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Good Company T PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT) BY ELIZABETH VIENNEAU, TRACY MARTIN, DAVID ALLEN TIX Bay Area promotes the city’s performing arts scene. TheatreWorks also features discussion nights and opening celebrations (theatreworks.org). In the heart of Union Square you’ll ﬁnd San Francisco Playhouse, known for making traditional shows edgy and the edgy accessible (sfplayhouse.org), while The Cutting Ball Theater was awarded Best Experimental Theater by SF Weekly in 2012 (cuttingball.com). Other respected companies include Berkeley Repertory Theatre (berkeleyrep.org/usair, 510.647.2949) and AXIS Dance Lorraine Hansberry Company Theatre (lhtsf.org, 415.474.8800). To give back to many of the Bay Area’s companies, buy your tickets through TIX. Part of the local nonproﬁt Theatre Bay Area, TIX donates service charges to support classes, grants, and more. he San Francisco Bay Area boasts more than 400 theater companies, and nonproﬁt ticketing service TIX gives tourists and locals easy access to some of the area’s best. Oakland, California–based AXIS Dance Company is one of the world’s ﬁrst ensembles of performers with and without disabilities. Founded in 1987, AXIS has performed nationwide and has been featured twice on FOX TV’s So You Think You Can Dance. AXIS’s inspiring work redeﬁnes dance and disability (axisdance.org). Lamplighters Music Theatre is one of the world’s preeminent Gilbert and Sullivan companies, with a repertoire that includes all surviving works of these creative geniuses, as well as a select group of comic operas and classic musicals by other composers. Productions feature lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, comic acting, and gorgeous singing (lamplighters.org). Founded in 1970, TheatreWorks has become a national leader in cultivating new musicals and plays, developing and premiering more than 60 works. The company produces eight shows annually, serving more than 100,000 patrons. The TIX Booth in Union Square, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., offers full-price and discount tickets to almost every arts and cultural event in the city. You can also buy tickets online at tixbayarea.org. Lamplighters production of Princess Ida, running through February 2013 TheatreWorks June 2011 production of [title of show] usairwaysmag.com JANUARY 2013 87 http://www.theatreworks.org http://www.sfplayhouse.org http://www.cuttingball.com http://www.tixbayarea.org http://www.berkeleyrep.org/usair http://www.axisdance.org http://www.lhtsf.org http://www.lamplighters.org http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - January 2013

US Airways - January 2013
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Fantasy Trips
Hub Crawl: Boston Logan International Airport
Wine & Dine: Martinis
Adventure: Scotland Golf
Adventure: Skiing Whistler Blackcomb
Great Escapes: Quintero Golf Club
Gear Up: Pet Gifts
Travel Feature: Aruba — Little Island, Big Presence
US Airways Vacations
Celebrate San Francisco
The Cactus League
Must Read: Because I Said So!
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - January 2013