Love, Janis Extends SF Engagement for 3 Weeks

Due to popular demand following rave reviews, Love, Janis has added three more weeks to the San Francisco engagement. The show is now on sale through Sunday, September 24.

Inspired by the best-selling book of the same name by Laura Joplin, Love, Janis paints a stunning portrait of the legendary blues rocker, both as the singular performer who defied traditional musical definitions and the sensitive, intelligent person remembered by family and friends. The musical begins in 1966, after Janis has hitchhiked to San Francisco to join Big Brother and the Holding Company, and ends with her tragic death just four years later in 1970. Her journey is told in her own words; the entire spoken text comes directly from actual letters Janis wrote to her family in Port Arthur, Texas and interviews she gave to reporters.

Intertwined with these poignant insights are explosive performances of many of her smash hit classics, including "Piece of My Heart," "Get It While You Can," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Ball and Chain" and "Mercedes Benz." Music direction is provided by Sam Andrew, founding member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the band with which Janis was discovered at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

Love, Janis is now playing at San Francisco's Marines Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter Street, 2nd floor) through Sunday, September 24, 2006. Tickets are on sale at the Marines Memorial Theatre box office, by phone at 415-771-6900, and on the web at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets range from $35-$67.

The performance schedule now through September 3 is as follows: Tuesday through Friday at 8:00PM, Saturday at 5:00 & 9:00PM, and Sunday at 3:00 & 7:00PM.

The performance schedule from September 5 to 24 is: Tuesday through Friday at 8:00PM, Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00PM, and Sunday at 2:00 & 7:00PM.

For more information, visit www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com.