The San Francisco Symphony, based at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, features a talented ensemble that includes the youngest member, 18-year-old cellist Starla Breshears. Breshears joins the Symphony after an impressive musical journey, having studied with renowned...
The Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre answered that question with an evening overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and plenty of love for one of musical theatre’s most enduringly strange creations.…
What happens when dinner, circus, cabaret, and a trip back in time all collide under one tent?…
What happens when innovation moves faster than our ability to understand its consequences?…
What happens when three possible fathers, one determined bride-to-be, and the irresistible music of ABBA collide on a Greek island?…
ORPHEUS DESCENDING remains painfully relevant. Tennessee Williams’ southern gothic play intertwines wisps of Greek myth with the racist Mississippi of the Jim Crow era. The lines are drawn, the expectations are set, but some people will choose their own lot rather than what’s handed to them. Des…
What happens when water becomes a privilege—and rebellion comes with a price?…
THE FULL MONTY at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs, groves and moves, and even poignant moments. When an everyday Joe faces his challenges with a crazy idea, friends by his side, and a whole lot of courage, audiences respond. Show up for the laughs, stay for the joy. This show is one yo…
What happens when six ordinary men decide they'll do just about anything to reclaim their confidence?…
What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Barbary Stage?…
Set during a Broadway audition, A Chorus Line strips away elaborate scenery and spectacle, allowing the performers—and their stories—to take center stage.…
Merola Opera Program presents Ariadne auf Naxos, a serio-comic opera by Richard Strauss, as part of its 2026 summer season. Conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker and directed by Omer Ben Seadia (Merola '14), the production blends mythological tragedy with comic opera through its...
Merola Opera Program continues its 2026 Summer Festival with La Tragédie de Carmen, performed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. This condensed adaptation of Bizet's Carmen, created by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Marius Constant, presents the story in a raw...
San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program kicks off its 2026 season with “L’Anima Napoletana,” a Neapolitan-inspired vocal/piano recital celebrating the lyrical richness and emotional depth of Southern Italy. Widely recognized as the premier training ground for emerging...
Women in Transit is a multimedia concert presented by Ensemble for These Times, featuring world premieres by composers Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Han Lash, and Tamara McLeod. This performance is part of a two-year project focusing on themes of women's immigration and identity. The...
Merola Opera Program continues its 2024 Summer Festival with a fully staged production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni . Merola artists will perform this masterpiece, based on the retelling of the Don Juan legend with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, set to one of Mozart’s richest and...
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia," Gounod's "Faust," Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci," Massenet's "Cendrillon," Puccini's...
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the high drama and opulent melodies of classic opera as artists from the 2023 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from works by Donizetti, Handel, Verdi, and others in the Schwabacher Summer Concert . Featuring a full...
WHEN: 7:30pm, Thursday, July 14 & 3:00pm, Saturday, July 16Lush, lyrical, and romantic works by Latin American and Spanish composers are showcased in the Schwabacher Summer Concert, when the young artists of the 2022 Merola Opera Program perform vibrant operatic scenes by...
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Pickleball Hillbarn Theatre (8/20-9/13) |
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Dev Cuny’s Assigned at Birth: My Funeral Part 1 The Marsh Berkeley (8/19-8/22) |
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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/11-10/03) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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Company City Lights Theater Company (7/15-8/22) |
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Hannah Gould’s Divorced: The Musical! The Marsh Berkeley (8/27-8/29) |
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THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST Terra Nova Theater (8/23-8/30) |
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Much Ado About Nothing Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/11-8/30) |
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Private Lives by Noel Coward Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/04-10/04) |
