Ray of Light Theatre is a musical theatre company in
San Francisco
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, California. It performs in the
Victoria Theatre in the
Mission District
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.
History
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
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'' star
Beth Behrs
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appeared as Sandy Dumbrowski in the musical ''
Grease.''
In 2005, ROLT produced ''
Bat Boy: The Musical'', directed by
.
In 2009, the month-long run of ''
The Who's Tommy
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Productions
The musical opened at La Jolla Playhouse in San Di ...
'' garnered six Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards (of eleven nods).
In 2011, the ROLT production of ''
Assassins
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The origin of the term is the medieval Order of Assassins, a sect of Shia Islam 1090–1275 CE.
Assassin, or variants, may also refer to:
Fictional characters
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'' was nominated for 13 BATCC awards, winning 8, including Best Musical.
In 2012, the ROLT production of ''
Sweeney Todd
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'' was nominated for 6 BATCC awards, winning best featured actress.
In 2015, ROLT produced the Bay Area Premiere of
Heathers
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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).'' 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."
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References
External links
Ray of Light Theatr
(Official Website)
Theatre companies in San Francisco