324:
the main floor interior lobby and the other on the balcony (adjacent to the ladies' restroom). There were also two telephone "booths" on the mezzanine lobby—one on each side of the windows. These booths were actually very small rooms with formal doors. The coat check rooms and telephone booths are now used for storage. The theater also had a central vacuum system. This system is still evident by the connection points on the walls, near the floor. The chandelier was built in San
Francisco by Phoenix Day. A plaque honoring Arthur Mayer is mounted at the entrance to boxes L-M-N. Mayer watched the theater being built, was hired by Curran as part of the theater's opening-night staff, and continued working at the theater until he was nearly 100 years old.
40:
24:
47:
323:
The theater has two front curtains: the decorative green fire curtain in front of a gold curtain. When musicals traditionally utilized each theater's front curtains, the first curtain would be raised five minutes prior to the start of the show. There were two coat check rooms: one off to the south of
310:
s first booking at the theater. Originally, the loge section was similar to the boxes, with movable chairs in sectioned areas. The box-like loges are still evident by what remains of the metal railings in front of the loge section as well as the decorative plaster when viewed from below. The change
222:
American theatrical producer Homer Curran operated another theater with his name for several years, prior to building this Curran
Theatre; however, the original Curran Theatre had various names before and after this time, whereas this Curran Theatre has never had another name. It opened in February
305:
The ceiling above the main lobby was hand-painted to look like wood (steel wool was used to fashion a wood grain effect in the plaster before painting). The main lobby has a marble floor but has long since been covered by carpeting. There are "plugs" built into the lobby floor in which to insert
286:
The theatre closed in
September 2015 for renovations. Work included new upholstery for seats, carpeting, mechanical and electrical systems as well as expanded and upgraded lobbies. While work was underway, the theatre presented non-traditional works in a series called
315:
by about ten seats in this highly desirable area. The interior main floor lobby no longer exists. Originally, it was changed to a minor degree to accommodate the installation of a sound booth without decreasing the orchestra
559:
227:
house. Later, it was a showcase for
Theatre Guild presentations. Subsequently, it became closely associated with the San Francisco Civic Light Opera (CLO), which also operated the
1168:
39:
772:
588:. The original main floor interior lobby can be seen in this film. All the theater scenes were filmed at the Curran except for the dressing room interior.
1407:
507:(Alfred Drake, Chita Rivera, Vernon Duke) world premiere 1963, Oliver! (American premiere: 1962, Jollyanna (revision of Flahooley) 1952, At the Grand (
694:
527:
1347:
1197:
201:
336:
engagements than any other theater in San
Francisco. Productions that have been staged at the Curran prior to moving to Broadway have included
248:, where he rented theatrical lighting. For many years, the San Francisco Opera performed its annual "Spring Opera" series at the Curran.
1402:
531:, becoming the show's longest domestic run outside of New York City. Other significant long runs presented by SHN at the Curran include
91:
1397:
967:
344:
1324:
1295:
566:
1068:
641:
620:
173:
440:
362:
228:
854:
593:
84:
668:
545:
533:
231:. The CLO obtained numerous prestigious bookings and produced their own shows, often with stars as the lead roles.
291:
in which the audience entered and was seated on the stage. The Curran reopened
January 25, 2017 with the musical
493:
387:
283:. In 2015 Shorenstein left SHN, focusing her attention solely on the Curran. SHN no longer operates the Curran.
570:
481:
459:
306:
stanchions from which theater ropes were hung to section off the lobby. The loge section was modified prior to
224:
801:
252:
189:
126:
582:
In the 1950s, the theater was used for the interior and exterior scenes of a
Broadway theater in the movie
251:
In 1977, the Civic Light Opera shifted its operations to the
Orpheum Theatre, and by the end of that year,
891:
878:
487:
471:
356:
23:
806:
597:
filmed an episode inside and outside the Curran. In the program, the Curran is used as the setting for
1381:
320:. Eventually, the lobby space was used to install a larger bar area as well as accessible restrooms.
269:
256:
615:
245:
646:
465:
293:
917:
368:
209:
518:
499:
453:
434:
428:
412:
393:
333:
317:
312:
133:
768:
504:
275:
214:
200:
521:
national tours have played at the Curran
Theatre throughout its history. As operated by
1073:
522:
381:
280:
236:
1391:
584:
406:
375:
338:
177:
73:
642:"San Francisco's Curran Theater to Get Makeover Courtesy of Carole Shorenstein Hays"
512:
446:
423:
399:
350:
185:
554:
550:
539:
205:
1325:"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Play San Francisco in 2019 | Playbill"
264:
181:
77:
106:
93:
508:
418:
605:
operates at the adjacent Geary
Theatre which is also visible in some shots.
1303:
1176:
975:
780:
673:
1270:
1246:
1222:
1173:, the Johnny Cash Musical, in Buffalo Sept. 2, Prior to SF and Broadway"
1143:
1119:
1095:
1044:
1020:
996:
942:
829:
744:
720:
695:"A Chorus Line Revival To Play San Francisco's Curran Theatre in 2006"
172:, located at 445 Geary Street between Taylor and Mason Streets in the
918:""The Best of Broadway" Series Presents Jitney at The Curran Theater"
1348:"Review: 'Soft Power' is a bold new style of theater at SF's Curran"
1198:"Review: 'Soft Power' is a bold new style of theater at SF's Curran"
515:, John Cullum), 1969, Gone With the Wind (American premiere) 1973.
199:
184:
opened in February 1922, and was named after its first owner,
1247:"Three Wishes for Jamie (Original Broadway Production, 1952)"
279:. Later, Shorenstein changed the name of her organization to
745:"Carnival in Flanders (Original Broadway Production, 1953)"
511:, Grand Hotel musical), 1958, Dumas and Son (1967), 1491 (
855:"Go-Go's Musical Head Over Heels Begins in San Francisco"
560:
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
525:, the Curran hosted five years of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
1374:
669:"Broadway's Fun Home Sets Initial Cities for U.S. Tour"
157:
569:
began at the Curran in December 2019. During its run,
1223:"The Grand Tour (Original Broadway Production, 1979)"
259:assumed operation of the Curran and launched their
150:
142:
132:
122:
83:
67:
1300:Flies Into San Francisco's Curran Theatre May 28"
777:Begins Pre-Broadway Run in San Francisco Aug. 31"
1120:"Peter Pan (Original Broadway Production, 1954)"
1045:"Magdalena (Original Broadway Production, 1948)"
972:Opens Pre-Broadway Run in San Francisco Oct. 15"
892:"Broadway May Soon Host Hugh Jackman In Concert"
721:"Beautiful (Original Broadway Production, 2014)"
997:"Lennon (Original Broadway Production, 2005)"
943:"Kismet (Original Broadway Production, 1953)"
8:
16:
830:"Gigi (Original Broadway Production, 1973)"
15:
1271:"White Christmas (World Premiere, 2004)"
632:
244:. He eventually left San Francisco for
1144:"Pickwick (Broadway Production, 1965)"
880:. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2019-01-08.
273:and including the West Coast debut of
234:Curran wrote the book for the musical
188:. As of 2014, the theater is owned by
46:
1096:"Oliver! (Broadway Production, 1963)"
7:
59:Location within San Francisco County
966:Jones, Kenneth (October 15, 2002).
916:Connema, Richard (March 17, 2002).
640:Cox, Gordon (September 17, 2015).
345:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
311:was made because it increased the
14:
1408:1922 establishments in California
567:Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
1167:Jones, Kenneth (July 28, 2005).
775:Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance
667:Hetrick, Adam (March 14, 2016).
45:
38:
22:
1021:"Lestat (World Premiere, 2006)"
853:Adam Hetrick (April 10, 2018).
573:is set to operate the theatre.
332:The Curran has hosted more pre-
441:Magdalena: a Musical Adventure
1:
1294:Gans, Andrew (May 28, 2003).
229:Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
1384:at San Francisco Theatre.com
594:The Streets of San Francisco
1424:
1403:Theatres completed in 1922
394:Home Sweet Homer (Odyssey)
240:and co-wrote the book for
1398:Theatres in San Francisco
890:Kristina (July 8, 2011).
301:Architecture and interior
223:1922 and was initially a
155:
33:
21:
802:"August Wilson's Fences"
571:Ambassador Theatre Group
546:They're Playing Our Song
528:The Phantom of the Opera
267:in the national tour of
107:37.786972°N 122.410631°W
371:: Back With a Vengeance
253:Carole Shorenstein Hays
190:Carole Shorenstein Hays
127:Carole Shorenstein Hays
591:The television series
488:Three Wishes for Jamie
357:Brighton Beach Memoirs
219:
112:37.786972; -122.410631
1069:"Season History 2006"
807:Marin Theatre Company
263:season starting with
203:
426:production) (2002),
363:Carnival in Flanders
257:James M. Nederlander
771:(August 31, 2004).
616:Golden Gate Theatre
246:Southern California
204:Playbill featuring
103: /
18:
577:In popular culture
289:Under Construction
220:
497:(2004–2005), and
449:: Fame Becomes Me
166:
165:
1415:
1378:
1377:
1375:Official website
1362:
1360:
1359:
1352:The Mercury News
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1321:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1291:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1267:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1243:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1202:The Mercury News
1194:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1183:
1169:"Maltby Ignites
1164:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1140:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1065:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
993:
987:
986:
984:
982:
963:
957:
956:
954:
953:
939:
933:
932:
930:
928:
922:Talkin' Broadway
913:
907:
906:
904:
902:
896:Hugh Jackman Fan
887:
881:
876:
870:
869:
867:
865:
850:
844:
843:
841:
840:
826:
820:
819:
817:
815:
810:. March 18, 2014
798:
792:
791:
789:
787:
769:Simonson, Robert
765:
759:
758:
756:
755:
741:
735:
734:
732:
731:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
691:
685:
684:
682:
681:
664:
658:
657:
655:
654:
637:
342:revival (2006),
318:seating capacity
313:seating capacity
261:Best of Broadway
174:Theatre District
162:
159:
118:
117:
115:
114:
113:
108:
104:
101:
100:
99:
96:
71:445 Geary Street
49:
48:
42:
26:
19:
1423:
1422:
1418:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1412:
1388:
1387:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1357:
1355:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1333:
1331:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1308:
1306:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1279:
1277:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1255:
1253:
1245:
1244:
1240:
1231:
1229:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1207:
1205:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1181:
1179:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1152:
1150:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1128:
1126:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1104:
1102:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1079:
1077:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1053:
1051:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1029:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1005:
1003:
995:
994:
990:
980:
978:
965:
964:
960:
951:
949:
941:
940:
936:
926:
924:
915:
914:
910:
900:
898:
889:
888:
884:
877:
873:
863:
861:
852:
851:
847:
838:
836:
828:
827:
823:
813:
811:
800:
799:
795:
785:
783:
767:
766:
762:
753:
751:
743:
742:
738:
729:
727:
719:
718:
714:
704:
702:
701:. March 3, 2005
693:
692:
688:
679:
677:
666:
665:
661:
652:
650:
639:
638:
634:
629:
621:Orpheum Theatre
612:
579:
494:White Christmas
388:Head Over Heels
330:
303:
215:Ah, Wilderness!
198:
156:
111:
109:
105:
102:
97:
94:
92:
90:
89:
72:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
55:
54:
50:
29:
12:
11:
5:
1421:
1419:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1390:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1382:Curran Theater
1379:
1368:
1367:External links
1365:
1364:
1363:
1341:
1340:
1316:
1286:
1262:
1238:
1214:
1189:
1159:
1135:
1111:
1087:
1060:
1036:
1012:
988:
958:
934:
908:
882:
871:
845:
821:
793:
760:
736:
712:
699:Broadway World
686:
659:
631:
630:
628:
625:
624:
623:
618:
611:
608:
607:
606:
589:
578:
575:
534:Les Misérables
482:The Grand Tour
424:Baz Luhrmann's
402:in Performance
329:
326:
308:Hello, Dolly!'
302:
299:
237:Song of Norway
210:Eugene O'Neill
197:
194:
170:Curran Theatre
164:
163:
153:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
87:
81:
80:
69:
65:
64:
58:
53:Curran Theatre
52:
51:
44:
43:
37:
36:
35:
34:
31:
30:
27:
17:Curran Theatre
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1420:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1371:
1370:
1366:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1330:
1326:
1320:
1317:
1305:
1301:
1299:
1290:
1287:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1252:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1228:
1224:
1218:
1215:
1203:
1199:
1193:
1190:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1163:
1160:
1149:
1145:
1139:
1136:
1125:
1121:
1115:
1112:
1101:
1097:
1091:
1088:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1050:
1046:
1040:
1037:
1026:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1002:
998:
992:
989:
977:
973:
971:
962:
959:
948:
944:
938:
935:
923:
919:
912:
909:
897:
893:
886:
883:
879:
875:
872:
860:
856:
849:
846:
835:
831:
825:
822:
809:
808:
803:
797:
794:
782:
778:
776:
770:
764:
761:
750:
746:
740:
737:
726:
722:
716:
713:
700:
696:
690:
687:
676:
675:
670:
663:
660:
649:
648:
643:
636:
633:
626:
622:
619:
617:
614:
613:
609:
604:
600:
596:
595:
590:
587:
586:
585:All About Eve
581:
580:
576:
574:
572:
568:
564:
562:
561:
556:
552:
549:, as well as
548:
547:
542:
541:
536:
535:
530:
529:
524:
520:
516:
514:
510:
506:
502:
501:
496:
495:
490:
489:
484:
483:
478:
474:
473:
468:
467:
462:
461:
456:
455:
450:
448:
443:
442:
438:(2005–2006),
437:
436:
431:
430:
425:
421:
420:
415:
414:
409:
408:
403:
401:
396:
395:
390:
389:
384:
383:
378:
377:
372:
370:
365:
364:
359:
358:
353:
352:
347:
346:
341:
340:
339:A Chorus Line
335:
327:
325:
321:
319:
314:
309:
300:
298:
296:
295:
290:
284:
282:
278:
277:
272:
271:
266:
262:
258:
254:
249:
247:
243:
239:
238:
232:
230:
226:
217:
216:
211:
207:
202:
195:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
178:San Francisco
175:
171:
161:
154:
149:
145:
141:
137:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
116:
88:
86:
82:
79:
75:
74:San Francisco
70:
66:
41:
32:
25:
20:
1356:. Retrieved
1354:. 2018-06-23
1351:
1332:. Retrieved
1328:
1319:
1307:. Retrieved
1297:
1289:
1278:. Retrieved
1274:
1265:
1254:. Retrieved
1250:
1241:
1230:. Retrieved
1226:
1217:
1206:. Retrieved
1204:. 2018-06-23
1201:
1192:
1180:. Retrieved
1171:Ring of Fire
1170:
1162:
1151:. Retrieved
1147:
1138:
1127:. Retrieved
1123:
1114:
1103:. Retrieved
1099:
1090:
1078:. Retrieved
1072:
1063:
1052:. Retrieved
1048:
1039:
1028:. Retrieved
1024:
1015:
1004:. Retrieved
1000:
991:
979:. Retrieved
969:
961:
950:. Retrieved
946:
937:
925:. Retrieved
921:
911:
899:. Retrieved
895:
885:
874:
862:. Retrieved
858:
848:
837:. Retrieved
833:
824:
812:. Retrieved
805:
796:
784:. Retrieved
774:
763:
752:. Retrieved
748:
739:
728:. Retrieved
724:
715:
703:. Retrieved
698:
689:
678:. Retrieved
672:
662:
651:. Retrieved
645:
635:
602:
601:In reality,
598:
592:
583:
565:
558:
544:
538:
532:
526:
517:
513:Chita Rivera
498:
492:
486:
480:
476:
472:Ring of Fire
470:
464:
458:
452:
447:Martin Short
445:
439:
433:
427:
417:
411:
405:
400:Hugh Jackman
398:
392:
386:
380:
374:
367:
361:
355:
351:Biloxi Blues
349:
343:
337:
331:
322:
307:
304:
292:
288:
285:
274:
268:
260:
250:
241:
235:
233:
221:
213:
186:Homer Curran
169:
167:
1309:January 16,
1182:January 16,
927:January 16,
705:January 16,
555:Jane Wagner
551:Lily Tomlin
540:Jersey Boys
328:Productions
206:Will Rogers
110: /
98:122°24′38″W
85:Coordinates
1392:Categories
1358:2018-07-01
1334:2018-07-16
1280:2022-12-03
1275:Ovrtur.com
1256:2022-12-03
1251:Ovrtur.com
1232:2022-12-03
1227:Ovrtur.com
1208:2018-07-01
1153:2022-12-03
1148:Ovrtur.com
1129:2022-12-03
1124:Ovrtur.com
1105:2022-12-03
1100:Ovrtur.com
1054:2022-12-03
1049:Ovrtur.com
1030:2022-12-03
1025:Ovrtur.com
1006:2022-12-03
1001:Ovrtur.com
952:2022-12-03
947:Ovrtur.com
839:2022-12-03
834:Ovrtur.com
754:2022-12-03
749:Ovrtur.com
730:2022-12-03
725:Ovrtur.com
680:2016-03-15
653:2016-03-15
627:References
477:Soft Power
270:Shenandoah
265:John Raitt
182:California
95:37°47′13″N
78:California
981:April 15,
970:La Bohème
901:April 15,
814:April 15,
786:April 15,
509:Paul Muni
460:Peter Pan
419:La Boheme
369:Dame Edna
242:Magdalena
218:from 1934
1329:Playbill
1304:Playbill
1177:Playbill
976:Playbill
864:June 17,
859:Playbill
781:Playbill
674:Playbill
610:See also
519:Broadway
503:(2003).
491:(1951),
485:(1978),
479:(2018),
475:(2006),
469:(1965),
466:Pickwick
463:(1954),
457:(1962),
451:(2006),
444:(1948),
432:(2006),
416:(1953),
410:(2002),
404:(2011),
397:(1975),
391:(2018),
385:(1973),
379:(1987),
373:(2004),
366:(1953),
360:(1983),
354:(1985),
348:(2013),
334:Broadway
294:Fun Home
158:sfcurran
134:Capacity
1080:June 5,
647:Variety
454:Oliver!
225:Shubert
196:History
151:Website
68:Address
1298:Wicked
603:A.C.T.
599:A.C.T.
500:Wicked
435:Lestat
429:Lennon
413:Kismet
407:Jitney
376:Fences
143:Opened
28:(2017)
505:Zenda
276:Annie
138:1,667
123:Owner
1311:2017
1184:2017
1082:2015
983:2015
929:2017
903:2015
866:2018
816:2015
788:2015
707:2017
382:Gigi
255:and
168:The
160:.com
146:1922
1074:SHN
557:'s
553:in
523:SHN
281:SHN
212:'s
208:in
176:of
1394::
1350:.
1327:.
1302:.
1273:.
1249:.
1225:.
1200:.
1175:.
1146:.
1122:.
1098:.
1071:.
1047:.
1023:.
999:.
974:.
945:.
920:.
894:.
857:.
832:.
804:.
779:.
747:.
723:.
697:.
671:.
644:.
563:.
543:,
537:,
297:.
192:.
180:,
76:,
1361:.
1337:.
1313:.
1296:"
1283:.
1259:.
1235:.
1211:.
1186:.
1156:.
1132:.
1108:.
1084:.
1057:.
1033:.
1009:.
985:.
968:"
955:.
931:.
905:.
868:.
842:.
818:.
790:.
773:"
757:.
733:.
709:.
683:.
656:.
422:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
