An exuberant mash-up of posh, punk and pop-rock songs of The Go-Go’s, ‘Head Over Heels’ lights up the Curran theater in San Francisco through May 6, ahead of its July 26 Broadway premiere.
OOH, “HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH” ... AND THAT PLACE IS THE CURRAN THEATER: BROADWAY-BOUND “HEAD OVER HEELS” ‘TIS THE PERFECT MUSICAL COMEDY ESCAPE. Double-entendres pile up in “Head Over Heels,” 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.) Brilliantly embellished costumes are crazy wonderful, iris-widening lighting goes over-the-top with glorious color and motion, and sublime projection design creates a phantasmagorical world in which anything is possible. 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.” Original book by Jeff Whitty. Adapted by James Magruder. Directed by Michael Mayer. Running 130 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
STAGE DIRECTIONS AND TICKET INFORMATION: “Head Over Heels” performs at the Curran theater through May 6, ahead of its July 26 Broadway premiere. Single tickets from $29-$175 at (415) 358-1220 or SFCURRAN.com. The Curran theater is located at 445 Geary St., San Francisco. The closest stop is Powell Station for BART. Discounted parking is available at The Mason/O’Farrell Garage at the corner of Mason and O’Farrell streets where theatergoers can park for up to five hours for $15. Present your ticket to the attendant to receive this special rate. The 550 O’Farrell Garage has $8 Sunday to Wednesday, $10 Thursday to Saturday.
ACCESSIBILITY. The Curran theater offers tickets in strict accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A number of accessible seats are located in the Orchestra in rows N (on the house left side) and U (on the left and right sides). Patrons may purchase these tickets online and are encouraged to call (415) 358-1220 to determine which seats are most appropriate. Please specify accessibility as the topic of the inquiry and an accessibility expert will respond. Plus-sized patrons may inquire about the location and availability of swing-arm seats in the orchestra as well as freestanding armless seats in the accessible rows. An Open Caption performance is scheduled for the April 21 matinee; an Audio Described performance is scheduled for the April 28 matinee; and an American Sign Language performance is scheduled for the May 5 matinee.
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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