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Plays, Musicals, Shows >>

March 29, 2023

Play Lists

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Coming Soon

“Ruthless” – Joel Paley – #MusicalComedy – Altarena

“The Triumph of Love” – Marivaux #GenderPlay – Shotgun

“Sweat” – Lynne Nottage #RustBelt #BLM – CenterREP

“Is God Is” – Aleshea Harris #BLM #TwinsRevenge – Oakland

“English” – Sanaz Toossi #Iran/Revolt – BerkeleyRep

“Poor Yella Rednecks” – Qui Nguyen #Vietgone2 – ACT
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Playing Now

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“Private”  –  Mona Pirnot
#Surveillance/Secrets #Marriage/Crisis
SFBATCO

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“Pride & Prejudice” – Jane Austen/Rita Abrams/Josie Brown
#Musical #RomCom #Women’sRights
RossValleyPlayers

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“Clue” – Sandy Rustin
#MysteryGame #PowerBrokers
SFPlayhouse

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Donna – Doctumentary – Jay Bedwani
#Film #TransRights #S.F.Story
 Clarion Center

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“Fannie” – Cheryl L. West
#FannieLouHamer #BLM #Spirituals
TheatreWorks

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“A Raisin in the Sun” – Lorraine Hansberry
#BLM #MamaLena #SeekingHome
6thStPlayhouse

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“Cambodian Rock Band” – Lauren Yee
#Music #Murder #Mayhem
BerkeleyRep

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“Cambodian Rock Band” – Lauren Yee
#Music #Murder #Mayhem
BerkeleyRep

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“Fun Home” – Alison Bechdel
#LesbianMusical #ComingOut!

BerkeleyPlayhouse


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“Dear San Francisco” – Seven Fingers
#AcrobatsFly #LoveLetters
ClubFugazi

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“Talk to Your People” – Dan Hoyle
#JournoDrama #BLM #FacingRace
TheMarsh-Berkeley

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“Grandma & Me” – Brian Copeland
#Solo #FamilyMatters #BLM
TheMarsh-SF

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“The Never Too Late Show” – Don Reed
#Comedy #Oakland/Hollywood #BLM
TheMarsh-Berkeley

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“Merrily We Roll Along” – Cole Porter  #Musical – 42ndStMoon

“Mondragola” – Gary Graves #Machiavelli – CentralWorks

“The Hummingbird” – Kathryn Keats #MusicalMemoir – TheMarsh-SF
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“The Glass Menagerie”
– Tenn. Williams #BLM – AfricanAmerShakes

“Perfect Arrangement” – Topher Payne #GayComedy – Hillbarn

“Blithe Spirit” – Noel Coward #Comedy – SanLeandroPlayers
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“Banalities” – John Fisher #Grotowski&Me #FREE/Online –TheRhino

“San Juan” – John Fisher #FREE/Online – TheRhino
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“Tragedy of Macbeth”
– Shakespeare/Coen
#ShakesNoir #Denzel/Frances
Theaters & Apple TV+
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“Dear San Francisco: A High Flying Love Story”
#ClubFugazi #AmazingAcrobats
ClubFugaziSF
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“Bedroom”
– John Fisher #FREE/Online – Sassymouth

“Fredi” – John Fisher #WWII #FREE/Online – Sassymouth

“Standing Room” – John Fisher #GayLife #FREE/Online – Sassymouth
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“Central Park Jogger”
– John Fisher
#NYC #BLM #FREE/Online
Sassymouth
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“Essential Services Project” – Patricia L. Morin
#JohnFisher #GayHeroes #Interview
Theatre Rhinoceros
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“Seeing Red: Time-Traveling Musical”
#Revolution #Audio #Updated!
SF Mime Troupe – FREE
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“Shadow/Land” – Erika Dickerson-Despenza
#AudioPlay #BLM #HurricaneKatrina
PublicTheater.NY
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – August Wilson 
#JazzAge #BLM #BluesMother
Netflix
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“I Am Sending You the Sacred Face” – Heather Christian
#DragOpera #MotherTeresaExplains – FREE
Theater in Quarantine
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“What the Constitution Means to Me” – Heidi Schreck
#Women’sRights  #Comedy/Politics #BLM
AmazonPrime
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“The Farm”
– John Fisher
#1%University #PrivilegedCrime #FREE/Online
TheRhino

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“In the Heights”
– Lin-Manual Miranda #Musical #Latinx – HBO

“Angels in America” – Tony Kushner #GayEpic –NationalTh.UK
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Twilight: Los Angeles – Anna Deavere Smith
#WitnessesTestify  #ProtestersSpeak
#BLM – PBS.org
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“Gloria: A Life” – Emily Mann
#Gloria Steinem #Christine Lahti
#BLM – PBS
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“Hamilton” – Lin-Manuel Miranda
#BLM – #RevolutionLives!
DisneyPlus – $6.99
♦♦♦“Notes from the Field” – Anna Deavere Smith
#BLM  #School to Prison Pipeline
Amazon/HBO
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“Pipeline” – Dominique Morisseau
#BLM  #Mother’sFears  #School>Prison Pipeline
LincolnCenter.NY – $8.99
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“PRIDE: Frank Kameny, Eyes on the Stars” – John Fisher
#Soldier/Astronomer #GayRebel #FREE/Online
TheRhino.org
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“West Side Story” – Bernstein & Sondheim
#MovieMusical #Latinx&Gender
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
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“A Box Without A Bottom” – David Hirata
#Race, Illusion, and Magic
TheMarsh.org
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“Fiddler on the Roof” – Musical w/ Topel
#RussianJews  #FaithChallenged
Netflix.com
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“Ann” – Holland Taylor
#AnnRichards  #WonderWoman
PBS.org

♦♦♦“Sunday in the Park with George” – Sondheim
#Musical  #Painting&Art  #GeorgesSeurat
PBS.org

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“A Murder in Hawaii”  –  John Fisher
#Mystery#BLM #FREE/Online
TheRhino.org
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“The Afterlife” – Gary Soto
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LatinxTeens #FREE/Online
S.F.YouthTheatre
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Current Shows

  • “Private” Tears A Marriage Wide Open—at SFBATCO
  • “Dry Powder” Spotlights Wall Street Power-Brokers—at Left Edge
  • “Pride and Prejudice, The Musical” Enchants with Sass & Satire—at Ross Valley
  • “Clue” Melds Mystery & Comedy into Entertaining Adventure—at SF Playhouse
  • “Donna”: Intimate Interviews Celebrate Trans Triumphs—On Screen
  • “Fannie”: Sixties Spirituals Pave Path to Freedom—at TheatreWorks
  • “’Tasha” Tackles Raw Racism—at 3Girls
  • “Tea Party” Brews Up a Cup of America—at The Strand
  • “A Raisin in the Sun” Explodes with Drama and Power—at 6th Street
  • “Cambodian Rock Band” Deserves Its Standing Ovation—at Berkeley Rep
  • “Cambodian Rock Band” Mixes Nostalgic Hits with Terror—at Berkeley Rep
  • “Fun Home” Seduces with Strong Songs & Sultry Sass—at Berkeley Playhouse
  • “Anything Goes”: It’s Delightful, It’s Delicious, It’s De-lovely—at 42nd Street Moon
  • “SIX, The Musical” Celebrates Women’s Freedom & Individuality—at BroadwaySF
  • “Fun Home” Bursts with Love & Feeling—at Berkeley Playhouse

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