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THEATRE GUIDE
The Addams Family
July 25 – July 30
Presented by Broadway At Music Circus
UC Davis Health Pavillion
1419 H St, Sac 916 557-1999
Broadwaysacramento.com
This “deliciously dark and superbly funny” musical comedy embraces the wackiness in every family. The award-winning show is based on some of the characters created by The New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams in his single-panel drawings, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre.
The Music Man
July 11 – July 16
Presented by Broadway At Music Circus
UC Davis Health Pavillion
1419 H St, Sac 916 557-1999
Broadwaysacramento.com
One of musical theatre’s most beloved works, this tribute to the optimism, warmth, and stubbornness of small town America has been charming audiences of all ages for decades. There’s trouble in River City when traveling salesman Harold Hill comes to town and causes disruption. Featuring the classic songs “Seventy Six Trombones,” “Goodnight My Someone” and “Till There Was You.”
TWELVE O’CLOCK TALES WITH AVA GARDENER
July 21 – July 23
Presented by Cal Cap Black Box Theatre
Cal Cap Black Box Theatre
9845 Horn Rd, Sac 916 807-7429
Calcapblackbox.com
Hollywood, California… 1974. On the set of the blockbuster disaster film, Earthquake, Oscar nominated screen siren Ava Gardner is focusing on her first big budget starring role in over a decade. Tucked away in her dressing room bungalow, the “queen of the scandal sheets” does battle with her past. But only a fool would bet against Ava.
Predictor
Thru July 23
Presented by Capital Stage Company
Capital Stage 2215 J St, Sac 916 995-5464
Capstage.org
Based on true events, PREDICTOR is the reallife story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds and expectations to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test. An imaginative, stubborn, recovering-Catholic graphic artist with a proclivity for seeing things differently, Margaret contemplates the decision to sell her patent for the first home pregnancy test to Organon Pharmaceuticals. Will Meg’s invention fall into the wrong hands and disappear, or will she make the ultimate sacrifice to change the shape of women’s lives forever?
Celebration Arts Presents Comedy Night
Saturday July 15
Presented by Celebration Arts Theatre at Celebration Arts Theatre 2727 B St, Sac 916 455-2787
Celebrationarts.net
Saturday, July 15 is Comedy Night at Celebration Arts! Join hilarious host D-Tyler for a special evening of side-splitting laughter featuring some of the funniest comics in the area. Full line-up will be announced soon! Grab a VIP ticket which includes a complimentary drink AND a ticket to an upcoming 2023 Celebration Arts theatrical performance of your choice.