San Francisco Photos
Browse photos from live + streaming theatre in San Francisco.
 Photos: Get A First Look At The New Cast Of RENT On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway (10/18/2021) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at the new cast of the RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Non-Equity Tour, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning landmark rock musical written by Jonathan Larson.  Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Presents THE GREAT KHANby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (10/15/2021) - The Great Khan is a National New Play Network rolling world premiere now playing at San Francisco Playhouse.  Photos: San Jose Stage Company Presents THE GREAT LEAPby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (10/4/2021) - San Jose Stage Company has announced the full cast and creative team for The Stage’s first production in its 39th Season, Lauren Yee’s THE GREAT LEAP. Directed by Jeffrey Lo, THE GREAT LEAP will run from September 29 – October 17, 2021 at San Jose Stage Company.  Photos: First Look at Contra Costa Civic Theatre's OUR TOWNby Nicole Rosky - San Francisco (10/2/2021) - Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) will return to live, in-person Main Stage productions this fall with one of the giants of the American theatre, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by CCCT’s Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, and featuring a diverse ensemble of eight actors who portray the 25-plus citizens of Grover’s Corners, Our Town will play for 15 performances from October 1-31.  Photos: STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW at San Francisco Playhouseby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (9/8/2021) - Starting Here, Starting Now is a thrilling and touching musical revue using the songs of Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire (Big, Baby, Closer Than Ever) now playing at San Francisco Playhouse.  Photos: San Francisco Celebrates Reopening of HAMILTONby Chloe Rabinowitz - San Francisco (8/12/2021) - HAMILTON's BroadwaySF run began August 10, and will continue through September 5, 2021.  Photos: Transcendence Theatre Company Presents ROAD TRIPby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (8/10/2021) - Transcendence Theatre Company celebrates the 10th anniversary season of Broadway Under The Stars and the return to Jack London State Historic Park with an all-new concert, ROAD TRIP!, now through August 29th. First production shots have just been released.  Photos: HAMILTON Stages Special Invited Dress Rehearsal at the Orpheum Theatre in San Franciscoby A.A. Cristi - Broadway (8/9/2021) - On Sunday evening, an excited audience poured through the doors of the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco for a special invited dress rehearsal of the “And Peggy Company” of Hamilton!  Photo Flash: San Francisco Playhouse Celebrates Closing Night Of Jeanne Sakata's HOLD THESE TRUTHSby Stephi Wild - San Francisco (7/5/2021) - This hybrid co-production of Hold These Truths marked San Francisco Playhouse’s return to in-person performances and was also available for audiences to enjoy at home on-demand. San Francisco Playhouse followed strict health and safety protocols to minimize risks to patrons, actors, and staff.  Photo Flash: First Look at Doris Bumpus as 'Billie Holiday' in 42nd Street Moon's LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILLby Stephi Wild - San Francisco (5/19/2021) - Doris Bumpus is now starring as the legendary Billie Holiday in 42nd Street Mood's virtual production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL, written by Lanie Robertson.  Photo Flash: San Francisco Opera Present THE ADLERS: LIVE AT THE DRIVE-INby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (4/29/2021) - San Francisco Opera presents The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In on the outdoor stage at the Marin Center on April 29, May 6 and May 13.  Photo Flash: First Look at THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at San Francisco Operaby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (4/23/2021) - Opening on April 23, the eleven performances running through May 15 are the Company’s first live performances in 16 months since the onset of the global pandemic, which caused the cancellation of the Company’s Summer and Fall 2020 seasons.  Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of ALMOST, MAINE at Chanticleers Theatreby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (4/20/2021) - Chanticleers Theatre in Castro Valley is opening their 2021 Season with this hysterical comedy!  Photo Flash: Opera San José Kicks Off Spring with LOVE & SECRETS: A DOMESTIC TRILOGYby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (3/29/2021) - Romance so often conjures images of affectionate gestures grand and small: flowers, chocolates, initials carved in bark. Opera San José’s latest digital offering, Love & Secrets: A Domestic Trilogy, explores what happens below the surface, with three tales of passion and yearning, as couples contend with the tumult, joys, and heartache of love.  Photo Flash: Inside IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH San Francisco Exhibitonby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (3/18/2021) - Check out brand-new photos from the San Francisco engagement of Immersive Van Gogh—the all-new visually-striking exhibition that invites audiences to step inside post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh’s most incredible works of art.  Photo Flash: San Francisco Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Present [hieroglyph]by A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (3/12/2021) - [hieroglyph] traverses the intersection of environmental racism, sexual violence, and displacement, examining the psychological effects of a state-sanctioned man-made disaster on the most vulnerable members of the Katrina diaspora. This work is part of award-winning playwright Dickerson-Despenza’s planned 10-play Katrina Cycle of plays focused on the effects of Hurricane Katrina in and beyond New Orleans.  Photo Flash: San Francisco Playhouse Presents ART By Yasmina Rezaby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (10/19/2020) - San Francisco Playhouse were given the green light to film their production of Art by Yasmina Reza on stage at San Francisco Playhouse. The announcement makes San Francisco Playhouse one of the first theatres in the United States to get approval for on-stage filming.  Photo Flash: First Look at TONI STONE at American Conservatory Theaterby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (3/9/2020) - Making its West Coast premiere, Toni Stone is the extraordinary, real-life story of a trail-blazing Bay Area baseball player. Check out photos  Photo Flash: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's THEY PROMISED HER THE MOONby Chloe Rabinowitz - San Francisco (3/4/2020) - TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the Northern California Premiere of Laurel Ollstein's They Promised Her the Moon. This riveting play shares the incredible, true story of Jerrie Cobb, a world record-holding female aviator who dreamt of flying among the stars. At the height of the Space Race, Cobb and her female peers in the Mercury 13 program trained to become astronauts, ready to join their male counterparts in space and change history, but they never got the chance.  Photo Flash: Magic Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Ricardo Pérez González's DON'T EAT THE MANGOSby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (3/3/2020) - Magic Theatrer presents the company's first production of 2020, the World Premiere of Ricardo Pérez González's DON'T EAT THE MANGOS. Directed by David Mendizábal,  Photo Flash: San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Presents A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER.by A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/28/2020) - San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presents the critically-acclaimed Tony Award-winning “Best Musical” A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER.  Photo Flash: Foothill Music Theatre Presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROODby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/28/2020) - Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood.  Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at Berkeley Repby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/25/2020) - Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Awoye Timpo.  Photo Flash: Culture Clash Retrusn to Berkeley Rep with CULTURE CLASH (STILL) IN AMERICAby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/21/2020) - Bay Area natives and provocateurs, Culture Clash, return to Berkeley Rep with their latest production, Culture Clash (Still) in America. The play, written and performed by Culture Clash and directed by Obie Award winner Lisa Peterson, marks the fifth time the satirical group has performed at Berkeley Rep.  Photo Flash: TheatreWorks Launches 50th Anniversary Campaignby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/21/2020) - Last night, supporters of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley gathered to hear the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award-winning company and its Board of Trustees announce the launch of its 50th Anniversary Campaign, a $5 million fundraising campaign to ensure the future success of the nationally-acclaimed theatre, including commissions for new plays and musicals.  Photo Flash: THE FULL MONTY Strips Down at Bay Area Musicalsby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/14/2020) - Bay Area Musicals presents the 10-time Tony Award-nominee THE FULL MONTY.  Photo Flash: San Jose Stage Company Presents CHICAGOby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (2/10/2020) - San Jose Stage Company presents Broadway's longest-running American musical CHICAGO.  Photo Flash: First Look at Chanticleers Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIASby Stephi Wild - San Francisco (2/7/2020) - Chanticleers Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling. The show will run from February 7, 2020 through March 1, 2020: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at Chanticleers Theater, 3683 Quail Avenue, Castro Valley Community Center Park, Castro Valley, California. Tickets are $22-$27 each and may be purchased online at https://chanticleers.org/ or by calling 510-SEE-LIVE (510-733-5483). Group discounts also available.  Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Bay Area Musicals' THE FULL MONTYby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (1/28/2020) - Bay Area Musicals presents the Company's first 2020 production, the 10-time Tony Award-nominee THE FULL MONTY.  Photo Flash: South Bay Musical Theatre Presents SHE LOVES MEby A.A. Cristi - San Francisco (1/27/2020) - South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) is pleased the announce the full cast and creative team for the Company's first 2020 production, the charming musical comedy SHE LOVES ME. Described by The New York Times as “a bonbon of a musical” and a “tasty tale of love lost and found at the workplace,” the original Broadway production of SHE LOVES ME was nominated for five 1964 Tony Awards; the show has since enjoyed two successful Broadway revivals, in 1993 (Winner, Tony Award “Best Revival of a Musical”) and 2016. SHE LOVES ME features a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. It is based on the play Parfumerie by Miklós László (which has also served as the basis for the films The Shop Around the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime and You've Got Mail).  Photo Flash: Get a First Look at Tony Hale and More in WAKEY, WAKEY at A.C.T.'s Geary Theaterby Chloe Rabinowitz - San Francisco (1/27/2020) - The curtain rises. Everyone's listening. What do you say? Eno (The Realistic Joneses) crafts an intimate comedy drama that takes audiences on a theatrical journey that's surprising, yet familiar. Starring two-time Emmy Award winner Tony Hale (HBO's Veep and Fox's/Netflix's Arrested Development) with Kathryn Smith-McGlynn, Wakey, Wakey is a remarkable combination of the everyday and the extraordinary that invites you to share the pleasure, humor, and beautiful mystery of life. Experience the play that has everyone talking—plus The Substitution, a never-before-seen companion play commissioned and developed by A.C.T. and written by Eno featuring Kathryn Smith-McGlynn alongside students from A.C.T.'s acclaimed MFA program, and refreshments to follow the show. |
