'Tuna Does Vegas' Opens at the Curran 6/17
By: BWW News Desk
Tuna Does Vegas, the new installment from the legendary "Greater Tuna" creative team, rolls into San Francisco for a strictly limited engagement playing the Curran Theatre beginning Tuesday, June 17 through Saturday, June 28. Tuna Does Vegas will be presented as a special engagement of the 2007-2008 Citibank Best of Broadway season, under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 18.
"Starring the incomparable duo Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the 'third smallest town in Texas' as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows…but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along for the ride! Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, Tuna Does Vegas will feature the favorite characters from the award-winning "Greater Tuna" productions with some new characters too! ----all staged under the directorial hand of Mr. Howard," press notes state.Tuna Does Vegas will feature scenery designed by Christopher McCollum, costumes designed by Linda Fisher, lighting designed by David Nancarrow and sound designed by Ken Huncovsky.To experience what goes on backstage at SHN shows, go to http://shnsf.com/podcast/index.asp and listen to Backstage, the SHN podcast series, to hear interviews with members of the creative teams or actors for all SHN productions. Tickets for Tuna Does Vegas will range in price from $25 to $75 and beginning Friday, April 18th tickets can be purchased online at shnsf.com, through Ticketmaster by calling (415) 512-7770, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers and the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market at 8th St., Mon-Sat 10am – 6pm). Groups of 15 or more may order now by calling Group Sales at (415) 551-2020. Performance Schedule:
Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pmSHN is the pre-eminent theatrical entertainment company in San Francisco and owns and operates the Curran, Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres—San Francisco's premier theatrical venues. SHN's Best of Broadway theater series provides Bay Area audiences with pre-Broadway world premieres, original Broadway cast productions, award-winners and current hits fresh from Broadway. For information on all SHN shows, please visit shnsf.com.
