Sacramento Theatre Newsroom

Watch footage from Sunset Boulevard at Music Circus, starring Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and more, here!

The best part of summer is Broadway at Music Circus and, as we pass the halfway mark in the season, we are treated to the Tony Award-winning noir piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd. It transports us back in time to a forgotten world of silent films, glamour, and a certain elegance that has been slowly eroded by progress. The allure of old Hollywood is mesmerizing in director Glenn Casale’s triumph of the 2024 season, where he weaves a spellbinding orb of madness, desperation, and ambition.

Town Hall Theatre's season opener will be Human Error by Eric Pfeffinger. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Celebration Arts in Sacramento will present MUD, RIVER, STONE by Lynn Nottage from August 9 to September 1, 2024.

Harris Center for The Arts will present the intricate harmonies with breathtaking vocal acrobatics of THE SPINNERS, performing Thursday, August 15 at 7:30pm.

Rehearsals are underway for the Broadway At Music Circus production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. See photos and learn how to purchase tickets.

Storytellers Family Theater will present an engaging performance for all ages on July 27.

Placer Rep has announced four exciting actors who will perform at the New Works Showcase on July 15 at the CRP Pizza & Taphouse event room.

Tradition. How do we know when to let go and embrace the future? That’s the question at the heart of the latest triumph at Broadway at Music Circus. Beloved classic Fiddler on the Roof has itself become a tradition for theatre lovers worldwide. It was a favorite of mine as a child, and continues to be many years later. Fiddler on the Roof was an instant hit when it opened on Broadway sixty years ago, winning nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It has inspired parodies, television shows, movies, and music. It opened in Sacramento on Tuesday night to an enthusiastic audience eager for its themes of love, family, and resilience.

Placer Rep's July New Works Showcase will feature playwright JM Lahr, offering audiences a glimpse into innovative theatrical works and new talent.

Sierra Stages announces the world-premiere reading of RESISTANCE as part of their Theater by the Book series.

Visiting Mr. Green comes to  Sutter Street Theatre this week. Performances run July 12th – August 4th.

Open submissions are now being accepted for auditions to fill roles in the 2024-2025 Placer Repertory Theater main season, themed 'Dark Ambitions.' Learn more about the lineup here!

Get affordable headshots at the Empire Arts Collective in Sacramento on July 28th, courtesy of the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance.

Too hot outside? Come cool off with some of your favorite characters in Bikini Bottom. Broadway at Music Circus has transformed into the whimsical town under the sea for a limited time. The Spongebob Musical opened on Broadway in 2017 and its lovable characters have captured the hearts of the young and young at heart ever since. From zany Spongebob to studious Sandy, all of the residents of Bikini Bottom rock out to a score written by a wide array of artists. Songs by talents such as Cyndi Lauper, Panic! at the Disco, and John Legend keep the energy up in this hilarious, exhilarating, and thoughtful show about the world’s most popular sponge.

Folsom’s Harris Center for the Arts has announced that new subscriptions for its 2024-2025 Broadway Series are now on sale for as low as $55 per show. Learn more about the lineup here!

Summer means Shakespeare and, luckily, there are a variety of offerings to choose from in our area. Arguably, though, none are in a more beautiful location than that of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. What began in 1972 on the lawn of the Ehrman Mansion at Sugar Pine Point State Park has now evolved to a permanent, state-of-the-art stage housed in the picturesque Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. This season the Festival is featuring two exciting shows: The Merry Wives of Windsor and Always…Patsy Cline. BroadwayWorld spoke with Director/Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee about this summer’s offerings, the evolution of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, and what it takes to produce theatre in one of the most enchanting places in the world.

Capital Stage is closing out its nineteenth season with a charming story of healing and self-discovery. Now Circa Then by Carly Mensch is a clever blend of worlds: past and present, immigrant and citizen, passion and apathy. In this show, life imitates art and the lines between those worlds blur, encouraging us to delve inward and examine our own motivations.

A veterinarian, a figure skater, and the Phantom of the Opera all walk into a room…but it’s not a joke. They are all gathering in the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on June 29th for the 75th Anniversary Gala celebrating the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. This event will raise money supporting scholarships for our future veterinarians and scientists.

Celebration Arts’ season of Black Girl Magic continues with its production of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG. Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks became the first Black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work in 2002. In 2023 it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.

Regional glass artist and President of Rocklin Fine Arts, Linda Hoschler, is the headliner for the June 23 Collaboration LAB event and open stage show.

Sierra Stages will present Honk!, a musical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling. Learn how to purchase tickets.

On June 17, 2021, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law, effectively making June 19tha federally recognized holiday. It commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and the June 19, 1865 enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas. In honor of the holiday, two local theatres are having a celebration at each of their venues before leading a walk to the state capitol to join others observing the day. I was honored to speak with Lyndsay Burch, Executive Director and CEO of the B St. Theatre, and Elizabeth Baidoo, Marketing and Community Development Manager of Celebration Arts, about what they have planned for the community this Wednesday.

I’m old enough to remember when “The Newlywed Game” was live on television…before reruns. It was fascinating to discover how well couples knew each other; so, when the B St. Theatre announced their production of The Newlywed Game, the winner of the 2023 New Comedies Festival, I knew it was going to be a must-see.

Sacramento Shakespeare Festival will present Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare in July. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.