Award-winning ‘Golda’ coming to Bay Area

Tovah Feldshuh brings her award-winning performance as Golda Meir in "Golda's Balcony" to San Francisco. Written by William Gibson and directed by Scott Schwartz, the play begins a three-week engagement at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in July.

"Golda's Balcony" is a portrait of the Milwaukee schoolteacher who became prime minister of Israel in 1969. As Golda, Feldshuh has won the Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress. Last year, "Golda's Balcony" became the longest running one-woman show in Broadway history.

"Golda's Balcony" plays 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m. Wednesday and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays, July 23 through Aug. 13, at the Geary Theater, 415 Geary St., S.F. Tickets: $18-$62. Information: 415-749-2ACT or online at www.act-sf.org.