Ray of Light Theatre
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Ray of Light Theatre is a musical theatre company in San Francisco, California.
History
[edit]Ray of Light Theatre was founded by artistic director Shane Ray and board co-chair Adrienne Abrams in 2000.
Production highlights & honors:
In 2005, 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs appeared as Sandy Dumbrowski in the musical Grease.
In 2005, ROLT produced Bat Boy: The Musical, directed by James Monroe Iglehart.
In 2009, the month-long run of The Who's Tommy garnered six Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards (of eleven nods).[1]
In 2010, ROLT mounted the West Coast Premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
In 2011, the ROLT production of Assassins was nominated for 13 BATCC awards, winning 8, including Best Musical.[2]
In 2012, the ROLT production of Sweeney Todd was nominated for 6 BATCC awards, winning best featured actress.[3]
In 2015, ROLT produced the Bay Area Premiere of Heathers the Musical and worked with writers Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt on producing Lizzie the Musical. In the 2016 season ROLT received good reviews in the San Francisco Chronicle for The Wild Party (Lippa Musical).[4] The same paper's critic praised the 2024 production of Legally Blonde, presenting it as an example for a "fluffy musical" that nonetheless communicates "a key political point."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, Examiner (2009-10-29). "Ray of Light rocks 'Tommy'". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Staff, Examiner (2011-06-09). "Ray of Light brings 'Assassins' to life". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Stark Insider (2012-07-18). "'Sweeney Todd' - The Devil's in the Details". Stark Insider. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Ray of Light Theatre puts on a 'Wild Party'". SFChronicle.com. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ Janiak, Lily (2024-09-13). "This 'Legally Blonde' epitomizes how fluffy musical theater makes a key political point". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
External links
[edit]Ray of Light Theatre [1] (Official Website)