Get theatre news and discounts for SAN FRAN / BAY AREA

San Francisco / Bay Area Theatre Newsroom Page 15

Back to Main...
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Returns to Redwood City for Free Shakespeare in the Park
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2025
Free Shakespeare in the Park returns to Redwood City’s Red Morton Park with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, running August 9–24, 2025. Presented by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, this fresh, fast-paced adaptation runs 90 minutes and is free to attend.
SUFFS is Coming to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2025
The first national tour of SUFFS, the Tony Award-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will arrive in San Francisco as part of BroadwaySF’s 2025/26 season. Learn more!
Berkeley Symphony Opens 2025–26 Season with VISIONS OF ELYSIUM
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2025
Berkeley Symphony will launch its 2025–26 Symphonic Series with VISIONS OF ELYSIUM on Sunday, September 14 at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley.
STEREOPHONIC is Coming to the Curran Theatre This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2025
STEREOPHONIC, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play, will make its San Francisco Bay Area premiere at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Hanna Eady and Edward Mast’s THE RETURN at Golden Thread Production
by Emmy Rice - July 12, 2025
Golden Thread Productions, in partnership with Art2Action, Inc., will present the regional premiere of The Return by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast, directed by Eady, a powerful exploration of the erasure and violence that Palestinian citizens of Israel face on a daily basis.
Review: MY FAIR LADY at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - July 11, 2025
Who doesn’t love a good transformation story? Dowdy bookkeeper Loretta Castorini morphing into Cher in Moonstruck or the streetwise prostitute becoming the elegant Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman are contemporary examples.
Review: JURASSIQ PARQ at SF Oasis
by Steve Murray - July 11, 2025
There’s a strong history of outrageous drag performance art in San Francisco. Born of necessity as a weapon against homophobia, discrimination and vile hatred, the gay community developed an all-inclusive, often comic, in-your-face style of theatre that includes nudity, sexual innuendo, and social satire.
Cinnabar Theaterto Presents Ken Ludwig's SHERWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2025
Cinnabar Theater will kick off its 53rd Season 'On the Road' with Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a high-energy and heartfelt retelling of the legendary outlaw's journey. This action-packed play by Ken Ludwig runs September 12-28, 2025, at Warren Theater, Sonoma State University.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - July 10, 2025
While many performances deliver a pleasing experience, only a rare, luminous creation possesses the alchemical magic to truly dazzle, delight, and forever enchant an audience, leaving an indelible mark on their hearts and minds.  And what, you ask, is this extraordinary show? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a jukebox musical like no other. Prepare to be utterly captivated!
ODC Appoints Christopher Dennis as First-Ever Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2025
ODC in San Francisco has announced the appointment of Christopher Dennis as its inaugural managing director, effective September 8, 2025. A seasoned arts executive with more than two decades of experience in dance and production, Dennis comes to ODC following his tenure as director of production at The National Ballet of Canada and, before that, a 14-season run at San Francisco Ballet.
Thelonious Monk Tribute and More Join SFJAZZ 2025/26 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2025
SFJAZZ revealed newly added performances for its 2025–26 Season. Season tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, July 11 at 12 PM. Learn more!
Photos: SCHWABACHER SUMMER CONCERT: IT’S COMPLICATED – LOVE & OPERA at Merola Opera Program
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2025
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the sheer joy of opera as the 2025 Merola Opera Program artists present an unforgettable evening of vocal fireworks and lush melodies. See photos here!
THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW is Coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2025
Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre.
Market Street Arts Reveals Line-up For July's UNSTAGED: Live On Mid-Market
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2025
Market Street Arts announced the line-up for July's UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market, the free, interactive arts, music and community experience next week. Learn more here!
EXIT Theatre Reveals Fringe Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2025
EXIT Theatre will present the 34th Annual San Francisco Fringe Festival from August 8 through August 24, 2025. The festival will present 45 performances by 15 different indie theater companies.
Cinnabar Theater Launches Season With SHERWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2025
Cinnabar Theater will kick off its 53rd Season “On the Road” with Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, a high-energy and heartfelt retelling of the legendary outlaw's journey.
DINNER WITH THE YOUNGERS to be Presented by Carrie's TOUCH
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2025
Oakland, CA - Carrie's TOUCH will present a special one-day performance of 'Dinner with the Youngers,' a groundbreaking dinner-theater experience rooted in the cultural and emotional legacy of 'A Raisin in the Sun.'
Video: Rachel Simone Webb and Teal Wicks Talk & JULIET at BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2025
The North American tour of the smash-hit musical & Juliet is now playing in San Francisco, with performances running July 1 through July 27 at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre. Joining ABC7 News Bay Area to talk about the tour are two of its stars: Rachel Simone Webb, who plays Juliet, and Teal Wicks, who stars as Anne Hathaway. Watch the video!
San Francisco Conservatory of Music to Perform THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2025
Students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music will perform Windborne’s The Music of Led Zeppelin. Taking place at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre. Learn how to attend!
SFJAZZ to Participate in 68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2025
SFJAZZ will participate in the 68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, taking place in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the festival here!
NOISES OFF to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2025
San Francisco Playhouse will present Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, beginning performances in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Ensemble For These Times Reveals Winners From 2025 Call For Scores With Luna Composition Lab Alums
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2025
Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) has announced a second two-year Call for Scores collaboration with Luna Composition Labs, part of Luna Lab's 10th Anniversary celebration.
Review: DISRUPTION at Dolores Park
by Steve Murray - July 06, 2025
Michael Gene Sullivan and his troupe may be secretly saying to us all- “See I told ya so.” For 66 years they have been to sole voice of the left in the Bay Area scene, and their continuous commitment to socially relevant, in-your-face politically resistant theatre in proudly realized in this year’s offering, Disruption.
FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD... THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND at Feinstein's at the Nikko
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2025
Feinstein's at the Nikko, San Francisco's premiere nightclub, will present Lianne Marie Dobbs in For Dusty... The Windmills of My Mind, one night only with music director Ron Abel and local band members Brian Sheu, Daniel Fabricant, and David Rokeach.
Review: & JULIET at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - July 05, 2025
Witty, funny, flashy, and eye-popping, & Juliet rides the wave of phenomenally successful jukebox musicals and succeeds not only with the familiarity of the pop songs it includes, but by its remarkably well-written book

Videos


Cinderella in San Francisco / Bay Area Cinderella
Hillbarn Theatre (12/4 - 12/28) Tracker
Les Miserables in San Francisco / Bay Area Les Miserables
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (4/29 - 5/3)
Running After Shadows in San Francisco / Bay Area Running After Shadows
City Lights Theater Company (1/15 - 2/8)
Into the Woods in San Francisco / Bay Area Into the Woods
San Francisco Playhouse (11/20 - 1/17)
The 2026 New Years Eve Stand-Up Comedy Countdown Live at Broadway Studios! in San Francisco / Bay Area The 2026 New Years Eve Stand-Up Comedy Countdown Live at Broadway Studios!
Broadway studios (12/31 - 1/1)
Not A Genuine Black Man in San Francisco / Bay Area Not A Genuine Black Man
City Lights Theater Company (1/25 - 1/25)
Dear San Francisco in San Francisco / Bay Area Dear San Francisco
Club Fugazi (9/16 - 6/27)
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party in San Francisco / Bay Area The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
The Cow Palace (11/22 - 12/21)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW