Shug Avery (Carla R. Stewart, left) and Celie (Adrianna Hicks, right) meet, in the North American touring production of ‘The Color Purple,’ at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco through May27.
JAZZ, GOSPEL, RAGTIME AND BLUES: MUSIC ENRICHES “THE COLOR PURPLE” AT THE SHN ORPHEUM THEATRE. From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel came a wrenching story of brave women struggling with love and life. Their journey moved to the Academy Award-nominated feature film and, most recently, to the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival, now at the SHN Orpheum Theatre. Two hours and 35 minutes includes one intermission. The SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco, is a five-minute level walk from the Civic Center underground parking garage and is directly above the Civic Center/U.N. Plaza BART station. Tickets at shnsf.com and (888) 746-1799. Recommended for ages 8 and up. No children under 5 allowed.
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STILL TIME TO GO HEAD OVER HEELS THIS WEEKEND. An exuberant comedy mash-up of posh, punk and pop-rock songs of The Go-Go’s, Head Over Heels winds up its pre-Broadway run at the Curran theater on May 6. An Elizabethan-era-inspired romp about a royal family that embarks on a journey to save their kingdom from an oracle’s prophecy of doom, this fast-paced confection has all the fun stuff of Shakespeare — jealous lovers, star-crossed lovers, disguised lovers and unexpected lovers — without any of the downers. (Spoiler alert: Happy Ending). The Go-Go’s songs, performed to a blow-the-walls-out-of-the-theater perfection, joyfully propel the action. The line-up includes “We Got the Beat,” “Get Up and Go,” “Cool Jerk,” “Vacation,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Lust to Love,” “Head Over Heels,” “Mad About You” and “Heaven is a Place on Earth.” Single tickets from $29–$175 at (415) 358-1220 or SFCURRAN.com. The Curran theater is located at 445 Geary St., near San Francisco’s Union Square.
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WONDERING WHAT THE HEADLINES WILL BE FOR THE REST OF 2018? EXPERIENCE THE DURST CASE SCENARIO, AT THE MARSH SAN FRANCISCO. Specializing in political humor for folks who don’t like politics (or maybe politicians), satirist Will Durst invites you to join him on a comedic exploration of how America and the world are changing in the Trump era. 8 p.m. on Tuesdays through May 29 at The Marsh, 1062 Valencia St. in San Francisco. For show and ticket information visit https://themarsh.org or call (415) 282-3055.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and the American Theatre Critics Association. She may be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com.
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