Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco

Not certain if this is common knowledge or not, but San Francisco's Golden Gate theatre will close after the current touring production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. It will be refurbished over the course of one year and no production has been currently announced for the reopening. According to my source the work on the theatre will be strictly cosmetic. I did posit the idea of a sit-down production of Hamilton reopening the GG, but that was not confirmed.

As a side note, my theatre-going group will be attending TCIOTDITN this coming Sunday, July 9. It will be my fourth time seeing the show. Once on Broadway and three times for the touring production.

That makes sense, with Hamilton leaving the Orpheum in early August. The regular season can start there.

I have some fondness for the Golden Gate, despite its many flaws. The sound is good, at least, and I like the orchestra seats. I don't mind the bathrooms, because they're easily accessible even if the stairs are a little dangerous. But the interior setup makes little sense, with too much room in the lobby and not enough in the hallway outside the theater itself.

But the refurbished Curran really does set an impressive standard.

I'm glad it is finally getting a much needed makeover. A year will be plenty of time to get things done before it opens again in September 2018 for On Your Feet and Waitress after that. Looking forward to seeing it once its all completed.

Where did you hear this, OP?