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5. GOLDEN GATE THEATER
This former movie house, designed with Moorish influences in the 1920s, is one
of the city's larger mainstream theaters. Its usual offerings are traveling Broadway
blockbusters, such as Wicked , West Side Story , and Monty Python's Spamalot.
1
Taylor St • 415 551 2000 • www.shnsf.com
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6. SFJAZZ CENTER
With specially designed acoustics and an intimate concert hall, the luminous build-
ing that houses the SFJAZZ Center is the first in the US to be specifically built for
jazz performances. The Center aims to educate and inspire audiences with an eclect-
ic program of events from world-class musicians.
205 Franklin St at Fell St • 866
920 5299
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7. ORPHEUM
Originally a vaudeville house and then a movie theater, this is the historic spot where
Hair was given its first West Coast performance some three decades ago - known
locally as “the New York version of what happened here in San Francisco.” The theat-
er, decorated in 1920s Moorish taste, now mostly stages Broadway shows.
1192
Market St • 415 551 2000 • www.shnsf.com
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8. AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER (ACT)
Founded in the 1960s, San Francisco's most important theater company is interna-
tionally respected and has produced premieres of a number of major plays. At the
heart of ACT is one of the most acclaimed actor-training institutions in the nation -
former students include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Winona Ryder.
Geary Theater, 415 Geary St • 415 749 2228 • www.act-sf.org
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