Joel Grey and More Set for Groundbreakers With Kevin Sessums

The next two subjects set for Groundbreakers With Kevin Sessums, Curran: Under Construction's onstage series of conversation and performance at the Curran Theatre featuring today’s most compelling thought leaders and artists, have been announced.

On March 7, the Curran's editor at large Kevin Sessums will sit down with rock legend and actress Courtney Love, for an evening of conversation and performance. Love will be joined by her collaborator composer, lyricist, and playwright Todd Almond. The pair will perform songs from Almond's musical theater piece Kansas City Choir Boy, in which Love starred in New York and Los Angeles.

"One of the best cover stories I ever wrote for Vanity Fair during my years there was on Courtney Love," said Sessums. "I am so excited that Todd is accompanying her on the Curran stage for our conversation."

Then, on March 8, Sessums will welcome Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe winner Joel Grey to the theater to discuss his life and career as he celebrates the release of his new memoir, Master of Ceremonies.

Of the upcoming conversation, Sessums said, "I have been a fan of Joel Grey since I first saw him in Cabaret at the Capri Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi, when I was a freshman in college. I went back to see him and the film the very next night. His menacingly impish rendition of Kander and Ebb's 'Willkommen' welcomed me to my truer self. It opened a closet door for me in a way. I look forward to welcoming Joel back to the Curran stage for my Groundbreakers series so I can thank him and talk about how he went about opening doors in his own life."

Curran: Under Construction features an array of diverse works, each with ties to the Bay Area.

For tickets to Joel Grey: Drawing Back the Curtain, click here.

For tickets to Courtney Love & Todd Almond: The San Francisco Sessions, click here.