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Theater in San Francisco This Weekend

42 Broadway, musicals and other shows in San Francisco this weekend


All San Francisco Theater This Weekend

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Earlybirds Club - Petaluma (21+) on Friday October 24 at 6:00 pm at Mystic Theatre - Petaluma in Petaluma, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 6:00pm

    Earlybirds Club - Petaluma (21+)

    Mystic Theatre - Petaluma·Petaluma, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto - San Jose on Friday October 24 at 7:00 pm at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 7:00pm

    Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto - San Jose

    SAP Center at San Jose·San Jose, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to SUFFS - San Francisco on Friday October 24 at 7:30 pm at Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 7:30pm

    SUFFS - San Francisco

    Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco·San Francisco, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Some Like it Hot - San Jose on Friday October 24 at 7:30 pm at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 7:30pm

    Some Like it Hot - San Jose

    San Jose Center for the Performing Arts·San Jose, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to San Francisco Symphony - San Francisco on Friday October 24 at 7:30 pm at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 7:30pm

    San Francisco Symphony - San Francisco

    Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall·San Francisco, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Livermore on Friday October 24 at 8:00 pm at Bankhead Theater in Livermore, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 8:00pm

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Livermore

    Bankhead Theater·Livermore, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Noises Off - San Francisco on Friday October 24 at 8:00 pm at San Francisco Playhouse in San Francisco, CA

    Oct 24

    Fri · 8:00pm

    Noises Off - San Francisco

    San Francisco Playhouse·San Francisco, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto - San Jose on Saturday October 25 at 11:00 am at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, CA

    Oct 25

    Sat · 11:00am

    Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto - San Jose

    SAP Center at San Jose·San Jose, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to SUFFS - San Francisco on Saturday October 25 at 1:00 pm at Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

    Oct 25

    Sat · 1:00pm

    SUFFS - San Francisco

    Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco·San Francisco, CA

  • (opens in new tab) Find tickets to San Francisco Opera - Parsifal on Saturday October 25 at 1:00 pm at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA

    Oct 25

    Sat · 1:00pm

    San Francisco Opera - Parsifal

    War Memorial Opera House·San Francisco, CA


Learn More About San Francisco Theater This Weekend

San Francisco has a long history as a thriving community for theater, and the area has dozens of high-quality theater venues. A number of San Francisco theaters have won Regional Tony Awards. San Francisco even has its own unique style of improv comedy, where the shows will last for two hours, include an intermission, and follow a single story.

San Francisco frequently hosts productions before they move to Broadway. Many famous Broadway shows got their start in San Francisco. Some of those plays include American Idiot, Fences, Legally Blonde, Mama Mia, and Wicked.

If shows have already made it to Broadway, they’ll often come on tour to San Francisco and play at either the Golden Gate Theatre or the Orpheum Theatre. The Golden Gate Theatre dates back to 1922. It originally opened as a vaudeville house and was later converted into a movie theater. The theater went into decline during the 1970s and was ultimately renovated at the end of the decade. When it opened its doors again, the Golden Gate Theatre became one of San Francisco’s most important performing arts venues.

If you head down Market Street a little ways, you’ll find another of San Francisco’s most important venues: the Orpheum Theatre. The original Orpheum Theatre was built in 1926, and the venue was renovated in the late 1990s to make it more suitable for Broadway theater. The Broadway hit Mama Mia! was first performed at the Orpheum. You might also see the venue referred to as SHN Orpheum Theatre, after its owners. The Orpheum seats over 2000 guests.

Looking for something more kid friendly? Both Oakland’s Oracle Arena and San Jose’s SAP Center host productions of Disney on Ice.

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