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Hamnet explores the life of Agnes Hathaway and her relationship with William Shakespeare, highlighting their love and the profound loss they experience after the death...
Welcome to the Cornley Drama Society’s opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor—a classic whodunit where, unfortunately, everything that can go wrong does. Misplaced props, collapsing sets, forgotten...
Based on the beloved film, Anastasia follows a brave young woman as she travels from Russia to Paris to discover who she really is.
Rio JournalBased on reportage, letters, and diaries of a young American foreign correspondent for UPI (United Press International) and ABC News, broadcasting from Rio de...
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2025 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have...
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20, Gen Adm: $25, Door: $30The Silent Assassin is a soul-stirring solo performance exploring identity, resilience, and self-discovery. Through vivid storytelling,...
Early Bird: $25, Advance: $35, Door: $40Returning to Abanico, Melissa Cruz presents a second tribute to the most popular flamenco performance format, the tablao. A...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
Tutti Frutti: The Musical – A Tribute to Little Richard (Concert Show) is a high-octane, 80-minute celebration of the “Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Following...
Angel Island portrays the anguish and aspiration experienced by hundreds of Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island Immigration Station in the decades between 1910 and...
Rio JournalBased on reportage, letters, and diaries of a young American foreign correspondent for UPI (United Press International) and ABC News, broadcasting from Rio de...
Rio JournalBased on reportage, letters, and diaries of a young American foreign correspondent for UPI (United Press International) and ABC News, broadcasting from Rio de...
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20, Gen Adm: $25, Door: $30The Black Cedar Trio is a rare ensemble dedicated to music for flute, cello, and guitar....
Presented by El Campanil TheatreBroadway's DAVID BURNHAM"WHAT I DID FOR LOVE"A Mother's Day CelebrationSaturday, May 9th @ 7PMSave 15 % using promo code: SPRINGNow until...
Don't Follow the Lights is an interactive immersive show featuring a fantastical menagerie of fae folk, breathtaking circus performances, delightful quests, and multiple possible endings...
Don't Follow the Lights is an interactive immersive show featuring a fantastical menagerie of fae folk, breathtaking circus performances, delightful quests, and multiple possible endings...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
Comedy Oakland, the multi-year winner of "Best Comedy Night" in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, is proud to announce the return of the Oakland...
At the San Francisco Magic Theater, we don’t give you a “show.” We hand you an experience... a carefully engineered collision of impossible mentalism, laugh-out-loud...
The Lesbitarian ChurchBia Ferreira invites the world to celebrate Mothers Day with a solo concert dedicated to women and the church she founded. The Lesbitarian...
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stage the Broadway musical sensation “Come From Away”, helmed by TheatreWorks Founder/Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Kelley. Written by husband and wife...
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2025 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have...
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20, Gen Adm: $25, Door: $30San Francisco-based treble-voice choir Conspiracy of Venus is known for their fabulous interpretations of director Joyce...
Kinetic Arts Center presents Circus Gilly Youth Troupe in DREAMLAND: A Circus SleepoverJoin Circus Gilly at the best sleepover ever! Will they sleep? Maybe. Will...
A bilingual, joy-soaked adaptation brimming with music, physical comedy, and cultural collision, this vibrant production envisions Shakespeare’s tale of mistaken identity as a telenovela, creating...
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by Steve Murray - April 29, 2026
Maggie O’Farrell’s fictionalized account of Agnes Hathaway was a solid hit when released in 2020, winning literary awards for its unique perspective on the little-known woman maligned by scholars....
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 21, 2026
weary soul. With a steady beat that blends with your pulse, this music sticks in your mind and body. Devoid of elaborate set pieces or high tech features, the show soars because the story matters. And you will come away remembering all that is good and noble and possible in community....
by Steve Murray - April 20, 2026
Composer, lyricist, and pianist extraordinaire Stephen Schwartz presented an evening of conversation and song- a celebration of his continuing support and collaboration with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus....
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 12, 2026
Energetic dances, soaring songs, and clever comedy make a winning combination in ANYTHING GOES at Altarena Playhouse. With classic songs by Cole Porter and witty dialogue from P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, ANYTHING GOES has entertained audiences since 1934. The fun and humor still resonate as a new...
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 05, 2026
Center Rep presents Neil Simon’s classic tale of family and obligations, LOST IN YONKERS. In a world of sound bites, TikTok, and AI images, this show reminds us that when it comes to family, things haven’t really changed that much. With humor and heart, the show demonstrates that even in the mid...
by Steve Murray - April 03, 2026
Berkely Rep’s co-production with La Jolla Playhouse of Ngozi Anywanu’s The Monsters is a joyous, heartwarming story of the bond between sister and brother that will want to make you hug your sibling. Both emotionally devastating and rewarding, The Monsters is brilliantly written, superbly acted ...
by Steve Murray - April 02, 2026
For Starra Jones, a baller from rural Plainnole, Arkansas, fulfilling her mother’s dream of basketball glory is her prime motivation. Playing a style of ‘dirty’ ball, her braggadocio will lead her to a foul play in Candrice Jones’ Flex, making its West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse....
by Linda Hodges - April 01, 2026
It's easy to see why Beetlejuice, the screen-to-stage adaptation of Tim Burton's beloved 1998 cult-classic film, earned eight 2019 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical. It is to die for. ...
by Steve Murray - March 30, 2026
There are many types of great theatre- light, cheerful, romantic, uplifting, silly, classic. Z Spaces’ co-production of Tadeusz Slobodzianek’s Our Class is unflinchingly dark, emotionally devastating and a tough watch – but it is great theatre, a timely cautionary tale of evil startingly conce...
by Steve Murray - March 23, 2026
I admit I’ve never seen Stephen Sondhiem’s Assassins, nor ever heard the score or read the synopsis. A flop in 1990, the 2004 revival won five Tony awards, and it’s been in theatre rotations since, often causing controversy for its raw language and unsavory content. A play from the perspective...
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