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Review: DOUBT: A PARABLE at Winters Theatre Company
by Courtney Symes - February 08, 2025


A hidden gem in the heart of agricultural land, Winters Theatre Company is easy to miss. It is housed in the historic Winters Opera House, sandwiched between the highly recommended Putah Creek Café and a lovely tasting room. It retains a charming aura of the past while highlighting shows with very contemporary issues, such as its current offering, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley.

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Harris Center for The Arts in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2025


Harris Center for The Arts will present PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories in March. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

HARVEY Comes to Pittsburg Theatre Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2025


Pittsburg Theatre Company will open its 2025 season with Harvey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning classic written by Mary Chase. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

DINNER WITH THE YOUNGERS to be Presented at The Guild Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 04, 2025


Jjoin Carrie's TOUCH at the historic Guild Theater for 'Dinner with the Youngers', 'Dinner with the Youngers' is an innovative dinner theater style experience. Learn more and see how to attend.

Review: I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS is a Must-See at Diamond Stage Company
by Courtney Symes - January 31, 2025


Sometimes you’re lucky enough to see something and know that it’s special. I had that experience last summer when I saw, Oh, Mary! on Broadway. I had it again last weekend when I attended the second week of Diamond Stage Company’s inaugural production of I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers. In this arresting piece, Janis Stevens directs Natasha Hause in John Logan’s one-woman show about Hollywood superagent, Sue Mengers.

Review: MURDER ON THE NILE at the Ooley Theatre
by Courtney Symes - January 31, 2025


Fans of the Queen of Crime are in for a treat. Murder on the Nile, Agatha Christie’s play based on her novel Death on the Nile, is playing at the Ooley Theatre. Director Tana Colburn is heading this community theatre adaptation of the suspenseful classic that features accomplished local actors.

Review: THE WHITE CHIP Makes Its West Coast Premiere at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes - January 27, 2025


The B St. Theatre’s reputation for producing excellent theatre continues in the new year with The White Chip. Sean Daniels’s autobiographical piece about art and alcoholism is sharp, funny, and some of the best writing I’ve seen. It’s an unflinchingly raw look at the horrifying devastation wrought by addiction to those struggling with it and the effect on people in their radius.

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2 to be Presented at Harris Center for The Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2025


Harris Center for The Arts will present Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’, the new sequel to the long-running, international hit show Menopause The Musical. Learn more!

THE CORSICAN BROTHERS OR THE FATAL DUEL Comes to Placer Rep
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2025


Conjoined identical twins separated at birth but who can feel each other’s pain, sword fighting, feuding families and romance are key features in Placer Repertory Theater’s adventurous interactive theatrical experience.

LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER Comes to New Village Arts
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2025


 New Village Arts has announced its upcoming limited engagement of LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER, to be performed on the Ray Charles Stage in the Conrad Prebys Theatre at the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center.

THE HELLO GIRLS To Have Sacramento Premiere In April
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025


Women's Theatre Collective will present the Sacramento premiere of The Hello Girls in April 2025. This exciting new musical, written in 2018 by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, chronicles the real-life story of America's first women soldiers, that takes us from New York to the WWI frontlines in France.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin is Coming to Harris Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2025


Harris Center for The Arts, together with producers Right Angle Entertainment and Maple Tree Entertainment, will present a tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Harris Center Presents ANNIE In February
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2025


Harris Center for The Arts will present the Tony Award-Winning musical ANNIE, performing six times, February 14-16, with three evening performances at 6:30pm, and three matinees at 1:30pm. 

Photos: RUMPELSTILSKIN At Sutter Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2025


Rumpelstiltskin will be presented at Sutter Street Theatre, running January 25 – February 23. The play is adapted by Laura Luke and directed by Christine Lovette. See photos from the show.

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - January 17, 2025


Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

New Play Festival 'Playwrights' Revolution' to Return to Capital Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 09, 2025


Capital Stage launched its new play festival Playwrights' Revolution for the first time in 2007 and is welcoming it back. Learn more and see how to submit your play!

Capital Stage Managing Director Keith Riedell Will Retire
by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2025


Managing Director Keith Riedell announced he will retire in August of 2025 at the conclusion of Capital Stage’s 2024-25 Season after 19 years of distinguished service to the company.

Diablo Ballet Will Perform CINDERELLA'S WEDDING
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2025


Diablo Ballet will ring in the New Year with Cinderella’s Wedding performing next month at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Learn more about the show here!

Resurrection Theatre to Present Sam Shepard's THE GOD OF HELL Beginning in February
by Blair Ingenthron - January 05, 2025


Resurrection Theatre will present Sam Shepard's provocative dark comedy 'The God of Hell,' opening in February. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

Harris Center Presents DEAR EVAN HANSEN This Month
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2025


Harris Center for The Arts will present the Tony and Grammy-Winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, performing eight times, January 28-February 2. Individual tickets for DEAR EVAN HANSEN are on sale now at the Harris Center Box Office.

Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Kicks Off the New Year at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes - January 01, 2025


Broadway Sacramento is kicking off the new year with a bang with the much-anticipated, multi-Tony Award-winning phenomenon, Kimberly Akimbo. David Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics, based on his 2001 play, are accompanied by Jeanine Tesori’s beautiful score in this hilariously dazzling take on love and loss.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; RENT at Lyric Rose Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 27, 2024


This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; Lyric Rose Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 23, 2024


This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: GEORGIANA AND KITTY: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY Makes its Anticipated Return to Capital Stage
by Courtney Symes - December 21, 2024


Jane Austen and Christmas go hand-in-hand, like ornaments and trees or Santa and Rudolph. Luckily for us, Capital Stage has brought back one of my favorite Austen-inspired works, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley. It is the third in a trilogy of plays by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon that focus on the Bennet sisters in the years following Pride and Prejudice.

The Texas Tenors to Perform at Harris Center for The Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2024


Harris Center for The Arts will present The Texas Tenors, the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America's Got Talent! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.


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