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Innovators Showcase
Innovators Showcase
11/4 - 11/24/2024


The  PlayGround Innovator Incubator  is a multi-year intensive incubation program to support theatrical innovation and the launch of new innovative theatrical production companies. In November/December ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the heartwarming holiday play "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," written by Bay Area playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Following ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/23 - 12/14/2024


In this effervescent Bay Area premiere, the classic holiday special comes to life with an adult cast live on stage! Dismayed by the over-commercialization of ...

JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING


Direct from a twice-extended run on Broadway, Berkeley Rep will next present the West Coast premiere of Jocelyn Bioh ’s new comedy, JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR ...

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)


Fast, furious, and slightly irreverent Every Christmas Story Ever Told is look at holiday classics and traditions. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch, and just about ...

The Last Night of Ballyhoo
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
12/6 - 12/22/2024


Bay Area Stage Productions presents, the Tony Award winning play, THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, written by Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) this play is ...

Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War


In 2014, City Lights marked the 100-year anniversary of the World War I “Christmas Truce” with a world premiere that drew crowds and raves. Now ...

A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL
A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/26 - 12/24/2024


Ringing in the holiday season, A.C.T. will present the world premiere of A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL , a brand-new take on Charles Dickens’s timeless story ...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the heartwarming holiday play "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," written by Bay Area playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Following ...

In Love and Warcraft
In Love and Warcraft
1/16 - 2/9/2025


Meet Evie, a college senior and gamer who’s a master at both online role-playing and real-life ghostwriting — her side hustle is writing love letters ...

In Love and Warcraft
In Love and Warcraft
1/16 - 2/9/2025


Meet Evie, a college senior and gamer who’s a master at both online role-playing and real-life ghostwriting — her side hustle is writing love letters ...

Froggy
Froggy
2/9 - 3/2/2025


It’s 2007, and motion capture “3D” animation has taken the film and video gaming industry by storm. For Froggy, it’s been a year of obsessing ...

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH


Kicking off the new year, Berkeley Rep will present the world premiere of THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH , based on the New York Times bestselling ...

UNCLE VANYA
UNCLE VANYA
2/14 - 3/23/2025


Berkeley Rep will present Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson ’s stunning adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA . When the distinguished elderly owner of a ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
3/13 - 4/6/2025


Trapped in Monkswell Manor by a snowstorm, a sundry group of guests and staff are also ensnared in a chilling web of fear after a ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
3/13 - 4/6/2025


Trapped in Monkswell Manor by a snowstorm, a sundry group of guests and staff are also ensnared in a chilling web of fear after a ...

The Roommate
The Roommate
3/30 - 4/20/2025


Now in her mid-50’s—and recently ‘liberated’ from her child and husband—Sharon needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-50s, seeks ...

TWO TRAINS RUNNING and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS


A.C.T.’s 2024/25 season continues with August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING , the seventh play in The American Century Cycle chronicling the African American experience in ...

 HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES


In spring 2025, Berkeley Rep will present Tectonic Theater Project’s HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES  , written by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich and conceived and ...

the aves
the aves
5/2 - 6/8/2025


Closing out the 2024/25 season, Berkeley Rep will present the world premiere of Jiehae Park’s the aves . In the summer, an old man and ...

The Cake
The Cake
5/15 - 6/8/2025


Della and her North Carolina bakery are renowned for creating the most delicious, beautiful cakes. So it’s no surprise that when the girl she helped ...

The Cake
The Cake
5/15 - 6/8/2025


Della and her North Carolina bakery are renowned for creating the most delicious, beautiful cakes. So it’s no surprise that when the girl she helped ...

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels
7/17 - 8/24/2025


This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the infectious music of the iconic ’80s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, featuring hit songs including “Vacation” and ...

KIM’S CONVENIENCE
KIM’S CONVENIENCE
9/18 - 10/19/2025


A.C.T. will close out their 2024/25 season with the hilarious and heartwarming award-winning comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store KIM’S CONVENIENCE . Popularized ...



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Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Curran Theatre


by Linda Hodges - November 10, 2024

What did our critic think of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Curran Theatre!...

Review: GHOST QUARTET at Oakland Theater Project


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - November 07, 2024

History, spooky stories, and a quest are all woven together with hypnotic melodies and intoxicating harmonies. GHOST QUARTET by Oakland Theater Project is unlike any other show. This song cycle takes the audience on a journey through lands and stories and time with bits of familiar things as guides....

Review: LUCIE ARNAZ: I GOT THE JOB!- SONGS FROM MY MUSICAL PAST at Feinstein's At The Nikko


by Steve Murray - October 31, 2024

A sold out two-night engagement at Feinstein’s at the Nikko was a testament to the enduring draw power of veteran actor/director/song stylist Lucie Arnaz. Those in attendance were treated to a reprise of her well-crafted, autobiographical concert performed and recorded live at the Purple Room in Pal...

Review: CLUE Turns Enemies List Paranoia into Pure Madcap Fun!


by Linda Hodges - October 30, 2024

Broadway San Jose has another laugh-out-loud hit on their hands with CLUE, the high-energy farce based on the classic board game and the 1985 movie of the same name. Though the movie became a cult classic, nothing compares to the raw energy of Sandy Rustin’s stage adaptation of Jonathan Lynn’s scree...

Review: PETER PAN at Golden Gate Theatre


by Steve Murray - October 30, 2024

Peter Pan flies into the Golden Gate Theatre with its fantastical message of the joys of childhood, innocence, and freedom. For over 70 years J.M. Barrie’s story has been told and retold, becoming a beloved childhood adventure. This newly imagined production plays on that familiarity and will bring ...

Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Altarena Playhouse


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - October 27, 2024

Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, and football. Or at least that is the way that most Americans experience it. In recent years, a few have stepped back to challenge the simplicity of the holiday, the edited history of its origin, and the lack of authentic Native voices in the story. Playwrigh...

Review: EMOJILAND at 3Below Theaters, San Jose


by Paul Bolton - October 28, 2024

New Musical Theater show EMOJILAND at 3Below Theaters in San Jose packs a heartfelt message into a colorful and entertaining high energy show. Cast of well known favorite emoji's are brought to vivid life by a talented cache of local actors....

Review: CLUE - LIVE ON STAGE! at Curran Theatre


by Steve Murray - October 23, 2024

Not in the mood for more election drama or Mideast War horror? Then this current  production of Clue - Live on Stage! might  be the remedy. With lightning flashes and an ominous score, a mysterious dinner party at Boddy Manor begins with the arrival of an assortment of guests familiar to a...

Review: BEN JONES - TEMPTATION at Feinstein's At The Nikko


by Steve Murray - October 21, 2024

Ben Jones, award-winning singer, comedian, storyteller, and actor returned to the intimate Feinstein’s at the Nikko for an extremely successful two-run engagement displaying his considerable talents. If you haven’t seen Ben Jones, make it a must. He has that unique skill that makes a great entertain...

Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - October 19, 2024

What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Hillbarn Theatre? Read the review. ...



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Anastasia in San Francisco / Bay Area Anastasia
Hillbarn Theatre (12/5 - 12/29) Tracker
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley in San Francisco / Bay Area TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Lucie Stern Theatre (12/4 - 11/29)
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Golden Gate Theatre (6/3 - 6/22)
the aves
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (5/2 - 6/8)
Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet in San Francisco / Bay Area Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet
Oakland Theater Project at FLAX (11/1 - 11/24)
PETER WHITE in San Francisco / Bay Area PETER WHITE
Yoshi's Oakland (11/23 - 11/23)
The Cake in San Francisco / Bay Area The Cake
City Lights Theater Company (5/15 - 6/8)
A Charlie Brown Christmas in San Francisco / Bay Area A Charlie Brown Christmas
Contra Costa Civic Theatre (11/23 - 12/14)
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