Santa Barbara Symphony Celebrates 65 Years Of Powerful Music, Education And Community Engagement
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2018
2018 marks the 65th Anniversary for the Santa Barbara Symphony and to celebrate this significant milestone, the organization will host The Symphony Ball on October 19, and announces an extraordinary lineup of concert performances in store for the 2018-19 season. As the organization reflects back on over half a century of bringing powerful musical experiences to the Santa Barbara community, they also take a look ahead at an exciting next stage for the Santa Barbara Symphony and the important role they play in the performing arts community.
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2018
2018 marks the 65th Anniversary for the Santa Barbara Symphony and to celebrate this significant milestone, the organization will host The Symphony Ball on October 19, and announces an extraordinary lineup of concert performances in store for the 2018-19 season. As the organization reflects back on over half a century of bringing powerful musical experiences to the Santa Barbara community, they also take a look ahead at an exciting next stage for the Santa Barbara Symphony and the important role they play in the performing arts community.
BWW Previews: THE SCHOOL FOR LIES at Ensemble Theatre Company
by Maggie Yates - October 02, 2018
Ensemble Theatre Company Celebrates a 40-year Milestone, Kicks off Season with David Ives' 'The School for Lies.'
by Maggie Yates - October 02, 2018
Ensemble Theatre Company Celebrates a 40-year Milestone, Kicks off Season with David Ives' 'The School for Lies.'
Nominations Now Open for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2018
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2018
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
LA Phil Opens CAMA Centennial Season Oct. 28
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the baton of celebrated British conductor Daniel Harding, will open the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara's highly anticipated 100th concert season with a performance of Anton Bruckner's monumental Symphony No. 4 at The Granada Theatre on Sunday, October 28. Also featuring Masaot/Clocks without Hands by contemporary Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, the concert will begin at 4 pm. Single tickets will be available for purchase at the Granada box office starting at 10 am on Friday, September 28. Prices range from $39 to $119.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the baton of celebrated British conductor Daniel Harding, will open the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara's highly anticipated 100th concert season with a performance of Anton Bruckner's monumental Symphony No. 4 at The Granada Theatre on Sunday, October 28. Also featuring Masaot/Clocks without Hands by contemporary Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, the concert will begin at 4 pm. Single tickets will be available for purchase at the Granada box office starting at 10 am on Friday, September 28. Prices range from $39 to $119.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents THE GAME'S AFOOT
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC is excited to present the comic mystery, THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig, October 10-27, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre, directed by Katie Laris and featuring some of the area's best loved actors.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC is excited to present the comic mystery, THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig, October 10-27, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre, directed by Katie Laris and featuring some of the area's best loved actors.
Camerata Pacifica And Guitar Virtuoso Eliot Fisk Perform Bach, Schubert, Ponce, Rochberg, Albeniz And More
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2018
Renowned chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica continues its ambitious "Why Beethoven?" project with guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk in a unique program of works of Beethoven's contemporaries, Bach and Schubert, as well as 20th century works by contemporary composers Alard, Ponce, Albeniz and Halffter.
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2018
Renowned chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica continues its ambitious "Why Beethoven?" project with guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk in a unique program of works of Beethoven's contemporaries, Bach and Schubert, as well as 20th century works by contemporary composers Alard, Ponce, Albeniz and Halffter.
Santa Barbara Symphony Celebrates 65th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2018
2018 marks the 65th Anniversary for the Santa Barbara Symphony and to celebrate this significant milestone, the organization will host The Symphony Ball on October 19, and announces an extraordinary lineup of concert performance in store for the 2018-19 season. As the organization reflects back on over half a century of bringing powerful musical experiences to the Santa Barbara community, they also take a look ahead at an exciting next stage for the Santa Barbara Symphony and the important role they play in the performing arts community.
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2018
2018 marks the 65th Anniversary for the Santa Barbara Symphony and to celebrate this significant milestone, the organization will host The Symphony Ball on October 19, and announces an extraordinary lineup of concert performance in store for the 2018-19 season. As the organization reflects back on over half a century of bringing powerful musical experiences to the Santa Barbara community, they also take a look ahead at an exciting next stage for the Santa Barbara Symphony and the important role they play in the performing arts community.
The Theatre Group At SBCC To Present THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC is excited to present the comic mystery, THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig, October 10-27, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre, directed by Katie Laris and featuring some of the area's best loved actors.
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC is excited to present the comic mystery, THE GAME'S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig, October 10-27, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre, directed by Katie Laris and featuring some of the area's best loved actors.
BWW Review: ARCADIA at Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - September 04, 2018
Cleverly plotted, delightfully comic, and incessantly thought-provoking, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, produced by PCPA, is showing now until September 9th in Solvang. The action takes place in a room of the Coverly estate in two different eras: the early 19th century and the present. The plots of the two periods interweave like the interlacing mahogany marquetry that covers the floor of the stately set. The production keeps the audience wondering how these two distinct worlds on their own linear trajectories of time will join together. When they do, they bend time and action into a twirling circle of recurrence.
by Anna Jensen - September 04, 2018
Cleverly plotted, delightfully comic, and incessantly thought-provoking, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, produced by PCPA, is showing now until September 9th in Solvang. The action takes place in a room of the Coverly estate in two different eras: the early 19th century and the present. The plots of the two periods interweave like the interlacing mahogany marquetry that covers the floor of the stately set. The production keeps the audience wondering how these two distinct worlds on their own linear trajectories of time will join together. When they do, they bend time and action into a twirling circle of recurrence.
BWW Preview: WOMEN FORWARD: 2 PLAYS at Center Stage Theater
by Maggie Yates - September 04, 2018
Two Santa Barbara theatre companies have joined forces to produce WOMEN FORWARD, two plays in rep that celebrate the lives of strong, intelligent women. This dual production, created in collaboration between DramaDogs, A Theater Company and Dogstar Theater Company, includes Edward Albee's drama THREE TALL WOMEN and Peter Shaffer's comedy, LETTICE AND LOVAGE. Both plays, produced in rep, focus on the empowerment of the female-not in response to male animosity, but as a function of the natural female experience. Directed by DramaDogs' Ken Gilbert and Dogstar's Nita June Davanzo, these two companies will share the stage at Center Stage Theater September 7th-16th.
by Maggie Yates - September 04, 2018
Two Santa Barbara theatre companies have joined forces to produce WOMEN FORWARD, two plays in rep that celebrate the lives of strong, intelligent women. This dual production, created in collaboration between DramaDogs, A Theater Company and Dogstar Theater Company, includes Edward Albee's drama THREE TALL WOMEN and Peter Shaffer's comedy, LETTICE AND LOVAGE. Both plays, produced in rep, focus on the empowerment of the female-not in response to male animosity, but as a function of the natural female experience. Directed by DramaDogs' Ken Gilbert and Dogstar's Nita June Davanzo, these two companies will share the stage at Center Stage Theater September 7th-16th.
Camerata Pacifica Begins 'Why Beethoven?' Project and Kicks-off 2018-2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Renowned chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica opens its 29th season with the launch of its ambitious "Why Beethoven?" project, with 20 programs, 80 concerts, and 12 panel discussions over the course of two years. While the programming will explore the composer's three creative periods, the in-depth panel discussions will look beyond the music to examine Beethoven's influence throughout the centuries and how his influence resonates today.
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Renowned chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica opens its 29th season with the launch of its ambitious "Why Beethoven?" project, with 20 programs, 80 concerts, and 12 panel discussions over the course of two years. While the programming will explore the composer's three creative periods, the in-depth panel discussions will look beyond the music to examine Beethoven's influence throughout the centuries and how his influence resonates today.
Rodriguez Returns to The Granada Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series kicks off this summer with the return of Rodriguez and special guest Vera Sola, who will take the stage at The Granada Theatre today, August 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Rodriguez is the legendary 1970's singer-songwriter who went from 40 years of obscurity to film and music fame. He was the subject of the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, which has given Rodriguez worldwide recognition.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series kicks off this summer with the return of Rodriguez and special guest Vera Sola, who will take the stage at The Granada Theatre today, August 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Rodriguez is the legendary 1970's singer-songwriter who went from 40 years of obscurity to film and music fame. He was the subject of the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, which has given Rodriguez worldwide recognition.
BRANDI CARLILE Comes To The Arlington Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2018
The Arlington Theatre will host BRANDI CARLILE today, August 18, for a night of music from their new album By the Way, I Forgive You.
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2018
The Arlington Theatre will host BRANDI CARLILE today, August 18, for a night of music from their new album By the Way, I Forgive You.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - July 31, 2018
A musical comedy set to the ebullient music of Swedish pop group, Abba, Mamma Mia! takes audiences on a toe-tapping journey to a wedding on a small island near Greece.
by Anna Jensen - July 31, 2018
A musical comedy set to the ebullient music of Swedish pop group, Abba, Mamma Mia! takes audiences on a toe-tapping journey to a wedding on a small island near Greece.
The Granada Theatre Concert Series Continues with Legendary Blues Artist, Boz Scaggs
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series continues this fall with the return of blues legend Boz Scaggs, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Scaggs, a master of rock, blues, and soul genres, will be performing his hit classics, as well as songs from his new album that was just released this month, Out of the Blues.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series continues this fall with the return of blues legend Boz Scaggs, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Scaggs, a master of rock, blues, and soul genres, will be performing his hit classics, as well as songs from his new album that was just released this month, Out of the Blues.
Rodriguez Returns to The Granada Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series kicks off this summer with the return of Rodriguez and special guest Vera Sola, who will take the stage at The Granada Theatre on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Rodriguez is the legendary 1970's singer-songwriter who went from 40 years of obscurity to film and music fame. He was the subject of the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, which has given Rodriguez worldwide recognition.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2018
The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series kicks off this summer with the return of Rodriguez and special guest Vera Sola, who will take the stage at The Granada Theatre on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Rodriguez is the legendary 1970's singer-songwriter who went from 40 years of obscurity to film and music fame. He was the subject of the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, which has given Rodriguez worldwide recognition.
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts Adds Seven New Shows To 2018–19 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced that seven new shows have been added to its diverse 2018-19 season. Bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, winner of 27 Grammy Awards, will perform Saturday, October 6, 2018; comedian Ron White will return to LBC on Friday, October 26, 2018; after their first successful year of touring, comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD will return to LBC on Wednesday, November 14; Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is joined by Bucky Heard to perform the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo's most famous songs on Sunday, November 18, 2018; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy bring their holiday show to LBC on Monday, December 3, 2018; Dustbowl Revival and Hot Club of Cowtown will make their way to Santa Rosa as part of Across the Great Divide: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Band on Wednesday, March 27, 2019; and international best-selling author Neil Gaiman will come to LBC with his show An Evening with Neil Gaiman on Sunday, May 12, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2018
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced that seven new shows have been added to its diverse 2018-19 season. Bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, winner of 27 Grammy Awards, will perform Saturday, October 6, 2018; comedian Ron White will return to LBC on Friday, October 26, 2018; after their first successful year of touring, comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD will return to LBC on Wednesday, November 14; Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is joined by Bucky Heard to perform the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo's most famous songs on Sunday, November 18, 2018; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy bring their holiday show to LBC on Monday, December 3, 2018; Dustbowl Revival and Hot Club of Cowtown will make their way to Santa Rosa as part of Across the Great Divide: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Band on Wednesday, March 27, 2019; and international best-selling author Neil Gaiman will come to LBC with his show An Evening with Neil Gaiman on Sunday, May 12, 2019.
PCPA Will Present ARCADIA
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
From the author of Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia is considered one of the greatest plays of its time. It runs August 16 - 25 in the Marian Theatre and August 30 - September 9 in the Solvang Festival Theater.
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
From the author of Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia is considered one of the greatest plays of its time. It runs August 16 - 25 in the Marian Theatre and August 30 - September 9 in the Solvang Festival Theater.
BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - July 17, 2018
On stage at Solvang's Festival Theater, PCPA presents the comic play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The title, a list of the Russian names of the main characters, suggests that it parodies the works of the great Naturalist playwright, Anton Chekhov, author of Uncle Vanya, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. The very American-sounding name 'Spike' in the title tips us off to the oddball comic spin that writer Christopher Durang adds to Chekhov's melancholic themes.
by Anna Jensen - July 17, 2018
On stage at Solvang's Festival Theater, PCPA presents the comic play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The title, a list of the Russian names of the main characters, suggests that it parodies the works of the great Naturalist playwright, Anton Chekhov, author of Uncle Vanya, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. The very American-sounding name 'Spike' in the title tips us off to the oddball comic spin that writer Christopher Durang adds to Chekhov's melancholic themes.
BRANDI CARLILE Comes To The Arlington Theatre 8/18
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2018
The Arlington Theatre will host BRANDI CARLILE on Saturday, August 18, for a night of music from their new album By the Way, I Forgive You.
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2018
The Arlington Theatre will host BRANDI CARLILE on Saturday, August 18, for a night of music from their new album By the Way, I Forgive You.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents GREASE
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC will start the season July 11-28, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre with the musical, GREASE. Book, lyrics and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC will start the season July 11-28, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre with the musical, GREASE. Book, lyrics and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME-A NEW MUSICAL at Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - June 20, 2018
PCPA's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A New Musical, now on stage in Solvang's Festival Theater, delights audiences with its overtly theatrical storytelling style. If you are only familiar with the Disney film based on Victor Hugo's epic novel, this Hunchback includes new music, deeper characterizations, and plot elements to suit the taste of today's theater audiences.
by Anna Jensen - June 20, 2018
PCPA's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A New Musical, now on stage in Solvang's Festival Theater, delights audiences with its overtly theatrical storytelling style. If you are only familiar with the Disney film based on Victor Hugo's epic novel, this Hunchback includes new music, deeper characterizations, and plot elements to suit the taste of today's theater audiences.
GREASE To Open Theatre Group At SBCC Season
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC will start the season July 11-28, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre with the energetic musical, GREASE, book, lyrics and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
The Theatre Group at SBCC will start the season July 11-28, 2018 in the Garvin Theatre with the energetic musical, GREASE, book, lyrics and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
What's On Stage in June at The Granada Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018
June at The Granada Theatre features a dynamic lineup of shows the entire community can enjoy, including the kick off of the Music Academy of the West's summer Festival Orchestra Series, a performance by the Santa Barbara Symphony, and the final concert in this season's Granada Theatre Concert Series.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2018
June at The Granada Theatre features a dynamic lineup of shows the entire community can enjoy, including the kick off of the Music Academy of the West's summer Festival Orchestra Series, a performance by the Santa Barbara Symphony, and the final concert in this season's Granada Theatre Concert Series.
Photo Flash: First Look at Ensemble Theatre Company's COOKIN' AT THE COOKERY
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY announces the fifth and final show of its 2017-2018 Season, a musical about the extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman. Infused with jazz and blues, COOKIN' AT THE COOKERY: The Music And Times Of Alberta Hunter is written, directed and choreographed by Marion J. Caffey with music direction by George Caldwell.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY announces the fifth and final show of its 2017-2018 Season, a musical about the extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman. Infused with jazz and blues, COOKIN' AT THE COOKERY: The Music And Times Of Alberta Hunter is written, directed and choreographed by Marion J. Caffey with music direction by George Caldwell.
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