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Events on May 23rd For San Francisco, CA 94109

Beach Blanket Babylon at Club Fugazi

Club Fugazi (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 6:30pm
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 9:30pm
Full Price: $49.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
Rated: 3.4 stars
See the best-loved musical comedy revue that has been wowing audiences for more than 30 years: Beach Blanket Babylon! This zany musical spoof of pop culture is world-renowned for its extravagant costumes, huge hats and biting satire.  Learn More

Vampire Tour of San Francisco - The Best of the Bay! Outdoor Events

Vampire Tour of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Explore the Gothic side of San Francisco's Nob Hill with this incredible Vampire Tour, led by Mina Harker, a real vampress. This tour has been delighting Goldstar Events' customers since January 2004!  Learn More

Massage, Facials & Beauty at re:fresh Spa in San Francisco

Re:fresh Day Spa, San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $110.00 - $165.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Indulge in a luxurious spa treatment at re:fresh, the gorgeous day spa that SanFrancisco.com calls a "rare San Francisco spa haven." Choose from a Deep Tissue Massage, Botanical Bliss Facial, Aloe Valerian Wrap and other lush treatments.  Learn More

Flashback Walking Tour of Haight-Ashbury Outdoor Events

Flashback Tour (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Rated: 2.0 stars
This comedian-led tour takes a vivid trip through the heart of the Haight-Ashbury district, the birthplace of the 1960s cultural revolution. You'll see the locations of some of the most memorable events of the Summer of Love, as well as the former homes of the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and other notables. The tour also discusses the music, poster art, and lifestyles that defined the Hippie era in San Francisco's most colorful neighborhood.  Learn More

Big City Improv at the Shelton Theater

The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
The award-winning Big City Improv performs improvisational comedy in the style of TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and they are appearing live at The Shelton Theatre.  Learn More

Shopping! The Musical - A Brand New Musical Comedy Revue

The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $29.00   Our Price: $14.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Shopping! The Musical is a new musical comedy revue by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow about everyone's second favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. Hilarious songs and sketches about the frustrations, annoyances and occasional joys of shopping — how men and women do it, dealing with customers, clerks and store environments, shopping online and on TV and other familiar situations.  Learn More

Battle-of-the-Bay Theatresports from BATS Improv

Bayfront Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 - $15.00   Our Price: $6.00 - $7.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
In this annual summer tournament, six teams representing neighborhoods all over the Bay Area battle for the right to compete against Los Angeles Theatresports in the championships. Each night, two teams of improvisers face off in a series of scenes, games and songs, vying for points awarded by judges. The audience is involved throughout the show, shouting suggestions, voting for their favorite scenes, and volunteers are invited to participate in one of the rounds.  Learn More

Gourmet Dinner and a Show: The Spectacular Teatro ZinZanni

Teatro ZinZanni (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $143.50   Our Price: $78.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Set along San Francisco's historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European cabaret, cirque, divas and madmen, spectacle and sensuality with live music and a gourmet five-course dinner — set in the nightclub of your dreams. Now in its seventh year, Teatro ZinZanni has become a Bay Area entertainment institution.  Learn More

Soul Jazz Saxophone Master Houston Person at Jazz at Pearl's

Jazz at Pearl's (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $150.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $75.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Every once in a while a true giant of jazz comes along. Houston Person is one of those giants, with an identifiable original sound and fierce jazz integrity. Whether playing blues, ballads, bebop or boogaloos, this tenor saxophonist is instantly recognizable for his big, beefy tone and his alternately tender and tough attack.  Learn More

San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour: Discover the City's Gems Outdoor Events

Architecture Walking Tour - Galleria Park Hotel Lobby (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Discover the rich history of San Francisco architecture. Rick Evans' two-hour tour is loaded with secret gems and hidden jewels of the city! In addition to learning about the history of the architecture in the Financial District, you'll also see hidden outdoor spaces, including several rooftop gardens that can only be found on foot.  Learn More

First Draft: Synergy Theatre's New Improv Comedy Show

Off-Market Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
Synergy Theatre and Piano Fight productions present First Draft, a hilarious new late-night improv comedy show. Aided by audience suggestions, a talented team of improvisers will generate a full-length play on the spot. Every show is completely different!  Learn More

Dinner and a Show: Tony n' Tina's Wedding Dinner Comedy

Swiss Louis Restaurant (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $115.00   Our Price: $57.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, and you won't just see a show — you'll be a part of it! The fun starts with the happy couple's wedding ceremony, then it's time for the all-inclusive reception featuring a family-style pasta dinner, champagne toast, wedding cake, dancing and lots of laughs!  Learn More

Insignificant Others: Love Unfolds In The City

Theatre 39 (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $46.00   Our Price: $9.95 - $23.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
This musical, transferring to Pier 39 after a successful run at the Zeum Theater, tells a tale of love and friendship. Five friends move to San Francisco from the Midwest, only to find themselves falling in love with each other, with the city itself, and facing any number of challenges to that love. Sexuality, faith and the ups and downs of love all come together for a rollicking, romantic, magical musical.  Learn More

Audience Picks Winner in Short-Play Competition ShortLived

Off-Market Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
ShortLived is a three-month competition of fully staged short plays by a myriad of writers, where each piece is scored by the audience. The two lowest-scoring pieces are then replaced two weeks later by two new fully staged shorts. The writer whose script receives the highest score will be invited to write an upcoming full-length PianoFight play with a four-week run.  Learn More

Vocalist Jane Olivor in Concert at The Rrazz Room

Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $52.50 - $55.00   Our Price: $26.25 - $27.50*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Acclaimed singer Jane Olivor makes a long-awaited return to the Bay Area with her upcoming appearance at The Rrazz Room. A musical sensation and deeply loved vocalist of the finest order, Olivor can turn a ballad into a transforming experience and always leaves her audience wanting more.  Learn More

Neil Simon's The Odd Couple — A Timeless Classic at Custom Made Theatre Co.

Custom Stage @ Off-Market (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Oscar, a typical slovenly bachelor, is living in his beautifully decorated, but now trashed, apartment since his wife left him. Felix, a compulsive neat-freak, has also just been dumped by his spouse. Thinking the company would do him good, not to mention the rent reduction, Oscar invites Felix to live with him...and so begins one of theatre's most famous marriages.  Learn More

Flaming Sin: London's Grand Guignol Features U.S. Premiere of Noel Coward Play

Hypnodrome (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $69.00   Our Price: FREE - $34.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
The Hypnodrome presents Flaming Sin, featuring two plays which opened at London's notorious Grand Guignol in the early 1920s. The bill features the American premiere of Noel Coward's scandalous The Better Half, a skewering of British sexual mores that was lost for 85 years before being recently discovered. Also featured: André de Lorde and Alfred Binet's horrifying The Old Women, or A Crime in a Madhouse, plus an assortment of sensational variety acts.  Learn More

SF Playhouse Presents Bug, a Creepy Psychological Thriller

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00   Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Walk on the wild side with Tracy Letts' Bug, a Bay Area premiere from the author of Killer Joe and current Broadway darling August: Osage County. Bug is a psychological thriller about love, fear...and little tiny bugs. This play will seduce you and get under your skin. Scratch the itch — don't miss it!  Learn More

Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage — A Rock Opera

Ashby Stage (Berkeley, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $17.00 - $22.00   Our Price: $8.50 - $11.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
What was the story of "Beowulf" before it was written down, and what is it now in the hands of the academics? Flawed heroes, sympathetic monsters and haughty professors collide as one of the most twisted stories in the literary cannon comes to life in this rock opera with a live musical score.  Learn More

Off-Broadway Star Sherry Glaser in The Breast of Sherry Glaser

The Marsh San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $22.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $11.00*
Rated: 2.7 stars
Sherry Glaser's show is the culmination of more than 20 years of her theatrical comedy and peace activism. It features a trio of outrageous characters who all challenge the status quo in different ways: Miguel De Cervantes, Mother Superior and SAM SLAM (Super Lesbian Activist Mother).  Learn More

12th Annual Best of PlayGround Festival: An Evening of Short Plays at Thick House

Thick House (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $40.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $20.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
The 12th Annual Best of PlayGround Festival is an evening of seven short plays written by some of the Bay Area's hottest new playwrights. Performed and directed by top local talent, the short works are given full production to deliver what the Examiner calls, "as entertaining and thought-provoking as anything on stage at The City's major theaters these days."  Learn More

Sam Shepard's Satire Curse of the Starving Class at A.C.T.

A.C.T. (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $14.00 - $67.00   Our Price: $8.00 - $34.50*
Rated: 2.8 stars
A dark satire by Pulitzer Prize winner and Academy Award nominee Sam Shepard, Curse of the Starving Class is at once hilarious and profound, frighteningly true and delightfully surreal. The story follows a malnourished and rather bizarre family searching for freedom, security and their piece of the American pie.  Learn More

Theater: The Musical — An Improvised Musical from Un-Scripted Theater Company

SF Playhouse Stage 2 (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
At each performance, the Un-Scripted Theater Company will improvise a new, full-length musical as if it were written by one of your favorite playwrights. In the mood for musical comedy? How about musical drama? The audience supplies the playwright, and Un-Scripted delivers an original musical—created just for you.  Learn More

Campy Mystery It's Murder, Mary! at New Conservatory Theatre Center

New Conservatory Theatre Center (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $40.00   Our Price: $11.00 - $20.00*
Rated: 2.8 stars
This action-packed comedy is modeled after the classic "whodunit" murder-mystery genre. Set at an exclusive Russian River resort, this campy yet tension-filled play will keep you guessing (and laughing) until the last body falls.  Learn More

Entangled Love Story Octopus at The Magic Theatre

The Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $22.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
A love story rendered through a post-modern gay lens, Octopus examines the fallout of one night of lust on four men. This universal story of love, jealousy and commitment comingles with a mysterious telegram delivery boy and a ravenous monster from the ocean floor.  Learn More

Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Brahms' German Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 - $78.00   Our Price: $17.50 - $39.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Brahms's great Requiem fuses immediacy of expression with a timeless message. It is not so much a memorial as a work that reminds the living of what life offers to those who engage with it. Don't miss this chance to experience the depths of Brahms' music, as performed by the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. Soloists: soprano Laura Claycomb, baritone Matthias Goerne.  Learn More

Peddling Rainbows: The Songs and Poetry of E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

Eureka Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $11.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Enjoy an evening of great songs like "It's Only a Paper Moon," "April in Paris," "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Over the Rainbow," "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?", "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe," "Can't Help Singing" and "Old Devil Moon" by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and his composer-collaborators Harold Arlen, Burton Lane, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Vernon Duke and more.  Learn More

Dianne Reeves: Grammy-Winning Jazz Vocalist Unveils Songs from New Album

Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
Rated: 3.9 stars
The New York Times has described Dianne Reeves as ""The only jazz singer with a voice big enough to rival Sarah Vaughan's". She's used that voice to earn a worldwide following and four Grammy Awards — most recently for the Good Night and Good Luck soundtrack. In this concert, she'll perform works from an upcoming CD featuring original compositions.  Learn More

Lynn Harrell Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites at Grace Cathedral

Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm (Suites 2, 4, 6)
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
In a rarefied combination of profound music, visionary artistry, and a majestic space, Grammy award-winning cellist Lynn Harrell performs his acclaimed rendition of the complete Bach Cello Suites, some of the most moving music ever written. He'll be performing all six of the Suites over the span of two remarkable nights.  Learn More

Sweeney Todd Spoof Sweetie Tanya: The Demon Barista of Valencia Street

EXIT Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Catch the musical parody that SF Weekly calls "a vicious theatrical treat." On the run from creditors after a failed sexual harassment suit against her powerful boss, Tanya ends up working in the dingiest coffee shop in the Mission. Instead of a haven, she finds a lecherous boss, creepy patrons and her destiny as a force of vengeance!  Learn More

Speaking Chinese: A Dance Journey Based on Zhang Ailing's Novella

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $16.00   Our Price: FREE - $8.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Speaking Chinese is a dance journey inspired by Love in a Fallen City, a 1943 novella by Chinese-American writer Zhang Ailing and featuring the orchestral and chamber music of Shanghai composer Zhu Jian'er. Combining text, movement, image and sound, this interdisciplinary work leads us through Ailing's "tales of love, longing and the shifting of endlessly treacherous shoals of family life."  Learn More

Oust: Dance Work from Dandelion Dancetheater, Compañía Y & Jacques Poulin-Denis

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, May. 23 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $16.00   Our Price: FREE - $8.00*
Rated: 2.0 stars
Oust is a collaboration of San Francisco's Dandelion Dancetheater, Spain's Compañía Y and Canada's Jacques Poulin-Denis. It begins with the Buddhist concept that no solid, lasting self exists, and pulls from examples such as illegal immigration, refugee crises and wars that divide countries and ethnic groups. Oust is multilingual, incorporating text and audience instructions in English, Spanish, French and Sign Language.  Learn More

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