The latest news on live theater in San Francisco from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
The Blasting Company announced a North American tour performing the Emmy Award-winning animated series' soundtrack live, with composers Joshua Kaufman and Justin Rubenstein joined by musicians from the California Feetwarmers.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers announced the return of their Christmas Caravan Tour, blending New Orleans jazz, vintage swing, and holiday classics across venues nationwide as part of their ongoing 30th anniversary celebration.
Clear Space Theatre Company is bringing the glittering, bejeweled spectacle of THE CHER SHOW to Rehoboth Beach this summer, with performances running June 23 through August 27, 2026 in repertory with MEAN GIRLS and PRETTY WOMAN.
Today marks a major milestone for BroadwayWorld.
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Comic monologist Josh Kornbluth will bring his improvisational piece What Is To Be Done?: Fighting Fascism and Depression to The Marsh San Francisco after multiple extended runs at The Marsh Berkeley.
Acclaimed musician, songwriter, and multidisciplinary artist Chelsea Wolfe will come to ATG San Francisco’s Curran Theatre on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 as part of her mammoth 43-date tour across the US and Europe.
Broadway and Vine will launch its 2026 season with appearances by Broadway favorites including Andrew Rannells, Nikki M.
The world premiere musical The Lunchbox has revealed its second and final extension at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced three faculty appointments: Joseph Pereira of the LA Philharmonic, Tim Keeler of Chanticleer, and Michael Cox of SF Opera and Ballet Orchestras.
American Conservatory Theater revealed the first scholarship recipients for its San Francisco Semester actor-training program, awarding three artists tuition support and stipends through newly introduced financial aid scholarships.
The Carpenters Songbook: At Christmas—coming to ATG San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre—brings the icon’s extraordinary voice and the brother-sister duo’s unforgettable music back to the stage in an all-new production.
The Orinda Starlight Village Players present the Bay Area premiere of THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, Agatha Christie's story adapted by Mark Shanahan, at the Orinda Community Park Amphitheatre.
Los Altos Youth Theatre has announced its Summer 2026 production of “Anastasia: Youth Edition,” directed by Brittany “B” Harder.
Merola Opera Program will present Strauss' Ariadne Auf Naxos at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, featuring rising opera artists in a fully staged production conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker.
Carnegie Hall's NYO JAZZ, led by trumpeter Kris Johnson, will make its debut at Miner Auditorium at SFJAZZ, with Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater as special guest, ahead of an Asia tour.
Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the 2026–27 Artists-in-Residence, a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions at the California Theatre.
Broadway Bares San Francisco was presented at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, and raised a record-breaking $177,787 in support of the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will present ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Cupertino's Memorial Park Amphitheater, marking the company's first-ever staging of the play in its 44 years of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
Oasis, San Francisco's SoMa queer performance venue, announced a re-opening with a 'Grand Reveal' celebration, marking its transition to a nonprofit arts organization under founder D'Arcy Drollinger and new Executive Director Greg Sottolano.
PlayGround will present a simultaneous four-city gala honoring Margo Hall, Jessica Kubzansky, Emily Shooltz, and Ericka Ratcliff, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the June Anne Baker Prize for women and non-binary playwrights.
Pearl Ong's solo show Night Driver, winner of the 2025 BroadwayWorld SF Bay Area Award for Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance, will return to The Marsh Berkeley for an encore run of performances.
San Francisco Playhouse will begin its 2026-27 season with the rolling World Premiere of R.
The Waitress musical hits the road this fall! Celebrate its 10th anniversary with a North American tour hitting 40+ cities.
San Francisco's Magic Theatre announced a new shared leadership structure, naming Sarah Nina Hayon as Artistic Director, Daniel Duque-Estrada as Producing Director, and Joan Osato as Director of Sustainability and Growth, succeeding departing Lead Director Sean San José.
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Pickleball Hillbarn Theatre (8/20-9/13) |
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Fences by August Wilson Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/28-8/28) |
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Dream Hou$e City Lights Theater Company (5/13-6/06) |
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Broadway Under the Stars - Mamma Mia! Transcendence Theatre Company (8/13-8/30) |
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Divorced: The Musical! Potrero Stage (8/06-8/09) PHOTOS |
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School of Rock Hillbarn Theatre (11/19-12/20) |
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WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy San Francisco Mime Troupe (7/03-9/07) |
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Janet Thornburg’s Cognitive Divine The Marsh (8/15-8/16) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
