Performance Venues in San Francisco
The War Memorial Opera House was built and opened in 1932, providing a home for the San Francisco Ballet from its earliest days and was at the time, the largest and most technologically advanced in the United States. The venue underwent a huge renovation following the cataclysmic 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and now boasts a modern yet luxurious interior, with disability access and various bars and booths for patrons to use during intermissions, making it both a local and international landmark in the world of theater.
Opened in 1922, The Golden Gate Theatre is a theatre venue located in San Francisco, CA. It was originally a vaudeville venue, and then became a main movie theater. In the late 1970s, the movie theater venue was restored and became a performing arts venue. The Golden Gate is owned by the theatrical producing company SHN, and has staged many main Broadway shows.
Named after its first owner, theatrical producer Homer Curran, this San Francisco landmark hosts big touring shows as well as prestigious pre-Broadway engagements. The Phantom of the Opera played here for five years (its longest run outside of New York) and the theatre was recently home to pre-Broadway try-outs for Beautiful : The Carole King Musical and Wicked.