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Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Sutter Street Theatre To Present THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2025
Sutter Street Theatre will stage THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, adapted by James Still from the story by Margery Williams. Directed by Allen Schmeltz, the family-friendly production explores memory, imagination, and childhood connection. Performances will be presented at Sutter Street Theatre.
Video: Britney Coleman Sings 'Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me' in IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Joshua Wright - December 11, 2025
Watch Britney Coleman as Betty Haynes performing 'Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me' from Broadway at Music Circus' production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. The production stars Jason Gotay, Britney Coleman, Michael Starr, Keely Beirne, Nathaniel Stampley, Aniya Simone, Andrew Eckert, Gerry McIntyre, and Omari Tau, with Vicki Lewis.
Review: It's a WHITE CHRISTMAS at Broadway At Music Circus
by Courtney Symes - December 09, 2025
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go…especially Broadway at Music Circus. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the Musical is here to warm up the holiday season through December 14th. It’s a piece with a book by David Ives and Paul Blake, and music by the prolific Irving Berlin that’s based on the 1954 movie, “White Christmas,” starring Bing Crosby. Linda Goodrich directs this festive take in the round, replete with recognizable Berlin hits like the titular number, “Sisters,” and “Blue Skies.”
MSTW Reveals 2026 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2025
Main Street Theatre Works has announced its 22nd Summer Season at the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre in Jackson. Learn more about the two shows in the lineup here!
Video: Jason Gotay, Britney Coleman & More in Sacramento's WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Joshua Wright - December 08, 2025
Get a first look at Broadway at Music Circus' production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. The production stars Jason Gotay, Britney Coleman, Michael Starr, Keely Beirne, Nathaniel Stampley, Aniya Simone, Andrew Eckert, Gerry McIntyre, and Omari Tau, with Vicki Lewis.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; Sutter Street Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: MACBETH's Takeover is the Talk of Big Tech at Big Idea Theatre
by Courtney Symes - December 08, 2025
Fans of the Scottish play will be excited to learn that there is a new adaptation at Big Idea Theatre this month. It’s reimagined in the Silicon Valley, with MacBeth as a scheming tech bro who will do anything to rise to the top. Kevin Adamski directs this ambitious take, proving that the Bard is relevant through time, space, and the interwebs.
HOLIDAY IN THE HILLS Returns To Sutter Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2025
Sutter Street Theatre will bring back Holiday in the Hills, the original musical production created by Mike Jimena and Connie Mockenhaupt. Set on historic Sutter Street in the late 1800s, the show recreates a community gathering filled with period-inspired music and characters based on real Folsom residents of the era.
Sutter Street Theatre To Present THE OLDE TYME RADIO SHOW
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2025
Sutter Street Theatre will present a new edition of The Olde Tyme Radio Show, featuring classic radio scripts from the 1930s–1950s performed live with period-style Foley sound effects.
Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady Will Lead North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2025
The North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will star stage veterans Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.  Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; RENT Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: 'TIS THE SEASON: HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes - December 01, 2025
The B St. Theatre continues to bring joy to thousands of children (and adults) this holiday season with its newest production of ‘Tis the Season. This year, the stories revolve around local traditions that many Sacramentans will recognize. Stephanie Altholz directs ‘Tis the Season: Hometown Holidays, Traditions of Sacramento and Northern California, a series of vignettes written by a talented mix of playwrights. Anthony D’Juan, Jerry Montoya, Sean Patrick Nill, Briandaniel Oglesby, and Tara Sissom-Pittaro have created a unique treat for our community that highlights how special this area is.
ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2025
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups. The Top 15 includes...
Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 15 Revealed
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2025
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
THE NUTCRACKER, A PANTO Comes to City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2025
City Theatre at Sacramento City College will produce The Nutcracker, A Panto by Christine Nicholson and Luther Hanson and directed by Luther Hanson. Learn more here!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC to be Presented at Sanger Apache Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2025
Sanger High School Apache Theatre will present The Sound of Music at Sanger High School MPR. The musical follows Maria, the spirited governess who brings joy, music, and newfound strength to the von Trapp family.
Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU to be Presented at Capital Stage
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2025
​Capital Stage presents a Special Limited Production and the Sacramento premiere of I AND YOU by Bay Area native, and nationally renowned playwright, Lauren Gunderson.
Interview: Student Spotlight - Cooper Miller Takes His Final Bow at Christian Brothers
by Courtney Symes - November 18, 2025
Our Class of 2026 Student Spotlight shines on an engaging and exceptionally talented young man. You might remember him as Chip from Music Circus’ most recent production of Beauty and the Beast. Cooper Miller is a senior at Christian Brothers High School and has just finished his theatre career there on a high note as Seymour Krelborn in their fall musical, Little Shop of Horrors. With his commanding performances and effervescent presence, Cooper is due to join the ranks of other Sacramentans who have forged their path to the Great White Way. BroadwayWorld spoke to him about his goals and future as he plants roots beyond Sacramento.
Watch the Premiere of Next On Stage: Season 6
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2025
Who has made the Top 30 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? Tune in to the episode here to find out!
Review: DOG MOM is a Treat at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes - November 13, 2025
The B St. Theatre’s annual New Comedies Festival routinely produces fresh, creative, clever, and wonderfully hilarious works. The winner of the 2024 Festival is now playing to sold-out audiences and rabid fans after its much-anticipated opening last weekend. Playwright Tate Hanyok’s Dog Mom, in its National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, is the treat we all need.
Capital Stage Introduces American Sign Language–Interpreted Performances
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Capital Stage in Sacramento is expanding accessibility with ASL-interpreted performances for every mainstage production of its 2025–26 season. The initiative begins with EUREKA DAY on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 8 p.m..
Valkyrie Theatre Company To Present AS YOU LIKE IT: A FEEL-GOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCE This December
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Valkyrie Theatre Company will present As You Like It: A Feel-Good Musical Experience at the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Centre from December 5–14, 2025.
Capital Stage to Present the Sacramento Premiere of I AND YOU by Lauren Gunderson
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
Capital Stage presents the Sacramento premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s I and You, directed by Imani Mitchell, December 3–28, 2025. The production stars McKenna Sennet and Braeden Harris at Capital Stage in Midtown Sacramento.
B Street Theatre to Present 'TIS THE SEASON: HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS Beginning November 26
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
B Street Theatre will present ’Tis the Season: Hometown Holidays, an original Sacramento-inspired holiday variety show, running November 26–December 20, 2025.

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