Yerba Buena Center For The Arts Theater

Great theater in San Francisco. Saw TWO performances here in one day!
Recently came here for the internet cat video festival (yes, it does exist!). Unfortunately it was sold out, but we were told that a wait list was available for sign up an hour before the show starts and thankfully we got it!
Second performance was a pretty serendipitous event. As we were waiting for the cat show to begin, I perchance saw a flyer for a Vietnamese performance involving Western and traditional instruments. Again! the show was sold out, but like before, we put our name on a wait list and was able to get a seat! I was glad we decided to see the perfomance. It was truly breathtaking and unforgettable.
The staff were all very accommodating and will do their best to try to get you into a sold out performance.
Since we had a couple of hours to kill in between shows, the Yerba Buena Center is located right next to a movie theater and shopping complex that contains a top-​notch food court and a Target.
The complex also includes Samovar tea house. One could spend the whole day at Yerba Buena Center and that’s exactly what we did!
Only pitfall — parking! We ended up valet parking at the W and spend 64 dollars. Ouch!

If I could give negative stars and shut down this venue or get the management fired it would be well deserved. Most despicable venue ever and here is why: went to see Dave Chappelle perform here live. Dave was amazing and hilarious of course. Just when he started rolling and getting into the performance, a light starts flashing off to the side of the stage and he is told to get off because his time was up — and he had been on for less than an hour?! They asked a star like Dave Chappelle to get off the stage early and not perform the finale of his act even though we all paid good money to see him. And did I mention he had not even finished his act??? This venue is pathetic beyond compare for the way it treats its talent and it’s patrons. Screw you YBCA.

Angelique Kidjo performed as part of the jazz festival. Amazing — danced the whole concert up at the stage in the pit!
So much fun!
I feel alive.
Check out YBCA-​YOU.
Expanding art into my life. Thank you.

I recently came here for the Smuin’s Christmas ballet, and it was wonderful! This venue has comfortable seats with solid views of the stage. Will call is on the Howard Street side of the building, they have a couple bars for refreshments. Bathrooms are on the first floor (they opened up restrooms across the way to mitigate restroom traffic during intermission — excellent!). I’ve been here a couple times and had a pleasant show experience each time!

What’s not to like at this venue? A very friendly group of folks manning the gates and the refreshments stand. Just the right size to make most seats in the house great seats. Oh and it is is at Yerba Buena, so that is aweomse in and of itself.

This theater holds about 750 people.