BWW Review: Davis Shakespeare Festival Kicks Off the 2018 Season with MARY STUART
The Davis Shakespeare Festival opens up their 2018 season with Peter Oswald's modern adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart.
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BWW Review: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Dazzles at Broadway At Music Circus
Sometimes it's risky to bring older musicals back to life-the language, attitudes, and music can be dated and dull to today's audiences; however, the old seems new again with Broadway at Music Circus' take on the classic musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
BWW Review: Transcendence Theatre's 'Broadway Under the Stars' Triumphantly Climbs the 'Stairway to Paradise'
'Every Moment Counts' as Director/Choreographer Tony Gonzalez reminds us to embrace the sights and sounds and soak up every second of life as we climb the 'Stairway to Paradise' -- the theme of this year's 'Broadway Under the Stars' by the incomparable Transcendence Theatre Company.
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Brings that Glorious Feeling to Broadway At Music Circus
Oh, I am happy again after absorbing the season debut at the newly renamed Broadway at Music Circus! Singin' in the Rain is based off of the 1952 movie starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds that is often regarded as the best movie musical ever made.
BWW Review: BALTIMORE Explores Racial Tension at Intrepid Theatre Lab
In its signature way, Intrepid Theatre Lab has again brought the new and bold to Sacramento.
BWW Review: The First National Tour of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Comes to California Musical Theatre
An American in Paris is a gorgeous fusion of dance and classic musical theatre that is based on the 1951 film of the same name.
BWW Review: Don Quixote Rides Into Sacramento Theatre Company with MAN OF LA MANCHA
An endearing message of hope and positivity is what makes Man of La Mancha a timeless classic.
BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND Flies into California Musical Theatre
Fans of Peter Pan will be thrilled to know that Finding Neverland, the Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway musical, has arrived in Sacramento! Based upon the play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan, and the Academy Award-winning movie, Finding Neverland, the story follows the perennial young-at-heart J.
BWW Review: Sacramento says Hello! to THE BOOK OF MORMON at California Musical Theatre
Bawdy, blasphemous, brilliant and blithe! The Book of Mormon has returned after a two year absence and Sacramento is ready! The winner of 9 Tony Awards, The Book of Mormon is a hilarious depiction of the Mormon religion by the creators of South Park (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) and Avenue Q (Robert
BWW Review: MACBETH Solicits the Supernatural at Sacramento Theatre Company
Director Casey McClellan, fresh off of a Broadway World Best Director win for The Diary of Anne Frank, brings the Scottish play to Sacramento Theatre Company with a creative spin on the dark and supernatural elements of the show.
BWW Review: Oh, What a Night! JERSEY BOYS Returns to California Musical Theatre
Fresh off of the 12th longest run in Broadway history, Jersey Boys returns to Sacramento after a four year absence.
BWW Review: Sacramento Had it Coming! THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS-THE MUSICAL Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company
Musical theatre lovers, rejoice! The Musical of Musicals-the Musical! has returned to Sacramento and promises an evening of melodrama, satire, and comedy.
BWW Review: There's Something Rotten in Sacramento!
In 1848, a Lutheran scholar named Samuel Mosheim Schmucker first raised the question as to how an uneducated and untraveled man such as William Shakespeare could have penned 37 plays and 154 sonnets that dealt with subjects that he should have no knowledge of.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company
During the holiday season, many people flock to church to find solace, seek forgiveness, practice introspection, and soak up lessons on how to live their lives.
BWW Review: THE BOXED UP BINGE Delivered Laughs at Capital Stage
There is a new standard for musical theatre in town, and it has been set by composer David Taylor-Gomes.
BWW Review: KINGS OF AMERICA Premieres at Sacramento Theatre Company
Sacramento Theatre Company is a regional treasure, unique in the fact that they support and develop local talent.
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL-THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL is Some Kind of Wonderful at California Musical Theatre
Beautiful-The Carole King Musical is more than a jukebox musical.
BWW Review: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Brings a Lesson of Hope to Sacramento Theatre Company
Director Casey McClellan again brings a World War II era piece to the Sacramento Theatre Company and makes it relevant to what we are experiencing today.
BWW Review: Hallelujah! SISTER ACT comes to California Music Circus
Dancing, singing, bad-guy-catching nuns? You can't go wrong with that combination! Based on the 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act the musical is a feel-good, rousing testament to the power of sisterhood set in 70's funk, soul and disco.
BWW Review: Another Openin' Weekend at Transcendence Theatre, Wine Country Paradise, Sonoma Valley Inn and More!
With more than 900 wineries combined, Napa Valley and Sonoma County are truly a wine lover's paradise.
BWW Review: Intrepid Theatre Lab Debuts in Sacramento with COCK
Intrepid Theatre Lab, comprised of artistic director Casey McClellan and producer Greg Foro, made its Sacramento debut with Cock, a play by Mike Bartlett.
BWW Review: THE DONNER PARTY, A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL, Premieres at Sacramento Theatre Company
Growing up in Northern California, it is impossible not to hear about the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who tried to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846.
BWW Review: Sacramento Will Always Love THE BODYGUARD
How does a musical do justice to the late Whitney Houston? By casting Grammy Award-nominated Deborah Cox in the role originated by Houston.
BWW Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE Draws Audiences in at Sacramento Theatre Company
Tennessee Williams' memory play, The Glass Menagerie, was a timely choice for Sacramento Theatre Company to revive this season.
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Playhouse Merced
Based on a children's book and built with a mostly adult audience in mind, Peter and the Starcatcher isn't the sort of show you can put in a defined box.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS By Jules Verne, Adapted by Mark Brown B Street Theatre (8/12-9/06) |
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Brigadoon Davis Musical Theatre Company (3/05-3/28) |
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Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait at Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center (11/17-11/17) |
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West Side Story Davis Musical Theatre Company (1/08-1/31) |
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GRACE & THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT By Jane Kelley, Clifford Lee Johnson, and Greg Alexander B Street Theatre (9/26-10/18) |
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us & the rest of 'em Celebration Arts (9/12-9/27) |
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DRACULA on Tour Sacramento Fine Arts Center (10/02-10/02) |
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Disney's Aladdin Jr Davis Musical Theatre Company (9/12-10/04) |
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Shrek the Musical The Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park (11/20-12/20) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 (18+) Channel 24 (10/08-10/08) |