San Francisco theatre events

Jonathan Biss plays Schumann

Thursday, Jun 13 2:00p

Schumann’s lilting, effervescent concerto started out as a shorter piece, but virtuoso pianist Clara Wieck—his wife—urged him to expand it...

Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double

Thursday, Jun 6 2:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist...

Exploratorium After Dark: First Thursday Evening Hours for Adults

Thursday, Jun 6 6:00p

Exploratorium at Pier 15, San Francisco

Experience life After Dark, an evening series exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art events...

Miguel Zenón Rhythm Collective

Thursday, May 30 7:30p

SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco

As a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective in 2004, Miguel Zenón was a conspicuously talented, largely unknown 27-year-old saxophonist getting set to release his second album...

Camelot

Tuesday, Jul 16 8:00p

New SF Playhouse, San Francisco

Think “Camelot” meets “Game of Thrones”. Camelot is the timeless and powerful love triangle between legendary King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere and his best friend Lancelot...

Bernhoft plus Sun Rai

Tuesday, Jun 25 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Since releasing his sophomore album "Solidarity Breaks" in early 2011, Norwegian retro-soul singer/multi-instrumentalist Bernhoft has thrilled crowds around the world with his stripped-down yet amp...

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Friday, Jun 14 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

A life full of music is the story of Ricky Skaggs...

Fatoumata Diawara

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Perpetuating Mali’s rich musical tradition, Fatoumata Diawara presents a joyous mix of the vibrant and understated, combining songs about love, politics and empowerment...

Dr. L. Subramaniam Global Fusion with Larry Coryell

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Subramaniam, India’s violin icon, “The Paganini of Indian Classical music”, “the God of Indian Violin” is the serenity of an Indian musician combined with the magnetism of a western “star”...

Show For Equality: The Stephanie Teel Band

Sunday, Jun 16 7:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Marriage Equality USA is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots organization fighting solely for the freedom to marry at the state and federal levels – including successful initiatives in New Y...

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon

Saturday, May 18 6:30p

Club Fugazi, San Francisco

The always-changing Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon is the world’s longest running musical revue...

Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin

Wednesday, May 22 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer...

Exclusive Bay Area Screening of ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power

Tuesday, Jun 11 7:30p

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, San Francisco

Join us for an Exclusive Bay Area Screening of ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power. The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Professor Anita Hill and the filmmaker, Freida Mock...