San Francisco Playhouse's 2025/26 Season gets off to a rollicking start with English playwright Michael Frayn's riotous comedy Noises Off, starting performances this September! The quintessentially British farce brings an ensemble cast to the stage in a whirlwind of banter and expertly-timed physical comedy that'll have you rolling in the aisles and wiping away tears of laughter.

Michael Jackson fans rejoice as the Tony-winning brand new musical all about the iconic superstar is here! With Jackson's plethora of moon-walking hits in tow, MJ the Musical is set to explore the star's life and his stratospheric rise to fame. The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage have partnered on the project, with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Sweat, Ruined) set to pen the book. Now touring North America!

Join the Contra Costa Ballet as they celebrate 37 years of the beloved Christmas classic! Presented in a one-hour production, Contra Costa Ballet's version of The Nutcracker is the perfect way to introduce your little ones to the magic of the ballet at the Calvin Simmons Theatre this Thanksgiving weekend!

All of popular culture's most beloved fairytale characters are brought together in this dark twisted fantasy from James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Debuting on Broadway in 1987, this Tony Award-winning ensemble piece stitches together figures from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk as they explore their hopes and wishes in the confines of the mysterious forest.

M. Butterfly tells the amazing story of the spy scandal that rocked 1980s France. This complex and engaging play by the esteemed David Henry Hwang, which won three Tonys in 1988, tracks the affair between a French diplomat who forsakes his wife and his country after falling for the charms of an alluring Chinese opera star.

Driving a stake through the heart of toxic masculinity, Kate Hamil's inventive adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror breathes new (after) life into the story of the bloodthirsty count in a whirlwind of feminine rage and wit. A rollicking dark comedy that takes us back to Victorian Britain, where a terrifying vampire stalks the streets, Dracula - A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, takes aim at all the monsters, both the real ones, and the ones of our nightmares.