Upcoming Shows
We're excited to present an extremely rare U.S. appearance and the Northern California solo concert debut of UK jazz phenom Emma Smith. Known around the...
Live At the Orinda announces their 2025-2026 Concert Season at the historic Orinda Theatre! From music legends of the stage, to new discoveries, to internationally renowned...
by Steve Murray - February 26, 2026
Arthur Miller needed after his disastrous Broadway debut with the four-performance The Man Who Had All the Luck, and an article in an Ohio newspaper would provide the basis for All My Sons which would on to win two Tony awards for Best Author and Direction of a Play....
by Steve Murray - February 25, 2026
The Paranormal Activity franchise (seven films from 2007 -21), while critically panned, proved people love to be scared, then laugh at their foolishness. Now a theatre piece, the crowd anticipated the expected thrills of supernatural goings on in a live experience....
by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...
by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 11, 2026
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts. Don’t let the easy-going first half lull you into complacency. When the action hits, it comes in quick succession with quippy lines, funny costumes, over the top dramatics, and plenty of belly laughs....
by Steve Murray - February 04, 2026
Change is hard, we all know that. We get stuck in patterns and the comfortable, even if that inertia is destructive. Watching Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, brilliantly directed by American Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director emerita Carey Perloff and starring an all-star cast of local legends, will...
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2026
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America. Written as a remembrance of her 15-year-old self as a debater in love with the constitution, the present-day Heidi narrates the play which links her family’...
by Linda Hodges - January 28, 2026
Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive. From the moment the curtain rose, the production burst onto the stage with color, rhythm, and unmistakable joy, offering a vibrant a...
by Jim Munson - January 26, 2026
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin. It’s a tall order to create a full-length contemporary classical ballet to compete with the warhorses we’ve seen a zillion times, but SFB has given it th...
by Steve Murray - January 16, 2026
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are on a high recently, with their long- running animated series South Park skewering the present administration in their inimitable profane and darkly surreal style. 2011’s The Book of Mormon brought their irreverent humor to Broadway in what at the time seemed shocking...
Past Shows
Award winning vocal powerhouse Meghan "Big Red" Murphy, actress, global cabaret star and world traveler, described as "a cross between Jessica Rabbit and Bette Midler" will...
We're happy to present Grammy nominated Broadway and TV star Claybourne Elder as he celebrates the release of his debut solo album, "If The Stars Were Mine"....
Multi-award winning singer, actress, two-time Tony Award nominee and Broadway star Christine Andreas returns to Live At the Orinda and Northern California for the first time in...
We're excited to present Broadway star Ali Ewoldt, making her West Coast concert debut at the Orinda Theatre! In 2016, Ali created Broadway history when she...
We're honored to open our Live At the Orinda 2025 -2026 concert season with Grammy winning singer/songwriter legend Melissa Manchester. In her brand new multi-media show, 50...
Live At the Orinda announces their 2024-2025 Concert Season!Live At the Orinda is back! As the world continues to take notice of these special musical evenings...
Due to popular demand, the multi-lingual jazz singer from Montreal returns to the Orinda Theatre for our 2025 season finale! David Marino made his West Coast concert...
The daughter of Grammy nominated jazz pianist Gene Harris, singer Niki Haris became known around the world after co-starring in the documentary film, Truth or Dare, as "the...
Tony Award winner and Broadway legend DONNA McKECHNIE (A Chorus Line, Company, State Fair) comes to the Orinda Theatre directly from her triumphant return to Broadway in Wicked to...
POSSIBILITIES...Songs of Hope, Risk and MaybeActress (The Office, Matlock, Happy Days) and jazz singer Linda Purl was last seen at the Orinda Theatre in 2024, co-starring with...
Tony Award winner, Broadway star and Bay Area native Alice Ripley (Next To Normal, Side Show, Sunset Boulevard) makes a rare Bay Area appearance, collaborating with Grammy...
Tony Award winning Broadway (Guys and Dolls, Bells Are Ringing, Little Mermaid) and TV (Huff, Modern Family) star Faith Prince returns to the Orinda Theatre in her...
BEYOND THE RAINBOWTony nominated Broadway star (The Life, Grease, The Producers), multi-platinum selling recording artist and the very first winner of TV's Star Search, Sam Harris makes a...
Our Live At the Orinda 2024 - 2025 Concert Season kicks off with a bang as we present the Bay Area concert debut of Argentinian...
Live At the Orinda's season finale will feature the U.S. concert debut of internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning singer Vladimir Kornéev. Growing up in Germany...
We're thrilled to announce our Live At the Orinda 2023 - 2024 concert season! The world has started to take notice of these special musical...
Emmy Award winner, Tony nominee and 2024 Grammy nominee Liz Callaway returns to the Orinda Theatre for An Evening With Liz Callaway - celebrating music...
Olivier and Molière Award winner and Grammy nominated singer/actor Ute Lemper makes a rare Bay Area appearance with her riveting one-woman, very personal homage to...
Multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter, Tony nominee and jazz great Ann Hampton Callaway returns to the Orinda Theatre for the Bay Area debut of her brand new...
Two of New York's most popular young nightclub entertainers, Nicolas King and Seth Sikes will "swing" the Great American Songbook with their critically-acclaimed new show,...
The Live At the Orinda concert season opens with a fundraising gala and the U.S. concert debut of Canadian singing sensation, Geneviève Leclerc! After starring...
Live At the Orinda - 2022 - 2023 * All shows at 5 pm * EDEN ESPINOSA - Oct 16, 2022 Broadway star of Wicked,...
Live At the Orinda 2023 - 2024 Season Finale! Ava Nicole Frances - HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID One of the most exciting young talents to emerge...
PIAF - No RegretsDue to popular demand, two-time Tony nominated singer/actress Christine Andreas returns to the historic Orinda Theatre along with her Grammy-nominated husband, producer/composer...
Broadway star and 13-time MAC Award winner Karen Mason returns to the historic Orinda Theatre with her brand new show, KANDER & EBB...AND ALL THAT...
David Burnham brings his "Mostly Broadway" show to the historic Orinda Theatre as part of the Live At the Orinda concert series.David was last seen...
One of Broadway's most exciting rising artists, the WICKED star and son of Broadway's Beau Gravitte and Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte will make his...
Fresh from his Broadway run as PJ in the Tony Award winning gender-bent revival of COMPANY (co-starring Patti LuPone), San Francisco native Bobby Conte will...
Two-time Tony nominated singer/actress Christine Andreas will make the Bay Area debut of her critically-acclaimed show, Love Is Good, along with her Grammy-nominated husband, producer/composer...
Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte makes her long-awaited Bay Area concert debut at the Orinda Theatre!One of Broadway's most dynamic performers and biggest personalities, Debbie...
Looking Back, Moving ForwardWith the energy of a teenager, the wisdom of a sage and the memory of a superhero, Marilu Henner has done it...
Legendary vocalist/actress Freda Payne celebrates the releases of her new jazz album, "Let There Be Love" and her memoir, "Band Of Gold", at the historic...
LIVE AT THE ORINDA ANNOUNCES 2019 - 2020 SEASONPresented in the historic Orinda Theatre - Orinda, CAOpening Night with Phantom Of the Opera and Classical...
LIVE AT THE ORINDA ANNOUNCES 2019 - 2020 SEASONPresented in the historic Orinda Theatre - Orinda, CAOpening Night with Phantom Of the Opera and Classical...
Chris Mann - "From Gershwin to Gaga: Celebrating Tony Bennett". Chris Mann lit up a global audience with his post Super Bowl performance when he...
World-renowned jazz/cabaret star Natalie Douglas debuts her critically-acclaimed one woman show, "Four Women: Nina Simone, Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln and Billie Holiday" at the historic...
Broadway star Emily Skinner willlightup the historic Orinda Theatre for the holidays when she brings her gorgeous and powerful voice, her sly sense of humor...
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of laughter, fun stories, and great music when Broadway's dynamic duo swing into the Orinda Theatre for one night...
Broadway star and classical soprano Lisa Vroman opens the Live At the Orinda 2019-2020 concert season with a rare cabaret performance in the intimate and...
If you haven't experienced the Live At the Orinda concert series at the historic Orinda Theatre yet, you don't want to miss the One Year...
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway bring their award-wining show SIBLING REVELRY to the Bay Area's historic Orinda Theatre as part of the Live At...
Three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello will make a rare concert appearance and her long-awaited Bay Area concert debut at the historic Orinda Theatre as...
Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award winner Rita Moreno will open the Live At the Orinda 2019 Concert Series at the historic Orinda Theatre with...
Karen Mason, star of Broadway's Mamma Mia!, Sunset Boulevard, and Wonderland and 12-time MAC Award winner will brighten up the historic Orinda Theatre for the...
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