San Francisco / Bay Area Theatre Newsroom

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Berkeley Playhouse hits all the right notes. With a song list among the hardest in musical theater canon, the show wows with multiple vocalists who make a statement of prowess. With a massive set, extraordinary lighting, and some blinged out costumes, the production goes big. The spectacular show lands high on entertainment value.

What did our critic think of CLAYBOURNE ELDER: IF THE STARS WERE MINE at Feinstein's At The Nikko?

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival announces the cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park for their production of The Two Gentlemen iof Verona. The tour will begin performances on July 19 and end on September 21. 

BroadwayWorld chats with composer Min Kahng about his cheeky new show, 'Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical' enjoying its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley March 5-30 in Palo Alto.

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will continue with the second concert of its 41st season. Learn more and see how to attend.

American Conservatory Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for August Wilson’s Two Trains Running and Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. See who is starring and learn more!

Filoli's historic Woodside estate, which unveiled its beautifully restored ballroom in September 2024, will welcome Opera San José for its Ballroom Performance Series with public concerts.

SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup for the 42nd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, taking place in June in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. See the full lineup and learn how to attend.

Watch a video from the sitzprobe for Nobody Loves You, opening on February 28 at The Toni Rembe Theater. Performances run through March 30, get your tickets today! The game of love is on!

3Girls Theatre has announced their 2025 New Works Festival, a celebratory culmination of new plays by women+ playwrights whose work has been in development through 3GT's Reading Series.

2025-26 Seasonal Auditions for Houston actors will be at Alley Theatre. Auditions will be for AEA and non-AEA adult actors, ages 18 and older.  Learn more and see how to attend.

French piano virtuoso Sofiane Pamart—known for his genre-defying compositions and evocative storytelling through music—will make his highly anticipated San Francisco debut at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre.

BroadwaySF will present How Not To Be Famous: A Conversation with Richard Kind— a one-night-only event featuring the beloved veteran actor as he shares stories, humor, and stand-up at the Curran Theatre. Learn more!

Watch the trailer video for Berkeley Rep's production of Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA. Joining Bonneville (Vanya) is Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (Astrov).

Broadway San Jose General has announced the six productions that will make up the company's 2025/26 season. We have the full season, including dates and how to get tickets.

Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva will bring a program with an exacting balance of subtlety and drama that highlights her talent. The concert is set for next month.

Sonoma International Film Festival (March 19-23, 2025) will present a one-night-only dining experience celebrating culinary legend Marcella Hazan on Thursday, March 20 at Hanna Center in Sonoma.

Following two previously sold-out developmental residencies, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV host, comedian, filmmaker, and New York Times bestselling author W. Kamau Bell will return to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with Who's With Me?

BroadwaySF has unveiled the lineup for its 2025/26 season, featuring seven acclaimed Broadway productions. The season kicks off with the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical comedy, SHUCKED. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Las Positas College will soon present the workshop production of Sueños: Our American Musical, an original work by award-winning composer-lyricist Jesse J. Sanchez. This production, opening on March 21, 2025, at the Mertes Center for the Arts, marks the first theatrical presentation of this deeply personal and culturally significant piece.

CENTRAL WORKS 2025 SEASON begins March 1 and will feature the world premieres of 3 new plays. This 35th season features Push/Pull and more. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Peninsula Ballet Theatre has announced its upcoming spring repertory program. This season's performance highlights include a reimagined one-act version of the legendary classical ballet Don Quixote,

What did our critic think of WASTE at Marin Theatre?

San Francisco State University will present an immersive and unconventional production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.

Conor McPherson’s 2020 revitalized translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya was hailed as a breath of fresh air and this production, featuring a stellar performance by Hugh Bonneville in the titular role, feels updated, and more humorous than previous incarnations.  The pace of the drama about the ennui of provincial life, unrequited loves, middle-aged disappointments and regrets is quicker and the humor from the updated language doesn’t detract from Chekhov’s work.