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What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Winter 2026 include M. Butterly and more.

San Francisco Playhouse will present the Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly, written by David Henry Hwang. The drama reimagines Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly through the story of a French diplomat’s affair with a Chinese opera singer. See photos!

San Francisco Playhouse will present M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang.  Inspired by the trial of Bernard Boursicot, this drama reimagines Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly through the story of a French diplomat’s affair with a Chinese opera singer.

Oakland Theater Project will continue its 2025 Season with a bold new production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by OTP Executive Director Michael Socrates Moran, at Marin Shakespeare Company’s indoor theater in San Rafael from September 5—21.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company, in association with Theatre East, will present annA, an intimate and explosive new take on Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, adapted by Matt Minnicino and directed by Nick Piacente.

On Monday, October 28, Epic Party Theatre presented a special reading of Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason’s acclaimed stage play, Lavender Men in the lobby of Z Space. See photos here.

Marin Shakespeare Company will present the Oakland Theater Project's production of ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS I & II by Tony Kushner, directed by Michael Socrates Moran, set to captivate audiences this season.

Berkeley Rep reveals the participants for the 2024 Ground Floor Summer Residency Lab, featuring a diverse group of artists and projects aimed at fostering new works in theater.

Marin Theatre closes out their 2023/24 season with a newly revised production of Harvey Fierstein’s Tony Award-winning Torch Song. A smash hit in 1982, the original trilogy opened the floodgate of LGBT representations in theatre, film, and television with its universal themes of self-acceptance, family, and equality.

Marin Theatre closes out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. See photos from the production.

Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets.

PORTLAND STAGE delivers the laughs with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Aurora Theatre Company opens its 32nd season with Liz Duffy Adams’ Edgerton Award-winning play, BORN WITH TEETH. Aurora Artistic Director Josh Costello (Cyrano, This Much I Know, Eureka Day, The Importance of Being Earnest) directs Dean Linnard and Brady Morales-Woolery in this dangerous and sexy two-hander that pits young Will Shakespeare against the great Kit Marlowe.

Get a first look at Chicken & Biscuits now running at Asolo Repertory Theatre!

What did our critic think of CHICKEN & BISCUITS at Asolo Repertory Theatre?

As its title suggests, it's like theatrical comfort food.

Asolo Repertory Theatre will present Douglas Lyons’ CHICKEN & BISCUITS as the third play in its 2023 repertory season. Bianca LaVerne Jones, who served as associate director of the 2021 Broadway production, will direct.

Asolo Repertory Theatre will kick off its 2023 repertory season with Ken Ludwig’s THE THREE MUSKETEERS, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Peter Amster returns to direct this classic play that promises to be a fast-paced, witty, swashbuckling good time. 

What did our critic think of INDECENT at SF Playhouse? Co-Founders Bill English and Susi Damilano were obviously emotional on the eve of their 20th Anniversary Season opener, mentioning that Paula Vogel's Tony award-winning Indecent mirrors their intention of creating theatre that challenges audiences, exposes our humanity and opens minds. In what may be Susi's finest directorial work, Indecent soars with poignant imagery, gut-wrenching emotion, and thrilling performances. As a play about the creation of a play, it's an intimate portrayal of artistic expression, freedom, repression, and courage that ultimately uplifts the spirit.