High passion in popular theater is supremely
evident in the San Francisco Playhouse production of City of Angels, not seen in this
City for the past 25 years.
Private investigator Stone (Brandon Dahlquist) contemplates
taking on a tough case
Photo by Jessica Palopoli.
Nothing is quite as it seems in this tale of
a struggling screenwriter. An homage to the world of 1940s Film Noir, Stine
tries to write his screen play despite the pressures of a failing marriage and
an overbearing producer.
Concurrently, his characters in his black and
white crime drama have gained a life of their own, and the world of salacious
murder, depressed detectives and femme fatales becomes a reality.
With a book by Larry Gilbert, Music by Cy
Coleman and Lyrics by Frank Zippel, City
of Angels was a Broadway sensation upon its 1990 debut, winning six Tony
Awards. This production directed by Bill English, who also designed the
stunning sets. The revival also features the sound design of Michael Oesh,
giving the production just the right of sinister tension.
City of Angels plays at San Francisco Playhouse through
September 17th.
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