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===Performing arts=== {{See also|List of theatres in San Francisco}} [[File:San Francisco Opera House (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[War Memorial Opera House]], part of the [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center|S.F. War Memorial & Performing Arts Center]], one of the largest performing arts centers in the U.S.]] [[File:Golden Gate Theatre - San Francisco, CA - DSC06532 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Golden Gate Theatre]] is located in the historic [[Theatre District, San Francisco|Theatre District]]]] San Francisco's [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center|War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]] hosts some of the most enduring performing arts companies in the country. The [[War Memorial Opera House]] houses the [[San Francisco Opera]], the second-largest opera company in North America<ref>{{Cite web|title=San Francisco Opera |url=https://www.sfcv.org/organizations/san-francisco-opera#|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=www.sfcv.org}}</ref> as well as the [[San Francisco Ballet]], while the [[San Francisco Symphony]] plays in [[Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall|Davies Symphony Hall]]. Opened in 2013, the [[SFJAZZ Center]] hosts jazz performances year round.<ref>{{Cite web|title=sfjazz.org {{!}} About|url=https://www.sfjazz.org/about/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=www.sfjazz.org}}</ref> [[The Fillmore]] is a music venue located in the [[Western Addition, San Francisco|Western Addition]]. It is the second incarnation of the historic venue that gained fame in the 1960s, housing the stage where now-famous musicians such as the [[Grateful Dead]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[Jefferson Airplane]] first performed, fostering the [[San Francisco Sound]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=San Francisco Sound|url=https://www.shsu.edu/~lis_fwh/book/regional_styles/San%20Francisco%20Sound2.htm|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=www.shsu.edu}}</ref> It closed its doors in 1971 with a final performance by [[Santana (band)|Santana]] and reopened in 1994 with a show by [[the Smashing Pumpkins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/fillmore-west-greatest-concerts-of-all-time/|title=Remembering The Most Iconic Classic Rock Venue On The West Coast|date=May 24, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2023}}</ref> San Francisco has a large number of [[List of theatres in San Francisco|theaters and live performance venues]]. Local theater companies have been noted for risk taking and innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.7x7.com/stage-left-san-franciscos-theater-history-1781795434.html|title=Stage Left: San Francisco's Theater History|date=November 9, 2012|website=7x7 Bay Area}}</ref> The [[Tony Award]]-winning non-profit [[American Conservatory Theater]] (A.C.T.) is a member of the national [[League of Resident Theatres]]. Other local winners of the [[Regional Theatre Tony Award]] include the [[San Francisco Mime Troupe]].<ref name="tbtb">{{Cite magazine |date=2014-05-01 |title=Tonys by the Bay |magazine=Theater Bay Area Magazine |last=Jones |first=Chad |url=http://www.theatrebayarea.org/news/175997/Tonys-by-the-Bay.htm}}Jones, Chad. [http://www.theatrebayarea.org/news/175997/Tonys-by-the-Bay.htm "Tonys By the Bay"]. ''Theatre Bay Area Magazine'', May/June 2014.</ref> San Francisco theaters frequently host pre-[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] engagements and tryout runs,<ref>Sanders, Adrienne, "S.F. Raises Curtain For Broadway Hits" ''San Francisco Business Times'', April 3, 2005. [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2005/04/04/story3.html?page=all]</ref> and some original San Francisco productions have later moved to Broadway.<ref name="tbtb"/>
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