Go To The San Francisco Theatres

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San Francisco Theatre is as diverse as the many people that live here. The city is well known for its thriving nightlife and its theatre is highly regarded by visitors from all over the world. Arts and culture are an important part of San Francisco. There are so many famous museums and art gallery’s here that you can fill many weeks trying to see them all.

Equally famous are San Francisco’s theatres and other live performances. The San Francisco Ballet, Opera and Orchestra perform a variety of shows that will satisfy your need for culture in this beautiful city.

Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon has become somewhat of a legend as the longest running show. For 30 years, Beach Blanket Babylon has been entertaining sold out audiences. If you see on Broadway show during your stay then this has to be it.

Some of the Major San Francisco Theatres:

• The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre: Hosts a wide variety of shows in this beautiful 1,000 seat theatre.

• The American Conservatory Theatre is another of San Francisco’ s beautiful buildings.

• Curran Theater has hosted some of the most popular plays in San Francisco including Andrew Lloyd Weber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and other award winning plays. The Curran theatre is a historical monument that provides a beautiful setting for a night of theatre.

• Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Orpheum Theatre and Yerba Nuena Center for the arts are also popular theatres.

There are many more innovative forms of theater in San Francisco. Transgendered theatre is an interesting genre to watch while in San Francisco and makes for a colorful evening’s entertainment.

San Francisco also has some great theatre that is tucked away in tiny venues around the city. Many of these shows provide an intimate atmosphere that makes the show even more enjoyable. Dinner theatre is still alive and flourishing in San Francisco too.

A lifetime in this city can not give enough time to see all the fantastic theatre and live performance in San Francisco. Be sure to include a few plays, ballets or symphonies in your travel itinerary.