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Pippin, www.CaliforniaMusicalTheatre.com
Big Fish
January 8-31 at 24th Street Theatre, Sacramento Overflowing with heart, humor, and spectacular stagecraft, Big Fish is an extraordinary new Broadway musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre—for an experience that’s richer, funnier, and bigger than life itself. Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed Columbia Pictures film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest; and then some. 207-1226 | www.RunawayStage.com
Driving Miss Daisy
January 6-February 14 at Sacramento Theatre Company This heart-warming, Pulitzer Prize-winning play deals with the relationship of a Southern Jewish woman, Miss Daisy, and her black chauffeur, Hoke, from 1948 to 1973. While Daisy initially views Hoke’s presence as an imposition, the two unlikely foes eventually find ways to care for each other in this touching story about the meaning of friendship and, ultimately, family. 443-6722 | www.SacTheatre.org
James and the Giant Peach
January 15-17 at Sacramento Theatre Company Performed by STC School of the Arts Pre-professional Ensemble and Young Professionals Conservatory students, James and the Giant Peach is Roald Dahl’s fantastical musical tale of a boy, his insect friends, and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant peach. 443-6722 | www.SacTheatre.org
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Pippin
January 1-3 at Community Center Theatre, Sacramento Presented by Sacramento Convention Center Complex and Broadway Sacramento, PIPPIN is Broadway’s high-flying, death-defying hit musical! Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, PIPPIN will lift you up and leave you smiling. 808-5181 | www.CaliforniaMusicalTheatre.com
Shen Yun
January 12-13 at Community Center Theater, Sacramento There was a time when the world was full of splendor as if everything on earth was inspired by the heavens. You could feel it in the arts and hear it in the music. Shen Yun brings this lost world to life with unrivaled mastery. Every gesture, every musical note, makes this a stunning visual and emotional experience you won’t find anywhere else! 888-633-6999 | www.ShenYun.com/sacramento
STOMP
January 21-23 at Harris Center for the Arts, Folsom STOMP returns to Harris Center with their explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. 608-6888 | www.HarrisCenter.net
The Producers a Mel Brooks Musical
January 8-31 at Davis Musical Theatre Company Producers tells the story of a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, and a nerdy, young accountant, Leo Bloom, who concoct a scheme to raise thousands of dollars from backers and then put on a flop of a show. With all the money that will be leftover, the pair will be rich! Only one thing goes wrong: the show is a gigantic hit! Some of Mel Brooks’ irreverent humor! 530-756-3682 | www.DMTC.org