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OVO Grand Chapiteau	Daily from Fri., November 27 until Sun., January 24	North Beach/ Chinatown	Circus Dance Holiday Theater
What can we tell you about bugs and Cirque du Soleil that you don't already know? Bugs: They jump around, eat eat eat, suck flowers, and wear colors that don't normally go together. Cirque: It's a French Canadian stage show irresistible to all, even those who bizarrely think its "Cirque de So... More >>

Greatest Bubble Show on Earth The Marsh	Daily from Fri., November 27 until Sun., December 6, 1:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Children's Events Games Holiday Theater
Of the three things that children inherently love -- bubbles, balloons, and DJ Lance Rock of Nick Jr.’s Yo Gabba Gabba — bubbles are weirdly elusive. It’s not surprising to go months or years, even a decade for the nonobservant, without witnessing a decently sized iridescent soap... More >>

ReOrient The Thick House	Daily from Sat., November 28 until Sun., December 13, 8:00pm	Potrero Hill	Cultural Events Festivals Theater
Who’s the biggest diva at ReOrient, the 10-year-old Middle Eastern theater festival? The monthlong fest of short plays features some sweepingly grand talent among its many playwrights. Is it Betty Shamieh, revered Arab-American author of Tamam? MacArthur Fellows (also known as winners of... More >>

Left Coast Leaning Festival Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	Daily from Thu., December 3 until Sat., December 5, 8:00pm	South of Market	Dance Music Spoken Word Theater
If you could ask anyone to pick the best acts from the West Coast hip-hop–inspired performance scene, you'd ask Marc Bamuthi Joseph. "You're extraordinarily talented and award-winning in every aspect of hip-hop theater. So which dance, spoken word, and theater people will thrill me the... More >>

Santaland Diaries Off-Market Theater	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., December 5 until Wed., December 30, 8:00pm more dates/times	South of Market	Theater
David Sedaris' writing seldom stays on topic. Thus, The Santaland Diaries is indeed about the pain of a grown man working as a department store elf — a pain sharpened by the protagonist's shattered dreams of getting off the train and heading straight to cocktails with soap opera actors.... More >>

Madonna's Christmas Celebration Finn's Funhouse	Tue., December 8, 8:00pm more dates/times	Haight/ Fillmore	Cabaret Drag LGBT Events Theater
It wouldn’t be Christmas 2009 in the deeply immoral Bay Area without some unholy drag spectacle rolling into town to satirize the Holy Trinity and the birth of Jesus et al. in a high flight of pop cultural and religious juxtapositions. The fourth installment of drag queen Mimi... More >>

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Dear Allah, All I Want for Christmas Is a Menorah Brava Theater Center	Wed., December 2	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Holiday Theater

One Night Only Holiday Cabaret Theatre 39 at Pier 39	Mon., December 7, 7:30pm	North Beach/ Chinatown	Holiday Theater

SF Mime Troupe’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition Birthday Bash Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	Thu., December 10, 7:30pm	South of Market	Museum Exhibits & Events Theater

Great American Songbook Jewish Community Center of San Francisco	Thu., December 10, 8:00pm	Richmond (Inner)	Music Theater

A Christmas Memory Theatre Rhinoceros	Mon., December 14, 7:00pm	South of Market	Holiday Theater

The Marga Gomez New Year’s Eve Spectacular Theatre Rhinoceros	Thu., December 31, 7:00pm more dates/times	South of Market	Holiday Theater

The Mark Ten's Fantastic Parade Boxcar Theatre	Daily from Tue., January 12 until Sat., January 30	South of Market	Theater

Project V Boxcar Theatre	Daily from Wed., February 3 until Sun., February 14	South of Market	Theater

Tick, Tick ... Boom! Eureka Theatre	Daily from Tue., February 9 until Sun., February 28	Embarcadero	Theater

Antigone Boxcar Theatre	Daily from Thu., March 25 until Sat., April 17	South of Market	Theater

The Mama Rhino New Works Festival Mama Calizo's Voice Factory	Daily from Wed., April 14 until Sun., May 2	South of Market	Theater

Rhino Boxcar Theatre	Daily from Thu., May 6 until Sat., May 29	South of Market	Theater

The 2010 Rhino Benefit Extravaganza Eureka Theatre	Tue., May 25, 8:00pm	Embarcadero	Theater

Tings Dey Happen Marines Memorial Theater	Daily from Thu., November 5 until Sun., November 29	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Theater

Cora's Holiday Hotpad Exit Theatre	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., December 3 until Sat., December 12	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Holiday Theater

KML's Holidays with Class Intersection for the Arts	Daily from Fri., December 4 until Sun., December 6	South of Market	Theater

Stateless: A Hip-Hop Vaudeville Experience Traveling Jewish Theatre	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., October 22 until Sun., December 6	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Music Theater

Love, Humiliation, and Karaoke Stage Werx	Sun., December 6 more dates/times	Union Square/ Financial District	Theater

The Wizard of Oz New Conservatory Theatre Center	Daily from Sat., December 5 until Sun., January 3	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Theater