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The one and only Cybill Shepherd makes San Francisco debut PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 06 January 2008

Cybill Shepherd has made a great career out of being outrageous, and now we have a chance to see her splashy style on stage as she makes her San Francisco debut in a new one-woman comedy called Curvy Widow. It opens at the Post Street Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 3 and runs through Sunday, March 9. The previews begin Thursday, Jan 24.
   

Curvy Widow, written by Bobby Goldman, is about the adventures of a 50-something widow who rediscovers the world, which has changed much, particularly in the treacherous, and often-ludicrous arena of internet dating.
   

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Shepherd’s talents have run the gamut over the past three decades, from beauty queen, model and actress to musician and author. Her 1971 film debut in Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show is memorable. She later appeared  in many films, including Daisy Miller, The Heartbreak Kid, Chances Are, and Taxi Driver. Perhaps she’s best known for her TV work on Moonlighting, for which she won three Golden Globes and an Emmy nomination. The show launched the acting career of Bruce Willis. Shepherd also won a Golden Globe for her show, Cybill. Currently she plays Phyllis Kroll on Showtime’s The L Word. Shepherd has had many stage roles and has toured the world as a singer-songwriter. She has recorded 11 albums.
   

Her memoir, published in 2000, has an extraordinary title, revealing her acerbic wit: Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood, and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think.
   

Curvy Widow features set and costume design by David C. Woolard, lighting design by Michael Gilliam, sound design by Sten Severson and Mark Bennett, original music by Mark Bennett, and projection design by Michael Clark. 
          

Curvy Widow starring Cybill Shepherd: Post Street Theatre, 450 Post St. (near Powell), 2nd floor. Previews Jan. 24-Feb. 2, Tue.-Sat., 8 p.m.,  Sunday, 3 p.m.; opening night Sunday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m.; tickets $50. Regular performances Feb. 6-March 9, Wed.-Fri., 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 & 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 & 7 p.m.; tickets $50-$75. All tickets available at the box office, 415-771-6900 and www.ticketmaster.com.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 January 2008 )