Santa Barbara Theatre Newsroom

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara (ETC) will bring to its subscribers and audiences the second production of its 2024/2025 season, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. Performances begin next month.

 The Jim Henson Company's fun loving, musical Fraggles are sharing their joy and magic across North America in Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE, the first-ever live touring show based on the beloved franchise.

What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at PCPA: Marian Theater?

The SBCC Theatre Arts Department presents a student showcase production of MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE by Christopher Durang, directed by Katie Laris, November 13-23, 2024 in the Jurkowitz Theatre. Check out first look photo here!

 The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Explore Santa Barbara Dance Theater's 2024 Fall Season, 'A Place for Us,' presented by UCSB's Department of Theater/Dance. Discover the innovative performances and creative vision behind this season.

The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

The American Theatre Guild will present CLUE, the hilarious murder mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the fan-favorite film.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

The SBCC Theatre Arts Department will present a student showcase production of MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE by Christopher Durang, directed by Katie Laris, November 13-23, 2024 in the Jurkowitz Theatre.

This holiday season, PCPA brings the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast to the Marian Theatre stage from November 7 through December 22, 2024.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara is presenting the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini. Check out photos below!

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee is a gripping courtroom drama that brings history to life with a powerful clash of ideas. Based on the famous Scopes 'Monkey' Trial, this play pits science against faith in a battle over the teaching of evolution in schools.

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep will present five eerie and macabre Edgar Allen Poe short stories and poems as, Shuddersome: Tales of Poe for its next student production!

North Coast Repertory Theatre will present the San Diego Premiere of INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the 1970s, Katie Forgette’s charming comedy unfolds within the confines of a working-class home.

Pompano Beach Arts has announced the opening of Imaginary Gardens, a solo exhibition by Argentine-born visual artist Magda Love at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA).

The Theatre Group at SBCC will continue the 24-25 season with Neil Simon’s LOST IN YONKERS, Directed by Jonathan Fox, October 9-26, 2024 in the Garvin Theatre. See photos from the production.

The Ojai Art Center Theater will present Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Rosie Gordon, from September 27th to October 20th, 2024.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.

 Contemporary dance company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham makes their fourth appearance at the Carpenter Center on the campus of California State University, Long Beach on Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m.

Embark on a musical journey as Aoife O’Donovan and Hawktail unite for a night of joyous music at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA on October 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present Neil Simon's LOST IN YONKERS, set to open this fall. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.