We’ve got six feisty exes, an inspiring civil rights leader, and one pretty woman. Check out some of the accessible performances happening this month in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This March, get to know the six wives of Henry VIII like never before in SIX at Broadway San Francisco; get inspired with Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer at TheatreWorks; and don’t make a big mistake—huge—by missing Pretty Woman: The Musical at Broadway San Jose. You can see all these shows this March with audio described, open captioned, and ASL performances available.
SIX
Broadway San Francisco
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
Audio Described: March 12
Open Captioned: March 15
ASL Interpreted: March 18
Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Theatreworks
“To hope is to vote!” Famed activist and civil rights hero Fannie Lou Hamer makes this impassioned rally cry, reminding us that change begins with just one voice. Tracing her steps from sharecropper to activist to political candidate, Fannie takes audiences on a gospel-filled journey of justice and self-determination, inspiring every American to rise up and fight for the vital issues of our time. Featuring a live band and the return of Greta Oglesby, star of last season’s critically-acclaimed Gem of the Ocean!
ASL Interpreted: March 21
Open Captioned: March 26
Audio Described: March 31
Pretty Woman
Broadway San Jose
Pretty Woman: The Musical, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).
Brought to the stage by lead producer Paula Wagner, Pretty Woman: The Musical features an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69”, “Heaven”), and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. Pretty Woman: The Musical will lift your spirits and light up your heart. “If you love the movie, you’ll love the musical!” (BuzzFeed News).
ASL Interpreted: March 25
Audio Described: March 26
Open Captioned: March 26