SAN FRANCISCO THEATRE NEWSROOM

The San Francisco Symphony will present a month of Orchestral Series programs led by guest conductors, plus a special concert with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a performance by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass at Davies Symphony Hall.

The Royal Underground Theatre Company will stage Aaron Sorkin's A FEW GOOD MEN at Live Oak Theater in Berkeley, directed by Enrico Banson, featuring a cast led by Kieran Cross and María Cecilia Flores.

California Theatre Conservatory will present Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! at the Hayes Theatre in San Rafael, featuring conservatory-trained young performers in a production developed over nearly five months of rehearsal.

San Francisco's Merola Opera Program will present Richard Strauss's serio-comic ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker and directed by Omer Ben Seadia, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

BATS Improv, San Francisco's longest-running improv company, was named a recipient of California's Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, which supports arts organizations in building more equitable compensation for artists and staff.

Steinway Society - The Bay Area announced its upcoming 32nd concert season, featuring six internationally acclaimed pianists performing live at the Visual and Performing Arts Center in Cupertino, CA, with a home viewing option also available.

Golden Thread Productions and SFBATCO will present the world premiere of ARAB SPRING, a dark comedy by Egyptian-American writer Denmo Ibrahim about two siblings planning an Islamic funeral for their estranged father, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco.

Maggie O’Farrell’s fictionalized account of Agnes Hathaway was a solid hit when released in 2020, winning literary awards for its unique perspective on the little-known woman maligned by scholars.

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced the 2026 recipients of The Rainin Arts Fellowship, an annual program honoring Bay Area artists working in Dance, Film, Public Space, and Theater.

This Mother’s Day, Club Fugazi is inviting families to celebrate with a one-of-a-kind North Beach experience: a special pre-show Mother’s Day brunch before a matinee performance of Dear San Francisco.

Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to most awarded play of 2025, Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

Oakland Theater Project has announced their third production in its 2026 Season.

Following its well-received engagement this Spring, Hadestown will return to ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement early next year.

Karen Mason brought her jazzy rendition of 'Hello Dolly!' to the sea lions of San Fransisco's Pier 39.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has released rehearsal footage of THE LUNCHBOX, the world premiere musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra's internationally acclaimed film, now playing through June 28, 2026 at the Roda Theatre.

Cinnabar Theater will close its 53rd season with The Secret Garden, the musical by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, directed by Jane Erwin at Warren Theater in Rohnert Park, CA.

The downtown San Jose venue 3Below Theaters will close later this month, its owners Shannon and Scott Guggenheim have announced.

Center Repertory Company announced its 2026/27 season, DREAMERS & DAREDEVILS, featuring THE GLASS MENAGERIE, DRACULA: A COMEDY IN TERRORS, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!, and BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL.

Pearl Louise's debut solo show, directed by David Ford, traces a Black family's journey from Louisiana to 1980s East Oakland amid the crack epidemic.

The Mountain Play has announced casting for THE WIZARD OF OZ in its 113th season.

The Rita Moreno Awards revealed the 2026 nominees who will compete in front of a panel of judges.

Z Space announced a Gender Reveal Party celebrating the launch of its Trans Artist Initiative, alongside a post-show conversation series tied to its production of BECOMING A MAN, P.

Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS) will present the world premiere staged reading of AFTERMATH LITURGY, a commissioned play with music by playwright Min Kahng, performed at Wesley United Methodist Church in San Jose's Japantown.

San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program will kick off its 2026 season with L’Anima Napoletana, a Neapolitan-inspired vocal/piano recital celebrating the lyrical richness and emotional depth of Southern Italy.

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