Ray of Light Theatre Sets 15th Anniversary Season: 'ROCKY HORROR,' 'SUPERSTAR' & LIZZIE

Ray of Light Theatre, San Francisco's non-profit musical theatre company, today announced its 15th anniversary season. A collection of theatre favorites and a Bay Area premiere, three shows round out this season of rock musicals: Jesus Christ Superstar, LIZZIE and a special one-week-only engagement of The Rocky Horror Show.

"This season Ray of Light is producing one show we've always wanted to do, one we've been chasing for two years and another we just love doing - and we couldn't be more excited!" said Jason Hoover, artistic director of Ray of Light Theatre. "Each season we provide our audiences the opportunity to experience classic and contemporary musical theatre works that are both off-beat and wildly entertaining. For our 15th anniversary season, we can't wait to bring these three rockin' shows to The Victoria Theatre."

Jesus Christ Superstar
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice
May 22-June 13
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
The iconic rock opera and Ray of Light come together for an explosive telling of the classic story. Based on the Gospels' accounts of the last week of Jesus' life, Jesus Christ Superstar imagines the humanity of the man at the center of the movement - and Judas' role on the sidelines. The timeless score and a hard look at fame, faith and power make this Jesus Christ Superstar a 2,000-year-old story fit for today.

LIZZIE
Bay Area Premiere!
Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt
Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner
Book by Tim Maner
September 25-October 16
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
Lizzie Borden took an axe, Gave her mother forty whacks
When she saw what she had done, Gave her father forty-one...
America's favorite axe-wielding double-murderess comes to the Ray of Light stage for a rocking Bay Area premiere. In 1892, Lizzie Borden was the primary suspect for her father and stepmother's brutal murder. Though eventually acquitted, Lizzie became a tabloid sensation-and the most controversial figure of her time. Did she do it? And if so, why? LIZZIE imagines the story behind the legend with a cast of four women and a driving rock score, melding this infamous 19th century story with a modern-day twist.

The Rocky Horror Show
Special 15th Anniversary Event: one week only!
Book and Music by Richard O'Brien
October 28-31
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
Come on up to the lab...again. Just in time for Halloween, Ray of Light's 15th season closes out with a reprise of one of our favorites: Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, live at the Victoria Theatre. Join us for a special engagement full-scale production of the original hit musical that will have you shivering in antici...

Ray of Light also announced its 2015 Cabaret Spotlight Series at Martuni's season, which will feature the area's best vocal talents in Take Me to Church, a look into our bizarre yet hilarious relationship with religion, and They Had It Coming, a musical exploration into true crime and urban legends.

For more information and to purchase a Season Pass good for admission to Jesus Christ Superstar and LIZZIE, visit www.rayoflighttheatre.com. Season passholders will have exclusive early access to discounted tickets for our special event production of The Rocky Horror Show, just in time for Halloween.