San Francisco Curran Theatre acquired by San Francisco Giants

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The San Francisco Giants have officially acquired the iconic Curran Theatre from long-time owner Carole Shorenstein Hays in a private transaction.

Giants President & CEO Larry Baer described the acquisition as an extension of the baseball team’s civic mission. “Acquiring the Curran expands our commitment to San Francisco and reinforces our core belief that sports, arts and culture are essential to San Francisco’s identity, economy and resurgence.”

“We intend to honor the Curran’s storied past steeped in Broadway shows and musicals and continue to build and expand the offerings of live performances reflective of our city’s culture, inclusive of music, comedy and family entertainment.”

Carole Shorenstein Hays, who acquired the Curran in 2010, expressed confidence in the Giants’ stewardship of the iconic theater. “The Curran is where I first fell in love with the theater as a young girl, and its curation has been the center of my professional life since I acquired it in 2010. It was essential to me that its next stewards would ensure it remains a vibrant home for artists and audiences alike. I am so pleased that the Giants have stepped up to the plate.”

Opened in 1922, the Curran Theatre has hosted generations of landmark performances. Among them were the pre-Broadway engagement of Wicked and August Wilson’s Fences, produced solely by Hays, which later won both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize. The venue also staged long-running productions such as The Phantom of the Opera and served as the setting for the film, ‘All About Eve.’

Under Shorenstein Hay’s recent tenure, the Curran underwent a full renovation and reopened in 2016. It debuted with the world premiere of the film adaptation of Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

Broadway SF and the Ambassador Theater Group will continue operating the theater with all programming unaffected by the change in ownership. Barron International Group, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Shorenstein Hays and The Curran in the deal.