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Come From Away (Non-Equity)
Come From Away (Non-Equity)
11/22 - 11/24/2024


Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of ...

Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)
Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)
12/17 - 12/22/2024


“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a ...

The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
3/18 - 3/23/2025


For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one ...

Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
7/8 - 7/20/2025


Baz Luhrmann's luscious film comes to life on stage in one of the most eye-popping shows to ever hit Broadway. Enter a world of splendor ...

MJ
MJ
7/29 - 8/3/2025


He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new ...


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Disney's FROZEN & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's August 2024 Top Theatre Show


by Team BWW - August 01, 2024

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for August 2024 include Disney's Frozen and more!...

COMPANY & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's June 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - June 03, 2024

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2024 include the Company national tour and more....

GALILEO & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's Summer 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - May 10, 2024

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2024 include Galileo, Evita and more!...

Symphony San Jose Will Perform E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 22, 2024

Symphony San Jose presents  E.T.  The Extra-Terrestrial next month. Performances are on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 10 at 2:30pm at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts....

Interview: Maria-Christina Oliveras of HADESTOWN at The Orpheum Theatre & San Jose Center For The Performing Arts Is Thrilled to Return to the Bay Area


by Jim Munson - September 08, 2023

BroadwayWorld checks in with Maria-Christina Oliveras who is playing Persephone in the national tour of Tony-Award winning Best Musical 'Hadestown' in San Francisco Sept 12-17 and San Jose September 26 - October 1....

MUGHAL-E-AZAM to Kick Off 13-City North American Tour in May


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2023

After more than 200 spellbinding performances across six Asian countries, India's most spectacular musical play now premieres in North America. See the cities the production will visit, and learn how to purchase tickets!...

Symphony San Jose Presents Cinema Paradiso (Film In Concert) Next Month


by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2023

Symphony San Jose presents Cinema Paradiso (Film In Concert) next month. Performances are Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 8:00pm and Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2:30pm  at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, CA 95113....

Past Shows

Clue
Clue
10/29 - 11/3/2024


Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock ...

Frozen
Frozen
8/21 - 9/1/2024


Frozen, a full-length stage work told in two acts, expands upon and deepens the tale's indelible plot and themes through new songs and story material ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
6/25 - 6/30/2024


This high-flying musical has been delighting audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a ...

Mean Girls
Mean Girls
3/19 - 3/24/2024


Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY ("30 Rock"), composer JEFF RICHMOND ...

Chicago (Non-Equity)
Chicago (Non-Equity)
2/23 - 2/25/2024


After 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, ...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
12/12 - 12/17/2023


Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits ...

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
12/8 - 12/10/2023


The Original San Jose Nutcracker will capture your imagination and transport you to a magical world of brave toy soldiers & dancing snowflakes. For over ...

Ain't Too Proud
Ain't Too Proud
10/31 - 11/5/2023


It was a sound that would change music history. Ain't Too Proud is the electrifying new musical that tells the story of The Temptations from ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
10/17 - 10/22/2023


Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

Hadestown
Hadestown
9/26 - 10/1/2023


In Hadestown, a song can change your fate. This Tony-winning new musical by Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin is a love story for ...

American Masters
American Masters
4/2 - 4/3/2022


Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and "Duke" Ellington: Jazz, Blues and Broadway meet Classical Concert Hall.Coplands expansive, optimistic Appalachian Spring became known as the quintessential American sound. ...

Hairspray
11/23 - 11/28/2021


This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...

School of Rock
School of Rock
6/4 - 6/9/2019


Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks ...

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical


The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is "worthy of the gods!" (Time Out New York). The Greek gods are real, and they're ruining Percy ...

Aladdin
Aladdin
4/10 - 4/21/2019


From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking ...

Cats
Cats
2/19 - 2/24/2019


Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with ...

Chicago
Chicago
11/16 - 11/18/2018


Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side ...

On Your Feet
On Your Feet
10/9 - 10/14/2018


ON YOUR FEET! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each other—to become an international sensation: ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
6/5 - 6/10/2018


How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? Find out at Broadway's runaway smash-hit, Jersey Boys. The Tony ...

Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland
4/17 - 4/22/2018


Based on the Miramax motion picture by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee, Finding Neverland follows the ...

Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies
3/13 - 3/18/2018


The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life ...

The King and I
The King and I
2/20 - 2/25/2018


Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I directed by Tony Award® Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony ...

Rent
Rent
1/23 - 1/28/2018


In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway… and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan ...

The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
7/11 - 7/23/2017


THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
6/6 - 6/11/2017


As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present SAM MENDES (Skyfall, American Beauty) and ...

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
4/25 - 4/30/2017


Former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what ...

Matilda the Musical
Matilda the Musical
3/7 - 3/12/2017


Winner of 50 international awards including 4 Tony Awards and a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda the Musical is the story of ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
1/24 - 1/29/2017


Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score (Cyndi Lauper), Best Choreography ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
11/8 - 11/13/2016


A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved ...

Motown the Musical
Motown the Musical
6/21 - 6/26/2016


MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched ...

Newsies The Musical
Newsies The Musical
5/10 - 5/15/2016


NOW IS THE TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY with NEWSIES, Disney's triumphant, smash-hit New York musical. It's the record-breaking, Tony Award -winning Broadway phenomenon that ...

The Lion King
The Lion King
9/9 - 10/4/2015


Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. ...

The Book of Mormon- 1st National Tour


THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

Once
Once
4/21 - 4/26/2015


The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, announced today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch ...

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella


With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and ...

Wicked (1st National Tour)
Wicked (1st National Tour)
8/27 - 9/14/2014


If you think you know the two iconic witches from Oz - the Wicked Witch (Elphaba) and the Good Witch (Glinda) - think again....

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
7/15 - 7/20/2014


Directed by two-time Tony� Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs ...

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