BWW Review: ON THE VERGE SEASON 3 at CAW: Community Arts Workshop
by Maggie Yates - August 17, 2017
A community's point of view is expressed through the local art scene, and Santa Barbara's On The Verge Festival promotes underrepresented points of view by producing theatre by female playwrights, LGBTQIA playwrights, and playwrights of color. In its third year, On The Verge's company of young artists delivers an enthusiastic community atmosphere and theatre that's accessible in cost and pertinent in subject matter.
by Maggie Yates - August 17, 2017
A community's point of view is expressed through the local art scene, and Santa Barbara's On The Verge Festival promotes underrepresented points of view by producing theatre by female playwrights, LGBTQIA playwrights, and playwrights of color. In its third year, On The Verge's company of young artists delivers an enthusiastic community atmosphere and theatre that's accessible in cost and pertinent in subject matter.
Camerata Pacifica to Open 28th Season with John Harbison's String Trio and More
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica will open its 28th season with a program that combines Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison's String Trio with a pair of mid-20th century Russian gems - Sergei Prokofiev's striking Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major and Dmitri Shostakovich's elegiac Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor. Performances will take place at 3 pm on September 10 (Ventura), 7:30 pm on September 12 (San Marino), 8 pm on September 14 (Los Angeles), and 7:30 pm on September 15 (Santa Barbara).
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica will open its 28th season with a program that combines Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison's String Trio with a pair of mid-20th century Russian gems - Sergei Prokofiev's striking Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major and Dmitri Shostakovich's elegiac Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor. Performances will take place at 3 pm on September 10 (Ventura), 7:30 pm on September 12 (San Marino), 8 pm on September 14 (Los Angeles), and 7:30 pm on September 15 (Santa Barbara).
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra to Cease Operations After 38 Seasons
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2017
The Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra has elected to shutter the venerable ensemble permanently. The decision follows a Board vote in April to suspend operations for the 2017-18 season, pending a review of the organization's prospects. The Chamber Orchestra presented its final concert of the 2016-17 season on May 16 at the Lobero Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2017
The Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra has elected to shutter the venerable ensemble permanently. The decision follows a Board vote in April to suspend operations for the 2017-18 season, pending a review of the organization's prospects. The Chamber Orchestra presented its final concert of the 2016-17 season on May 16 at the Lobero Theatre.
BWW Previews: ON THE VERGE FESTIVAL at CAW: Community Arts Workshop
by Maggie Yates - July 28, 2017
Rooted in a fearless, purposeful approach bridging the gap between player and viewer, the festival incorporates work from up-and-coming visual artists, musicians, and theatre makers who have focused their message on community engagement.
by Maggie Yates - July 28, 2017
Rooted in a fearless, purposeful approach bridging the gap between player and viewer, the festival incorporates work from up-and-coming visual artists, musicians, and theatre makers who have focused their message on community engagement.
Palmer Jackson Jr. Appointed Chairman of the Granada Theatre's Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), which owns and operates the historic Granada Theatre, is pleased to announce Palmer G. Jackson Jr. as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. With vast and significant experience at many of the region's leading nonprofits, and a passion for the performing arts, Mr. Jackson brings an impressive level of expertise and knowledge to the SBCPA's Board of Directors.
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), which owns and operates the historic Granada Theatre, is pleased to announce Palmer G. Jackson Jr. as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. With vast and significant experience at many of the region's leading nonprofits, and a passion for the performing arts, Mr. Jackson brings an impressive level of expertise and knowledge to the SBCPA's Board of Directors.
BWW Review: HIGH SOCIETY at SBCC Theatre Group
by Maggie Yates - July 21, 2017
While concepts in High Society may have been viewed as 'kitschy' when the play premiered two decades ago, in the age of Instagram stars and The Real Housewives, these characters, who are charming in their relative innocence as compared to the shameless celebrities of the information age (even our president is a faux-lebrity real estate mogul-turned-reality show host), seem tame. High Society is a pleasant enough way to spend an evening, but it doesn't really go anywhere. There are no risks, no extraordinary thrills: just a very safe presentation of feel-good music from a bygone era.
by Maggie Yates - July 21, 2017
While concepts in High Society may have been viewed as 'kitschy' when the play premiered two decades ago, in the age of Instagram stars and The Real Housewives, these characters, who are charming in their relative innocence as compared to the shameless celebrities of the information age (even our president is a faux-lebrity real estate mogul-turned-reality show host), seem tame. High Society is a pleasant enough way to spend an evening, but it doesn't really go anywhere. There are no risks, no extraordinary thrills: just a very safe presentation of feel-good music from a bygone era.
Santa Barbara Symphony Volunteer Named 'MVP'
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
Mary Jane Cooper, a longtime Santa Barbara Symphony volunteer, was honored with a Most Valuable Player Award at a luncheon held today as part of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras' (ACSO) annual conference in Los Angeles. Ms. Cooper was recognized for her outstanding efforts on behalf of the Music Van, the Santa Barbara Symphony's award-winning outreach program for area children.
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
Mary Jane Cooper, a longtime Santa Barbara Symphony volunteer, was honored with a Most Valuable Player Award at a luncheon held today as part of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras' (ACSO) annual conference in Los Angeles. Ms. Cooper was recognized for her outstanding efforts on behalf of the Music Van, the Santa Barbara Symphony's award-winning outreach program for area children.
PCPA Presents Shakespeare's Most Popular Comedy, TWELFTH NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
Coming to the Marian Theatre August 16 and 19 and Solvang Festival Theater August 24 - September 10 is PCPA's production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night.
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
Coming to the Marian Theatre August 16 and 19 and Solvang Festival Theater August 24 - September 10 is PCPA's production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night.
BWW Previews: SWEENEY TODD at Showstoppers
by Maggie Yates - July 18, 2017
An intricate and demanding musical for even a cast of seasoned adults, Sweeney Todd is an exciting, ambitious theatrical undertaking that is sure to push the young cast to discovery in their craft. "Having a young cast is certainly the most challenging aspect of this process," says Marian Azdril, Showstoppers board member and costumer for Sweeney Todd. "There are many layers to this sophisticated and complex story. We hope this cast learns to do the homework, and come prepared to every rehearsal!"
by Maggie Yates - July 18, 2017
An intricate and demanding musical for even a cast of seasoned adults, Sweeney Todd is an exciting, ambitious theatrical undertaking that is sure to push the young cast to discovery in their craft. "Having a young cast is certainly the most challenging aspect of this process," says Marian Azdril, Showstoppers board member and costumer for Sweeney Todd. "There are many layers to this sophisticated and complex story. We hope this cast learns to do the homework, and come prepared to every rehearsal!"
BWW Review: Elements Theatre Collective Presents STUPID FUCKING BIRD
by Maggie Yates - July 14, 2017
'Stupid Fucking Bird,' which runs this weekend and next at various locations throughout Santa Barbara, offers a self-aware, fourth-wall-indifferent show with a wicked sense of humor.
by Maggie Yates - July 14, 2017
'Stupid Fucking Bird,' which runs this weekend and next at various locations throughout Santa Barbara, offers a self-aware, fourth-wall-indifferent show with a wicked sense of humor.
Subscription Sales Underway for Opera Santa Barbara's New Season
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
Subscription sales have begun for Opera Santa Barbara's 2017-18 season, which will open with a sumptuous production of Jules Massenet's sultry Manon on November 3 and 5, followed by a sprightly staging of Gioachino Rossini's enduring comic masterwork The Barber of Seville on March 2 and 4.
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
Subscription sales have begun for Opera Santa Barbara's 2017-18 season, which will open with a sumptuous production of Jules Massenet's sultry Manon on November 3 and 5, followed by a sprightly staging of Gioachino Rossini's enduring comic masterwork The Barber of Seville on March 2 and 4.
PCPA Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre was awarded a $10,000 Arts Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre was awarded a $10,000 Arts Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Theatre Group at SBCC presents HIGH SOCIETY
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
The Theatre Group at SBCC opens the 17/18 season with Cole Porter's sparkling musical, HIGH SOCIETY, July 12-29 in the Garvin Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
The Theatre Group at SBCC opens the 17/18 season with Cole Porter's sparkling musical, HIGH SOCIETY, July 12-29 in the Garvin Theatre.
NEWSIES Hits PCPA's Stages In Santa Maria And Solvang!
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2017
Coming to the Marian Theatre July 19 - 22 and Solvang Festival Theater July 27 - August 20 is PCPA's production of Disney's Newsies The Musical - the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon. The show is based on the historical newsboy strike of 1899 that shook the ivory towers of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. It leaps onto the stage with soul stirring music, amazing heart, and stunning choreography.
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2017
Coming to the Marian Theatre July 19 - 22 and Solvang Festival Theater July 27 - August 20 is PCPA's production of Disney's Newsies The Musical - the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon. The show is based on the historical newsboy strike of 1899 that shook the ivory towers of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. It leaps onto the stage with soul stirring music, amazing heart, and stunning choreography.
Gilman Named Santa Barbara Symphony Board President
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
Dr. Don Gilman, an internationally recognized author, speaker, and executive coach, has been elected president of the Santa Barbara Symphony Board of Directors. He succeeds Arthur G. Swalley, who served as president for three years. Also elected to the Symphony Board's executive committee were Pamela Johnston (secretary and development chair) and Kate Parker (member-at-large). Jon W. Greenleaf, who had been serving as secretary, was elected vice president. Christopher D. Harris and Stephen Erickson were re-elected treasurer and counsel, respectively.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
Dr. Don Gilman, an internationally recognized author, speaker, and executive coach, has been elected president of the Santa Barbara Symphony Board of Directors. He succeeds Arthur G. Swalley, who served as president for three years. Also elected to the Symphony Board's executive committee were Pamela Johnston (secretary and development chair) and Kate Parker (member-at-large). Jon W. Greenleaf, who had been serving as secretary, was elected vice president. Christopher D. Harris and Stephen Erickson were re-elected treasurer and counsel, respectively.
New Works by Jon Robin Baitz, Bill Cain, Sandra Tsing Loh and More Set for 20th Anniversary Ojai Playwrights Conference
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its celebratory 20th Anniversary season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshop presentations and special performance events from August 6 through 13, 2017 in Ojai, California.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its celebratory 20th Anniversary season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshop presentations and special performance events from August 6 through 13, 2017 in Ojai, California.
LEND ME A TENOR The Musical Moves to Solvang
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
The uproarious farce, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical, plays in the Solvang Festival Theater July 6 - 23. The riotous tale of mistaken identities and unexpected romance explodes with delight in this brand new musical comedy by Peter Sham and PCPA's Brad Carroll, based on the play by Ken Ludwig.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
The uproarious farce, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical, plays in the Solvang Festival Theater July 6 - 23. The riotous tale of mistaken identities and unexpected romance explodes with delight in this brand new musical comedy by Peter Sham and PCPA's Brad Carroll, based on the play by Ken Ludwig.
Camerata Pacifica Unveils New Season
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica will open its 28th season in September with a remarkable trio of works by Pulitzer Prize winner John Harbison and Russian composing titans Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica will open its 28th season in September with a remarkable trio of works by Pulitzer Prize winner John Harbison and Russian composing titans Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich.
BWW Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at UCSB Theatre Department
by Maggie Yates - June 10, 2017
There's a lot to unpack from director and professor Simon Williams' production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, the Brecht epic that expands a parable into a detailed exploration of how well human kindness fares in a lawless land of political upheaval within a universe marked by an stylistically absurd mercilessness.
by Maggie Yates - June 10, 2017
There's a lot to unpack from director and professor Simon Williams' production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, the Brecht epic that expands a parable into a detailed exploration of how well human kindness fares in a lawless land of political upheaval within a universe marked by an stylistically absurd mercilessness.
The Theatre Group at SBCC presents HIGH SOCIETY
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
The Theatre Group at SBCC opens the 17/18 season with Cole Porter's sparkling musical, HIGH SOCIETY, July 12-29 in the Garvin Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017
The Theatre Group at SBCC opens the 17/18 season with Cole Porter's sparkling musical, HIGH SOCIETY, July 12-29 in the Garvin Theatre.
FREAKY FRIDAY, THE CRUCIBLE, 'HUNCHBACK' Headline PCPA's 54th Season
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
PCPA plans a 54th season of world-rocking plays and musicals from November 2017 through September 2018.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
PCPA plans a 54th season of world-rocking plays and musicals from November 2017 through September 2018.
BWW Previews: Ensemble Theatre Company Closes Season with Dance Musical SYNCOPATION
by Maggie Yates - June 06, 2017
The final piece this season, Allan Knee's Syncopation, features two distinct couples: Anna and Henry, the main characters who are learning to ballroom dance together; and a narrative told through the interlacing of theatre and dance. Where more conventional styles of musical theatre include lyrics to continue the story between scenes of spoken dialogue, Sycopation uses narrative choreography, bringing an unusual (and exciting, for those fans of ballroom dancing) theatrical experience to the New Vic.
by Maggie Yates - June 06, 2017
The final piece this season, Allan Knee's Syncopation, features two distinct couples: Anna and Henry, the main characters who are learning to ballroom dance together; and a narrative told through the interlacing of theatre and dance. Where more conventional styles of musical theatre include lyrics to continue the story between scenes of spoken dialogue, Sycopation uses narrative choreography, bringing an unusual (and exciting, for those fans of ballroom dancing) theatrical experience to the New Vic.
BWW Review: The Big F: Elaine Gale Reminds Us That We Are All ONE GOOD EGG
by Maggie Yates - June 04, 2017
Elaine Gale's one-woman show, One Good Egg, offers Santa Barbara a frank conversation about gender and the female experience. One Good Egg is about Gale's journey toward motherhood-one that delivers an important narrative about handling a very specific type of failure: the inability to have a child. Motherhood is a potent topic in a culture facing a fast-evolving definition of gender identity and gender roles, and One Good Egg is an exploration of the female experience in direct relation to fertility and creating a legacy.
by Maggie Yates - June 04, 2017
Elaine Gale's one-woman show, One Good Egg, offers Santa Barbara a frank conversation about gender and the female experience. One Good Egg is about Gale's journey toward motherhood-one that delivers an important narrative about handling a very specific type of failure: the inability to have a child. Motherhood is a potent topic in a culture facing a fast-evolving definition of gender identity and gender roles, and One Good Egg is an exploration of the female experience in direct relation to fertility and creating a legacy.
Daniel Hone Elected to Opera Santa Barbara Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2017
Daniel Hone, a longtime professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Opera Santa Barbara. His three-year term began in May.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2017
Daniel Hone, a longtime professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Opera Santa Barbara. His three-year term began in May.
BWW Previews: ZOMBIE CLOWN TRUMP: AN APOCALYPTIC MUSICAL at HFF
by Maggie Yates - June 02, 2017
After a zombie apocalypse, the President (or 'Zombie Clown-in-Chief,' as the creator describes him) is up for re-election, running against action-hero staple, Dwayne Johnson. Described as a protest by the production company, Zombie Clown Trump is a testimony of the power of free speech. Check out the cheek at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Santa Monica, at the OMR Theatre June 2, 8, 9, 16, 17, and 24th.
by Maggie Yates - June 02, 2017
After a zombie apocalypse, the President (or 'Zombie Clown-in-Chief,' as the creator describes him) is up for re-election, running against action-hero staple, Dwayne Johnson. Described as a protest by the production company, Zombie Clown Trump is a testimony of the power of free speech. Check out the cheek at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Santa Monica, at the OMR Theatre June 2, 8, 9, 16, 17, and 24th.
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Petty Rocks and Kid Galaga
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (1/22 - 1/22) | |
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A Christmas Story
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (11/21 - 12/21) | |
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Every Brilliant Thing
Ensemble Theatre Company (6/3 - 6/21) | |
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Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (3/13 - 3/14) | |
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Scott Capurro Comedy
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Forbidden Kiss LIVE - North Pole
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (1/16 - 1/16) | |
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THE BOOK OF MORMON
The Granada Theatre (2/24 - 2/25) | |
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