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-]

Celebrated political satirist Will Durst has performed for three elected presidents (if you count Al Gore ... which Durst does) and appeared as a commentator on CNN, NPR and C-SPAN. Now, he's headed t... [more+]

Celebrated political satirist Will Durst has performed for three elected presidents (if you count Al Gore ... which Durst does) and appeared as a commentator on CNN, NPR and C-SPAN. Now, he's headed to The Marsh in San Francisco with "The Durst Case Scenario", his new comedic exploration of a changing America during the "Time of Trump." Hailed as "[q]uite possibly the best political comedian working in the country today" by none other than "The New York Times", Will Durst's latest stage show is a rollicking feast of satire that's timely and as irreverent as the president's latest 4 a.m. tweet. [less-]

"The Washington Post" says of Chip Franklin, "he brings a sense of irony to a medium that rarely trusts the audience to get the joke." Heard weekday afternoons from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on KGO, Franklin d... [more+]

"The Washington Post" says of Chip Franklin, "he brings a sense of irony to a medium that rarely trusts the audience to get the joke." Heard weekday afternoons from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on KGO, Franklin delivers more than just talk. In addition to over 20 years as a radio host, he's also a comedian, musician, and filmmaker who has written for and/or appeared on shows like "The Tonight Show", "The Situation Room", "Larry King" and more. Now Franklin comes to San Francisco's Punch Line Comedy Club for "KGO; LOL", alongside some other funny folks. [less-]

Spend an evening with The Garet at the Geary Theater in San Francisco listening to a musical series honoring two of the greatest German artists and collaborators of the 20th century, Kurt Weill and Be... [more+]

Spend an evening with The Garet at the Geary Theater in San Francisco listening to a musical series honoring two of the greatest German artists and collaborators of the 20th century, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. Known for their radical politics and cultural innovation, the composer and writer were responsible for the hit opera "Die Dreigroschenoper" ("The Threepenny Opera") and stood for everything the Nazi regime hated. Despite the backlash, they produced several successful works together including poems, "The Mahagonny Songspiel" and the bold "Happy End". [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-]

When drag queen Pink meets a flashy young man who takes an interest in her, she believes she's found her ticket to the diva life and out of her gang-controlled Oakland neighborhood. Her friend Ace, wh... [more+]

When drag queen Pink meets a flashy young man who takes an interest in her, she believes she's found her ticket to the diva life and out of her gang-controlled Oakland neighborhood. Her friend Ace, who harbors more than friendly feelings for her, warns Pink that the man may not be what he seems. Is this mystery man her golden ticket, or a troublemaker bringing violence and life-threatening jeopardy? Her life, and West Oakland, will change forever in "The Legend of Pink" at The Eureka Theatre in San Francisco. [less-]

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-]

In 1936, an anti-drug propaganda film called "Reefer Madness" was released, portraying the disasters that ensue when some teenagers decide to try "marijuana" -- otherwise known as the devil's drug. In... [more+]

In 1936, an anti-drug propaganda film called "Reefer Madness" was released, portraying the disasters that ensue when some teenagers decide to try "marijuana" -- otherwise known as the devil's drug. In the 1970s, the film was rediscovered and became a cult classic due to its over-the-top portrayal of the alleged dangers of smoking weed, which include death, destruction, madness and ... jazz. Inspired by the original film, this tongue-in-cheek musical comedy continues the hijinks in an even wackier form, memorializing the melodrama in songs that range from Broadway-style showstoppers to swing tunes. It would be a big mistake to (puff, puff) pass on this production of "Reefer Madness: The Musical" at Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. [less-]

"A lesbian Lenny Bruce" -- that's how the late, great Robin Williams once affectionately described GLAAD Award-winning actress, comic and writer Marga Gomez. Recently named among "SF Weekly"'s "Artist... [more+]

"A lesbian Lenny Bruce" -- that's how the late, great Robin Williams once affectionately described GLAAD Award-winning actress, comic and writer Marga Gomez. Recently named among "SF Weekly"'s "Artists to Watch in 2016," Gomez has been performing since the 1980s, earning international praise for her high-energy, proudly Latina, openly gay, slightly dorky, tragically sexy comedy. She's been seen on HBO's "Comic Relief", Showtime's "Latino Laugh Festival" and LOGO's "One Night Stand Up", and has starred in 11 acclaimed solo shows. Now she brings her fearless (and hilarious) stand-up to San Francisco's Punch Line Comedy Club. [less-]

They've appeared across the globe at prestigious events, from Scotland (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) to Australia (Melbourne Comedy Festival) to entertaining the troops as part of a USO tour. This showc... [more+]

They've appeared across the globe at prestigious events, from Scotland (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) to Australia (Melbourne Comedy Festival) to entertaining the troops as part of a USO tour. This showcase for headlining comics who've entertained abroad sets off on its journey for laughs at the Eastside West gastropub in the heart of San Francisco's Marina District. Along with the established comic, you'll also see a carefully curated collection of local stand-ups as well. This show is brought to you by Dave Chappelle's Bay Area opener, Stroy Moyd. [less-]

When it comes to sleek, smart and modern magic, look no further than magician David Gerard, who performs his theatrical illusions and mind reading to sold-out audiences in the Bay Area. Join Gerard fo... [more+]

When it comes to sleek, smart and modern magic, look no further than magician David Gerard, who performs his theatrical illusions and mind reading to sold-out audiences in the Bay Area. Join Gerard for his first shows written exclusively for PianoFight in San Francisco, where you'll witness near-impossible mental and physical feats just inches away from your seat. Through a mix of psychology, misdirection, magic and showmanship, Gerard will create an experience you'll remember long after the show is over. [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 of S.F., 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 hot shots like Dave Chapelle, Hannibal Buress and others that have also cracked a couple jokes at this venue themselves. [less-]

Without a doubt the most famous play in the English language, "Hamlet" is much more than a collection of quotable lines, like the legendary soliloquy that begins with "To be or not to be?" It's also a... [more+]

Without a doubt the most famous play in the English language, "Hamlet" is much more than a collection of quotable lines, like the legendary soliloquy that begins with "To be or not to be?" It's also a thrilling tale of political intrigue, murder, madness and duels to the death. Hamlet is one of theater's greatest anti-heroes, caught between his duty as a son and his desire for moral purity. He is haunted by the rage-filled ghost of his father, who won't rest until his death is avenged. Even worse, every time Hamlet hesitates to take action, it's his friends and loved ones that pay the price. With a cast led by Tony Award-nominee John Douglas Thompson, this will be an unforgettable theatrical event at the A.C.T. theater in San Francisco. [less-]

Steve Silver's "Beach Blanket Babylon" is the world's longest-running musical revue. Since 1974, this San Francisco institution has followed Snow White on a musical comedy quest around the world, wher... [more+]

Steve Silver's "Beach Blanket Babylon" is the world's longest-running musical revue. Since 1974, this San Francisco institution has followed Snow White on a musical comedy quest around the world, where she runs into satirically portrayed pop culture and political celebrities, an impressive array of gigantic hats and one show-stopping musical number after another. Because the show is constantly updated with new costumes, hats and characters, it rewards repeat visits. Among the familiar faces you might see spoofed at this Club Fugazi production: Lady Gaga, Barack and Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton and Adele. Now running for more than 40 years, "Beach Blanket Babylon" remains one of San Francisco's wildest evenings of live entertainment. [less-]

The sharp-eyed contemporary drama "Luna Gale" focuses on Caroline, a social worker who must decide whether a hospitalized child should be given back to her teenage recovering-meth-addict parents or th... [more+]

The sharp-eyed contemporary drama "Luna Gale" focuses on Caroline, a social worker who must decide whether a hospitalized child should be given back to her teenage recovering-meth-addict parents or the infant's grandmother, a religious evangelist. Caught in the middle of a much larger fight, her decisions about the child's welfare dredge up a secretive past of human mistakes that further ignite the conflict. The "Chicago Tribune" hailed the play as "excellent and intensely involving" and the "Sun-Times" agreed, calling it "provocative and impassioned." Now Aurora Theatre Company presents this heartbreaking, hopeful and unforgettable tale from Pulitzer nominee Rebecca Gilman in the Bay Area premiere directed by Tom Ross [less-]

San Francisco native Scott Capurro is known for his confrontational and controversial comedy. You might recognize him as the actor who played Harvey Fierstein's boyfriend in "Mrs. Doubtfire", and he v... [more+]

San Francisco native Scott Capurro is known for his confrontational and controversial comedy. You might recognize him as the actor who played Harvey Fierstein's boyfriend in "Mrs. Doubtfire", and he voiced half of the two-headed podrace announcer in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace". He won the prestigious Perrier Award for his first one-person show "Risk Gay" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and he's also been seen on Comedy Central and heard on Alice 97.3. See him perform stand-up live when he headlines Punch Line Comedy Club in North Beach. [less-]

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Paula Vogel's "How I Learned To Drive" explores the complex relationship between a young woman and her uncle as a series of driving lessons progresses from inno... [more+]

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Paula Vogel's "How I Learned To Drive" explores the complex relationship between a young woman and her uncle as a series of driving lessons progresses from innocence to something much more dark and troubling. Told with surprising wit, this acclaimed play is an often-funny, surprising and ultimately devastating tale of survival. Through wildly absurd, unexpected and disturbing turns of events, Li'l Bit comes to terms with her past and her relationships as these events shape her womanhood and her understanding of the world. The Custom Made Theatre Co. brings this 20th-century masterpiece to Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco. [less-]

This is the true story of 8 - 14 strangers picked to be in a sketch-comedy group together who keep trying to have their lives seen by a paying audience. Find out what happens when artists stop being S... [more+]

This is the true story of 8 - 14 strangers picked to be in a sketch-comedy group together who keep trying to have their lives seen by a paying audience. Find out what happens when artists stop being S.H.I.T. Show and start being Basement Party. San Francisco's PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar, so come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show. [less-]

Behind a secret door near the intersection of North Beach and Chinatown lies a dimly lit subterranean realm teeming with colorful characters and overlapping storylines. This is "The Speakeasy", an int... [more+]

Behind a secret door near the intersection of North Beach and Chinatown lies a dimly lit subterranean realm teeming with colorful characters and overlapping storylines. This is "The Speakeasy", an interactive theatrical experience that will transport you to a 1920s San Francisco watering hole full of bootleggers, bouncers, war veterans and barflies. As you wander throughout the multi-room environment, sipping cocktails, playing casino games, or simply observing, you'll stumble across all manner of conversations and interactions as a complex narrative web unfolds. Never the same thing twice, "The Speakeasy" is a meta-theatrical event you'll want to see again and again. [less-]

Is there anything as painfully funny as an old photo of you and your loved ones? From awkward phases to bad haircuts to questionable poses, there's no shortage of ways your past self can embarrass you... [more+]

Is there anything as painfully funny as an old photo of you and your loved ones? From awkward phases to bad haircuts to questionable poses, there's no shortage of ways your past self can embarrass you. Now, Endgames improv troupe Chivalry Club is here to twist the knife with its new show "ThrowBackThursday". Putting a fun spin on audience suggestion-based improv, Chivalry Club asks you to email them a photo from your past. If your picture is chosen, the talented group of improvisers will turn your embarrassing memory into a hilarious improvised scene at the show! Catch all the fun at San Francisco's Stage Werx. [less-]