Santa Barbara Theatre Newsroom

What happens AFTER happily ever after? This question is answered by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's “Into the Woods.” OPAT's production opens July 26th and runs for two weekends at Matilija Auditorium.

The Play That Goes Wrong is a side-splittingly funny production not to be missed. The laughs begin as you enter the theater and last to the final bows. It’s a play that goes wrong by design, of course, and then goes more wrong in service of our amusement as the Cornley Drama Society puts on the murder mystery The Murder at Haversham Manor.

PCPA has announced its 61st season featuring THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE BOOK OF WILL, THE RIVER BRIDE, and more. Discover a diverse lineup of performances from classics to contemporary works.

Ensemble Theatre Company is introducting talented Santa Barbara students, Nicola Bailey and Grace Wilson, joining the cast of What the Constitution Means to Me. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

PCPA has announced the upcoming production of the classic musical Cabaret. This much-anticipated performance plays at the Marian Theatre from July 18-27, 2024, and at Solvang Festival Theater from August 2-25, 2024. 

Little Shop of Horrors director/choreographer Keenan Hooks blends camp sensibilities with emotional honesty in his staging of this musical. The theatricality of the puppeteering in this send-up of B-horror flicks like “The Day of the Triffids” or “It Came from Outer Space” and 1960s pop tunes make it worth the price of admission.

PCPA will present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, a comedy about a theater production beset by a series of hilarious mishaps.

Santa Paula Theater Center will hold auditions for Neil Simon's Chapter Two. Learn how to audition!

Santa Paula Theater Center has announced the third Main Stage show of Season 2024, Santa Paula Theater Center announces the second Main Stage show of Season 2024, Wendy MacLoud’s WOMEN IN JEOPARDY.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will open the 2024-25 season with the exuberant musical, LEGALLY BLONDE. Learn how to purchase tickets.

This summer, dive into the comedic chaos of the Middle Ages with the wildly entertaining musical Spamalot, directed by Andrew Eiden, at the Ojai Art Center Theater.

The Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) of Santa Barbara announced the addition of two special event presentations: Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground by Richard Hellesen, directed by Peter Ellenstein and What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck and directed by Matt Hawkins. 

Join Joan Kemper's Ojai Performing Arts Theater for the song fest of the summer on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m..

The Theatre Group at SBCC has announced the plays for the 2024-25 season, its 79th season in Santa Barbara.

Experience the joy of live classical music in the great outdoors with Pacific Symphony’s Symphony on the Go! This summer, the orchestra is bringing free outdoor chamber music concerts to communities across Orange County. From Mission Viejo to Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, and beyond, the Symphony’s mobile community concert experience promises to delight audiences of all ages.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has revealed upcoming destinations for its popular Theatre Tour Program. See where the company is touring to, and learn more!

Paula Vogel's INDECENT is coming to UCSB Theater/Dance in 2024.

 Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced the capstone production of its 45th season, the world premiere musical, ALICE, FORMERLY OF WONDERLAND. Check out photos of the cast here!

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced the capstone production of its 45th season, the world premiere musical, ALICE, FORMERLY OF WONDERLAND.

Experience a Mozart Marathon, performances by violinist Gil Shaham and Storm Large, and Brahms' Requiem at the Santa Barbara Symphony's 2024/25 season under Music and Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Santa Barbara Symphony will conclude its 2023/24 Season with Rhapsody in Blue @ 100: Jazz Comes to The Symphony on Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. at The Granada Theatre.

Experience the magic of theatre at Ojai's One Acts, a special event celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Art Center.

Rising star Naomi Jane Voigt will return to Santa Barbara to play Kathy Selden in the timeless Broadway classic, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the 2024-25 season of CAMERATA PACIFICA, featuring diverse programs across Santa Barbara, Thousand Oaks, San Marino, and Downtown Los Angeles. Enjoy a wide range of performances from this renowned ensemble.

PCPA presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Solvang Festival Theater in June, featuring book & lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith.