NOV 24 to DEC 17
It’s springtime in Paris, 1738. Poets are the rock stars of the day, and young people like Damis have gone métromanie—crazy for poetry. So verse-crazed is Damis, he falls in love with his favorite poetess, not knowing that his idol is actually a wealthy, middle-aged gentleman writing under a pen name! As said gentleman looks to marry off his beautiful but dimwitted daughter, we are off and running in a breathless series of complications, plot twists, and mistaken identities. Soon, scheming servants, verbal acrobatics, and mistaken identities launch abreathless series of twists and turns in this breezy translation/adaptation of a rediscovered French farce by comedic master David Ives.
Considerations: Sexual innuendo and mild adult language.
A marvel of old and new, with punchlines that glisten with classical flair and contemporary savvy! Frisky, competitive wordplay, and high-octane mix-ups…almost criminally enjoyable.” — Washington Post
David Ives
Kevin Bordi
Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 2:00 pm
Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 2:00 pm
Fri, Dec 8, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 2:00 pm
Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 7:30 pm
Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 2:00 pm
Wed – Sat 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and one hour before performances
Danni Innocenti Beem
Daniela Innocenti Beem (Dolly Gallagher Levi) is delighted to be back at Spreckels reprising the role of Dolly Levi. You may have just seen her on the Spreckels stage as Desiree in A Little Night Music or as Madame in Cinderella. A multiple award winning Bay Area favorite, her resume reads like a Who’s Who of some of the best roles in musical theater, including Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, The Witch in Into the Woods (TBA Winner) Rose in Gypsy (SFBATCC Winner and MTJA Winner), Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Mama Morton in Chicago, Paulette in Legally Blonde (TBA-Winner) Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone, Miss Hannigan in Annie, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Ethel Merman in Merman’s Apprentice, to name a few. She is the co-creator and half of The Dynamic Duet with Julie Johnson Ekoue-Totou, an evening of cabaret, playing to sold out houses all over the Bay Area for the last 12 years. They have their own CD titled The Dynamic Duet: Back to Before and her one woman show Over The Rainbow and Into The Woods to Sunset Boulevard I Go played to sold out houses in 2021. In Bocca Al Lupo and In Culo Alla Balena! Los Angeles.