The Shows Go On! Feinstein’s Announces Reopening Line-Up In SF

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — After a year-plus of the coronavirus pandemic, thank goodness there's no business like show business!

Following a year of shuttered doors, Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco will reopen in mid-May, with specific health protocols in place, welcoming back audiences, staff and a full entertainment calendar.

"We are thrilled to announce our reopening dates and this incredible line-up of artists,” said Randy Taradash, Feinstein’s creative director and general manager. “While I'm ridiculously grateful, and amazed, at how we've all been able to digitally engage with performers and their music this past year, I have longed for the analog and timeless experience of live performance."

Due to the intimate club setting, health protocols for patrons, artists and staff, in-line with City and County of San Francisco guidelines, include proof of vaccination by all parties, plus mask-wearing while in lobbies, or when entering or exiting the club. Once seated, guests can remove masks, management said.

Opening at a reduced capacity to maximize spacing, there will be a purchase limit of four tickets per order, with tickets are sold as “General Admission” and seating assigned the evening of the show. Hotel Nikko’s drink menus can be ordered during performances, but food service for now is not available, club operators said.

And as a bonus — all patrons will receive a reduced rate of $10/hour for valet parking at the hotel.

As for the entertainment line-up, from Feinstein’s at the Nikko:

• KELLI BARRETT & JARROD SPECTOR: FUNNY HOW IT HAPPENS, MAY 20–23, 2021. TICKETS: $85. Hitched in 2014, Kelli Barret & Jarrod Spector present Funny How It Happens, an intimate look at the uncanny parallels and fortuitous make-it-or-break-it moments throughout their careers and friendship that eventually brought them together.
• KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY: OUT! LIVE! & UNMASKED, JUNE 3–6, 2021. TICKETS: $65. After a LONG year of sheltering in place, San Francisco’s favorite Russian Countess makes her triumphant return to Feinstein’s with an all-new cabaret event: OUT! LIVE! & Unmasked, a Prideful plunge into LIFE upon the wicked stage.
• BRANDEN & JAMES: THE BROADWAY COVERS PROJECT, JUNE 11–13, 2021. TICKETS: $65. Branden & James team up for their Feinstein’s at the Nikko return with The Broadway Covers Project.
• MX JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND: YOUR AUNTIE GLAM’S “LIVE AT LAST!” HAPPY HOUR, JUNE 16–19, 2021. TICKETS: $85. The New York Times #1 “At Home Diva” of the pandemic returns to San Francisco live and in person for a pre-Pride “How do you do?”
• SPENCER DAY: HERE COMES THE SUN, JUNE 23–26, 2021. TICKETS: $75. Spencer Day—the #1 Billboard jazz/pop singer and songwriter seen everywhere from Lincoln Center to the Hollywood Bowl—will celebrate the resurgence of live concerts with a return engagement in San Francisco for a four-night run at Feinstein’s at the Nikko.
• LIZ CALLOWAY: NOW WHERE WAS I? JULY 8-10, 2021. TICKETS: $75. Broadway favorite Liz Callaway returns to Feinstein’s with a new show, whimsically entitled, Now Where Was I? In this rousing celebration of the return of live music for live audiences, Liz will sing beloved songs by Stephen Sondheim, Maltby & Shire, Stephen Schwartz, Carly Simon and more.
• NATALIE DOUGLAS: TO NINA…A NINA SIMONE TRIBUTE, JULY 16–17, 2021. TICKETS: $65. A pivotal artist of the Twentieth Century, Dr. Nina Simone was one of Natalie’s principal influences, filling her early musical memories with the dignity, grace and emotional power that was Nina Simone. Honoring Nina’s spirit, Natalie performs songs recorded by the late legendary singer.
• LILLIAS WHITE: AN EVENING WITH LILIAS WHITE, JULY 23–24, 2021. TICKETS: $75. Tony & Emmy Award winner Lillias White brings her brand-new concert to San Francisco’s Feinstein’s at the Nikko. A Tony Award winner for The Life, White has been seen on Broadway in Fela!, Chicago, How to Succeed in Business…, Once on This Island, Dreamgirls, Cats, and Barnum, among others.

"Feinstein's at the Nikko is committed to being a home to performers who enrich our everyday lives with their talent, to the composers and writers who allow us to see the world through score and lyric, and mostly, to the audiences who seek the singular experience that is live entertainment," general manager Taradash said.

Located at 222 Mason St., San Francisco, Feinstein’s at the Nikko tickets can be booked at this link.

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