– John Garden

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City the Musical premiered at the American Conservatory Theater in 2011, with a book by Jeff Whitty and score by Jake Shears and John Garden. The musical stage adaptation, based on Armistead Maupin’s best-selling books began previews on May 18 2011 and ran until July 31, with direction by Jason Moore, and a cast featuring Judy Kaye as Anna Madrigal, Betsy Wolfe as Mary Ann Singleton, Mary Birdsong as Mona Ramsay, and Wesley Taylor as Michael “Mouse” Tolliver. Orchestrations were by Bruce Coughlin, with musical direction by Stephen Oremus, Carmel Dean and Cian Mcarthy. Set design by Doug Schmidt, and choreography by Larry Keigwin.

KQED spot for Tales of the City the Musical