SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Announces Final Extension Through 4/1

Due to overwhelming audience response, Cloud 9 Theatricals, in association with Lang Entertainment Group and Ray of Light Theatre, announced today the second and final extension of the San Francisco premiere ofSILENCE! The Musical - the "subversively funny and deliciously tasty" award-winning musical parody of "The Silence of the Lambs." Originally scheduled through Saturday, February 25, tickets are now on-sale through its final performance, Saturday, April 1. The performance schedule is as follows: Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets range in price from $35- $55 and are available online at www.silencethemusicalsf.comand at the Victoria Theatre box office (2961 16th St.) one-hour prior to performance time. Chianti will be on tap at the theater, but at this time, no fava-beans will be made available for public consumption. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

"While Hannibal Lecter has enjoyed the urban farm-to-table scene here in San Francisco, come April 1, the lambs must truly be silenced," says producer Ron Paskin. "We're thrilled that he, along with Clarice, and our chorus of dancing lambs will have another two weeks at the Victoria Theatre."

SILENCE! The Musical tells the story of rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling as she matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter in order to catch the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. Clarice faces her own demons-and a troupe of singing and dancing lambs-while racing against the clock to unlock Lecter's clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Buffalo Bill.

Featuring a book by Tony Award nominee Hunter Bell ([title of show] on Broadway) and music and lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, SILENCE! The Musical stars Anne Norland as Clarice and Scott Hayes as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. SILENCE! combines whip-smart dialogue and shocking songs to make a musical parody that's sure to be popular with well-seasoned fans of the movie, foodies, and FBI novices alike. Narrated by a singing chorus of floppy eared lambs, audiences will succumb to the toe-tapping tune from Buffalo Bill as he gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin, drool with delight as Dr. Lecter sings about the life he'd like to lead outside the prison walls, and care for fledgling agent Starling as she navigates her West Virginia accent, her good bag, and her cheap shoes, as she tries to climb the FBI ladder.

Fueled by a rabid cult following since the songs debuted online in 2002 by comedy writers Jon and Al Kaplan, SILENCE! expanded into a live stage show and shattered every box-office record at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival, winning the Best Musical Award. The 2011 off-Broadway staging was listed by TIME magazine as one of the "Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2011" and was awarded Best Musical by the Off-Broadway Alliance. The New York Times raved that SILENCE! is "Hilarious! Subversively funny, deliriously tasty... it makes those naughty ditties in The Book of Mormon seem like trunk songs dropped from The Sound of Music." SILENCE! has gone on to play sold-out engagements in London and Los Angeles - where it slayed audiences and garnered 11 nominations: five from the Drama Critics Circle Awards and six from LA Weekly Theater Awards.

Directed by Jason Hoover, SILENCE! The Musical stars Anne Norland as Clarice Starling, Scott Hayes as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, BrIan Watson as Buffalo Bill, Brendon North, Matt Hammons, Ryan Vasquez, Eliza Leoni, Audrey Baker, Hayley Lovgren,Angel Adedokun, Kevin Singer and Sean Libiran.

The creative team for SILENCE! includes choreographer Alex Rodriguez, music directorBen Prince, scenic designer Kuo Hao Lo, lighting designer Michael Ramsaur, sound designer Anton Hedman, costume designer Connie Strayer, stage manager Lori Fowler, assistant stage manager Kazimir Valtchev and technical director, production manager Daniel Cadigan and prop designer Devon LaBelle.

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