42nd Street Moon News

Greg MacKellan and Stephanie Rhoads, producing artistic directors of 42nd Street Moon, today announced details of the upcoming 2011-12 season of uncommon musical theater. For its nineteenth season, the company takes its audience on the journey of a lifetime, with the Eureka Theatre serving as a portal to eras and locations that are exotic, glamorous and exciting.

42nd Street Moon's Ira Gershwin celebration continues in April with STRIKE UP THE BAND, to be presented at the Eureka Theatre in low-priced previews on April 6, 7 and 8, opening on Saturday, April 9, and running through April 24. Heading the cast will be Carson Church as Horace Fletcher with Michael Scott Wells as Jim Townsend, Samantha Bruce as Joan Fletcher and Moon's Producing Director Stephanie Rhoads as Mrs. Draper.

Craig Jessup stars in FUNNY VALENTINE, performing songs about love by the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, and Stephen Sondheim.

Diablo Theatre Company will present the East Bay premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy ' The Drowsy Chaperone' in a high-stepping production that producers promise will be anything but drowsy.

Diablo Theatre Company will present the East Bay premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy "The Drowsy Chaperone" in a high-stepping production that producers promise will be anything but drowsy.

Diablo Theatre Company will present the East Bay premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy ' The Drowsy Chaperone' in a high-stepping production that producers promise will be anything but drowsy.

42nd Street Moon today announced that Tony-winning Broadway star KAREN ZIEMBA and her Curtains co-star NOAH RACEY will head the cast for AND ALL THAT JAZZ! - A JOHN KANDER SALON EVENING on Thursday, January 27 at the Alcazar Theatre.

Craig Jessup stars in FUNNY VALENTINE, performing songs about love by the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, and Stephen Sondheim.

Diablo Theatre Company will present the East Bay premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy "The Drowsy Chaperone" in a high-stepping production that producers promise will be anything but drowsy.

Craig Jessup stars in FUNNY VALENTINE, performing songs about love by the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, and Stephen Sondheim.

With Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin occupying opposite camps in the War on Obesity, celebrities extolling the rewards of Jenny Craig, and The Biggest Loser a runaway sensation on reality TV, Pidge Meade changes the game of "thin at any cost" to become the biggest winner in her enlightening one-woman show 40 POUNDS IN 12 WEEKS: A LOVE STORY.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company jazzes up the holidays with NAUGHTY & NICE: A MEG AND BILLY CHRISTMAS. Bay Area husband and wife cabaret duo Meg Mackay and Billy Philadelphia, whose seasonal sensation A Little Cole in Your Stocking was a hit for Aurora in 2005 and 2006, return with a witty, memorable musical showcase that is sure to spice up the holidays for cabaret fans old and new. NAUGHTY & NICE plays for eight performances only December 17-30 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. Tickets ($23 and $25) may be purchased directly from the Aurora Theatre Company box office by calling (510) 843-4822, or online at auroratheatre.org.

42nd Street Moon, the company that presents intimate productions of uncommon musicals, presents BABES IN ARMS by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart from Dec. 1 - 19.

42nd Street Moon, the company that presents intimate productions of uncommon musicals, has chosen a show perfectly suited to the holiday season: BABES IN ARMS by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, with the script adapted by John Guare. The show features the memorable popular classics 'My Funny Valentine,' 'The Lady is a Tramp,' 'Johnny One-Note,' 'Where or When?' 'I Wish I Were in Love Again,' and 'All at Once.' Low-priced previews will be presented at the Eureka Theatre on December 1, 2 and 3, with the Opening on Saturday, December 4 at 6 pm. It will run through December 19.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company jazzes up the holidays with NAUGHTY & NICE: A MEG AND BILLY CHRISTMAS. Bay Area husband and wife cabaret duo Meg Mackay and Billy Philadelphia, whose seasonal sensation A Little Cole in Your Stocking was a hit for Aurora in 2005 and 2006, return with a witty, memorable musical showcase that is sure to spice up the holidays for cabaret fans old and new. NAUGHTY & NICE plays for eight performances only December 17-30 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. Tickets ($23 and $25) may be purchased directly from the Aurora Theatre Company box office by calling (510) 843-4822, or online at auroratheatre.org.

ADAM RIEGLER (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SHREK) has been added to the lineup of Broadway performers featured in The Kellen and Joe Christmastime Show, an evening of Yuletide cheer and original music from the new songwriting team, JOE KINOSIAN and KELLEN BLAIR (MURDER FOR TWO), at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 9:30PM.

JOE KINOSIAN and KELLEN BLAIR (MURDER FOR TWO) will herald in the holiday season with The Kellen and Joe Christmastime Show, an evening of festive Yuletide cheer and original music from the Kinosian/Blair songbook, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 9:30PM.

42nd Street Moon today announced that Tony-winning Broadway star KAREN ZIEMBA and her Curtains co-star NOAH RACEY will head the cast for AND ALL THAT JAZZ! - A JOHN KANDER SALON EVENING on Thursday, January 27 at the Alcazar Theatre.

ADAM RIEGLER (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SHREK) has been added to the lineup of Broadway performers featured in The Kellen and Joe Christmastime Show, an evening of Yuletide cheer and original music from the new songwriting team, JOE KINOSIAN and KELLEN BLAIR (MURDER FOR TWO), at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 9:30PM.

42nd Street Moon, the company that presents intimate productions of uncommon musicals, presents BABES IN ARMS by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart from Dec. 1 - 19.