42nd St. Moon: Me and My Girl

Wed.–Sun., May 2–20 Gateway Theatre (215 Jackson St.) This fish-out-of-water comedy is the story of a roustabout Cockney lad who learns he’s actually an earl and must try to ... Read More

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The Color Purple

Tue.–Sun., May 1–27 SHN Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the A... Read More

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We Players: Roman Women

Fri.–Sun. through May 27 & Monday, May 28 Palace of Fine Arts Through song, ritual movement, and text this newly devised site-specific work developed by an all-female ensembl... Read More

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Magic Theatre: The Gangster of Love

Tue.–Sun., April 11–May 6 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center Raquel “Rocky” Rivera and her eccentric family settle in the Haight during the 1970s, a dynamic period of confl... Read More

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ACT: Father Comes Home from the Wars

Tue.–Sun., April 25–May 20 405 Geary St. Don’t miss this explosively powerful and “extraordinary” (New York Times) new play inspired by Homer’s Odyssey and set amid the... Read More

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42nd Street Moon: Saturday Night

Wed.–Sun. through April 15 Gateway Theatre Featuring music and lyrics by a 23-year-old Stephen Sondheim, this rarely produced nostalgic charmer tells the unassuming story of a g... Read More

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S.F. Playhouse: The Effect

Tue.–Sun. March 20–April 28 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) Two volunteers in a clinical trial for an antidepressant fall madly in love and wonder if it’s truly their fe... Read More

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Custom Made Theatre: Hooded

Wed.–Sat., March 8–31 533 Sutter Street The lives of two black teenagers (one from the inner city and one affluent) overlap in a holding cell. One decides the other has lost hi... Read More

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Breach Once More: Rabbit Hole

Thu.–Sat., March 1–24, 8 p.m.–10 p.m. Young Performers Theater, Fort Mason Center This Pulitzer Prize-winning play charts a grieving family’s journey through an empathic s... Read More

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ACT: Vietgone

Tue.–Sun. through April 22 The Strand Theater (1127 Market St.) In this contemporary twist on the classic story of boy meets girl, three young Vietnamese immigrants leave their w... Read More

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Word for Word: Lucia Berlin: Stories

Wed.–Sun., Feb. 14–March 11 Z Below (470 Florida St.) Four stories from Lucia Berlin’s posthumously published, critically acclaimed, A Manual for Cleaning Women are set t... Read More

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SHN: The Book of Mormon

Tue.–Sun., Feb. 6–March 9 SHN Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) Back by popular demand, this Tony Award-winning musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair o... Read More

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Magic Theatre: Reel to Reel

Tue.–Sun., Jan. 31–Feb. 25 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center The story of a 55-year marriage as told through the mundane sentiments of recorded conversations, arguments, and household... Read More

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The Moonrisers

Fri.–Sat., Jan. 26–27 Thu.–Sat., Feb. 1–3 Phoenix Theatre (414 Mason St.) This fable explores the ideas of perception and sanity in the modern world, and follows four homel... Read More

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3rd Annual Fog City Magic Fest

Wed.–Sat., Jan. 24–27 Exit Theatre (156 Eddy St.) Don’t miss nine shows and events by some of the Bay Area’s best and most acclaimed magicians. $25 (show), $100 (festival ... Read More

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