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Ray's Shorts: Cabaret at San Francisco Playhouse

If you happen to be in San Francisco or even if you have to make a special trip, a must see show that’s happening right now is the fantastic musical Cabaret playing at the San Francisco Playhouse. Do yourself a favor and go see this show!
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/

San Francisco Mime Troupe

Recently I spoke with Ellen Callas and Daniel Savio of the Tony Award winning SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE.
The company opened a new musical today entitled "Treasure Island". 
"Treasure Island" - is it the mythical isle where untold wealth awaits marauding pirates, or the freezing cold, artificial island in the middle of San Francisco Bay awaiting cut-throat developers? Or is it both? That's the question for Jill Hawkins when an old sea-dog of a developer drops anchor in her office at City Hall, and drops a mystery in her lap. "Developers...they scour the map looking for cities with fat purses, ready to be plundered, damn the regulations!" But if Treasure Island is such a wonderful opportunity why has no one developed it yet...? What about the people who live there now? And who is the one-legged developer Hawkins was warned about?
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About the Mime Troupe
The San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater of the highest professional quality and performs it before the broadest possible audience.
They do plays that make sense out of the headlines by identifying the forces that shape our lives and dramatizing the operation of these giant forces in small, close-up stories that make our audiences feel the impact of political events on personal life.
To make this work accessible the Mime Troupe performs its shows in local parks at a price everyone can afford: FREE.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do silent pantomime. We mean 'mime' in the ancient sense: to mimic. We talk, we sing, we make a lot of noise. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life and at the same time, see their causes. We've done shows about most of the burning issues of our time, generally shows that debunked the official story. We perform everywhere from public parks to palaces of culture, aiming to reach the broadest possible audience.
SF Mime Troupe Web Site: Mime Troupe
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Opening Music by Carly Ozard
 

Bruce Vilanch and Broadway Bares/San Francisco Strips IV

NEW YORK CITY’S SEXIEST BENEFIT STRIP SHOW, "BROADWAY BARES" HAS COME TO SAN FRANCISCO AND WILL FEATURE MANY OF THE BAY AREA’S HOTTEST DANCER/STRIPPERS.SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2019  
DNA LOUNGE
Doors open at 7:00pm, show at 8pm
375 Eleventh Street, San Francisco (near Harrison)Proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and REAF.     
Performance Director: Damien Beard​
Production Director: Emily Schreck
Artistic Director: Leanne Borghesi
Executive Producers: Ken Henderson & Joe Seiler
Tickets: http://bit.ly/broadwaybaressf19
DNA Lounge: http://bit.ly/dnalounge
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ABOUT BRUCE VILANCH
Bruce Vilanch
Comedy writer
 
One of the most sought-after jokesmiths in the entertainment industry, Bruce Vilanch has become a recognizable face in his own right, thanks to the feature-length documentary "Get Bruce!" (1999) and his stint as a regular on "Hollywood Squares" (1998- ), for which he also serves as head writer. Known for his eclectic eyewear and collection of unique T-shirts, he began as a child model for Lane Bryant, but when his initial efforts as an actor came to naught, he became an entertainment writer for the Chicago Tribune instead. Impressed by his review of her cabaret performance in 1970, Bette Midler hired him to punch up her act, and he later moved to Los Angeles where he wrote for variety shows like the original "Donny and Marie" and "The Brady Bunch Hour" (both ABC) and provided material for Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and Joan Rivers. He has maintained his connection with Midler through the years, working on such projects as the feature "Divine Madness" (1980) and the TV special "Bette Midler--Diva Las Vegas" (HBO, 1997), as well as writing for her sitcom "Bette!" (CBS, 2000- ). Vilanch began contributing to Academy Awards telecasts in 1989, collaborating with the likes of Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman, and graduated to head writer in 2000. The Whoopi connection led to his providing the notorious material Ted Danson performed in blackface at a certain 1993 Friars Club roast of his then-girlfriend Goldberg, but his resume also includes "You Made Me Watch You", the touching Emmy-winning valedictory Midler crooned as a send-off to Johnny Carson. He made his feature debut as a dress manufacturer in "Mahogany' (1975), starring Diana Ross (to whose act he also contributed), and put his Muppet-like persona to excellent use as Santa's number one helper in the syndicated TV-movie "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas" (1989). On the heels of "Get Bruce!", Vilanch performed his comedy stylings Off-Broadway in "Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous" (2000).
 

Ray's Shorts - May 26, 2019

We all have a lot to be grateful for despite whatever hardships we may encounter. I also talk about staged readings, and the TV shows True Detective season three, and Barry, both on HBO.
Music - CarlyOzard.com
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Maureen McVerry Interview

Today’s special guest Maureen McVerry has been a fixture of entertainment here in the San Francisco Bay Area for well over 3 decades. She is the winner of 7 SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards (SFBATCC) and 2 Dramalogue Awards. McVerry’s film credits include Nine Months, The Dead Pool, Big Business, True Believer, Howard the Duck ,The Ox and the Eye and Crackers. On TV, Full House and Divorce Court.In 1993 Maureen McVerry created VERRY McVERRY her ever evolving Cabaret Show and has performed it for 25 years. In SF she has performed at OASIS, Feinstein’s, the New Conservatory Theatre, the Herbst theatre, the Plush Room, the Venetian Room, the Gateway Theatre and the Alcazar. VERRY MCVERRY has also been performed at 88s in NYC and the Gardenia Room in LA and at other venues nationally. (2012 nominated for Best Solo Show SFBATCC).
The next performance of VERRY McMVERRY is happening on May 18 2019, that’s NEXT Saturday at The Oasis in San Francisco. 7 pm. You can get your tickets at SFOasis.comGo see her folks! She is a real pro. She’s absolutely hilarious and her acting chops are up their with the best of them. She can make you laugh, cry and jump to your feet in joy. I’ve seen her perform many times and it’s always special. https://sfoasis.com/
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May 1, 2019 21:56 - Ray's Shorts

March 30, 2019 - Ray's Shorts - The 'Momma Mia!' Chronicles

"Mamma Mia!" - One of the first smash hit Juke-Box musicals.
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Ray's Shorts - "Mamma Mia!" Chronicles - 3-17-2019

How do actors learn all those lines?!!
Is Ray wearing briefs or boxers?
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Music: carlyozard.com

March 12, 2019 - Ray's Shorts - Mamma Mia! - 1

Mamma Mia! at City College of San Francisco - rehearsal report. Conan without Borders on Netflix.

March 9, 209 - Ray's Shorts

Mamma Mia! at City College of San Francisco
My thoughts about the Best Picture Award at the Oscars