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San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed Merola Opera Program kicks off its 2023 Summer Festival with Metamorphosis: Recovery, Renewal, and Rebirth, an uplifting vocal and piano concert featuring a rich array of songs that explore the many facets of transformation.

Cal Shakes & SF Shakes have announced that the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater will host Free Shakespeare in the Park this summer, with free performances of Shakespeare's Cymbeline the weekends of September 16, 17, 23 & 24 at 4 pm.

142 Throckmorton Theatre presents their new production of KINKY BOOTS THE MUSICAL, the uplifting, TRUE story about a struggling shoe factory that takes an unusual turn to rescue its bottom line.

Young Women's Choral Projects and its Board of Directors has appointed Canadian conductor Matthew Otto as its new Artistic Director.

A vibrant week-long celebration of Latin American arts and culture is coming to the Lesher Center for the Arts with Fiesta Cultural, offering comedy, theatre, visual arts, and a free street fair.

On June 29–July 1, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony are joined by classical singer and Collaborative Partner Julia Bullock and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus for the final program of the Orchestra’s 2022–23 subscription season.

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daniel Thomas, Executive Artistic Director) has announced the full cast and creative team for the 3-Time Tony Award-winning musical SHE LOVES ME, which features music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Joe Masteroff.

San Jose Playhouse has announced that the 12-time Tony®-nominated musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electro-pop musical based on a 70-page, scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, has been extended to run through June 4, 2023.

Synergy Theater, the folks who brought you Spontaneous Hitchcock and The Mating Game returns to the Lesher Center for the Arts, at 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, with the world-debut of A Roll of the Dice: An Improvised Play at the Mercy of Chance! In this completely improvised two-act comedy, ther

San Francisco Ballet has announced the appointment of eight new corps de ballet members and new and returning character artists.

What did our critic think of THE CONFESSIONS OF LILY DARE at New Conservatory Theatre Center?

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ATOMIC COMIC - A Human Cartoon Fantasia, written by and starring Sara Toby Moore will be performed beginning Friday, June 30, 2023, with an opening night scheduled for Saturday, July 1.

Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Expansive initiative, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced plans to renew their collaboration and present a showcase of transgender and non-binary classical artists for two performances at 7.

The Marsh San Francisco has postponed performances of Dan Hoyle’scritically acclaimed hit, Border People.

San Jose's Playful People Productions has announced its 2023—24 season: nine months to journey through small-town America, under the ocean, and into worlds never before seen by humans for delight, laughter, song, dance, and a supportive environment for children and adults alike to play.

Due to continued demand, Dear San Francisco—the critically-acclaimed intimate and immersive circus experience created by Bay Area natives and The 7 Fingers co-founders Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider—will extend performances through December 31, 2023.

​​​​​​​Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT), a non-profit performing arts organization whose award-winning productions and educational outreach programs have reached more than one million children and adults, has announced it will cease operations.

Marin Theatre Company has announced the four productions that will make up the company’s 2023/24 season.

BroadwayWorld chats with director Elizabeth Carter about her new production of Robert Harling's 'Steel Magnolias' running at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Mountain View June 7 to July 2 with a multicultural cast of stage veterans.

Just in time for June Pride Month, The Pear Theatre concludes its 21st Season with the beloved musical Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine - winner of two 1992 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, and nominated for five 2016 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a M

With 'brilliant comic timing and an excellent script,' this breathless performance invites you out of hiding and into the light.

Actor, singer and composer Kathryn Keats will perform her new, award-winning stage musical 'The Hummingbird' at the 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus will present the jubilant spring concert Created for Joy!.

BroadwayWorld talks to director Timothy Near about her new production of Athol Fugard's incandescent 'The Road to Mecca' playing at Z Below in San Francisco June 4 to 30.