List of theatres in San Francisco

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This is a list of theatres and live performance venues in San Francisco, California.[1][2] For more information on theater in San Francisco, see Culture of San Francisco - Theater.

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Theatres in San Francisco

Name Address Neighborhood Seats Notes
Alcazar Theatre 650 Geary Street Tenderloin 511
Bayfront Theatre Fort Mason Center home of BATS Improv
Bayview Opera House 4705 Third Street Bayview 300 [3]
Beverly Hills Playhouse of San Francisco 414 Mason Street Union Square theater and acting school
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 99 Grove Street Civic Center 7000
Bimbo's 365 Club 1025 Columbus Ave. North Beach music venue
Bindlestiff Studio 185 6th Street South of Market 80 Filipino American performing arts center[4]
Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th Street Potrero Hill music venue[5]
Brava Theatre Center 2781 24th Street Mission District 360

Former theatres

  • Amado's (c. 2015–2023), formerly known as Viracocha (2010–2015), 998 Valencia Street in the Mission District; Viracocha was an underground music venue, and Amado's was later a licensed venue[6][7]
  • Balancoire, 2565 Mission Street; restaurant, bar, club with live performances in the Mission District[8]
  • Center for Sex & Culture, 1349 Mission Street; hosted live theater and other events in South of Market[9]
  • The Dark Room Theatre (2008–2015), 2263 Mission Street[10]
  • El Capitan Theatre and Hotel, 2353 Mission Street; Mission District[11]
  • EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street[12]
  • Grand Opera House (San Francisco)
  • The Hypnodrome (?–2017), 575 10th Street; once home of The Thrillpeddlers company[13]
  • Imperial Palace restaurant, 818 Washington Street; formerly hosted Tony n' Tina's Wedding in Chinatown[14]
  • Inner Mission theater and event space at 2050 Bryant Street in the Mission, home of Theater MadCap[15]
  • Kelly Cullen Community Auditorium, 220 Golden Gate Avenue; hosts productions by Theater of Others[16]
  • Market Street Cinema (1912–2013), 1077 Market Street[17][18]
  • Metro Theatre (1924–2006), 2055 Union Street[19]
  • Mojo Theatre, in the Redstone Building at 2940 16th Street, in the Mission District[20]
  • Northpoint Theatre (1967–1997), 2290 Powell Street in North Beach[21][22][23][24]
  • New Musical Theater of San Francisco, Inc., a non-profit that produced original musicals[25]
  • PianoFight, 144 Taylor Street[26]
  • Royce Gallery, 2901 Mariposa Street; historic warehouse performance venue in the Mission District[27]
  • Ruby Skye, 420 Mason Street; nightclub and special events venue, formerly the Stage Door Theatre[28]
  • Stage Werx Theatre, 446 Valencia Street, Mission District theatre hosts live performances, comedy, solo performance, music, and movies[29][30]
  • Supperclub, 657 Harrison Street, South of Market[31]
  • Teatro ZinZanni, cirque, comedy, and cabaret theater; without a venue, but seeking to return to the San Francisco waterfront[32]
  • Theatre 39 at Pier 39, Beach Street at Embarcadero[33]
  • Tides Theatre, 533 Sutter Street, 2nd floor; 99-seat theater in Union Square[34]
  • Un-Scripted Theater Company, 533 Sutter Street, 2nd floor; 49-seat improv theater in Union Square[35]
  • Variety Preview Room (or The Preview Room), Hobart Building at 582 Market Street
  • Yoshi's San Francisco, jazz club at 1330 Fillmore Street[36]

Theatre gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SF Gate Events". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Theatre Bay Area Event Listings". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Jack (October 1981). Front row center: a guide to northern California theatres. 101 Productions. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-89286-193-4.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Alex (June 15, 2022). "S.F.'s Bindlestiff Studio explores Filipino American identity through food". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  5. ↑ Jessie Schiewe (March 15, 2017). "Bottom of the Hill. Gigging alone at the Bottom of the Hill". San Francisco Weekly.
  6. ↑ Gebel, Meira (2015-08-03). "Quirky Viracocha Appears to Have Closed Its Doors". Mission Local. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. ↑ Hom, Annika (2023-11-30). "Amado's, Valencia bar and music venue, closes after 8 years". Mission Local. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  8. ↑ "Neighborhood Notes: Goodbye Mission Street Sports Bar, hello Arena SF". Mission Local. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  9. ↑ Vainshtein, Annie (29 January 2019). "SF kink community grieves loss of Center for Sex and Culture". SFGate.
  10. ↑ "Dark Room Theater in San Francisco". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  11. ↑ Tillmany, Jack (2005). Theatres of San Francisco. Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7385-3020-8.
  12. ↑ Janiak, Lily (October 20, 2022). "Say farewell to Exit Theatre's Eddy Street venue with 'Adventures in Place'". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  13. ↑ Clement, Olivia (January 10, 2017). "San Francisco Thrillpeddlers Say Farewell to Longtime Home". Playbill.
  14. ↑ Imperial Palace Archived 2015-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Inner Mission Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Kelly Cullen Community Auditorium
  17. ↑ "Let's Break Down the History of the Market Street Cinema". Curbed SF.
  18. ↑ Barmann, Jay (June 6, 2013). "What Will Become of the Historic, Quite Possibly Haunted, Market Street Cinema?". SFist. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01.
  19. ↑ Tillmany, Jack (2005). Theatres of San Francisco. Arcadia Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7385-3020-8.
  20. ↑ Hurwitt, Sam (2019-06-27). "'Above Ground' spotlights the kind of new theater under threat in SF". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  21. ↑ "Northpoint Theatre in San Francisco, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  22. ↑ Stein, Ruthe (11 July 1997). "Northpoint Theater To Close on July 31". SFGATE. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  23. ↑ "San Francisco fell in love with 'Star Wars' weeks early 45 years ago". KCBS (AM). Audacy. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  24. ↑ "Like a Dream: EMPIRE at the Northpoint". Star Wars at the Movies. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "About Our Company". Not Quite Opera. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  26. ↑ Janiak, Lily (January 24, 2023). "PianoFight to shutter S.F. and Oakland venues in latest blow to Bay Area theater". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  27. ↑ Eisenhart, Mary (November 25, 2010). "'Match' at Royce Gallery". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  28. ↑ Rubenstein, Steve (March 16, 2017). "SF's Ruby Skye club to close and reopen anew — with bowling". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  29. ↑ "Stage Werx Theatre". Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  30. ↑ Lu, Xueer (2023-09-22). "Stage Werx closing, but space will remain a theater". Mission Local. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  31. ↑ Fort, Ellen (2015-01-14). "After 10 Years, SOMA's Supperclub Gets Kicked Out of Bed". Eater SF. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  32. ↑ Harmanci, Reyhan (2011-07-01). "Forced Move May Mean the End of Teatro ZinZanni". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  33. ↑ "Theatre 39 at Pier 39". TheaterMania.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015.
  34. ↑ "'Waiting for Godot' at Tides Theatre". The San Francisco Chronicle. January 22, 2012. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  35. ↑ Hurwitt, Sam. "Improv making up for lost time". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  36. ↑ Meline, Gabe (2015-01-13). "The Addition, Formerly Yoshi's in San Francisco, to Abruptly Close". KQED. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

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