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San Francisco Playhouse presents “The 39 Steps”


San Francisco Playhouse  continues its season with “ The 39 Steps ,” a fast-paced farce that riffs on the Alfred Hitchcock thriller of the same name. ...

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
3/7 - 4/20/2024


Step aside, Hitchcock. The legendary filmmaker’s serious spy flick becomes a chaotic and hysterical farce, with four characters playing dozens of roles—and even inanimate objects. ...

San Francisco Playhouse presents “The Glass Menagerie”


San Francisco Playhouse stages Tennessee Williams ’ seminal masterpiece “ The Glass Menagerie ,” directed by in-demand Bay Area theatre artist Jeffrey Lo . In ...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
5/2 - 6/15/2024


Ghosts of the past continue to haunt in Williams seminal play The Glass Menagerie. Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now ...

Evita
Evita
6/27 - 9/7/2024


Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her ...

San Francisco Playhouse 4-Ticket FlexPass


Four tickets to use for any San Francisco Playhouse plays in our 2023/24 Season, in any combination....

The Play That Goes Wrong
3/20 - 5/10/2025


From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ...


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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!...

Video: Get A First Look At THE 39 STEPS at San Francisco Playhouse


by Joshua Wright - March 19, 2024

Get a first look at San Francisco Playhouse's The 39 Steps, a fast-paced farce that riffs on the Alfred Hitchcock thriller of the same name. Following a mysterious murder, all-action hero Richard Hannay launches on a high-speed chase from a London music hall to Scotland's highlands, where he must do...

FUNNY GIRL & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's Spring 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - March 01, 2024

The 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 March 2024 include Funny Girl and more....

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....

Video: Watch Scenes from MY HOME ON THE MOON at San Francisco Playhouse


by Nicole Rosky - February 07, 2024

San Francisco Playhouse is now presenting Minna Lee's My Home on the Moon, directed by Mei Ann Teo. Watch scenes from the play in this video!...

THE PRIDE OF LIONS Comes to Theatre Rhinoceros Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2024

GLAAD Media Award winning Theatre Rhinoceros will present the World Premiere of The Pride of Lions. Performances run March 28-April 21....

Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA, MYSTIC PIZZA & More Lead the San Francisco/Bay Area February 2024 Top Picks


by BWW Staff - February 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. February 2024's Top Picks include Cirque Du Soleil's KOOZA, Mystic Pizza, Rigoletto, and more....

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....

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards


by BWW Awards - January 18, 2024

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in San Francisco / Bay Area! Winners include Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, ACT, and more....

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!...

Past Shows

My Home on the Moon
My Home on the Moon
1/25 - 2/24/2024


From the windows of the old pho restaurant, Mai watches her neighborhood get gentrified, storefront by storefront. Just as the restaurant seems doomed to close, ...

San Francisco Playhouse presents “My Home on the Moon”


San Francisco Playhouse will ring in 2024 with the World Premiere of Minna Lee’s "My Home on the Moon." In this epic sci-fi journey into the metaverse, ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
11/16 - 1/13/2024


Offering a snappy spin for the holiday season, San Francisco Playhouse will stage a new look at the Broadway hit "Guys and Dolls." Inspired by ...

Nollywood Dreams
Nollywood Dreams
9/28 - 11/4/2023


San Francisco Playhouse opens its 2023-24 season with the West Coast Premiere of the romantic comedy “Nollywood Dreams.” Written by Ghanian-American writer/performer Jocelyn Bioh (“School ...

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
6/22 - 9/9/2023


San Francisco Playhouse concludes its 20th Anniversary Season with the hit Broadway musical A Chorus Line . In this groundbreaking work, twenty-four hopeful dancers undertake ...

Chinglish
Chinglish
5/4 - 6/10/2023


San Francisco Playhouse presents the comedy "Chinglish" by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly," "Yellow Face," "Soft Power"). In ...

San Francisco Playhouse presents Clue


San Francisco Playhouse brings the beloved board game "Clue" to the stage in a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu as ...

Chinglish
2/1 - 3/4/2023


Cashed Out
Cashed Out
1/26 - 2/25/2023


San Francisco Playhouse presents the World Premiere of "Cashed Out" by Native American playwright Claude Jackson, Jr. "Cashed Out" shares the story of three generations ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
11/17 - 1/14/2023


San Francisco Playhouse  continues its 20th Anniversary season with the imaginative and exhilarating hit musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s  As You Like It , helmed by ...

Indecent
9/23 - 11/6/2022


INDECENT, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, is a deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem ...

'Follies' by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim


FOLLIESBook by James GoldmanMusic and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimDirected by Bill EnglishMusic Direction by Dave DobruskyChoreography by Nicole HelferPLAY DETAILSIts 1971, and theatrical impresario Dimitri ...

'The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin' by Jessica Huang


THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHINBy Jessica HuangDirected by Jeffrey LoPLAY DETAILSDuring the Chinese Exclusion Act, Harry Chin, a Chinese national, entered the U.S. by ...

Water by the Spoonful
5/3 - 6/18/2022


Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts ...

'Water by the Spoonful' by Quiara Alegría Hudes


WATER BY THE SPOONFULBy Quiara Alegra HudesDirected by Denise BlasorPLAY DETAILSSomewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is working at Subway while trying ...

'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' by Will Arbery


HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNINGBy Will ArberyDirected by Bill EnglishPLAY DETAILSSeven years ago, Teresa, Kevin, Justin, and Emily graduated from a Catholic college in Wyoming. ...

'Twelfth Night' by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub


TWELFTH NIGHTConceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina TaubMusic and lyrics by Shaina TaubA musical adaptation of William Shakespeares Twelfth NightDirected by Susi DamilanoMusic Direction by ...

'The Great Khan' by Michael Gene Sullivan


THE GREAT KHANBy Michael Gene SullivanDirected by Darryl V. JonesCo-produced with the San Francisco Mime TroupePLAY DETAILSJayden, an African American teenager, just wants to be ...

'Starting Here, Starting Now' by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire


STARTING HERE, STARTING NOWMusic by David ShireLyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.Directed by Susi Damilano and Nicole HelferMusic Direction by Dave DobruskyChoreography by Nicole HelferPLAY DETAILSStarting ...

'The Song of Summer' by Lauren Yee


THE SONG OF SUMMERBy Lauren YeeDirected by Bill EnglishPLAY DETAILSEach summer, theres a song on every playlist, radio station, and wedding dance floor; that inescapable ...

'Hold These Truths' by Jeanne Sakata


HOLD THESE TRUTHSBy Jeanne SakataDirected by Jeffrey LoStarring Jomar TagatacA GRIPPING STORY ABOUT A SHAMEFUL CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY. THE NEW YORK TIMESCHILLINGLY RELEVANT SAN ...

'Shoot Me When' by Ruben Grijalva


SHOOT ME WHENBy Ruben GrijalvaDirected by Susi DamilanoCommissioned by San Francisco PlayhouseStarring Blythe de Oliveira Foster, Dan Hiatt, Lorri Holt, and Melissa OrtizPLAY DETAILSJackie has ...


Written and Performed by Brian Copeland Developed with David Ford On demand NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 25, 2020 Virtual Opening Night Gala NOVEMBER 28, 2020...

The Jewelry Box
11/28 - 12/25/2020


The Marsh San Francisco: Brian Copeland; dir: David Ford....

Art
10/24 - 11/7/2020


San Francisco Playhouse is taking the theatre industry into formerly unknown territory after receiving approval from the Actors' Equity Association to film and stream their ...


Josefina Lopez; dir: Debra Gallegos....


Sugar is the anonymous online advice columnist—later revealed to be Strayed—who thousands of people have turned to for words of wisdom, honesty and hope. At ...

Groundhog Day
11/20 - 1/18/2020


GROUNDHOG DAY is the story of Phil Connors, an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, when sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, ...

Dance Nation
9/24 - 11/9/2019


Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they'll claw ...

CABARET (1998 VERSION)
6/26 - 8/31/2019


In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget ...

The Fit
6/5 - 6/29/2019


It’s a fight for survival in the Silicon Valley world of venture capital and Sakina, an Indian-American venture capital associate, has big dreams of financing ...


Blaze is angry, and with good reason. She's getting kicked out of her mom's trailer park in the drug addled Gulf Coast of Louisiana, where ...

King of the Yees
1/22 - 3/2/2019


For nearly 20 years, playwright Lauren Yee’s father Larry has been a driving force in the Yee Family Association, a seemingly obsolescent Chinese American men’s ...

She Loves Me
She Loves Me
11/30 - 1/14/2017


'She Loves Me' follows Amalia and Georg, two perfume shop clerks who don’t quite see eye to eye. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, ...

Colossal
3/15 - 4/30/2016


Andrew Hinderaker; dir: Kevin Moriarty....

Ideation
3/8 - 4/17/2016


Aaron Loeb; dir: Michael Stevenson....

On Clover Road
3/23 - 4/6/2016


Steven Dietz; dir: Ed Herendeen. World Premiere...

The Nether
1/19 - 3/5/2016


Jennifer Haley....

Stage Kiss
11/17 - 1/9/2016


In this clever new comedy by MacArthur "Genius" Grant winner Sarah Ruhl, art imitates life—or is it the other way around? When ex-lovers HE and ...

Dogfight
9/22 - 11/7/2015


book: Peter Duchan; lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; music: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; dir: Bill English....

Company
Company
7/7 - 9/12/2015


George Furth; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Stephen Sondheim; dir: Susi Damilano.  ...

123
8/12 - 9/5/2015


Lila Rose Kaplan; dir: Lauren English. World Premiere...

Trouble Cometh
5/12 - 6/27/2015


Richard Dresser; dir: May Adrales....

Stupid F##king Bird
3/17 - 5/2/2015


Aaron Posner; dir: Susi Damilano....

In a Word
4/1 - 4/25/2015


Lauren Yee....

Tree
1/20 - 3/7/2015


Julie Hébert’s provoking and powerful new play depicts three generations divided by race, culture, time, and place. A divorced chef, Leo, is caring for his ...

Promises, Promises
11/18 - 1/10/2015


Set amidst the swinging sixties in New York City, Promises, Promises is a hilarious and heartwarming musical based on the Billy Wilder film "The Apartment." ...

Seminar
4/29 - 6/14/2014


Theresa Rebeck....

Bauer
4/18 - 4/19/2014


Lauren Gunderson....

Jerusalem
1/21 - 3/8/2014


On St. George's Day, the morning of the local county fair, Johnny Byron, local waster and modern day pied piper, is a wanted man. The ...

Storefront Church
11/26 - 1/11/2014


John Patrick Shanley....


The lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets of ...

The Man Who Had All The Luck
7/16 - 9/14/2013


Arthur Miller....

Abigail's Party
5/21 - 7/6/2013


- Mike Leigh....

Reasons To Be Pretty
3/26 - 5/11/2013


n reasons to be pretty, Greg’s tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker’s pretty face and his ...

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