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San Francisco Playhouse to Present THE GLASS MENAGERIE This Spring


by Blair Ingenthron - March 20, 2024

This spring, San Francisco Playhouse will stage Tennessee Williams' seminal masterpiece The Glass Menagerie, directed by in-demand Bay Area theatre artist Jeffrey Lo. Learn more about the production here!...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, NOISES OFF & More Set for Palo Alto Players 2024-25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2024

Palo Alto Players has revealed its 94th season titled SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIONS THEATRE! See full programing and learn how to purchase tickets....

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents TIGER STYLE! A Claws-Out Comedy About Tiger ParentIng


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024

Don't miss 'Tiger Style!' at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley - a claws-out comedy about tiger parenting by Mike Lew, directed by Jeffrey Lo. Running from April 6-28, 2024 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts....

AREN'T YOU...? Returns to the Marsh Next Month


by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2024

 Following a successful East Bay run and a transfer to San Francisco, Aren’t You…? returns to The Marsh Berkeley, written and performed by Fred Pitts, directed by ShawnJ West, with dramaturgy by David Ford. ...

San Francisco Playhouse to Present THE 39 STEPS This Spring


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE presents a riotous, rip-roaring riff on Hitchcock's thriller 'The 39 Steps' from March 7 - April 20, 2024....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Stephen King's MISERY To Take The Stage At Palo Alto Players, January 19- February 4


by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2023

Experience the gripping stage adaptation of Stephen King's MISERY at Palo Alto Players. Directed by Kimberly Ridgeway, this spine-tingling production will keep you on the edge of your seat. Don't miss it from January 19-February 4, 2024....

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; The DROWSY CHAPERONE, KING LEAR, Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards December 5th Standings; The DROWSY CHAPERONE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Center REP to Present EVERY BRILLIANT THING This Winter


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 30, 2023

Center REP presents 'Every Brilliant Thing,' a remarkable solo performance filled with poignant humor and joy. Join the journey of falling in love, grief, healing, and rediscovery. Directed by Jeffrey Lo and starring William Thomas Hodgson. Don't miss this immersive theatrical experience from Jan. 6...

Past Shows

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
11/3 - 11/19/2023


Click your heels and take a journey with us down the yellow brick road! Follow The Scarecrow, The Tinman, The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy… and Toto ...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
11/4 - 11/20/2022


Singing teapots and candlesticks, an evil spell, and an unlikely love story are all part of the magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, an ...

School of Rock
School of Rock
8/26 - 9/11/2022


Based on the hit film, School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
6/10 - 6/26/2022


Orsino loves Olivia (who wont give him the time of day). Olivia loves Viola (whom she thinks is a boy). Viola loves Orsino (who doesnt ...

Allegiance
Allegiance
4/22 - 5/8/2022


Inspired by the true childhood experience of TV/film actor and social media icon George Takei (Mr. Sulu on Star Trek), ALLEGIANCE tells the story of ...

Men on Boats
Men on Boats
2/4 - 2/20/2022


MEN ON BOATS is the tale of ten men, four boats, and two great rivers, told on stage entirely without boats, riversor men! Pack your ...

The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists
11/5 - 11/21/2021


Sometimes, a revolution needs a womans touch. Palo Alto Players continues its 91st season with THE REVOLUTIONISTS - Lauren Gundersons irreverent, girl-powered comedy about four ...

WORKING - A Musical
WORKING - A Musical
9/17 - 10/3/2021


I hear America singing. Based on Studs Terkels 1974 best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid musical portrait of the men ...

AREN'T YOU...?
AREN'T YOU...?
8/20 - 9/5/2021


Palo Alto Players, the Peninsulas longest running theatre company, for the first time in its recent history will premiere an original one-man show by Bay ...

Palo Alto Players 90th Anniversary Gala: Welcome Home


Palo Alto Players, the first theatre company on the Peninsula, celebrates its 90th Anniversary with its first-ever hybrid gala fundraiser on Sunday, June 27th at ...

Tea for Three
Tea for Three
5/12 - 5/23/2021


What is it like for a woman when her husband becomes the president of the United Statesand she is suddenly thrust into the spotlight? This ...

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1/29 - 2/14/2021


Palo Alto Players continues its 90th season with the award-winning off-Broadway musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Starring real-life married couple Chris and Marah Sotelo, this ...

HOLIDAY FAMILY SING ALONG
HOLIDAY FAMILY SING ALONG
12/4 - 12/13/2020


Holiday Family Sing Along bonds the Palo Alto Players family of performers with yours during the holiday season! Regardless of how you celebrate, youre invited ...

IF YOU KNEW MY STORY
IF YOU KNEW MY STORY
11/13 - 11/22/2020


Palo Alto Players presents If You Knew My Story an inspiring and uplifting virtual cabaret that relishes in the meeting of passion, self worth, and ...

ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY
10/23 - 10/31/2020


Palo Alto Players presents a virtual Halloween-themed cabaret. Once Upon a Midnight Dreary is what happens when some of your favorite Palo Alto Players ghouls ...

AN ACT OF GOD
AN ACT OF GOD
9/4 - 9/20/2020


God is coming to Palo Alto for the first time ever and Shes got a lot to say! Palo Alto Players opens its 90th anniversary ...

An Act of God
6/12 - 6/28/2020


AN ACT OF GOD reveals the mysteries of the Bible while answering the existential questions that have plagued mankind since Creation- in just 90 minutes. ...

Palo Alto Players Gala 2020: PLAY!


Palo Alto Players, the first theatre company on the Peninsula, will hold its fifth annual gala fundraiser on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at the University ...

A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
1/17 - 2/2/2020


A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2By Lucas HnathNominated for eight Tony Awards in 2017, this sharp-witted sequel to Ibsens masterpiece begins with a knock at the ...

A Doll's House (McGuinness)
1/18 - 2/1/2020


Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Frank McGuinness Palo Alto Players...

A CHRISTMAS STORY
A CHRISTMAS STORY
11/8 - 11/24/2019


A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Book by Joseph Robinette Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Based on the motion picture A Christmas ...

BRIGHT STAR
BRIGHT STAR
9/13 - 9/29/2019


BRIGHT STAR Music, Book & Story: Steve Martin Music, Lyrics & Story: Edie Brickell From Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning Steve Martin and Grammy Award-winning ...

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
6/14 - 6/30/2019


ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORSBy Richard BeanSongs by Grant OldingBased on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo GoldoniDirected by Patrick KleinMusical Direction by Lauren BevilacquaIts ...

FLOWER DRUM SONG
FLOWER DRUM SONG
4/26 - 5/12/2019


FLOWER DRUM SONG Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by David Henry Hwang Based on the original book by Oscar Hammerstein ...


'To create something new, we must first love what is old,' claims Mei-Li in Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang's new adaptation of this Rodgers and ...

Palo Alto Players Gala 2019: East Meets West


Palo Alto Players, the first theatre company on the Peninsula, will hold its fourth annual gala fundraiser on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the University ...

Airline Highway
1/18 - 2/3/2019


In the parking lot of The Hummingbird, a once-glamorous motel on New Orleans’s infamous Airline Highway, a group of friends gather. A rag-tag collection of ...

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1/18 - 2/3/2019


SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard Directed by Lee Ann Payne ...

TARZAN
TARZAN
9/7 - 9/23/2018


Disney's TARZAN® Book by David Henry Hwang Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins Based on the story, Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, ...

The Graduate
The Graduate
6/16 - 7/2/2017


“Plastics, Ben. Plastics. Will you think about that?” Recent college graduate Benjamin has excellent grades, very proud parents and, since he helped Mrs. Robinson with ...

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
11/4 - 11/20/2016


“Wendy Kesselman's finely textured new DIARY tells a deeper story. A sensitive, stirring and thoroughly engaging new adaptation.” —NY Newsday In this transcendently powerful new ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
9/16 - 10/2/2016


WHO: Palo Alto Players WHAT: DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID WHEN: September 16-October 2, 2016 Thursdays @ 7:30pm Fridays @ 8pm, no show September 30 Saturday ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


WHO: Palo Alto Players WHAT: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE WHEN: June 10 - 26, 2016 Thursdays 7:30pm Fridays-Saturdays 8pm Sundays 2pm Paid ...

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
4/22 - 5/8/2016


Happily ever after sometimes isn’t… INTO THE WOODS Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Patrick Klein Musical Direction by ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
1/15 - 1/31/2016


WHO: Palo Alto Players WHAT: DEATH OF A SALESMAN WHEN: January 15 – 31, 2016 Thursdays 7:30pm Fridays-Saturdays 8pm Sundays 2pm Paid Preview: Friday, January ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
1/15 - 1/31/2016


WHO: Palo Alto Players WHAT: DEATH OF A SALESMAN WHEN: January 15 – 31, 2016 Thursdays 7:30pm Fridays-Saturdays 8pm Sundays 2pm Paid Preview: Friday, January ...

Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park
11/6 - 11/22/2015


WHO: Palo Alto Players WHAT: CLYBOURNE PARK WHEN: November 6 – 22, 2015 Thursdays 7:30pm Fridays-Saturdays 8pm Sundays 2pm Paid Preview: Friday, November 6 Opening ...

Chicago
Chicago
9/11 - 9/27/2015


He had it coming… CHICAGO Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Based on the play by ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
4/24 - 5/10/2015


Come meet the family. We’ll leave the lights off for you! THE ADDAMS FAMILY Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by ...

TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET


TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET by Jiréh Breon Holder ...a companion staged reading for Palo Alto Players’ production of ALL THE WAY THE STORY: In ...

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