Baseball Meets Broadway: Giants Acquire Historic Curran Theatre 'to Keep San Francisco Active'

The San Francisco Giants Organization Is the New Owner of the Curran Theatre

The Curran Theatre has just changed hands for the second time in fifteen years, and its new owner is the SF Giants, led by Giants President and CEO Larry Baer. But programming is likely to remain the same.Sigh. Any hope of theater-loving philanthropist Carole Shorenstein Hays returning to the ambitious programming at the Curran like she produced for a few pre-pandemic years is now lost. Ms. Shorenstein Hays, who bought the theater outright in 20…

SF Giants finally make splashy offseason signing: A 103-year-old theater

The Curran Theatre, which opened in 1922, is two blocks from Union Square.

SF Giants buy one of Bay Area’s premiere performing arts venues

The San Francisco Giants have just made an important acquisition. But, no, it’s not a power-hitting second baseman so the team can better compete with the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers in 2026. It’s actually the Curran Theatre. The Giants announced Thursday they have acquired the famed theater — which is one of the marquee spots for performing arts in all of the Bay Area — from the Curran’s previous owner Carole Shorenstein Hays “in a priva…

San Francisco Giants Organization Acquires City’s Historic Broadway-Style Curran Theatre

The San Francisco Giants organization has acquired the city's historic live theater venue the Curran for an undisclosed amount.

San Francisco Giants buy Curran Theatre

Curran Theatre owner Carole Shorenstein Hays praised how the team “stepped up to the plate” in the surprise transaction.

Baseball meets Broadway: Giants acquire historic Curran Theatre 'to keep San Francisco active'