Combining great Japanese cuisine and live music, Yoshi's Oakland has quickly become one of the world's most respected venues for jazz, rock, blues and more. What started as a small sushi bar has bloss... [more+]

Combining great Japanese cuisine and live music, Yoshi's Oakland has quickly become one of the world's most respected venues for jazz, rock, blues and more. What started as a small sushi bar has blossomed into an award-winning live performance venue with a state-of-the-art sound system and design, occupying 17,000 square feet in the heart of Oakland's Jack London Square. Yoshi's Oakland has hosted such legendary jazz greats as Betty Carter, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Diana Krall, Branford Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Harry Connick Jr., Oscar Peterson and hundreds of others, and has also expanded its focus to present a variety of musical genres -- and even popular comedians. [less-]

The "Raw Materials" series portion of the "FURY Factory Festival" showcases works-in-progress. It provides a way for ensembles who produce devised work the opportunity to gain critical feedback throug... [more+]

The "Raw Materials" series portion of the "FURY Factory Festival" showcases works-in-progress. It provides a way for ensembles who produce devised work the opportunity to gain critical feedback through performance and audience engagement. Come see adventurous new works of theater at the point of their creation when Program B of "Raw Materials" comes to the stage of San Francisco's Z Below. [less-]

"A Thousand Splendid Suns", based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini ("The Kite Runner"), returns to A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in San Francisco. Weaving together the stories of three generation... [more+]

"A Thousand Splendid Suns", based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini ("The Kite Runner"), returns to A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in San Francisco. Weaving together the stories of three generations of Afghan women and their remarkable resilience, the play unfolds amidst the war-torn streets of modern-day Kabul. Unmarried and pregnant, lovely Laila is forced to marry her older neighbor after her family and home are torn apart. When she forges an unlikely friendship with her husband's first wife, the two women manage to find the inner-strength and hope to raise a new generation. Adapted for the stage by acclaimed Irish-Indian playwright Ursula Rani Sarma, this stunning production reunites many of the original cast members and will, once again, feature live music from renowned composer and saw player David Coulter. [less-]

Endgames Improv brings their Indie Night of comedy to Stage Werx in San Francisco. The show will consist of the best of Endgames' indie and experimental teams, with something new and funny always wait... [more+]

Endgames Improv brings their Indie Night of comedy to Stage Werx in San Francisco. The show will consist of the best of Endgames' indie and experimental teams, with something new and funny always waiting to be seen. [less-]

The Five Lesbian Brothers get their mischievous hands on a classic in "Oedipus at Palm Springs". The play follows the dark adventure of two couples on a retreat to the desert resort town. While new pa... [more+]

The Five Lesbian Brothers get their mischievous hands on a classic in "Oedipus at Palm Springs". The play follows the dark adventure of two couples on a retreat to the desert resort town. While new parents Fran and Con try desperately to jump-start their sex life, May-December love bunnies Prin and Terri can't keep their hands off each other. What begins as a hilarious, boozy weekend takes a horrific turn after a secret is revealed. Two parts comedy with a shot of tragedy shaken over ice, "Oedipus at Palm Springs" is a brave examination of the messy guts of relationships at The Gateway Theatre in San Francisco. [less-]

Forget the usual dinner-and-a-movie and head out for a night of laughs instead. Punch Line Comedy Club, San Francisco's longest-running stand-up venue, presents Comedy Allstars, featuring a rotating l... [more+]

Forget the usual dinner-and-a-movie and head out for a night of laughs instead. Punch Line Comedy Club, San Francisco's longest-running stand-up venue, presents Comedy Allstars, featuring a rotating lineup of hilarious stand-up comics from the Bay Area and beyond, including top local headliners to up-and-coming stars and comedians with national TV credits. With stars such as Robin Williams, Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Drew Carey, Chris Rock and more having cut their comedy teeth at the Punch Line, you never know when you're going to see the next big name in comedy. [less-]

The story behind one of the world's greatest artistic masterpieces comes to life in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Sunday in the Park with George". Artist Georges ... [more+]

The story behind one of the world's greatest artistic masterpieces comes to life in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Sunday in the Park with George". Artist Georges Seurat is obsessed with finishing his greatest work, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte", at the expense of all else -- including his lover, Dot. This production at the San Francisco Playhouse traverses history, pairing Seurat's struggles with the thematically similar foibles of a contemporary descendant named George. The result is one of the most innovative musicals ever to emerge from Broadway, and a deeply personal statement on what it means to make meaningful art. [less-]

Join Endgames Improv for a night of long-form improv comedy featuring house Harold teams Local Honey, Paint Dept and JACKSON. There will also be occasional appearances by Harold class graduates or hol... [more+]

Join Endgames Improv for a night of long-form improv comedy featuring house Harold teams Local Honey, Paint Dept and JACKSON. There will also be occasional appearances by Harold class graduates or holiday-themed shows. Don't miss the laughs at Stage Werx in San Francisco. [less-]

Few music venues in the world are as iconic as the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village. Everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan to Chick Corea and Diana Krall have graced its stage. Now, ... [more+]

Few music venues in the world are as iconic as the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village. Everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan to Chick Corea and Diana Krall have graced its stage. Now, this legendary venue is coming west. Located downstairs at the Napa Valley Opera House, the Blue Note Napa brings you that same blend of jazz greats and hot young stars on the scene, while adding a little wine country flavor to the mix. With gourmet farm to table cuisine and, of course, terrific local wines, the Blue Note Napa puts a fresh spin on the jazz club experience while keeping the focus on what matters most: the music. [less-]

Hailed by "The New York Times" as "one of this country's most original and illuminating writers," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Everybody" explores the most universal of truths: You can't take it with you,... [more+]

Hailed by "The New York Times" as "one of this country's most original and illuminating writers," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Everybody" explores the most universal of truths: You can't take it with you, but everybody tries. When Everybody faces imminent death, which companion -- Beauty, Friendship, Stuff or Love -- will make it to the final destination? The show's core company of actors will be cast by lottery every night, letting fate decide the journey as they play out this new riff on an ancient morality tale with surprising grace, humor and heart on the stage of the Cal Shakes Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda. [less-]

With "Infinite Resistance", the San Francisco Neo-Futurists present 30 short plays interrogating, lampooning and wrestling with contemporary politics, national and local. As part of the "FURY Factory ... [more+]

With "Infinite Resistance", the San Francisco Neo-Futurists present 30 short plays interrogating, lampooning and wrestling with contemporary politics, national and local. As part of the "FURY Factory Festival", they'll present plays that rage at injustice, celebrate the struggle and champion community. You'll see plays about immigration policy, micro-aggressions, self-care, gun control, queer politics and more. Written and performed by the ensemble, these two-minute plays offer both difficult truths and uncontainable joy at The Flight Deck in Oakland. [less-]

Described as a live-action sci-fi radio play, "Space Pilots in Spaaaace!" stars the darkly comic ensemble 13th Floor and appears as part of The Fury Factory festival of ensemble and devised theater, a... [more+]

Described as a live-action sci-fi radio play, "Space Pilots in Spaaaace!" stars the darkly comic ensemble 13th Floor and appears as part of The Fury Factory festival of ensemble and devised theater, a biennial gathering of performing artists from around the Bay Area and the world. When a captain and her crew crash-land on a seemingly hostile planet, a series of misadventures with Argasian stardust, accidental interspecies reproduction and a search for an alternate fuel source uncover the possibility of saving a dying world. Funny, thoughtful and action-packed, "Space Pilots in Spaaaace!" offers an off-kilter yet hopeful look at humanity's future at the Joe Goode Annex in San Francisco. [less-]

Seen it all before? Looking for something different? It's guaranteed raucousness - it's oh-so-uplifting - it's the "Clyde Always Show"! The creator behind this one-of-a-kind spectacle, a profoundly fu... [more+]

Seen it all before? Looking for something different? It's guaranteed raucousness - it's oh-so-uplifting - it's the "Clyde Always Show"! The creator behind this one-of-a-kind spectacle, a profoundly fun-loving powerhouse of zaniness, guides you through an action-packed, hipster-ific hour of shiver-giving tall tales, foot-stomping songs and hilarious monologues-in-verse. Leave your reservations at the door for this wild ride covering everything under the urban overhang (and then some) at the Marsh San Francisco MainStage Theater. [less-]

Experience the magic of "Star Wars: A New Hope" like never before. Watch this intergalactic epic come to life on the big screen -- with the San Francisco Symphony performing John Williams' unforgettab... [more+]

Experience the magic of "Star Wars: A New Hope" like never before. Watch this intergalactic epic come to life on the big screen -- with the San Francisco Symphony performing John Williams' unforgettable score -- live at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. [less-]

Laugh at a mix of longtime favorites and up-and-coming comedians at "#HellaFunny", San Francisco's hilarious traveling comedy show. "#HellaFunny" began at the legendary Purple Onion club in 2010 in th... [more+]

Laugh at a mix of longtime favorites and up-and-coming comedians at "#HellaFunny", San Francisco's hilarious traveling comedy show. "#HellaFunny" began at the legendary Purple Onion club in 2010 in the North Beach neighborhood, and now carries the fun to venues all over the Bay Area. For this show, Viceland's Stroy Moyd takes the stage at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco. The three-time winner of the Laugh Factory Hollywood's Fresh Faces Comedy Competition has opened for hotshots like Dave Chapelle, Hannibal Buress and others that have also cracked a couple jokes at this venue themselves. [less-]

For a "gently employed stoner," comedian Ramon Rivas sure seems to be a busy guy. After starting out in his hometown of Cleveland -- where to this day he is regarded as an "eminent Latino" -- he moved... [more+]

For a "gently employed stoner," comedian Ramon Rivas sure seems to be a busy guy. After starting out in his hometown of Cleveland -- where to this day he is regarded as an "eminent Latino" -- he moved on to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, performing comedy as often as his munchies would allow. In 2016 he got his big break, recording his TV debut, an episode of "The Half Hour" for Comedy Central. Not bad for a guy without a manager or agent. (He now has both so they can do most of the work.) Catch Ramon when he performs at the Punch Line Comedy Club in San Francisco. Or don't. It's all cool with him. [less-]

Talk show host Becky Harlowe is filming an episode of "Becky's Time" live. And you're lucky enough to be in the studio audience as she crashes and burns. Applaud, smile, dance and speak only when spok... [more+]

Talk show host Becky Harlowe is filming an episode of "Becky's Time" live. And you're lucky enough to be in the studio audience as she crashes and burns. Applaud, smile, dance and speak only when spoken to as your host Becky presides with the hard-hitting, serious questions only a daytime TV host can ask. With the best of intentions and the worst of exclusionary feminism, "White Feminist" is Megyn Kelly without the cue cards, Taylor Swift without the appropriated beats and Lena Dunham without the half-hearted apologies. Lee Minora stars in this one-woman comedy at San Francisco's Z Below, running as part of the FURY Factory Festival. [less-]

" #//EMBEDDED//# " is a one-person multimedia piece of devised theater that examines the condition of a trapped virtual identity through the lens of a cyber celebrity stuck within the regulating algor... [more+]

" #//EMBEDDED//# " is a one-person multimedia piece of devised theater that examines the condition of a trapped virtual identity through the lens of a cyber celebrity stuck within the regulating algorithms of a social media platform, inside a broadcasting room floating somewhere in the inter-webs of cyber space and time. Or maybe it's just about a basement-dwelling computer nerd who creates a super-cool virtual identity that keeps him from making real human connections because he can't disconnect. Film projection, GIF animation, Prezi presentation, physical theater and polyester pants are all included in Pratik Motwani's production, which comes to San Francisco's NOHspace at the Project Artaud as part of the FURY Factory Festival. [less-]

"Beach Blanket Babylon", San Francisco's hilarious pop culture musical revue, is the perfect night out with friends. Celebrating more than 16,000 performances and seen by more than six million people ... [more+]

"Beach Blanket Babylon", San Francisco's hilarious pop culture musical revue, is the perfect night out with friends. Celebrating more than 16,000 performances and seen by more than six million people from around the world, this internationally acclaimed production continues to delight audiences at Club Fugazi in San Francisco's North Beach district with its spectacular costumes and outrageously gigantic hats. Entering their 45th year, "Beach Blanket Babylon" follows Snow White as she takes a fast-paced journey around the world in search of her "Prince Charming." Along the way she encounters a star-studded, ever-changing lineup of hilarious political and pop culture characters, including Donald and Melania Trump, Kim Jong-un, Taylor Swift, Colin Kaepernick, Wonder Woman, Sarah Huckabee, Vladimir Putin, Ivanka Trump and Jared, Lady Gaga, Prince, Barack and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Harvey Weinstein, Bernie Sanders, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Oprah, Prince Harry and Meghan, and the Golden State Warriors. [less-]

From the top-quality live musical guests to its exceptional Southern cuisine, Biscuits & Blues is the perfect San Francisco spot to enjoy a night of down-home entertainment nearly every night of the w... [more+]

From the top-quality live musical guests to its exceptional Southern cuisine, Biscuits & Blues is the perfect San Francisco spot to enjoy a night of down-home entertainment nearly every night of the week. Located in the heart of the theater district, this intimate venue hosts the best regional and national blues and jazz acts in a comfortable, close-up setting that's open to all ages. Voted America's No. 1 blues nightclub by The Blues Foundation and the Bay Area Blues Society, it's also known for serving up some of the best fried chicken in the entire region, not to mention California wines, microbrews and specialty cocktails. [less-]