Mike Billings News

BUYER & CELLAR to Open Ensemble Theatre Company 48th Season

by A.A. Cristi — August 19, 2026

Brian McDonald will reprise his solo comedic performance as Alex in Jonathan Tolins' BUYER & CELLAR, directed by Jamie Torcellini at Santa Barbara's New Vic Theatre.

Cast Set For CAGNEY at Bay Street Theater

by Stephi Wild — June 17, 2026

Bay Street Theater announced Robert Creighton and Grammy winner Melissa Manchester will lead the cast of CAGNEY THE MUSICAL in Sag Harbor, with Creighton reprising his role as James Cagney in the musical he co-created.

MISTER HALSTON Enters Final Week of Performances at Bay Street Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 16, 2026

One of fashion’s greatest icons comes to life on stage as Bay Street Theater, currently in their summer season, presents with Mister Halston, starring stage and screen actor Matt McGrath.

SOMEBODY TO LOVE: A NEW MUSICAL Extended At Rubicon Theatre Company

by A.A. Cristi — March 17, 2026

SOMEBODY TO LOVE: A NEW MUSICAL has been extended at Rubicon Theatre Company.

Mary Bridget Davies Stars in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at New Vic Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — February 26, 2026

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at the New Vic Theatre, starring Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies.

Manhattan Concert Productions Will Bring PRINCE OF EGYPT to Lincoln Center in 2027

by Stephi Wild — February 16, 2026

Manhattan Concert Productions will bring Prince of Egypt, the musical featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Philip Lazebnik, to Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall in February 2027.

Cast Set for SOMEBODY TO LOVE World Premiere at Rubicon Theatre Company

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 9, 2026

Rubicon Theatre Company has revealed cast and creative team of the World Premiere of Somebody to Love: A New Musical that will play the Karyn Jackson Theater in Ventura, California.

Rubicon Theatre Company Reveals Cast For THE 39 STEPS

by Stephi Wild — January 20, 2026

Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning comedy thriller THE 39 STEPS, adapted from John Buchan's novel and Alfred Hitchcock's film.

Review: HEIST at Arizona Theatre Company

by Herbert Paine — January 13, 2026

Arizona Theatre Company’s HEIST, directed with style and clockwork precision by Matt August, is the kind of production that reminds you how elastic the boundaries of live theatre can be.

Photos: Opening Night of Fahrenheit 451 at Bay Street Theater!

by James Blinken — December 1, 2025

Bay Strect Theater's recent opening night of Fahrenheit 45/ lit up the stage with Ray Bradbury's iconic dystopian tale, reimagined in a vivid new production directed by Stephen Hamilton.

Review: FAHRENHEIT 451 at Bay Street Theater

by Sam Desmond — November 16, 2025

Ray Bradbury’s prescient, Cold War classic, “Fahrenheit 451” was brought to the stage at Bay Street Theater with even more urgency and relevance to our increasingly curated, aesthetic, and good vibes based lives in 2025.

Bay Street Theater’s Literature Live Ignites Young Minds

by James Blinken — November 8, 2025

Literature Live!, Bay Street’s flagship educational initiative.

US Premiere of Arun Lakara's HEIST to be Presented at Arizona Theatre Company

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 6, 2025

Arizona Theatre Company will continue its 58th season with the high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled U.

Cast Set For FAHRENHEIT 451 at Bay Street Theater

by Stephi Wild — October 21, 2025

Bay Street Theater will present Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 from November 13 through November 30, 2025, directed by Bay Street co-founder Stephen Hamilton.

Video: BONNIE & CLYDE THE MUSICAL Extends At Bay Street Theater Through August 31

by A.A. Cristi — August 22, 2025

Bonnie & Clyde the Musical at Bay Street Theater has been extended through Aug 31! Get a first look at new video of the production, directed by Artistic Director Scott Schwartz.

Video: BONNIE AND CLYDE at Bay Street Theater

by Joshua Wright — August 14, 2025

Get a first look at Bay Street Theater's Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical The high-octane production, directed by Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, launches the final installment of Bay Street’s 2025 Mainstage Season, delivering an electric, stripped-down retelling of the infamous outlaw lovers.