Bad News Bears Musical Will Premiere in 2027 in San Francisco

The musical version of the 1976 film The Bad News Bears will have its world premiere February 26–April 4, 2027, at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Based on the screenplay by Bill Lancaster, the stage production has music by Brian Feinstein (Mimi Le Duck), book and lyrics by Eric Garcia (Netflix’s Kaleidoscope), direction by Sherri Eden Barber, and choreography Steph Paul. The Bad News Bears follows a washed-up baseball player who takes a job coaching a ragtag team of Little League misfits, including his ex-stepdaughter.

This season at American Conservatory Theater will also include Emma Rice’s stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (September 22-October 18); the national tour of Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola (October 13-November 1 at the Curran Theatre); Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor Is the Villain (November 12-December 6); Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s The Comeuppance (April 20–May 16, 2027); and Iraq, But Funny by Atra Asdou (May 13–June 13, 2027).

The Comeuppance is a coproduction with Steppenwolf, directed by Tina Landau. John Proctor Is the Villain, directed by Jess McLeod, is a coproduction with Seattle Rep and Center Theatre Group.

Casting for each production will be announced at a later date.