The latest theatre news from Santa Barbara — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
The 21st Annual La Femme International Film Festival will return to Los Angeles October 16–19, 2025, celebrating the work of women in film with screenings, panels, networking events, and galas at the LA LIVE Regal Theatre Complex.
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will open its 47th season 'Truth and Illusion' with the theatrical experience WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE PANIC BROADCAST.
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara is partnering with the National Theatre of Great Britain to bring National Theatre Live productions to Santa Barbara audiences beginning in the 2025-2026 season.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to world-premiere play All the Men Who've Frightened Me.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
The names of the divas—Garland, Piaf, Cline, Holiday, Callas—sparkle like the dangling lights on Solvang’s Theaterfest stage.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
Step into the mesmerizing world of Songs for Nobodies, where the paths of some of the most legendary singers of all time intersect with those of everyday women in a tour de force of inspiration and resilience.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
CASA 0101 Theater will present FERNANDOMANIA, A Ten-Minute Play Festival Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the World-Renowned Mexican Major League Baseball Pitcher, Fernando Valenzuela.
The principal cast has been revealed for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Many years ago, a TV commercial imagined how Reese’s peanut butter cups were invented.
Casting and cities have been announced for the North American Tour of SUFFS.
Casting and cities has been announces for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award® winning Best Musical.
The first dates have been announced for the North American tour of the Broadway musical THE GREAT GATSBY.
The Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet has announced the collaborative launch to their 2025/26 seasons with Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet in One Act, presented Saturday October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM at The Granada Theatre.
The full cast and 2025-26 tour route have been announced for the upcoming tour of THE NOTEBOOK, which kicks off this September.
Rubicon Theatre Company is well underway with its 2025 Summer Youth Season, with two productions already completed and two more performances just around the corner! Learn more!
Principal casting has been announced for the upcoming North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre has revealed its 62nd season, offering a vibrant mix of musicals, plays, and new works that promise to delight audiences of all ages.
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Ojai Playwrights Conference New Works Festival Ojai Playwrights Conference (7/30-8/02) |
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Murder For Two Rubicon Theatre Company (5/12-5/30) |
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The Lehman Trilogy Rubicon Theatre Company (3/24-4/11) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Christopher Cohan Center (5/18-5/19) |
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Jack Johnson Santa Barbara Bowl (10/03-10/03) |
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The Father: A Tragic Farce The Father: A Tragic Farce (8/28-9/13) |
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Ragtime Rubicon Theatre Company (10/21-11/08) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08) |
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John & Jen Rubicon Theatre Company (2/10-2/28) |
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A Year With Frog And Toad Clark Center For The Performing Arts (11/19-11/21) |
