2026 season
Stories that sing, soar, and stay with you
SFBATCO is thrilled to announce our 2026 season, a year of bold voices, vibrant music, and unforgettable storytelling. From Broadway tributes to brand-new Bay Area world premieres, these productions honor the creativity and community that make our city unlike anywhere else.
SFBATCO Cabaret Series at Feinstein’s at the Nikko
February 20–21, 2026: Black Broadway
A dazzling night celebrating the songs and shows that have defined generations of Black excellence on stage. Experience powerhouse performances of music from Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once on This Island, Caroline, or Change, and more, plus hits made famous by legendary Black Broadway artists.
April 17–18, 2026: The Lin-Manuel Effect
From In the Heights to Hamilton to Encanto, the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda has transformed modern musical theatre. This cabaret brings together SFBATCO’s incredible singers for an evening that celebrates rhythm, community, and the power of storytelling through song.
She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition
By Qui Nguyen | April 10–12, 2026 | Brava Theater
Join our Mission Academy of Performing Arts teen students for a heartfelt and hilarious adventure into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. This coming-of-age tale follows one girl’s journey into her late sister’s imagination, where she discovers courage, friendship, and her own inner hero.
A co-production by SFBATCO and Brava! for Women in the Arts.
Arab Spring
By Denmo Ibrahim | June–July 2026 | Potrero Stage | WORLD PREMIERE
A biting dark comedy about loss, grief, and the wars we wage in family. Yusef, a recovering addict and Dina, his controlling big sister, return on the 4th of July to their childhood home in the suburbs to bury their deadbeat Dad. As they rush to pull off an Islamic burial before his body goes cold, they’re forced to confront who their estranged father really was and what family means … hopefully, without killing each other. Inshallah!
A co-production by SFBATCO and Golden Thread Productions.
Every Saturday Night
Music, Lyrics, and Story by Danny Duncan | Book by Michael Gene Sullivan | Fall 2026 | WORLD PREMIERE
Be transported to San Francisco’s Fillmore District—beginning in the present day, where the echoes of a once-thriving Black neighborhood still shape the streets. From there, Every Saturday Night pulls audiences back into the 1950s, the vibrant “Harlem of the West,” when the Fillmore pulsed with jazz, community, and possibility.
Following two Black boys—one in each era—the musical explores home, belonging, and resilience, revealing how the Fillmore’s past and present are connected by displacement, gentrification, and the enduring fight to stay rooted in the community.
Inspired by true events, this boisterous and heartfelt new work by acclaimed Bay Area playwright, composer, and director Danny Duncan and playwright Michael Gene Sullivan celebrates a historic neighborhood while asking urgent questions about who gets to remain in the city today.
