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Charles Nelson Reilly to open pride season at New Conservatory Theatre Center
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       Charles Nelson Reillyquiz-show mainstay, Tony-winning actor, and Tony-nominated directorwill kick off the pride season of San Franciscos New Conservatory Theatre Center with his one-man show, Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly, according to SFGate.com. The season will also include the San Francisco Bay area premiere of The Last Session, the award-winning AIDS-themed musical by Jim Brochu and Steve Schalchin; Terrence McNallys classic bathhouse farce, The Ritz; and the homoerotic take on a classic, Shakespeares R&J, by Joe Calarco. Reillys show will open in previews August 8. For further information on the season or the Theatre Center, go to nctcsf.org.     

        
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