$24 Tix: “Ruthless!” Cult-Hit Musical Live in SF (Dec. 1-Jan. 7)

A wickedly sharp satire wrapped in a hard candy shell, this cult-hit musical is a deliciously diabolical look at fame, ambition, and the perils of musical theatre through the eyes of a talented 8-year old with a tiny homicidal streak. RUTHLESS! runs Dec. 1 – Jan. 7 at New Conservatory Theatre Center.

Cult-hit Musical “RUTHLESS!”
Dec. 1, 2023 – Jan. 7, 2024
New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness, SF
Get Tickets: $24 – $43 – $35 – $62 – Use discount code FUN30 to save up to 30% for tickets.

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Happy Hour is a Drag – Wednesdays at 7pm

Happy Hour is a Drag is back due to popular demand for RUTHLESS! and hosted by SF sensation Martha T. Lipton. Enjoy music, cocktails, and a special drag performance from local queens including Fran Zaya, Churro Nomi, Snaxx, and Jubilee at 7:00pm prior to Wednesday night shows. This event is FREE with your ticket purchase to the cult-hit musical RUTHLESS! at NCTC.

• December 6, 2023
• December 13, 2023
• December 27, 2023
• January 3, 2024

RUTHLESS!

Shameless | Hilarious | High-Camp
Book & Lyrics by Joel Paley, Music by Marvin Laird
Directed by Dyan McBride, Musical Direction by Joe Wicht
Choreographed by Staci Arriaga

Tina Denmark is an adorable and talented 8-year old with a tiny murderous streak. When the lead role of Pippi Longstocking in the school play is up for grabs, she knows she’ll get the part – even if it means leaving a few bodies along the way. With its stop-at-nothing satire of beloved Broadway shows and Old Hollywood classics, this cult-hit musical is a deliciously diabolical look at fame, ambition, and the perils of musical theatre. Learn more.

REVIEWS

“An enjoyable slice of cyanide birthday cake” – TimeOut

“Above all, it’s very, very, very funny” – Gay Times

“It’s good old-fashioned fun wrapped up in a colourful bow of pure sass” – Theatre Weekly

“A spiked Shirley Temple of a show” – The New York Times

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

Marvin Laird’s (Music, pronouns: he/him) recent piece, The Yiddish are Coming…! The Yiddish are Coming…! is currently playing regionally throughout North America. He has conducted and written dance and vocal arrangements for over two dozen Broadway and West End shows, including the award-winning production of Annie Get Your Gun, and the 2003 Broadway revival of Gypsy.

Joel Paley (Book & Lyrics, pronouns: he/him) directed the first production of Ruthless! at The Players Theater, which won the 1993 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, and for which Joel won the Drama Desk Award as Best Lyricist. Additional highlights of a diversified career include: appearing on Broadway, National Tour and on television with Shirley MacLaine in Where Do We Go From Here?; directing the ABC comedy/variety series SHE-TV (Carsey/Werner Productions); conceiving and staging and all-singing, all-dancing showroom parody for Bob Newhart; and writing (with Laird) and staging the opening production sequence of the Academy Award-nominated life action short film, A Different Approach.

Dyan McBride (Director) Ms. McBride has a long history with NCTC as an actress, director, teacher and playwright. She is honored to return to direct RUTHLESS! As a performer or director Dyan has worked with notable companies such as 42nd St. Moon, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Lucky Penny, The Mountain Play, Center Repertory Theatre, Woodminster Summer Musicals, Bay Area Musicals, Diablo Theatre Company, Sacramento Theatre Company, Ray of Light, Marin Theatre Company, Laguna Playhouse, Napa Repertory, Broadway by the Bay, Utah Musical Theatre and Performance Riverside. Multimedia work includes film, TV, voice-over, print, writing, and web for companies such as Progressive, Yahoo, and Comcast.

The cast of RUTHLESS! includes Lisa Appleyard (Swing), Jacqueline De Muro (Lita Encore), J. Conrad Frank (Sylvia St. Croix), Mary Kalita (Judy Denmark), Hayley Lovgren (Miss Thorn), Danielle Mendoza (Swing), Melissa Momboisse (Tina Denmark), Lucca Troutman (Louise/Eve), and Sarah Elizabeth Williams (Swing). The creative team includes choreography by Staci Arriaga, costume design by Wes Crain, props design by Jenna Forder, stage management by Danny Georgiev, wig design by Deon Christopher Glass, production management & casting coordination by Toni Guidry, lighting design by Brittany Mellerson, set design by Matthew Owens, sound design by Kalon Thibodeaux, and musical direction by Joe Wicht.