This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of everyone's favorite mall elf, Crumpet, in The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris, adapted to the stage by Joe Mantello. The very talented Zac Schuman (Avenue Q) and A.J. Roy are back again sharing the iconic role over the course of this limited run. So come see the show that has become the cult classic of the 'anti-holiday tradition' for San Francisco's audiences, come escape the craziness of the holidays with Combined Artform at the Eureka Theatre.
Back by popular demand, The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris returns to Capital Stage with Benjamin T. Ismail as Crumpet The Elf! Recommended for mature elves only, this play takes you to the retail heart of the holidays through Macy's Herald Square Santaland Display and skewers it with the kind of candid wit any adult will appreciate. Shannon Mahoney (In the Next Room, Clybourne Park, Maple & Vine) will direct this year's holiday romp with a Press Opening on Friday, December 9, 2016.
David Sedaris' hilarious tale of a disgruntled elf working in Macy's holiday wonderland will open at The Armory on December 2 and run through December 24, with preview performances beginning November 26. The Santaland Diaries is directed by Wendy Knox and stars Portland-favorite Darius Pierce as Crumpet, a role he has performed for sold-out houses in the Ellyn Bye Studio for the past four seasons.
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of everyone's favorite mall elf, Crumpet, in The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris, adapted to the stage by Joe Mantello. Come see the show that has become the cult classic of the 'anti-holiday tradition' for San Francisco's audiences, come escape the craziness of the holidays with Combined Artform at the Eureka Theatre.
Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of 'Over the River and Through the Woods', a hilarious and warm-hearted family fiasco by Joe DiPietro the Tony Award winning author of 'Memphis', 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change', and many more.
Returning for its 18th anniversary production, Atlanta's red-hot holiday sensation, The Santaland Diaries by award-winning satirist David Sedaris, will run November 18 -December 31 at Horizon Theatre Company. Wanderlust Atlanta says "your sides are going to hurt and your cheeks will be so sore after laughing and smiling for a solid 90 minutes!" This non-traditional, adult-only, Christmas comedy provides the perfect laughter-induced remedy to the holiday blues.
Tickets are selling fast to Seattle favorite David Sedaris. He returns to Benaroya Hall for one night only, Wednesday November 16 2016 at 7:30pm; upper balcony and scattered single tickets on the main floor remain available. 'Sedaristas' traditionally pack the house, and his 2016 Seattle reading and signing is not expected to be any different! The author slashes through cultural euphemisms and political correctness. He delights audiences with twists of humor and intelligence as he shares both published stories and works-in-progress. As the Chicago Tribune reminds readers, "Sedaris's droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world's crevices make him one of the greatest humorists writing today."
Kansas City Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce an exciting addition to its current season. Artistic Director Eric Rosen will direct a starry cast in the acclaimed musical revue Side by Side by Sondheim.
Desert Rose Playhouse's production of POZ, by Michael Aman, is superbly acted and directed. The play is more o a sweet comic drama than the comedy, as which it was originally billed.
?Sonja Morgan, star and fan-favorite of Bravo's 'Real Housewives of New York City,' will make her stage debut in New York's longest running comedy Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man for a limited four-week engagement this October.
Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley recently announced the 2016-17 ZACH Theatre Season at an event for ZACH's Trustees, annual donors, and Season Sponsors. ZACH is thrilled to produce Hamilton composer/playwright Lin Manuel Miranda's extraordinary, Tony award winning, Broadway musical In The Heights.
?Sonja Morgan, star and fan-favorite of Bravo's 'Real Housewives of New York City,' will make her stage debut in New York's longest running comedy Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man for a limited four-week engagement this October.
Elizabeth Collins did not have a 'normal' childhood. Her formative years were shaped by her father coming out of the closet, her parents' divorce and the second half of her childhood living with two gay men. In the rollercoaster ride of her experience, what Collins developed most was a wicked sense of humor, a dry wit, acceptance, lots of love...and some amazing stories!
If the record-breaking sales of Broadway at the Eccles season tickets are any indication, the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater is about to become a top destination for concerts, comedy, lively arts and engaging talks in the country.
Desert Rose Playhouse, the Coachella Valley's 501(c)(3) LGBT-oriented theatre, has received ten nominations for the Desert Theatre League's 2016 Desert Star awards, for three different shows: the drama, ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE, and the comedies, COCK and LOOT. This season, Desert Rose plans to present a largely light-hearted lineup.
Elizabeth Collins did not have a 'normal' childhood. Her formative years were shaped by her father coming out of the closet, her parents' divorce and the second half of her childhood living with two gay men. In the rollercoaster ride of her experience, what Collins developed most was a wicked sense of humor, a dry wit, acceptance, lots of love...and some amazing stories!
