| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | The Siren Show: Comic Strip TeasePresented by The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience and Harlow's at Harlow's May 17, 2012 From the creative minds that brought you The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience comes The Siren Show, a progressive neoburlesque cabaret series at Harlow's Restaurant + Nightclub on the 3rd Thursday of every month. This month, The Siren Show presents an explosive tribute to all things animated with Comic Strip Tease.
With a burlesque ideology entrenched in evolution and rooted in performance art, The Sizzling Sirens offer an exhilarating, unexpected entertainment... | The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience | 05/17/12 | Sacramento |
2nd Annual Mikuni Japanese Street FestivalPresented by Mikuni Japanese Restaurant Group May 17, 2012
Celebrate 25 years with Mikuni at their 2nd Annual Mikuni Japanese Street Festival. Join Mikuni for complimentary entertainment for the entire family including: Sacramento Taiko Dan, Kovar’s Satori Academy of Martial Arts, Sacramento Kendo Club, live music, kids’ activities and games.
The 25th Anniversary Mikuni Honda Fit winner will be selected during the Street Festival.
| Mikuni Japanese Restaurant Group | 05/17/12 | Roseville |
Dragon The LinePresented by Roseville Theatre Arts Academy at Roseville Theatre May 10-May 18, 2012 The fun starts when Buffy leaves Puff the Dragon, home to guard the eggs. Between his mother in law’s phone calls, the thieving leprechauns, the bumbling treasure trolls, and the hatching eggs, Puff finds out how hard it is to be a dad. This fast paced, rollicking show is almost more fun for the actors than the audience. Complete with silly hatchlings who think everyone is their Mommy, magical leprechauns (complete with Irish accents), or truly clueless treasureless trolls. | Roseville Theatre Arts Academy | 05/10/12-
05/18/12 | Roseville |
A Wicked GalaPresented by California Musical Theatre at Sacramento Convention Center May 19, 2012 Join the California Musical Theatre for a “wickedly” magic evening in Oz filled with gourmet food, live performances by featured soloists, a live auction with David Sobon Auctions, and dancing with your fellow “Ozians” to a live band.
Advance ticket patrons receive premium seating and name recognition in the Gala invitation.
Don’t miss it…you’ll be GREEN with envy.
Black tie optional. | California Musical Theatre | 05/19/12 | Sacramento |
GenerationsPresented by Benvenuti Performing Arts Center at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center May 19, 2012 Music has the ability to transcend decades, to lend relevant insight into our past, and to help us understand our present. So it's no surprise that this year, Natomas Charter School's Performing and Fine Arts Academy Vocal Department is focusing on this very power that music possesses. Watch and listen as they dissect the similarities of lyrics across generations, and help unite young and old. | Benvenuti Performing Arts Center | 05/19/12 | Sacramento |
Fairytale IdolPresented by Roseville Theatre Arts Academy at Roseville Theatre April 21-May 19, 2012 When the famous Fairytale Emperor retires and is ready to give his kingdom away, there are many characters who think they deserve to be in charge. In his infinite wisdom, the Fairytale Emperor orders that the best singer in all of Fairytale Land be awarded the throne. With three wacky judges and a familiar looking show host, things are sure to get wild! The audience itself may even get a chance to become the winner! Come watch your favorite fairytale characters sing their hearts out and find... | Roseville Theatre Arts Academy | 04/21/12-
05/19/12 | Roseville |
Neil Simon's 45 Seconds from BroadwayPresented by Mission Avenue Players at St. Michael's Episcopal Church May 4-May 19, 2012 This uproariously funny play takes place in the Polish Tea Room where denizens of the Broadway Theater world gather to gossip, shmooze, and be entertained by its owners and the resident stand-up comic. It is Neil Simon at his wittiest. Fast paced and filled with his quirky characters.
On May 12 there will be a special dinner theater show benefiting the Starr King School. | Mission Avenue Players | 05/04/12-
05/19/12 | Carmichael |
2nd Annual Idol ShowPresented by Roseville Theatre Arts Academy at Roseville Theatre May 19, 2012 Roseville Theatre Arts Academy presents The 2nd Annual Idol Show. The annual fundraising event features raffle prizes, silent auction, and audience voting on the various performances. You decide the winner! There will be a wine, cheese, and an hors d’oeuvre reception. | Roseville Theatre Arts Academy | 05/19/12 | Roseville |
TheatreFest 2012Presented by Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy and Benvenuti Performing Arts Center at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center May 19, 2012 The Natomas Charter School’s Drama Department is proud to introduce its latest work: TheatreFest 2012. TheatreFest 2012 is an all-day, student-produced theatre festival featuring the work of Natomas Charter School’s talented acting and directing students. There will be 17 short productions, each piece no more than 15 minutes long, broken into four distinct acts. Come for one act, or come for all four! Enjoy tales of love, loss, regret, hardship, and murder! | Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy | 05/19/12 | Sacramento |
Shadow HourPresented by Bob and Ro Productions at Studio Theatre April 13-May 20, 2012 Sometimes we make our own truth. Sometimes it is made for us. Nothing is black and white in Ralph Tropf’s brilliant courtroom drama.
Christy Connelly (Alicia Thayer) has accused Senator Adam Martin (Alan Pontes) of sexual harassment. But events and memories don’t necessarily match up as more and more people get involved in the events leading to the trial, leaving a jury filled with their own prejudices to decide, Guilty or Not Guilty.
Shadow Hour... | Bob and Ro Productions | 04/13/12-
05/20/12 | Sacramento |
The Prince and the PauperPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse May 12-May 26, 2012 Chautauqua Children's Theatre presents The Prince and the Pauper. The prince and the pauper change places. Count Chimp and Mouse-Breath plots to finish the Prince. Can they get away with it?
Adapted and directed by Marie Raymond. | Chautauqua Playhouse | 05/12/12-
05/26/12 | Carmichael |
Sorrows and RejoicingsPresented by Celebration Arts Theatre at Celebration Arts Theatre April 20-May 26, 2012 Two women meet in a small Karoo village after the funeral of David, the man they both loved. One is white and was his wife. The other is black and the mother of his child. David, who was driven into exile because of his political activism against apartheid, reappears in the searing memories of the women. During a hot afternoon of truth and reconciliation, treaties of love are painfully hammered out. The young confront the old, and what is hope for these individuals is hope for the new South... | Celebration Arts Theatre | 04/20/12-
05/26/12 | Sacramento |
Beer & BalletPresented by Sacramento Ballet at Sacramento Ballet Studios May 11-May 27, 2012 Enjoy beer, wine, or soda as you watch edgy new works created by the dancers of the Sacramento Ballet themselves. See the dancers in an up-close-and-personal setting both informal and intimate. Many followers of the Company say that these programs are the ones that made them dance lovers forever. | Sacramento Ballet | 05/11/12-
05/27/12 | Sacramento |
| The Meaning of It All | California Stage Company | 04/27/12-
05/27/12 | Sacramento |
The Odd CouplePresented by Sutter Street Theatre at Sutter Street Theatre April 27-May 27, 2012 The classic comedy opens with a group of the guys assembled for poker in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. If the mess that surrounds them is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Felix is fastidious, depressed, and tense. He appears down and seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room... | Sutter Street Theatre | 04/27/12-
05/27/12 | Folsom |
The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)Presented by Acme Theatre Company at Davis Art Center May 25-May 28, 2012 What does Shakespeare have to do with football, rap, bad Scottish accents, and cooking shows? Come find out as we revive this hilarious show that visits each and every one of Shakespeare's plays...with a cast of nine versatile actors and some truly bad wigs.
This production is fun for the whole family. Bring your own picnic dinner, a blanket or lawn chair, and plenty of layers. | Acme Theatre Company | 05/25/12-
05/28/12 | Davis |
The Princess and the FrogPresented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre May 19-June 2, 2012 The Princess and the Frog is a new twist on a well known fairy tale about a Princess who kisses a frog. The results are hilarious as one after another of the royal family end up in the pond. Come and meet the magical creatures that live in this enchanted forest! | Runaway Stage Productions | 05/19/12-
06/02/12 | Sacramento |
Express Yourself FestivalPresented by Access Sacramento Community Media at Coloma Community Center June 2, 2012 Access Sacramento invites you to our Express Yourself Festival. Access Sacramento welcomes participation by filmmakers, artists, musicians, actors, major media organizations, and nonprofit groups.
We will showcase major media contributors such as The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Press, KCRA Channel 3, KXTV News 10 and many others. Access Sacramento and other nonprofits will demonstrate their web sites and invite you to submit stories about your neighborhoods. Learn how these... | Access Sacramento Community Media | 06/02/12 | Sacramento |
Hansel & GretelPresented by B Street Theatre - Family Series at B Street Theatre April 28-June 3, 2012 Hansel & Gretel, adapted by Jerry Montoya, is based on the classic fable by the Brothers Grimm. What happens when a witch doesn’t want to be a witch anymore? A fun retelling of this classic Brothers Grimm fable complete with music, an evil witch, and a gingerbread house.
Experience some of history’s most cherished stories in a setting where wonder and excitement jump from the stage. B Street Theatre’s Family Series brings children closer than... | B Street Theatre - Family Series | 04/28/12-
06/03/12 | Sacramento |
"and the snow fell softly on all the living and the dead"Presented by UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance and UC Davis at UC Davis Main Theatre - Wright Hall May 31-June 3, 2012 Granada Artist-in-Residence and Video artist Ellen Bromberg and choreographer Della Davidson (in collaboration with Ellen Bromberg) devise a new mediated piece that investigates ideas of death and beauty.
| UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance | 05/31/12-
06/03/12 | Davis |
Kiss Me KatePresented by Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre May 11-June 3, 2012 The egotistical performer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi in the leading roles of Petruchio and Kate in Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the show they fight and obviously still love each other. Meanwhile, due to mistaken identity, two gangsters harass Fred. Also, two former cabaret performers cast in Taming of the Shrew, Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun, struggle to keep their romance alive. | Runaway Stage Productions | 05/11/12-
06/03/12 | Sacramento |
Lawrence and HollomanPresented by Actor's Workshop of Sacramento at Threepenny Playhouse May 4-June 3, 2012 Lawrence and Holloman, a hapless nerd and a loquacious salesman, meet by chance. From this fleetingly irritating and insignificant encounter, the viciously murderous and incredulously bizarre plot emerges into the full-blown twilight of what appear to be their insignificant and meaningless lives.
This is a universe in which Camus meets Dali, where Goya meets Disney, where gunshots and bathtub drownings, disillusion and dismemberment become the Seventh Seal of the grey flannel set. | Actor's Workshop of Sacramento | 05/04/12-
06/03/12 | Sacramento |
RuinedPresented by Images Theatre Company at Guild Theater May 11-June 3, 2012 Ruined is a powerful, gripping, gut-wrenching play with authentic, live African music, singing, and dance set in a bar/brothel, in a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The sexy, shrewd, proprietor, Mama Nadi, both profits and protects the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds for the rebel soldiers and government workers alike. The women who live and work at Mama's Place have been brutally raped, ravaged, and ruined and are caught up in a devastating and... | Images Theatre Company | 05/11/12-
06/03/12 | Sacramento |
The Importance of Being EarnestPresented by Chautauqua Playhouse at Chautauqua Playhouse May 4-June 10, 2012 Absolutely one of the funniest comedies in the English language. Wicked wit and dead-on social satire wrapped in a Victorian confection of dual identities, matters matrimonial, and the provenance of a particularly pertinent handbag. Wilde's exquisitely delicious dialogue and hilarious turns of phrase are an irresistible delivery system for his subversive look at society. | Chautauqua Playhouse | 05/04/12-
06/10/12 | Carmichael |
| Rx by Kate Fodor | B Street Theatre - Mainstage | 04/28/12-
06/10/12 | Sacramento |
The HobbitPresented by Sutter Street Theatre at Sutter Street Theatre May 5-June 10, 2012 It's unusual for a modern work to become a classic so quickly, but Tolkien's "ring" stories, which began with The Hobbit, clearly are in this very special category. They stir the imagination and intellect of everyone they touch. Bilbo, one of the most conservative of all Hobbits, is asked to leave his large, roomy, and very dry home in the ground in order to set off as chief robber in an attempt to recover an important treasure. It's the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit... | Sutter Street Theatre | 05/05/12-
06/10/12 | Folsom |
Celebrate the Season: VIP Dinner & Tony Awards Viewing PartyPresented by Sacramento Theatre Company June 10, 2012 The Celebrate the Season Host Committee cordially invites you to attend Celebrate the Season: VIP Dinner & Tony Awards Viewing Party. The VIP dinner will begin at 5:30pm and will recreate memorable moments from the 2011-2012 Sacramento Theatre Company's season, and preview their upcoming productions. The Broadcast Reception begins at 7:30pm. Guest performers from theaters throughout Sacramento will make special appearances previewing material from their upcoming seasons.... | Sacramento Theatre Company | 06/10/12 | Sacramento |
3: Nappy Hair and Other Black Girl Blues at Artisan Building June 7-June 10, 2012 Danielle Moné Truitt is proud to present her one woman show 3. The first installment of the Nappy Hair and Other Black Girl Blues Series. The show will debut in Sacramento at the Artisan Theatre. Danielle Moné Truitt, is one of those rare performers who can legitimately be called a “triple threat.” The Sacramento native makes her mark as an actor, singer, and dancer.
Truitt’s One Woman Show, 3 takes a look at the lives of three... | | 06/07/12-
06/10/12 | Sacramento |
Legends Presented by Arden Playhouse at Arden Playhouse May 4-June 16, 2012 Legends by James Kirkwood, produced with permission of Samuel French, Inc. is a wonderful story. Theatrical producer Martin needs a couple of famous stars in order to get backing for his new show. He thinks he can get former movie legends Leatrice Monsée and Sylvia Glenn. Both need the work...for income and ego. They have agreed to meet at the apartment of a mutual friend who is out of town. Only problem is...they hate each other. Sparks start flying almost immediately.... | Arden Playhouse | 05/04/12-
06/16/12 | Sacramento |
Puppet Company: Another Princess and the PeaPresented by Sacramento Public Library at Franklin Community Library June 16, 2012 Beginning with a prologue introducing Hans Christian Andersen to the children, the Puppet Company invites you to a celebration of one of Andersen's greatest tales. This is a fun and engaging re-telling of the classic tale and will be enjoyed by all ages. | Sacramento Public Library | 06/16/12 | Elk Grove |
Shakespeare on the Vine: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill June 15-June 16, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 06/15/12-
06/16/12 | Clarksburg |
WickedPresented by Broadway Sacramento and California Musical Theatre at Community Center Theater May 23-June 17, 2012 Wicked is a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (My So Called Life, Once And Again, and thirtysomething) based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire.
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One--born with emerald green skin--is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The... | Broadway Sacramento | 05/23/12-
06/17/12 | Sacramento |
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit ThemPresented by B Street Theatre - B3 Series at B Street Theatre May 17-June 17, 2012 This quirky coming of age story examines how a motherless pair of siblings makes their way in the grown up world while balancing their deep need to experience a real childhood. Abandoned and left to raise themselves, siblings Kenny and Edith learn to maneuver through life and love with the only tools they have--a shotgun and each other. Edith takes aim at growing up, staying young, and falling in love with withering accuracy.
Sacramento businesses support B Street Theatre.... | B Street Theatre - B3 Series | 05/17/12-
06/17/12 | Sacramento |
How I Learned to DrivePresented by Capital Stage Company at Capital Stage May 16-June 17, 2012 This winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize is a surprisingly funny and devastating tale of survival as seen through the lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older man. Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive is a brave and hopeful story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life in the '60s and '70s from behind the wheel. As her memories unravel, a beautifully crafted story unfolds with breathtaking insight, humor, and heart.
Editor's... | Capital Stage Company | 05/16/12-
06/17/12 | Sacramento |
At The Ballet III: Can't Touch This!Presented by Found Space Theatre Productions at Sacramento Ballet Studios June 1-June 17, 2012 Back by popular demand! Found Space Theatre Productions' At The Ballet series continues! Support the Sacramento Ballet and experience what Sacramento Press calls, "a flawless and fabulous show!".
Join this year as Found Space explores jazz, rock, pop, and much more. This show promises to be fun for the whole family and will include a drawing with posters, t-shirts, and more. | Found Space Theatre Productions | 06/01/12-
06/17/12 | Sacramento |
Shakespeare on the Vine: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill June 22, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 06/22/12 | Clarksburg |
Shakespeare on the Vine: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill June 24, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 06/24/12 | Clarksburg |
Annual Puppet FestivalPresented by Fairytale Town at Fairytale Town May 3-June 30, 2012 The Puppet Art Theater is back for another season filled with music, puppetry, and fun! Four original shows will be performed in the Children's Theater.
Schedule:
-May 3-May 13: Red Riding Hood
-May 17-May 27: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
-May 31-June 10: Hansel & Gretel
-June 14-June 30: Cinderella (premier)
Sponsored by ScholarShare College Savings Plan. | Fairytale Town | 05/03/12-
06/30/12 | Sacramento |
| Summer Performance | Sacramento Suzuki Violin Studio | 06/30/12 | Sacramento |
Grease the MusicalPresented by Music Circus and California Musical Theatre at Wells Fargo Pavilion June 26-July 1, 2012 Fun, friendship, and humor abound in this nostalgic trip to Rydell High in 1959, complete with greasers, slumber parties, sock hops, and lots of singing and dancing. Sandy and Danny’s romance sparks hit songs like "Summer Nights" and "You’re the One That I Want." | Music Circus | 06/26/12-
07/01/12 | Sacramento |
Shakespeare on the Vine: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill July 6, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 07/06/12 | Clarksburg |
International CelebrationPresented by Fairytale Town at Fairytale Town July 7, 2012 Fairytale Town presents a day of international dance and fun on the outdoor Mother Goose Stage. Enjoy nonstop performances from regional groups performing dances from around the world. Performances feature African drumming and dancing, Scottish highland dancing, ballet folklorico, Japanese minyo dancing, and much more.
Sponsored in part by Style Magazine. | Fairytale Town | 07/07/12 | Sacramento |
Shakespeare on the Vine: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill July 8, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 07/08/12 | Clarksburg |
Triple EspressoPresented by California Musical Theatre at Cosmopolitan Cabaret May 30-July 22, 2012 What did three guys do in four minutes that got them banned from show business for life? And why would they try it again? Part magic show, part musical, Triple Espresso is a rags-to-rags story with hysterical results that will make you laugh and laugh and laugh! In this highly caffeinated comedy that critics say is like “an evening with the Marx Brothers,” the laughter is infectious and the comedy appeals to everyone from 6 to 106. | California Musical Theatre | 05/30/12-
07/22/12 | Sacramento |
Willie WonkaPresented by Fair Oaks Theatre Festival at Fair Oaks Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre June 15-July 22, 2012 Based on the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka is a wonderful story of a boy and his adventures in a most magical Chocolate Factory. Songs are from the score of the 1971 movie ("The Candy Man," "Pure Imagination," & "Oompah Loompah") with new songs added for this adaptation by Academy Award and Grammy winners Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A.... | Fair Oaks Theatre Festival | 06/15/12-
07/22/12 | Fair Oaks |
Disney's The Little MermaidPresented by Music Circus and California Musical Theatre at Wells Fargo Pavilion July 10-July 22, 2012 Disney storytelling at its best! Unsatisfied with her life in the sea, young mermaid Ariel longs to experience the human world above, so she embarks on a fascinating journey to discover her true self. Featuring the songs "Under the Sea" and "Part of Your World." | Music Circus | 07/10/12-
07/22/12 | Sacramento |
The Fairytale Town Troupers present: Sinbad & Aladdin: The Arabian KnightsPresented by Fairytale Town at Fairytale Town July 14-July 22, 2012 The Fairytale Town Troupers return for their second show of the season. In this original production, the greatest superheroes of the ancient world join forces on a magical quest to rescue the supreme storyteller Scheherazade from the clutches of an evil Wizard and his monstrous minions.
Performances will be held on the outdoor Mother Goose Stage. | Fairytale Town | 07/14/12-
07/22/12 | Sacramento |
Sacramento Shakespeare FestivalPresented by Sacramento Shakespeare Festival at William Land Park June 29-July 29, 2012 The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare and King Arthur (a new play as if written by Shakespeare) by Luther Hanson will be performed at the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival. | Sacramento Shakespeare Festival | 06/29/12-
07/29/12 | Sacramento |
Shakespeare on the Vine: No Hold's BardPresented by Carvalho Winery at Old Sugar Mill July 27-July 29, 2012 A live theatre production on our newly finished Crush Pad! Catering by Jackson Catering. Wine available for purchase by Carvalho Family Winery. | Carvalho Winery | 07/27/12-
07/29/12 | Clarksburg |
The Music ManPresented by Music Circus and California Musical Theatre at Wells Fargo Pavilion July 31-August 5, 2012 Theatre’s musical tribute to the optimism, warmth, and stubbornness of small town America. There’s trouble in River City when traveling salesman Harold Hill comes to town promising to form a children’s marching band. Features "76 Trombones" and "Goodnight My Someone." | Music Circus | 07/31/12-
08/05/12 | Sacramento |
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