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It’s “goodbye summer, hello fall” in the world of Sacramento theater, signaling the start of a new season for many local production companies. From the grand-scale productions of the Broadway on Tour series to community groups offering an array of works in more intimate settings, September brings a little something for everyone.
A new season always brings a sort of giddy anticipation. Here’s just a sampling of the diverse and exciting shows coming our way in September.
“Company”
Sacramento theater gets a shot of adrenaline every September with the start of the Broadway on Tour series, which follows on the heels of the summer-long Music Circus season. The 2024-25 season kicks off with “Company,” one of the late, great Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved and enduring works. Groundbreaking when it debuted on Broadway in 1970, “Company” came back with a vengeance in 2021, when a new rendition of the musical snagged five Tony Awards. Variety magazine called it “brilliantly conceived and funny as hell.”