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$45 - $55 (Reserved seating with no additional fees)$25 for Previews: Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3.
Opening Night with VIP Post-Show Reception | Saturday, April 4
“Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Function?” These five little words and all the catchy, jazzy tunes and tales from Schoolhouse Rock taught millions of kids, camped out in front of the television set every Saturday morning from 1973 to 1985 the fundamentals of math, grammar, science, and history. Schoolhouse Rock Live! features 21 of the best songs from the original series and is a must see for youth and families and every fan of “a certain age” who wants to relive this beloved, pop culture sensation.
The creators didn’t know. ABC didn’t know. Not even David McCall, who had the idea in the first place, knew. Who could have known that those innocent lyrics and simple pictures would burn themselves into the consciousness of a generation considered unfairly by most to be unconscious: Generation X. But today you can sit at your restaurant table, look up at your thirty-or fortysomething waiter or waitress, say “Conjunction Junction,” and chances are you’ll get the same enthusiastic reply every time: “What’s Your Function?”
It began in the mind of David McCall, then President of McCaffrey and McCall Advertising. While vacationing with his family, he noticed that his son, Davey, who was having more than his share of trouble learning the multiplication tables, could sing any Rolling Stones lyric, line for line. In fact, any rock lyric at all. In one of those flashes of inspiration that occur on a regular basis to successful ad men, Mr. McCall thought that his son might have a better time of rote learning if he had a catchy tune to go with his times tables. It was as simple, and as brilliant, as that.
The little three-minute capsules appeared as many as seven times each weekend. How does a bill get through Congress? Why is Zero a hero? How many planets are in the solar system? Why are we all “victims of gravity”? These questions, and others, were answered over and over again for 13 continuous years.
THE CAST:
Jim Ambler*
Shannon Guggenheim*
Nick Nakashima*
Benjamin Pither*
Nicole Tung*
Produced and Directed by Scott Evan Guggenheim
Musical Direction by Stephen Guggenheim
Choreographed by Shannon Guggenheim
Production Design by Julie Engelbrecht
Lighting Design by Bob Smay
Sound Design by Jon Leyden
Orchestrations by Thomas Tomasello
Production Stage Managed by Chela Noto*
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
Fun fact: Guggenheim Entertainment was the first production company west of Chicago to produce Schoolhouse Rock Live in San Francisco’s Union Square in 1997. San Jose audiences may also remember the production that ran at the site of the old Oasis Nightclub in St. James Park, and was revived in the 2009 production that opened The Retro Dome. Like previous runs of this enduring and endearing classic, this production will feature a six-person, all-pro cast of triple threats treating you to the best Schoolhouse Rock.
More Info
- Link
- http://3Belowtheaters.com
- Call
- 408.404.7711 (Box Office)
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