Arts & Culture :: Theater
Going Out, April 24-May 2, 2025 arts & nightlife events
With May just around the corner, may we bestow upon you a plethora of fun, informative, educational and beautiful arts events and nightlife revelry? Because as long as we can dance, we're happy to be a part of the revolution.
Ngozi Anyanwu’s ‘The Last of the Love Letters’ at Z Space
“What’s the point of making art if no one’s going to see it?” That’s the question that playwright Ngozi Anyanwu was asking herself in the early days of the pandemic, when she began work on “The Last of the Love Letters: A Meditation on Loneliness.”
San Francisco International Arts Festival celebrates LGBTQ performers
From April 30-May 11, the San Francisco International Arts Festival will include a diverse lineup of U.S. premieres and bold performances, several with LGBTQ themes and performers. The shows include theater, music, dance, performance art, and even circus.
Going Out, April 10-18, 2025 arts & nightlife events
You're tough, you're smart, and you can get through it. Stocks may tumble, but arts and nightlife entertainment remain a great investment, listed each week in Going Out.
‘boycow’ at CounterPulse - Legend of the minotaur reimagined at CounterPulse
The Minotaur is a mythical creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man who dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, an elaborate maze. That legend will be performed in dual stages by Cornelius and Gabriele Christian at CounterPulse.
‘The Boiling’ bubbles over: Magic Theatre’s world premiere cooks up an excess of ideas
A terrifying virus is spreading across America in “The Boiling,” a dark phantasmagoria now swamping audiences’ senses in its world premiere production at the Magic Theatre.
'The Compton's Cafeteria Riot' - Historic 1966 uprising dramatized
The immersive theatrical experience simply titled "The Compton's Cafeteria Riot" first premiered in 2018, bringing this nearly lost history to life. After years of hurdles, the production has now found a possible permanent home with the Tenderloin Museum.
‘Fat Ham’ - SF Playhouse serves James Ijames’ feast for the funny bone
What a piece of work! San Francisco Playhouse’s production of “Fat Ham,” James Ijames’ loose, liberating take on “Hamlet,” running through April 19, is the best theater the Bay Area has seen this year.
Eddie Izzard brings a solo 'Hamlet' to A.C.T.'s Strand Theater
Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring her acclaimed solo performance of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to San Francisco, following acclaimed runs in New York, Chicago, and London.
San Francisco Ballet's Hans van Manen program: Dancer Joshua Jack Price on challenging the ballet binary
San Francisco Ballet is about to step into uncharted territory this April in a production titled "Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster." Dancer Joshua Jack Price discussed prepping for three roles in the program.
'Art' from another age: Revisiting the '90s comedy at Shotgun Players
A staple of stages worldwide since its 1994 Paris debut, and now being mounted by Shotgun Players, French playwright Yasmina Reza's 'Art,' is a spiky, urbane comedy aimed precisely at audiences who consume art to be "classy."
'Big Brother'-ly love: Reality show meets musical in 'Nobody Loves You' at A.C.T.
There's a weird, wiggly feeling summoned up by "Nobody Loves You," an inspired musical spoof of reality TV and contemporary courtship, now on stage at American Conservatory Theatre's Toni Rembe Theatre.
SF Gay Men's Chorus celebrates show tunes
Broadway musicals have always resonated with gay men. So it comes as no surprise that the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus would put together a concert that celebrates songs that were made famous on the Great White Way.
Going Out, March 13-22, 2025 arts & nightlife events
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