The latest news on live theater in San Francisco from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
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.
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL announced a multi-city anniversary tour celebrating 25 years since its debut in a 76-seat Orlando theater.
K-pop group BIGBANG has revealed ticketing details for their highly anticipated upcoming stadium tour dates in North America and Europe, set to take place this September.
Ronstadt Revolution, fronted by bilingual vocalist Natalie Amaya, will bring their Linda Ronstadt tribute show to Oakland's Woodminster Amphitheater, performing classics like 'Blue Bayou' and 'You're No Good' under the stars.
Iris Company's THE STILL POINT will transform SOMArts' Bay Gallery into an immersive dance-theater experience blending choreography, projection, and sound design inspired by Tibetan Buddhist teachings and T.
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Berkeley Playhouse will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS while Flux Vertical Theatre stages PUSSY CATS, an original immersive dance-theatre work blending aerial arts and nightlife-inspired storytelling, giving audiences two cat-themed productions running blocks apart.
Fear&—the world’s most dysfunctional podcast—is going on tour and making a stop at ATG San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre on Friday, August 21 at 7 PM.
“Coraline in Concert” is scheduled to perform with The Other World Symphony at ATG San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the Summer Residency Lab participants of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced a second and final extension of THE LUNCHBOX, the world premiere musical directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin, giving Bay Area audiences one last chance to see the acclaimed production.
A staged reading of Lee Brady's final play, Appointment in Mendocino, directed by Andrea Gordon, will be presented at San Francisco's Magic Theatre.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale is launching a new chapter in its artistic history with a semi-staged production of Handel's Tolomeo.
San Francisco Opera has unveiled a trailer for its current production of ELEKTRA, Richard Strauss's one-act opera, which is running at the War Memorial Opera House through June 27 as part of the company's 2025–26 season.
San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.
Central Works announced THE PRINCE PARTS 1 & 2, a six-act world premiere written and directed by Artistic Director Gary Graves, as the final production of its 36th and last season at the Berkeley-based theater.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass will kick off its 2026 edition with a special festival eve benefit concert honoring singer and songwriter Steve Earle, who has performed at each edition of the San Francisco free music festival since its second year in 2002.
The Marsh San Francisco will present THE SADDEST NIGHT OF MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, a buddy comedy featuring crooner Johnny Lonely (Brian Lohmann) and pianist Joshua Raoul Brody performing melancholy pop covers, jazz standards, and original music.
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre released a trailer for ELEPHANT SHOES, a world premiere musical where spoken English and ASL intersect in a love story.
Following a sold out engagement in October 2025, Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra will return to ATG San Francisco’s Curran Theatre for one performance only this fall.
Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian are presenting Up the Sharp End—a US tour in celebration of their recent album, Saving Grace, making a stop at ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre.
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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) |
