2024-25 Season Shows

Four Guys Named José and Una Mujer Named María

OPENS August 30, 2024

conceived by David Coffman & Delores Prida
book by Dolores Prida

directed by Erin Rose Solorio

Performed in Spanish and English, Four Guys Named José and Una Mujer Named María features some of the most evocative Latin music ever written (including such standards as “La Bamba,” “Guantanamera,” “I Like It Like That” and “Bésame Mucho”) sung in four and five-part harmony. The show is brimming with the zest of life intrinsic to the Latino culture.

LIZZIE: The Musical

OPENS October 4, 2024

by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt

directed by Pat Nims

In 1892, Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother. Testimonies were muddled, evidence was incomplete, and Lizzie was acquitted. LIZZIE: The Musical delves into the mysterious mind of Lizzie and speculates on the motivations she may have had. By her side are her older sister Emma, their maid Bridget, and their neighbor Alice. The four women sing a rocking score telling the story of why “Lizzie Borden took an axe…”

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: The Musical

OPENS November 22, 2024

music and lyrics by Irving Berlin
book by David Ives and Paul Blake

directed by Joseph Favalora & Megan Bartlett

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmasis a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

It’s A Wonderful Life, New Musical Workshop

RUNS December 17 & 18, 2024

What kind of an impact does a single person have on humanity? A holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life follows George Bailey, a down-on-his-luck building and loan businessman, and his guardian angel, Clarence, who must restore George’s faith in himself to earn his wings. The professional workshop of this new musical adaptation of Frank Capra’s film, is written and composed by Sonoma County’s Janis Wilson and will be performed with an orchestra for two nights only.

New Year’s Eve Classical Voices Celebration, Benefit & Party

December 31, 2024

Dress to the nines and join the best and brightest of Sonoma County’s classical singers. Our stars will light up the night and your heart with music from Puccini, Verdi, and Offenbach to Victor Herbert, Noel Coward, Jerome Kern and Rodgers & Hammerstein. The 75-minute concert begins at 7 pm, giving you plenty of time to get to your next party, or stay and enjoy hors d ‘oeuvres and champagne, more singing and dancing onstage until the ball drops and we welcome in 2025!

Holly Day and the Rainbow Road

OPENS January 4, 2025

Original Musical for Young Audiences
by Jonathen Blue

A new musical for our youngest audiences written by one of The North Bay Bohemian’s People of the Year and 6th Street’s Education Director, Jonathen Blue! This charming new musical tells the story of a young woman who experiences the joy and struggles of giving to her community. She learns that even the best of intentions have their limitations. While filling other’s cups is rewarding, there is only so much a person can give without draining their own. Sung a cappella, Holly Day and the Rainbow Road speaks to children of all ages.

What the Constitution Means to Me

OPENS January 9, 2025

by Heidi Schreck

An achingly human, hopeful new play
Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the U.S. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Nominated for two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Schreck’s boundary-breaking show breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.

Groundhog Day: The Musical

OPENS January 31, 2025

book by Danny Rubin
music & lyrics by Tim Minchin

directed by David Lear

A beloved comedy classic is brought to the stage in Groundhog Day. Phil Connors, a sarcastic and self-centered TV weatherman from Pittsburgh, dreads his trip to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, every year, where he is forced to report on the annual Groundhog Day festivities.

Clyde’s

OPENS March 7, 2025

by Lynn Nottage

Past the long line of truckers waiting outside, Clyde’s Sandwich Shop is more than just a greasy spoon. It serves up a chance at redemption for its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff. Owner Clyde may be a devil of a boss, but the workers discover purpose in their lives as they find themselves banding together – and sharing a quest to create the perfect sandwich.

Escape to MARGARITAVILLE Concert

OPENS April 4, 2025

book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley
music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

Break out the Hawaiian shirts and flip flops! We’re taking a trip to paradise! 6th Street Playhouse will present ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE in Concert.

Leading our visit is Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer who thinks he’s got life all figured out—until a beautiful tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything. Our Margaritaville Concert will perform both original songs and your most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and many more!

The Importance of Being Earnest

OPENS April 25, 2025

by Oscar Wilde

John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff.

The Pirates of Penzance

OPENS May 23, 2025

by Gilbert and Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera is packed full of sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes.

Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. Frederic is due to be released from his apprenticeship on his 21st birthday, but there’s a snag. Born on 29 February, Frederic discovers that he is technically still a youngster. Although very much in love, his dedication to duty is unshakeable. Can he find a way to live happily-ever-after with Mabel?