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San Francisco, CA 94107



Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space


by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026

What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose


by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026

Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...

Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep


by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026

What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...

Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026

Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026

This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....

Review: PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026

What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...

Review: DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026

What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...

Review: THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko


by Steve Murray - May 10, 2026

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Orpheum Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 08, 2026

Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia...

Past Shows

FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS - Good Romans Baylee Shlichtman
FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS - Good Romans Baylee Shlichtman
May 17

 Good Romans by Baylee ShlichtmanIt's 44 BCE, and Julius Caesar has been assassinated. Now, two siblings find themselves at the center of a deadly power struggle....

The iPhone Arias
The iPhone Arias
Jan 23 – Jan 25, 2026

The solo operatic comedy will be making its Bay Area premiere as a part of the Playground Solo Festival.

A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2025

PlayGround presents its fourth annual "twisted" holiday show:A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS,BACK FOR THE FOURTH TWISTED YEAR!Featuring five cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays inspired byPsycho, Dial...

Videos


RENT in San Francisco / Bay Area RENT
One Stage Theatre (6/12-6/14)
Friends Of The Sound in San Francisco / Bay Area Friends Of The Sound
Red Heron Studios (6/12-6/12)
Dear San Francisco in San Francisco / Bay Area Dear San Francisco
Club Fugazi (9/16-9/30)
Secret Improv Vice, San Francisco Noir in San Francisco / Bay Area Secret Improv Vice, San Francisco Noir
Shelton Theater (6/21-6/21)
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 26 7:30pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 26 7:30pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (6/26-6/26)
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 27 8pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 27 8pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (6/27-6/27)
TILT: Midnight Sun in San Francisco / Bay Area TILT: Midnight Sun
Grace Cathedral (6/20-6/20)
Miss California''s Teen 2026 in San Francisco / Bay Area Miss California''s Teen 2026
William Saroyan Theatre Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center (6/18-6/19)
Broadway Under the Stars - Mamma Mia! in San Francisco / Bay Area Broadway Under the Stars - Mamma Mia!
Transcendence Theatre Company (8/13-8/30)
The Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco / Bay Area The Phantom of the Opera
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (10/07-10/18)