Chloe Angst, left, Lauren Jiang and Francesca Cipponeri are among the cast of “Company” at South Bay Musical Theatre. The Tony-winning musical from composer Stephen Sondheim runs Sept. 24-Oct. 15. (Photo by Dave Lepori)
A slew of new theater productions will open during September and October on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, beginning with three that start their runs Sept. 9.
Los Altos Stage Company tackles “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Simon Stephens, based on the novel by Mark Haddon. Directed by LASC’s executive artistic director Gary Landis, the show runs through Oct. 2 at the Bus Barn Theater. Tickets run $32-$40 at www.losaltosstage.org or 650-941-0551.
“Gypsy,” the classic musical based on the life of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, runs through Sept. 25 at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City. It’s directed and choreographed by Lee Ann Payne and features a live orchestra led by Rick Reynolds. Tickets cost $32-$60 at www.hillbarntheatre.org or 650-349-6411, ext. 2.
“Bull in a China Shop” and “Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties,” described as two fast-paced comedies, open Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 respectively at the Pear Theatre in Mountain View and will play in repertory Thursdays through Sundays through Oct. 2. Tickets are $35-$38 at www.ThePear.org or 650-254-1148.
South Bay Musical Theatre in Saratoga opens its COVID-postponed production of “Company” on Sept. 24. The Tony-winning musical from composer Stephen Sondheim runs through Oct. 15. Tickets are $28-$53 at 408-266-4734 or www.southbaymt.com.
Sunnyvale’s EnActe Arts is staging its version of “The Jungle Book: Rudyard Revised” for three performances at Cubberley Theater in Palo Alto starting Sept. 30. After hitting the stage in Houston and San Francisco, the play opens at the Hammer Theater in San Jose for two weekends, from Dec. 2-11. Tickets cost $40-$65 at www.enacte.org or 408-839-1123.
Santa Clara Players celebrate the community theater company’s 50th anniversary with Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” which had similar longevity, opening in London’s West End in 1952 and running continuously until March 2022. “Mousetrap” runs Oct. 14-Nov. 5 at Hall Pavilion, a 71-seat theater behind the Triton Museum in Santa Clara. Tickets cost $10-$23 at www.scplayers.org.
Woodside Musical Theatre comes alive just once a year, and this year’s production is “Bright Star,” written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It’s set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945, with flashbacks to 1923. Gary Stanford Jr. directs, with musical direction by Brett Strader. The musical plays Oct. 14-23. Tickets are $25-$55 at www.woodsidetheatre.com.
Originally published at Joanne Engelhardt