UPCOMING:
Round One, an evening of new songs by Bay Area composers of musical theater at the Alcove Theater. NQO is one of the few places in the nation that exclusively develops and produces totally original musical theater. Directed by Anne Nygren Doherty, with musical director, Scott DeTurk, this uplifting revue features top notch vocal performances, soaring melodies, witty lyrics and penetrating insights. APRIL 2012 The Alcove Theater, 414 Mason Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco.
PAST SHOWS:
“Absolutely San Francisco: A Musical Trip by Anne Doherty”- “Absolutely San Francisco” continues its open run! Mary Gibboney stars on Sundays in this musical storytelling treat. Original book, music and lyrics by Not Quite Opera Artistic Director Anne Nygren Doherty. Sundays at 6pm.
- “Absolutely San Francisco is Absolutely Fabulous”– Ed Attanasio, Northside SF
- “Fun and Funny” – SF Bay Times
- “…an intimate look at San Francisco through the eyes of a gifted artist…” – Half Moon Bay Blog
- Featured on AOL’s “City’s Best”
- Recommended on “Betty’s List”
- “Absolutely San Francisco is VERY SF!” – “Buzzin’ Lee Hartgrave
- “…a San Francisco experience…” – Richard Connema, Talkin’ Broadway
Featured on KRON-4′s Jan Wahl Report!
SEE KGO’S DON SANCHEZ’ REPORT!
www.absolutelysanfrancisco.com
Round One, an evening of new songs by Bay Area composers of musical theater at the Alcove Theater. NQO is one of the few places in the nation that exclusively develops and produces totally original musical theater. Directed by Anne Nygren Doherty, this uplifting revue features top notch vocal performances, soaring melodies, witty lyrics and penetrating insights. Seven musicals in the works are represented by 19 songs by four stand out Bay Area composers – Peter Alexander, Dennis Campagna, Peter Tucker and Scott DeTurk. Performers are Peter Alexander, Katherine Goldman, Cliff McCormick and Melissa O’Keefe. Enjoy sample videos of the performance here. 10/13 and 10/20/11 at 8pm, The Alcove Theater, 414 Mason Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco
“Absolutely San Francisco (The Original Version)” – Join ex-hippie billionaire “DaveO;” the homeless “Harry’s Wife” — obsessed with marrying Gavin Newsom; the gay wine merchant “Jeffrey” — recently divorced from his lover; and Chinese-immigrant souvenir shopkeeper, “Grace,” as they struggle with their San Francisco Dreams on a mysteriously broken-down, fogged-in cable car. With: Kal Berns as ”Jeffrey,” Karen Hirst as “Harry’s Wife,” Melissa Wong-Renati as “Grace” and Terry Rucker as “DaveO.” Music by local composers: Anne Doherty, Brad Erickson, Diane Sampson, Dwight Okamura, Chuck Ver Burg. Musical Arrangements by Trevor Doherty and Dwight Okamura. Directed by Anne Doherty. September 14 thru October 14, 2006. The Phoenix Theater, 414 Mason Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco.
San Francisco Theater Festival 2005: What’s New(som)?” Featuring works by C J Ver Burg, Dwight Okamura, Brad Erickson and J J Hollingsworth. July 24 2005 at the Forum in Yerba Buena Gardens.
“What’s New” (Produced July 2004) A comic revue featuring selections of new music for the stage by XuXu Bailey, Anne Nygren Doherty, C J Ver Burg and Diane Sampson at the Forum in Yerba Buena Gardens.
“The Fall Feast of New Musicals” (Produced October 24 and 25, 2003) A sampler of five new works from regional composers/librettists. Featured:
- “Burning Louise” by Brad Erickson, Trauma Flintsone, Elain Magree, Dwight Okamura and Julie Queen
- “The Ghost of Wu” by Michael Kaulkin and Donna Kaulkin
- “The Right to Fabulousness” by Richard Kogl (Music by Richard Kogl and Dwight Okamura)
- “Shoe” by Charles James Ver Burg (Special Arrangements and Harmonies by Anne Nygren-Doherty and Dwight Okamura)
- “Writes and Rewrites” by Diane Sampson and Ronnie Klein (Melodies by Diane Sampson; Harmonies by Dwight Okamura with Dean Burris and Michael Horsley; Lyrics by Diane Sampson; Book by Diane Sampson and Ronnie Klein)
“Musical Genius” by Anne Nygren Doherty (Produced Spring 2003) The sardonic story of a shell-shocked WWI composer hell-bent on using music to alienate a world that he feels has rejected him and the angel sent to earth to save him. Considered by the East Bay Voice as a show with… ”an immensely talented cast, laden with great energy and enthusiasm… [whose] chemistry makes for great fun.”