Description

WORLD PREMIERE

Based on a Story by Danny Duncan

Book by Michael Gene Sullivan and Danny Duncan

Music and Lyrics by Danny Duncan

Directed and Choreographed by AeJay Antonis Marquis

Music Direction and Accompaniment by Othello Jefferson

COMMISSIONED BY SFBATCO

DATES: October 10 to November 7, 2026

LOCATION: The Strand Theater, 1127 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)

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.

Recommended for ages 13 and up; contains strong language.

Run time: 2 hours and 15 mins, with an intermission.

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