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A mash-up parody of just about every Christmas television, movie or play, Tenderloin Christmas Hustler follows the adventures of one particular misfit boy and his journey to find acceptance. Set to many familiar tunes from the holiday season, TCH is a cheeky, heartbreakingly sweet new holiday classic. Learn more...

Nuncrackers takes up where the musical Nunsense left off. It tells the story of a holiday TV special being taped in the basement of a convent for a local cable access channel. Songs include "Christmas Time Is Nunsense Time," "Santa's Little Teapot," "Twelve Days Prior to Christmas," "Santa Ain't Comin' to Our House" and more. Directed by Dan Goggin. Learn more...

Set along San Francisco's historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European cabaret, cirque, divas and madmen, spectacle and sensuality with live music and a gourmet five-course dinner -- set in the nightclub of your dreams. Now in its seventh year, Teatro ZinZanni has become a Bay Area entertainment institution. Learn more...

A.C.T.'s A Christmas Carol is a Bay Area holiday tradition as beloved as the festive window displays around Union Square. Featuring nasty old Scrooge, adorable Tiny Tim, and a multigenerational cast of dozens, A Christmas Carol is a sparkling, music-infused celebration of goodwill that your family will never forget. Learn more...

Shaw's melodrama, set in a village during the Revolutionary War, was his only full-length play set in America and the work that cemented his career as a playwright. The Devil's Disciple is a witty story of mistaken identity and the mistakes made in love and war. Learn more...

The SF Playhouse presents the world premiere of Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party. Mixing wild farce with pointed social commentary, the play tells the story of the trial of a rural third grade teacher who outs the beloved President as gay in the school's annual Christmas Pageant. Playwright Aaron Loeb earned rave reviews for 2007's First Person Shooter. Learn more...

The California Revels have been bringing festive seasonal performances to the Bay Area for twenty-two years. Each December the ensemble journeys to another era in history bringing the audience music, drama and fun from a simpler time. This year the Revels' performance will feature the spirit of an ancient European Court. Learn more...

Brimming with music, dance, spectacular special effects and scary ghosts, Center REP's Christmas Carol returns for an eleventh year. Join the thousands who make this theatrical event part of their annual holiday traditions. Learn more...

Town Hall Theatre presents the classic holiday tale Miracle on 34th Street. In 1947, Macy's employee Doris Walker hires a new Santa Claus for the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade. Her choice turns out to be the best Santa the store has ever had. This delightful and tender show is a treat for the entire family this holiday season. Learn more...

This musical, transferring to Pier 39 after a successful run at the Zeum Theater, tells a tale of love and friendship. Five friends move to San Francisco from the Midwest, only to find themselves falling in love with each other, with the city itself, and facing any number of challenges to that love. Sexuality, faith and the ups and downs of love all come together for a rollicking, romantic, magical musical. Learn more...

The Custom Made Theatre Company presents two comedic plays by the master of comic angst, Woody Allen. Both set in New York, the city he knows so well, Woody has crafted two hilarious stories of infidelity, reality and the desperate attempt to find identity. Learn more...

Shopping! The Musical is a new musical comedy revue by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow about everyone's second favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. Hilarious songs and sketches about the frustrations, annoyances and occasional joys of shopping -- how men and women do it, dealing with customers, clerks and store environments, shopping online and on TV and other familiar situations. Learn more...

An unjustly forgotten gem from 1964, Ben Franklin in Paris dramatizes Franklin's efforts to get King Louis XVI to recognize the United States as a nation; a crucial step in the battle for independence. He is surprised to discover that one of King Louis' closest advisers is his old paramour, Countess Diane DeVobrillac. Learn more...

It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. Sharkey attempts to stay sober over the holidays, but has to contend with his difficult brother and his own haunted past. Learn more...

When ten-year-old Patrick is sent to live with his larger-than-life Auntie Mame, he's exposed to her wealthy friends and free-wheeling lifestyle. In this hit Broadway musical from the composer of Hello, Dolly, both Mame and Patrick's lives are turned upside down as they struggle to form a family through wild, turbulent times. Learn more...

Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, and you won't just see a show -- you'll be a part of it! The fun starts with the happy couple's wedding ceremony, then it's time for the all-inclusive reception featuring a family-style pasta dinner, champagne toast, wedding cake, dancing and lots of laughs! Learn more...

Evan Wyler is a gay twenty-something New York writer savoring the success of his debut novel. Defined by the media as the "hot, young, thing-of-the-moment," Evan captures the attention of Alexa Vere de Vere, a black-clad woman of mystery who's made the world of celebrity her home. In fact, it's her religion. Learn more...

In the world of Zanna, Don't!, everything is reversed--the captain of the chess team is the coolest guy in school, the quarterback of the football team can't seem to fit in, and homosexuality is the prevailing norm! Things go awry when the school's two closeted heterosexuals realize their feelings for each other. Heartsville High School's magical matchmaker Zanna comes to their rescue to make the world safe for their love. Learn more...

Gloria and Clay are living every parent's nightmare: their son has been suspended for bringing a gun to school. As they wrestle with their predicament, an unexpected visit from their son's girlfriend turns their backyard barbecue into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Learn more...

Hosted by a pair of irreverent, lost Jewish comedians, the story follows a mythical "Last" Yiddish poet on a journey through his own past. It tells a story of characters journeying through a landscape full of humor and deep emotion, using music, giant puppets and dynamic physicality. Learn more...

No Parole takes audiences on a journey through the life of a flamboyant, live-for-the-moment con artist mother. From Peru to the Hollywood Hills to an NYC walk-up, No Parole provides a funny, but gut-wrenching look into the life of an extraordinary woman who saw the world as her playground. Learn more...

A disgruntled young man is shown the meaning of Christmas on a journey of self-discovery from Bethlehem to a gay bar in Oakland. Jesus, Jose Sarria, a hungry lion, gay boxers, lesbian presidents and bi-sexual pets all appear in this musical holiday treat. Learn more...

The enchanting, classic tale of Cinderella comes alive in this fresh interpretation. African-American Shakespeare's version has all the gallantry, all the pageantry and all the charm of the original, but with the added hilarity of the evil step-family and, of course, a hip, zany, in-your-face Fairy Godmother who makes the magic happen. Learn more...

Come see where the Bay Area's theatre pros go to play on their night off. Now in its 15th season, PlayGround presents staged readings of six original short plays written by top Bay Area emerging playwrights, inspired by a single topic and performed by leading local directors and actors. Learn more...

Producer Ellie Mednick presents The Great Broadway Sing-Along at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Kanbar Hall. Join a crowd of musical theater fans at this popular event, and sing along with classic tunes by Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, the Gershwins, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and more. Learn more...

A modern riff on Homer's Odyssey, Current Nobody reverses the genders to tell a story of the ultimate working mom and an epic long-distance relationship. The drama by Whiting and Obie-winning playwright Melissa James Gibson makes its West Coast premiere. Learn more...

T.I.C. takes place on a particularly boring early-summer night when a teenage girl, too smart and inquisitive for her own good, starts to publish a blog about her new tenant-in-common apartment building. When strange things begin to happen, it becomes clear that someone else is watching and everyone is in danger. Learn more...

Award-winning performer and San Francisco Bay Area favorite Wayne Harris stars in A May Day Parade, a tale centered on his lifelong love of marching bands. Harris portrays a Baptist preacher, three generations on a porch, a four-man bass drum ensemble, 12 rather large "letter" girls bumping and grinding down a midtown boulevard, and the 100-member Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Drum & Bugle Corps. Learn more...

An outrageous series of tragi-comedy vignettes exploring the mania and pathos of modern relationships as they are affected by growing up in addictive, dysfunctional, or otherwise nutso families. A moment in time of heart-felt hilarity, compassion and absurdity. Learn more...