<p>It’s been running for 35 years?
I don’t think I have ever heard of it.
However- it is extended through November and we are going to San Francisco at the end of the month ( how do I break H from saying * Frisco?*
so I was thinking of getting tickets- not the sort of thing I usually see ( we don’t have much call for huge wigs in Seattle although The Ring is in town)- has anyone seen it?</p>
<p>coureur has seen it and I remember that he thought it was very funny.</p>
<p>go go go!!! seen it 3 times, h and ds, 4!!</p>
<p>so worth it!! so funny and so timely!!</p>
<p>go go go!!!</p>
<p>Ditto the above posts. It is hilarious, and frequently updated to include current events and people. Saw it in 2007 w/DH and DS (age 21), and would definitely go again.</p>
<p>Two tips–purchase your tickets in advance, and arrive early because each section is festival seating.</p>
<p>H & I saw this almost 20 years ago when I went w/ him on a semi-business trip. Incredibly funny and entertaining. By all means go!</p>
<p>We’ve been twice. Once with teenagers, once without. It is truly hilarious. Kind of like a cross between SNL’s political/cultural commentary and a musical, with crazy hats thrown in.</p>
<p>I have seen it. It’s hilarious. Queen Elizabeth even broke her usual demure public decorum and laughed heartily when she saw it about 20 years ago.</p>
<p>I got tickets- for Thursday night ( our anniv)
Thank you for telling me it is first come seating- just as long as we can have chairs- the next night we are going to Outsidelands at Golden Gate park.</p>
<p>Emerald…
I just saw it in June (when D returned from school) for the 24th time! Yes, 24th. I’m addicted. It is always changing with current social events (guessing they have now taken the Michael Jackson part out), and the singing and costumes are out of this world. </p>
<p>You have tickets in a certain section–no guaranteed seats unless you bought the Cyril Magnin seats. The doors open one hour prior…but people often start lining up outside an hour in advance to get the best seats in their section. My personal recommendations:</p>
<p>1-line up early
2- as you face stage, the center and right is better (the live band is on left and your eardrums will take a beating if you are next to them)
3- Cameras are banned and if you admit to having one, they’ll “hold” it for you until the
end and then it’s kind of a hassle to wait and retrieve it.
4- Use the restroom before (there is no intermission and you won’t want to miss
show)…and afterwards, the line for the two stalls is an eternity.
5- Drinks are cash only.
6- As with all of SF, wear layers. It can get warm towards the end of the show…</p>
<p>BBB is a true SF institution…have a great time!</p>
<p>Love it!!!</p>
<p>We did it with my D and her friends for her Sweet 16. They do something a little different when there are young people in the house ( they are allowed at certain showings. I think Saturday matinee.). Still, it works a lot better if you can get all the “historical” references. Also, the seating is tight and uncomfortable, but still a good time.</p>