San Francisco / Bay Area Theatre Newsroom

Smart and funny, GRAND HORIZONS at Altarena Playhouse makes a big statement on opening night. Defying easy categorization into comedy or drama, the show demonstrates how funny the serious matters of life can be as well as the nuggets of sobering truth that are part of the best jokes. With witty dialogue, unexpected turns, and well-developed characters, GRAND HORIZONS delivers a show that is not only entertaining, but leaves an impression.

The provocative and entertaining play, SNOW: [black man. white out conditions] premieres as part of PlayGround's 8th Annual Solo Performance Festival.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will present its Spring Season, May 10-18, 2025. The program features a world premiere by visionary choreographer Alonzo King in his first-ever collaboration with renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stage the World Premiere of Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

All new photos are available from John Fisher's DOODLER, coming to Theatre Rhinoceros next month. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Walter W. Naumburg Foundation will present a concert with the Foundation's newest winner, Jonathan Swensen, as part of the ongoing series “Naumburg at SFCM.”

BroadwayWorld chats with playwright Keiko Green about her anime-infused adventure comedy 'Exotic Deadly: Or The MSG Play' making its Northern California premiere at San Francisco Playhouse January 30 to March 8.

This spring, Marin Theatre is inviting audiences to join in the festivities at Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Audiences become welcomed party guests as Mrs. Krishnan prepares to celebrate the Southern Indian harvest festival of Onam. Learn more!

Following a New York run, a box office record-breaking two-week run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and a six-week London run—Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring her acclaimed solo performance of Hamlet to San Francisco! Learn more.

Symphony San Jose has announced the largest bequest in its 23-year history—a transformative $1 million gift from Ann Brown, a devoted patron who passed away in 2024.

CubaCaribe – now in its 22nd year – has announced its 19th Annual Festival of Dance & Music entitled A Fire Within, featuring seven Bay Area Dance companies.

New Ballet will present the 8th annual Fast Forward, two evenings of new contemporary ballet by seven choreographers. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s Choreography Showcase will continue its tradition of supporting company artists in exploring their creative voices. Learn more and see how to attend.

The critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists will bring back their beloved annual show, Heart Wrench: A Valentine’s edition of The Infinite Wrench. Learn more here!

What did our critic think of LEA DELARIA OUT RAGE at The Chan National Queer Arts Center?

“Doodler” is the subject of Theatre Rhinoceros Executive Artistic Director John Fisher’s latest one-man show, the fourth show of Rhino’s 47th season. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced Colman Domingo's captivating dramedy, Wild with Happy. Presented in NCTC's Decker Theater, Wild with Happy runs March 7 - April 6, 2025.

San Jose Stage Company has revealed the full cast and creative team for The Stage’s upcoming West Coast Premiere of Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE adapted by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer. Learn more!

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will present BROADWAY, OUR WAY, making their debut at one of Broadway’s most-famous touring venues, San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.

San Francisco Ballet announced that fashion designer and Executive Vice President & Creative Director, Gap Inc. Zac Posen has designed new costumes for Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour.

Famed fashion designer Zac Posen will design costumes for the San Francisco Ballet. The Gap executive vice president and creative director will design for Christopher Wheeldon’s “Within the Golden Hour.”

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

 Flamenco Arts International has announced its inaugural production, Songs from a Sinking Ship. FAI will transform Z Space into a maritime world. Learn more here!

Award-winning comedian, actor, director, and writer AZIZ ANSARI is bringing his new “Hypothetical Tour” to BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Crowded Fire Theater has announced its 2025 season, the first selected and produced under its new radical Shared Leadership model. In addition to two mainstage productions, we're expanding its reach with the continuation of artist-centered Initiatives and the return of Matchbox Reading Series.