Carole Shorenstein News

SHN is pleased to announce the national tour of Disney's High School Musical will play San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre April 15-27, 2008.

The front row of the center orchestra seats will be made available for $25 for every performance of Jersey Boys playing the Curran Theatre now through December 30, 2007

Casting has been announced for the special holiday encore engagement of Jersey Boys, set to play San Francisco's Curran Theatre from November 20-December 30, 2007. The cast of Jersey Boys will be lead by Rick Faugno (Frankie Valli), San Franciscan Jeff Leibow (Nick Massi), Bryan McElroy (Tommy DeVito) and Andrew Rannells (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons with Jonathan Hadley and Ken Krugman.

The West Coast premiere of Oprah Winfrey's new musical, The Color Purple began performances at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre October 9, running through Sunday, December 9.

Following an extended, 44-week, record-breaking run at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, will return to delight Bay Area audiences for a special holiday encore engagement from November 20-December 30, 2007.

Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Orpheum Theatre (Hyde and Market at 8th Street) for a limited engagement beginning Wednesday, September 5 and running through Saturday, September 22 as a special engagement in association with the 2007-2008 Best of Broadway season

Nero, a collaboration by Spring Awakening Tony Award-winners Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater about the debauched Roman emperor, might conquer Broadway in the future

'Avenue Q' national tour launches at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre beginning August 7 through September 2. Rush tickets ($25) available at each performance!

SHN is pleased to announce the national tour of 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will launch at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in the fall of 2008.

New casting has been announced for the Jersey Boys tour, which recently extended in San Francisco

'Mamma Mia!' the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement September 5 - 22.

The League of American Theatres and Producers announced the winners of the Touring Broadway Awards today at its annual Spring Road Conference.

'Jersey Boys,' winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, will extend its run through September 30, 2007 at San Francisco's Curran Theatre.

The national tour of the award-winning Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' hits San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre April 11 (opening April 13) with performances through May 12.

'Avenue Q,' the smash hit musical featuring a cast of people and puppets, will begin its national tour in San Francisco playing August 7 through September 2 at the Orpheum Theatre.

Currently in the midst of its first National Tour, new musical 'Altar Boyz' will open in San Francisco tonight at the Orpheum Theatre. A limited number of orchestra pit rush seats will be available for $25 cash two-hours before curtain.

Cherry Jones has extended her contract and will continue as Sister Aloysius in the national tour of Doubt

The National Tour of the Tony® Award-winning Best Musical, JERSEY BOYS, will extend its run through March 25th at the Curran theatre (445 Geary Street) in San Francisco, CA.

Tony Award -winning Best Actress Cherry Jones stars in the National Touring production of the Tony Award - and Pulitzer Prize-winning play DOUBT, a 'superb new drama' (The New York Times) by John Patrick Shanley. The production, directed by Tony Award -winner Doug Hughes, will make its Chicago premiere at the LaSalle Bank Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited three-week engagement beginning January 9 - 28, 2007

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce that the U.S. premiere of WRECKS, written and directed by Neil LaBute and featuring Ed Harris, has sold out for its run and will be extended for three additional weeks with performances running through November 19th. Previews began on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in the Anspacher Theater. The press opening is Tuesday, October 10, 2006.