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Last Chance To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - October 27, 2025
This is your last chance to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Review: NEVER FEAR, SHAKESPEARE! Makes Its World Premiere at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes - October 17, 2025
Never fear, theatregoers! The B St. Theatre’s newest Family Series offering is now on stage. Never Fear, Shakespeare!, written by Sean Patrick Nill and Elyse Sharp, introduces kids and grown-ups to the Bard in a fun and engaging way. There are guaranteed laughs, gasps, and even some learning in this wonderfully entertaining world premiere.
Review: DOROTHEA PUENTE TELLS ALL is a Killer Hit at Big Idea Theatre
by Courtney Symes - October 16, 2025
Sacramento’s very own serial killer, Dorothea Puente, is back to tell her story. Almost thirty-seven years after the first body was dug up on her property, the F St. boarding house killer has shown up at Big Idea Theatre with her view of the events that unfolded, and audiences can’t get enough. In Dorothea Puente Tells All!, Mark Loewenstern imagines what Dorothea might have said about the crimes that shocked Sacramento.
Hillbarn Theatre Celebrates 85 Years With Two Concerts
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2025
Hillbarn Theatre will mark 85 years of theatrical excellence with two 85th Anniversary Celebration Concerts: Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM.
Final Weeks To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - October 14, 2025
Time is running out to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
EUREKA DAY To Have Sacramento Premiere at Capital Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2025
Capital Stage will present the Sacramento premiere of Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day, winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Directed by Amy Resnick, the production runs October 15–November 16, 2025.
Review: MARY SHELLEY at Women's Theatre Collective
by Courtney Symes - October 06, 2025
Spooky season is the perfect time to delve into the life of the mother of science fiction, Mary Shelley. Her most famous work, Frankenstein, has captivated the public for over two centuries.
Placer Rep announces cast for new Dracula melodrama
by Gillian Blum - October 04, 2025
Placer Repertory Theater announced the cast for DRACULA: A MELODRAMA ahead of its upcoming run throughout October in Rosebille, Auburn, Rocklin and Lincoln in California.
Review: THE ART OF WAR Claims Victory at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes - October 02, 2025
Sun Tzu’s fifth-century military treatise, “The Art of War,” is powerful enough in its original form. Add humor, middle-aged couples, and fish, and you’ve got a clear winner. The world premiere stage adaptation of The Art of War by Dave Pierini is chock-full of scheming and surprises, making it one of the best B St. Theatre offerings of the season.
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Comes to City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2025
City Theatre at Sacramento City College will produce The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh and directed by Christine Nicholson. Learn more about the show here!
Review: &JULIET is 'Larger Than Life' at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes - September 28, 2025
The national tour of &Juliet is celebrating the beginning of its second year on the road at Broadway Sacramento, and it’s a party that’s unmatched. In 2023, it was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It continues to be a fan favorite, and rightfully so. A fresh adaptation of one of the Bard’s most famous works set to a soundtrack of Max Martin’s 90’s and 2000’s pop hits? Yes, please.
The Legendary Wailers Come to Folsom Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
After touring with many incarnations of The Wailers since Bob Marley's passing, Julian “Junior” Marvin has stepped out to front his own unique version of The Wailers.
THE ART OF WAR By Sun Tzu, Adapted By Dave Pierini is Coming to B Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
The world premiere of THE ART OF WAR, a laugh-out-loud comedy adapted by Dave Pierini, runs on the Mainstage at The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Resurrection Theatre Will Present Lanford Wilson’s THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2025
Resurrection Theatre will present THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, running October 31 through November 22, 2025 at the California Stage Complex in Sacramento.
Theatrical Adaptation of LEILI & MAJNUN Returns to Richmond's Central Stage
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
Following last year's successful limited run, sweeping romance returns to the Bay Area with Leili & Majnun written and directed by acclaimed Bay Area artist Torange Yeghiazarian.
EUREKA DAY Comes to Capital Stage in Sacramento
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2025
Capital Stage will present the Sacramento premiere of Eureka Day by Bay Area playwright Jonathan Spector, running October 15 through November 16, 2025. Directed by Amy Resnick, the production arrives fresh from its 2025 Tony Award win for Best Revival of a Play and recognition as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Review: MEN ON BOATS Is a Fun Float Through History at Big Idea Theatre
by Courtney Symes - September 12, 2025
Men on Boats, a 2017 play by Jaclyn Backhaus, is an exciting and refreshing way to end the summer. Big Idea Theatre has made it from the Amazon River, in their previous production of The River Bride, to the Green and Colorado Rivers. This time, director Jennifer Adler leads a group of men (women) on a quest to chart unknown territory.
Foreigner & Rock Orchestra To Perform At Harris Center For The Arts In March 2026
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2025
Harris Center for the Arts will welcome Foreigner & Rock Orchestra on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at the venue’s main stage (10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630).
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT Sizzles at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes - September 11, 2025
Broadway Sacramento’s new season is sizzling with the arrival of the first national tour of Some Like it Hot. Based on the classic 1959 film of the same name, its reimagination on Broadway in 2022 garnered four Tony Award wins out of thirteen nominations. Now, it’s bringing the Golden Age to Sacramento for an unforgettable experience of glitz and glamour.
Nominations Open For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - September 10, 2025
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
The Pops Chorale & Orchestra Will Host Concert & Gala This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2025
Step into a world of enchantment, where you will enjoy a red carpet walk and champagne welcome along with fine wines, gourmet food, silent auction, and a chance to be the guest conductor!
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Pays Dividends at Capital Stage
by Courtney Symes - September 09, 2025
Capital Stage’s twenty-first season has begun with a mesmerizing work from playwright Stefano Massini. The Lehman Trilogy is the 2022 Tony Award winner for Best Play, capturing the public’s admiration with its unique structure and storytelling style. Director Michael Stevenson tackles this ambitious piece with only three actors performing a myriad of characters.
Win Tickets to ALL THE MEN WHO'VE FRIGHTENED ME at the La Jolla Playhouse
by Michael Major - September 08, 2025
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to world-premiere play All the Men Who've Frightened Me. Learn more about the new musical and how to win tickets here!
MARY SHELLEY To Have Candlelight California Premiere In Fair Oaks
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2025
Women’s Theatre Collective (WTC) will return to The Hut Event Center in Fair Oaks with a new production of Mary Shelley by Helen Edmundson, an intimate and atmospheric play about the woman behind one of the most enduring gothic novels ever written.
OLDE TYME RADIO SHOW to Take Place at Sutter Street Theatre
by Emmy Rice - September 07, 2025
The Sutter Street Theatre will host the Olde Tyme Radio Show on September 13 at 4:00 pm. Tickets are $10 payable at the door, and is general admission. 

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