it’s City policy right up there with “Transit First.” Find a buddy or two and just walk back to Union Square on Market Street – that might be quicker. Yelpers dismissed, carry on.
To recap: Fantastic, bargain, modern, amusing – it’s the greatest play of the aughts.
See you there!
Again!
(And don’t forget about the Behind the Emerald Curtain tour and the Halloween Spectacular at the ‘Zeum neither.)
All the deets:
“The Best Musical of the Year”
Time Magazine
Winner of 3 Tony Awards®
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked follows these two unlikely friends and college roommates grow into very different women: The Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
Based on the Novel by Gregory Maguire, the music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell) with a Book by Winnie Holzman.
Creators
Directed by Joe Mantello
Musical Staging by Wayne Cilento
Scenic Design by Eugene Lee
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner
Sound Design by Tony Meola
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone, Jon B. Platt
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Winnie Holzman
Based on the Novel by Gregory Maguire
Cast
Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda
Teal Wicks as Elphaba
Patty Duke as Madame Morrible
David Garrison as The Wizard
Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero
Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond
Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose
Eddy Rioseco as Boq
Audience: Recommended age for children is 8 years and up. There is nothing of a vulgar or sexual nature, but there are adult themes. Everyone is required to have a ticket. Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Orpheum Theater.
Run time: 2 hrs 45 mins. (Act 1: 1 hour 30 mins / Act II: 1 hour) with one 15 minute intermission
Tags: 1182, 1192, 2000-2009, 2009, 2010, 30, 8th, aughts, B., behind the emerand curtain, behind the scenes, civic center, curtain, David Garrison, David Stone, decade, Deedee Magno Hall, Eddy Rioseco, elphiba, emerald, Eugene Lee, families, galinda, Gregory Maguire, Joe Mantello, Jon B. Platt, Jon Platt, Jonathan Ritter, Kendra Kassebaum, Kenneth Posner, lottery, Marc Platt, market, Nicolas Dromard, orpheum, patty duke, play, San Francisco, saturdays, shn, Stephen Schwartz, street, Susan Hilferty, Teal Wicks, theatre, tickets, Tom Flynn, Tony Meola, tour, tourists, visitors, Wayne Cilento, wednesdays, wicked, Winnie Holzman, witch, wizard
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
The Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco’s ”elaborate Spanish cathedral”) is offering a behind the scenes tour of Wicked on Saturdays and some Wednesdays starting tomorrow, October 17th, 2009 and going to January 2nd, 2010 (at the least). Get your tickets here and then, for 90 minutes, you’ll get to see what it takes to put on the show, which is proving popular to say the least:
“Winner of 26 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Landof Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.”
Nicolas Dromard and Jonathan Ritter start in the V.I.P room and then take you around the place:
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A ”long and awkwardly-shaped” green dress of Madame Muriel Morrible, the role performed by Patty Duke
Actual props from the show:
The Bubble Dress of Galinda:
You’ll get to learn more about the show biz (it’s like no business you know) in the lobby and then it’s off to the theatre for a Q and A with some of the performers:
For $30, it’s a great deal for somebody who has seen, or somebody who wants to see, Wicked.
See you there!
BEHIND THE EMERALD CURTAIN, an exclusive look at the creative journey of WICKED, hosted by cast members from the show, will be offered every Saturday morning at 10 AM at the Orpheum Theatre.
The 90-minute experience gives audience members the unique opportunity to see what happens to make a big Broadway musical like WICKED come alive at every performance – everything from design and production to performance and marketing.
Tickets are $30, General Admission and available through shnsf.com, ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone and at the Orpheum Theatre Box Office.
BEHIND THE EMERALD CURTAIN is offered every Saturday morning at 10am. Also offered on Wednesday mornings, November 4, November 25, December 9 and December 23 at 10am.
Groups of 20 or more may call Group Sales at 415-551-2020.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Tomorrow Thursday at 4:00 PM on the steps of San Francisco City Hall will be your chance to see recording artist Moby promoting the funding of domestic violence shelters in California. Read all the deets of this event with Senator Leland Yee below.
Moby, Yee Join Forces to Combat Domestic Violence
Musician and Senator call on Governor to immediately sign bill to restore shelter funding
Who:
Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
Moby, recording artist
Tara Shabazz, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Emily Murase, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women
Beverly Upton, San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium
Several domestic violence prevention providers
When:
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Where:
City Hall steps
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, California
Rain location: Lobby of Hiram Johnson State Office Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue
(may enter on McAllister Street)
What:
Award-winning recording artist Moby will join Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to discuss recent efforts to restore funding to California’s domestic violence shelters. Today, the California Senate approved Yee’s legislation to restore funding that had earlier been eliminated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles).
On Thursday evening, Moby will perform at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre. Moby plans to donate all the proceeds of his California concerts to the state’s domestic violence shelters. Moby, along with the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, recently established a permanent fund to benefit California shelters.
Senator Yee will present Moby a Senate Resolution for his efforts in establishing the SOS (Support Our Shelters) Fund. Several domestic violence prevention groups will also call on the Governor to immediately sign Yee’s bill to restore $16 million dollars to fund 94 domestic violence shelters and programs throughout the state.
Tags: 15, 2009, Arnold, california, City Hall, domestic violence, dv, funding, leland yee, Moby, money, october, play, San Francisco, schwazenegger, Senator, shelters, women's womens
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Gaia knows that there’s no Kmart in San Francisco. (Can you imagine!) And yet, The Mart is sending “Street Teams” to The City on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 to “prowl” our sidewalks showing off the “quality and variety” of their Halloween costumes.
Ask them about
Wicked, if you see them. Elphiba and Glinda should be big sellers this year. ..
Celebrate a ‘Totally Ghoul’ Halloween at Kmart
Kmart offers thousands of costumes plus a huge assortment of treats and a new online Halloween shop
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 12 - Families are getting into the spirit of Halloween this year with “Totally Ghoul” at Kmart. The retailer is offering an eye-popping assortment of thousands of costumes for men, women, teens and kids, as well as all the trimmings for the spookiest Halloween party house. Kmart has also enhanced the “Totally Ghoul” online experience with the debut of the “Costume Machine” and “Ghoul Me” tools.
“Halloween has become an increasingly universal celebration for all ages, and with that, Kmart expanded our costume assortment alone by more than 50 percent,” said Dev Mukherjee, SVP and president, Seasonal & Toys, Sears Holdings. “This year, Halloween falls on a weekend, so there will be more parties for kids and adults than usual. To help with the holiday festivities, Kmart has party décor, costumes and candy empowering customers to manage their lives as well as make the holiday affordable and over-the-top fun.”
Revelers can browse “Totally Ghoul” for thousands of costumes and the most coveted licensed merchandise from Transformers, Wizards of Waverly Place, GI Joe, Harry Potter, Bakugan, Star Trek, Super Why, Barbie(TM), Thumbelina, Bratz, Sesame Street and much more. Couples will find his-and-her costumes to transform themselves into Popeye and Olive Oyl, a Cave Couple and even a Wicked fairy tale.
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, costumed “street teams” will prowl the sidewalks in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, to show passerby’s the amazing quality and variety of holiday attire available at Kmart.
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