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Tales of the City: New Musical Based on Armistead Maupin's Saga

A.C.T., Near the corner of Geary and Mason (415 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
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Armistead Maupin's iconic saga of San Francisco has been transformed into a brand-new musical by the creators of Avenue Q, with music by Jake Shears and John Garden of glam-rock phenomenon The Scissor Sisters. Maupin's opus chronicles the life and times of the City by the Bay through the eyes of a young Midwestern girl who finds a new home and builds a new family in the fog-drenched, neon-saturated San Francisco of the disco years.

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The last date listed for Tales of the City was Sunday July 31, 2011 / 8:00pm (Closing Night).

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A.C.T.
Near the corner of Geary and Mason,
415 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-749-2ACT
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For those of us who followed "Tales of the City" in the Chronicle in the 1970's, this is a fine nostalgia trip, as the characters we remember are all brought to life, most winsomely.Well-cast in the central roles are Judy Kaye as Anna Madrigal and Betsy Wolfe as Mary Ann: both are strong singers. Diane Findlay steals the second act, and Wesley Taylor steals your heart. The costumes are perfectly evocative of the era. The songs didn't leave us humming the tunes,but they work well within the musical. The book does as much justice as possible to most of the characters, given that two books' worth of material had to be compressed into a musical show. I think only Mona could have been fleshed-out more, in terms of her motivations.

The best reason to go is to be transported back to the freewheeling San Francisco of 1976: before AIDS, dot.coms, sky-high rents... to enjoy the still-warm embers of the flowerchild era and the exuberance of the gay culture as it was then.

And if it's not a nostalgia trip for you, then go anyway, for a delightful musical experience, with a better story than most modern musicals, and a cast of characters who will worm their way into your heart.

Written on May 30 2011

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Rockstarbob
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Like many of the other reviews on here, the songs really didn't strike me as anything worthwhile. Paper Faces or whatever it might be called was nice. The show seemed to point out what are some of the book's weaknesses...overuse of coincidence, too many characters and plot points that really don't advance the story much. Good casting, costumes and staging though. Not sure how I'd feel if I had no TALES background. Needs a good editing and tweaking for some terrific songs and it could be a hit. Listening to BOOK OF MORMON without having seen it leaves me with a much bigger impression than having seen this show last night.
Written on Jun 01 2011

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Blonde1
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The play definitely lived up to my expectations. I was worried that it was overhyped like most things I've ever heard about, but this was definitely worth seeing. I had some great laughs, and I'm not easily entertained! It was definitely worth MY hard earned money...that's saying a lot! :)
Written on Jul 23 2011

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Wanted sooo much to love this.... but I didn't. Granted there were some great performances from Mrs Madrigal... Mona. But I felt some of the roles were miscast. And out of all the music, nothing stuck out as memorable. I am glad I went... I did enjoy. I just didn't fall in love with it as I wanted to.
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More Information About Tales of the City

Website

http://www.act-sf.org/1011/talesofthecity/index.html

Quotes & Highlights

  • Read an excerpt from an interview with the show's creators.
  • Follow a timeline of Tales in the City events from 1976-1977.

Description

On the bustling streets of 1970s San Francisco, neon lights pierce through the fog-drenched skies, disco music explodes from crowded nightclubs, and a wide-eyed Midwestern girl finds a new home—and creates a new kind of family—with the characters at 28 Barbary Lane. Three decades after Armistead Maupin mesmerized millions with his daily column in the city's newspapers, his iconic San Francisco saga comes home as a momentous new musical. Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City unleashes an exuberant celebration of the irrepressible spirit that continues to define our City by the Bay.