Marine's Memorial Theatre to Feature Moran, Clinton & Touring Cast of Dreamgirls

By: Aug. 05, 2010
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Major General Mike Myatt, President and CEO of San Francisco's Marines' Memorial Association, and Roxanne Goodfellow, Artistic & General Manager of the Marines' Memorial Theatre, are proud to present these upcoming entertainment events for the month of September:

DYLAN MORAN LIVE!
with special guest Barry Murphy

Uncensored, uncut and as unpredictable as ever, Irish comedian Dylan Moran brings his hilarious, oxygen-depriving show DYLAN MORAN LIVE!to San Francisco for one night only! Called "the Oscar Wilde of Comedy," by the London Evening News, Moran is universally considered one of the foremost comics of his generation. With his unpredictable, bizarre and often cruel (but painfully funny) comedy, Moran sees through the joys and disappointments of human existence with the sensibility and intense perception of a man teetering on the edge. DYLAN MORAN LIVE! is presented by WestBeth Entertainment. The show is presented Saturday, September 11 at 8pm. All tickets are $36.

San Francisco Mime Troupe
presents a benefit performance of
POSIBILIDAD, or Death of the Worker

The Tony-Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe return to the Marines' Memorial Theatre
with their brand-new production, POSIBILIDAD, or Death of the Worker. A small U.S. Factory is shutting down. As the Workers leave the Factory for the last time, the situation escalates and before anyone has a chance to think, they have accidentally occupied the Factory! Parallel plights of American and Argentine Workers play out in this modern tale of two factories,
telenovelas, and tango.

Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater;
despite the name "mime," their work is not silent, but live musical comedy and political satire. The show is presented Friday, September 17 at 8pm. All tickets are $29.

KATE CLINTON IN "LADY HA HA"

Watch Kate Clinton - comic without borders, wake-up artist, and the original reality gatecrasher. - perform her world-famous burlesque Bubble Wrap Dance as she gleefully pops the air out of deniers and disruptors, birthers and dearthers, conservadems and bibliocrats, the -stans and the bans, spine flu and whine flu, ex-gays and A-gays, the audacity of nope and of course, the pope.
All material fully digitalized and gorgeously styled by the Haus of Ha. LADY HA HA is presented by The Rrazz Room Concert Series at Marines' Memorial Theatre.

One of the first out gay comedians in the US, Kate Clinton has performed nationally since 1981 from Joe's Pub in New York City to the Park West in Chicago to the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, and back to New York for several off-Broadway runs, with hundreds of comedy club dates in between. Her two-plus decades of material are on record in her eight comedy collections and three books. In addition to live performance, Kate has appeared in and narrated numerous films, starred on Broadway and Off Broadway Stage, and appeared in television shows ranging from Oprah to the L Word. She has received numerous awards and honors including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the Pioneer Award. This show is presented Saturday, September 25 at 8pm. Advance tickets are $37.50 & $47.50, and door tickets are $42.50 & $52.50

The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation presents
"ONE NIGHT ONLY"
A Benefit Cabaret with the Touring Cast of the Hit Broadway Show Dreamgirls

Cast members from the touring cast of the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls, plus special guest star Sheryl Lee Ralph (original Deena in the Broadway cast of Dreamgirls), are joining together to present a one-time, one-night only benefit to raise funds for The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This exclusive "One Night Only" cabaret event feature members from the National Tour cast performing song selections of their own choice to present an evening of upbeat, high-energy music,
dance and comedy.

The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation has worked with over 32 touring casts to date to produce "One Night Only Cabaret" benefit cabaret shows. To date, REAF has distributed well over $2.5 million to AIDS service agencies.

This show is presented Monday, September 20 at 7:30pm. Tickets range in price from $25-$100. A limited number of tickets are also available for the dessert reception with the cast immediately following the show for an additional $20/person. For tickets, call 415-273-1620 or visit www.helpisontheway.org

All performances will take place at San Francisco's Marines' Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St., 2nd Floor). Tickets for all performances (except "One Night Only") are on-sale now at the Marines' Memorial Theatre box office, by phone at 415-771-6900 and on the web at www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com.

Built in 1926, the Marines' Memorial Theatre has a long and colorful history. Originally a stage for nationwide radio broadcasts for such legendary stars as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, the theatre later became the home to the celebrated Actor's Workshop, best known for presenting interpretations of modern avant-garde and politically oriented works by such playwrights as Bertolt Brecht, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams. The theatre was also the first home to American Conservatory Theater.



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