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A Fairytale-Style ‘Frozen’ Comes to Solvang Festival Theatre
Disney’s smash-hit musical brings winter fun to the summer season.
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Theater Review | ‘A Delicate Ship’ Basks in the Glorious Misery of Being in Your Twenties
HappySad Theatre Company production shows off undeniable acting chops.
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Review | ‘Come From Away’ at Solvang Festival Theatre
PCPA’s emotionally uplifting and visually stunning show starts the summer out strong.
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‘Sarah House Stories’ Fundraiser for End-of-Life Care Nonprofit
Fundraiser includes a staged reading of three moving stories by house manager Paloma Espino.
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‘A Delicate Ship’ Explores the Relationship Between Adulthood and Our Childhood Selves
HappySad Theatre Company production is the second show for the fledgling group.
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‘Come from Away’ Lands at Solvang Festival Theater
Tony Award–winning musical celebrates kindness in a time of fear.
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Theater Review | ‘Eleanor’ Brings an Inspiring Role Model to Life
Rubicon production is a one-woman showcase for Kandis Chappell.
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Review | ‘The Piano and Me’
Hershey Felder turns inward, blending storytelling and masterful performance in his most personal work yet.
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‘Queen of Cups’ Brings Helen of Troy, Mary Magdalene, and Others to the Table
More Theater/S.B.’s latest production is in Downtown Santa Barbara’s Balboa Building.
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A Launch Pad Preview of ‘Standing Still’
Melinda Lopez’s new play explores the idea of balance in tumultuous times.
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‘Eleanor’ Brings One of America’s Most Celebrated Activists to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura
One-woman show takes us beyond the history lessons to the real person behind the headlines.
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Review | ‘Unnecessary Farce’ Brings Some Very Funny Moments to the SBCC Stage
Production is longtime set designer Pat Frank’s swan song.
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Carole Eglash-Kosoff Offers a Seasoned Perspective in New Play
The 92-year-old brings ‘I’ve Seen This Sh*t Before’ to Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara.
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Hershey Felder Gives His Most Personal Performance Yet
“Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me” tells the story of the author’s musical journey, presented by Ensemble Theatre Company April 30–May 10.
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Theater Review | Santa Barbara’s Musical Theater All Stars Shine in ‘Assassins’
Out of the Box Theatre’s artfully constructed take on Sondheim is at Center Stage Theater through April 19.
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Theater Review | Taking More Than a Piece of the Audience’s Heart
‘A Night with Janis Joplin’ brings killer vocals and rock and roll history to Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company.
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Out of the Box Theatre Co. Takes On ‘Assassins’ Musical for the Trump Era
Stephen Sondheim’s famed Broadway show gets an encore from director Samantha Eve.
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Singing and Acting and Dancing Their Way
A preview of what’s onstage at Santa Barbara, San Marcos, and Dos Pueblos high schools.
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‘Unnecessary Farce’ Brings Some Necessary Laughter to Santa Barbara
Lighthearted, physical comedy is technically complicated as doors slam, pants fall, and justice is pursued.
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Review | ‘Somebody to Love’ Premiere at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura
Crowd-pleasing musical leaves reviewer wanting more depth.
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A Late Rock Legend Rises in ETC’s ‘A Night with Janis Joplin’
Tony-nominated star Mary Bridget Davies reprises her role as Janis Joplin in ETC’s new show.
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World Premiere Musical ‘Somebody to Love’ Is Already a Hit
Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre extends the show — a jukebox musical featuring music from Sly and the Family Stone; Bad Company; Earth, Wind & Fire; and more — before it begins.
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Review | Amusingly Terrible People Populate ‘A Small Family Business’
Show has plenty of laughs, but could use more depth.
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Review | ‘The Story of War’ Brings an Off-Beat New Voice to Town
Not Half Bad Theatre Company’s debut is a strong one.
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Review | Westmont’s ‘Little Women’ Brings An Updated Lens to the Literary Classic
Modernized view meets timeless themes in sweet and earnest production.
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'A Small Family Business’
Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘A Small Family Business’ arrives at SBCC Theatre with fast-paced farce and a dark look at wealth, corruption, and family loyalty.
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From ‘Giselle’ to ‘I Do’: A State Street Ballet Love Story
After dancing into each other’s lives during the pandemic, State Street Ballet’s Ryan Lenkey and Saori Yamashita turned stage chemistry into real-life romance.
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Santa Barbara Couples Tie the Knot in Style in 2025
With sunsets, dolphins, disco, and rainy-day first dances, these weddings prove there’s no place like Santa Barbara.
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‘Chinwag’: Small-Scale, Big Ideas at More Theatre Company
More Theatre Company’s "Chinwag" pits a talk-show host against two militant feminists in a uniquely intimate production.
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Theater Review | ‘The 39 Steps’
Four actors, one hundred characters, endless costume changes, and a high-speed thriller unleashed at the Rubicon Theatre Company.
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'Little Women' Gets a Modern Voice at Westmont College
Kate Hamill’s adaptation brings new depth to the March sisters in a fresh, emotionally resonant production opening February 27.
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Nolan Montgomery’s Musical Journey Returns to Santa Barbara
After debuting a cabaret of standards, the Santa Barbara–based actor and musician premieres his original compositions with a new ensemble at Center Stage Theater on February 27.
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George Orwell’s Classic Allegory Hits the Stage with ‘Animal Farm’
USCB student production has relevant themes for today.
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Hitchcockian Humor Comes to the Rubicon
“The 39 Steps” is a farcical adaptation of the famous flick.
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David Starkey’s ‘Chinwag’ from More Theater/S.B.
Santa Barbara’s public access studio comes alive in the 70s with new site-specific play.
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A Theatrical, Behind-the-Scenes Peek at the Filming of ‘Jaws’
‘The Shark Is Broken’ breaks into the New Vic in February.
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Review | Westmont Students Dip Their Toes into Operatic Waters
‘Pirates of Penzance’ production is a pleasurable annual college tradition.
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Theater Review | ‘The Effect’
New HappySad Theatre Company debut is off to a promising start.
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Theater Review | ‘Desert Films’ at the David Lynch Film Festival in Ojai
Legendary filmmaker is subject of a new play from James Franco.
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Pirates Set Anchor at Westmont College
Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’ is the annual student opera production.