The latest news on live theater in San Francisco from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Orinda Starlight Village Players will present Noel Coward's classic comedy PRESENT LAUGHTER, directed by Patrick Atkinson and starring Matt Cardigan-Smith, at the Orinda Community Park Amphitheater.
The Playground Free Play Festival will present Waterfall, a new fully scored opera by composer Lisa Scola Prosek, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off Season 56 with the World Premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy (Safe House, Mahābhārata).
Playful People Productions, a San Jose theater education nonprofit, will present Madagascar — A Musical Adventure at Historic Hoover Theatre, featuring five casts of performers ages 6 to 15.
San Francisco Playhouse announced tickets are on sale for all seven productions in its upcoming season, including RENT, PETER PAN GOES WRONG, and the world premiere of R.
BroadwayWorld chats with Ella Ruth Francis who stars as Tracy Turnblad in San Francisco Playhouse's production of 'Hairspray,' the effervescent musical running July 10 thru September 12.
The EXIT Theatre Fringe Festival, the second oldest fringe festival in the United States, will return for its 35th annual edition in Arcata, California, with applications open to all artists via public lottery.
New Conservatory Theatre Center will present LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, directed by Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle, to kick off its 2026-2027 season of queer theatre in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle revealed a new leadership team, with Isa Chu named President, as the organization enters its 50th season of reviewing and honoring Bay Area theatre.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will present ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Redwood City's Red Morton Park, marking the company's first-ever staging of the play in its 44 years of free outdoor performances.
BroadwayWorld chats with director Snehal Desai about his world premiere production of Geetha Reddy's boldly funny 'The Employee Dharma Handbook' that opens TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 2026-27 season and runs in Palo Alto thru August 2nd.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is continuing its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen.
Playwright and performer Anthony “AJ” Michael Jefferson will make his Marsh debut run in The Bumpy Road Less Traveled.
Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show—performing at ATG San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre.
Music at Kohl Mansion and Executive Director Patricia Kristof Moy have been named Chamber Music America's 2026 Community Impact/Presenter of the Year.
AXIS Dance Company has appointed Holly Million as its new Executive Director.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will celebrate its one-year anniversary, and welcome new cast members.
Contemporary Asian Theater Scene will present its third annual AAPI Playwright Festival at San Jose Stage, featuring staged readings of six newly commissioned short plays and original monologues by local AAPI playwrights.
In this June 2026 edition, we're bringing you a fresh batch of standout reviews from stages across the country and beyond - from the world premiere of Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre to the riotous new comedy Iceboy!, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, at Chic
Telos Ensemble will bring its developmental reading series Purgatory to Little Boxes Theater in San Francisco, featuring new works by co-founder Dan Blick, as part of a two-city West Coast run.
Club Fugazi has revealed the lineup for the 2026 Chef's Series at Dear San Francisco, the culinary and theatrical collaboration that pairs the internationally celebrated acrobatic production with some of the city's most beloved dining destinations.
Mariska Hargitay will kick off TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 23rd Annual New Works Festival, performing in a benefit presentation of Every Brilliant Thing.
Two co-workers are shooting the bull at an overlook on a starry night – pot gummies about to kick in, beers in hand.
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation will present its 32nd annual HELP IS ON THE WAY: BROADWAY & BEYOND concert and gala at Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco, benefiting Project Open Hand and REAF's Small Emergency Grants Program.
Playful People Productions, a theater education nonprofit in San Jose, is set to present the musical Disney's Aladdin KIDS, performed by three casts of children ages 6 to 10.
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Pickleball Hillbarn Theatre (8/20-9/13) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (9/08-9/13) |
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The 1940s Radio Hour City Lights Theater Company (11/19-12/20) |
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Dan Hoyle’s Takes All Kinds The Marsh (8/01-8/07) |
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Hannah Gould’s Divorced: The Musical! The Marsh Berkeley (8/27-8/29) |
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Pamela Gaye Walker’s Little BIG Mouth The Marsh Berkeley (7/12-8/02) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
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Natacha Ruck’s Death & Dad Jokes The Marsh Berkeley (8/20-8/23) |
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The Death of Meyerhold Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01) |
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Odyssea We Players (10/08-10/18) |
