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The Department of Theater/Dance at UCSB to Present VENUS, 11/6-14

The Department of Theater/Dance at UCSB to Present VENUS, 11/6-14

by BWW News Desk — October 21, 2015
The Department of Theater/Dance at UC Santa Barbara and director Tom Whitaker present a fresh take on one of Suzan-Lori Parks' most famous plays.
BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD Slays Ensemble Audiences

BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD Slays Ensemble Audiences

by Maggie Yates — October 17, 2015
Ensemble's 'Sweeney Todd' is a highly enjoyable production that captured the dark romance and comedy of this tale of love and vengeance.
Rubicon Theatre Company's MY FAIR LADY Begins This Month

Rubicon Theatre Company's MY FAIR LADY Begins This Month

by BWW News Desk — October 16, 2015
The director and designers behind Rubicon Theatre Company's acclaimed environmental productions ofFiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha have reunited on the two-piano chamber version of the legendary Lerner and Loewe's classic My Fair Lady.
BWW Preview: Westmont Has a GOOD DAY and Goes MAD & A GOAT with Alumni Talent

BWW Preview: Westmont Has a GOOD DAY and Goes MAD & A GOAT with Alumni Talent

by Maggie Yates — October 16, 2015
Westmont's many-tiered theatre program offers student shows as well as professional shows produced by Lit Moon theatre company.
SBCC Theatre Arts Department to Present GOOD KIDS

SBCC Theatre Arts Department to Present GOOD KIDS

by BWW News Desk — October 16, 2015
Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Begins Tonight

Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Begins Tonight

by BWW News Desk — October 14, 2015
The Theatre Group at SBCC's next production of the 70th Anniversary season will be THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, a new adaptation by David Pichette and R.
BWW Preview: What's Your Damage? HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL Brings Back the 80s

BWW Preview: What's Your Damage? HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL Brings Back the 80s

by Maggie Yates — October 12, 2015
Dark, feisty, and satisfyingly bawdy, 'Heathers: The Musical' offers witty dialogue and clever lyrics that highlight the humor in both the invented melodrama and the disquieting realities of the American teen experience.
BWW Preview: Pete Muller Changes the World with TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

BWW Preview: Pete Muller Changes the World with TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

by Maggie Yates — October 9, 2015
Pete Muller, whose album-release tour kicks off October 22nd in Chicago, concludes at SoHo here in Santa Barbara.
Nominations Open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards

Nominations Open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards

by BWW Special Coverage — October 8, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015.
BWW Review: WHAT RHYMES WITH AMERICA—The Crossroad Between Hopelessness and Possibi

BWW Review: WHAT RHYMES WITH AMERICA—The Crossroad Between Hopelessness and Possibilities

by Maggie Yates — October 1, 2015
Simple, profound realism layers comedy neatly into quirky, messy dissatisfaction in Melissa James Gibson's play about characters with varying degrees of social ineptitude dealing with the confusion of life's transitions.
BWW Preview: Fleet Street Penny Novels—Ensemble Does SWEENEY TODD

BWW Preview: Fleet Street Penny Novels—Ensemble Does SWEENEY TODD

by Maggie Yates — September 30, 2015
'Sweeney Todd,' directed by Jonathan Fox, will be Ensemble's 2015-2016 season opener: an appropriate horror-story musical for the Halloween Season.
Kelrik Productions Presents WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Kelrik Productions Presents WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

by BWW News Desk — September 26, 2015
From the Producers of Pinkalicious, Sweeney Todd, Violet, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Disney's Tarzan, Kelrik Productions returns to the Monroe Forum Theatre with a sticky-sweet confection of 'Pure Imagination' in Roald Dahl's timeless story, Willy Wonka! Based on Gene Wilder's
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at The Theatre Group at SBCC's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at The Theatre Group at SBCC's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

by BWW News Desk — September 24, 2015
The Theatre Group at SBCC's next production of the 70th Anniversary season will be THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, a new adaptation by David Pichette and R.
BWW Review: The 'Old Guard' vs. the 'Me Generation' in OTHER DESERT CITIES

BWW Review: The 'Old Guard' vs. the 'Me Generation' in OTHER DESERT CITIES

by Maggie Yates — September 22, 2015
PCPA closes out their season this year with 'Other Desert Cities,' Jon Robin Baitz's critically acclaimed drama about a troubled household struggling to overcome the pain and embarrassment of a disturbing family history.
BWW Review: Prism Productions Solves the MURDER AT CAFE NOIR at The Timbers

BWW Review: Prism Productions Solves the MURDER AT CAFE NOIR at The Timbers

by Maggie Yates — September 22, 2015
An engaging spoof of Casablanca-style detective films, 'Murder at Cafe Noir' is a suitably wacky, everyone's-a-suspect caper in which the audience eventually chooses the guilty party.
BWW Blog: Success, Failure, and the Risks of Theatrical Production

BWW Blog: Success, Failure, and the Risks of Theatrical Production

by Maggie Yates — September 17, 2015
Good, bad, or ugly, no show offers the certainty of selling tickets.
The Theatre Group at SBCC to Stage THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

The Theatre Group at SBCC to Stage THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

by BWW News Desk — September 11, 2015
The Theatre Group at SBCC will continue the 70th anniversary season with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Mystery, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, October 14-31, 2015.
Other Desert Cities to Close PCPA's 51st Season

Other Desert Cities to Close PCPA's 51st Season

by BWW News Desk — August 24, 2015
A comfortable Palm Springs home at the holidays turns into a family battle ground in Other Desert Cities playing in the Marian Theatre September 18 through October 3.
BWW Preview: PVT. WARS - Dark Comedy Flourishes in a VA Hospital

BWW Preview: PVT. WARS - Dark Comedy Flourishes in a VA Hospital

by Maggie Yates — August 14, 2015
Dark comedy sprouts roots and finds the resources to flourish inside the VA hospital, despite the hard truth that the patients are suffering veterans who've lost some aspect of their humanity in the jungle.
Out of Box Theatre's MAMA BEAR Begins Today

Out of Box Theatre's MAMA BEAR Begins Today

by BWW News Desk — August 14, 2015
Sharon Harris Warrick's gripping prison drama comes to life on stage at Out of Box Theatre starting today, August 14, directed by Paris Crayton III.

International Wine Film Festival Announces Dates for Vineyard Screening Events

by BWW News Desk — August 11, 2015
The first annual International Wine Film Festival will celebrate the perfect pairing of wine and film, featuring the best wine-themed movies, short films, and web videos along with tasting fine wines from all over the world.
BWW Preview: LAUNCH PAD Summer Series Presents New Work

BWW Preview: LAUNCH PAD Summer Series Presents New Work

by Maggie Yates — August 6, 2015
Anne Torsiglieri, KJ Sanchez, and James Still present new plays via the UCSB Launch Pad workshop program.
BWW Preview: Crazy Cat-People--Lompoc Civic Presents INDOOR/OUTDOOR

BWW Preview: Crazy Cat-People--Lompoc Civic Presents INDOOR/OUTDOOR

by Maggie Yates — August 5, 2015
Indoor/Outdoor's concepts more closely describe human relationships than they do feline behaviorisms, and the play is both comedic and touching.
Out of Box Theatre's MAMA BEAR Begins 8/14

Out of Box Theatre's MAMA BEAR Begins 8/14

by BWW News Desk — August 3, 2015
Sharon Harris Warrick's gripping prison drama comes to life on stage at Out of Box Theatre starting August 14, directed by Paris Crayton III.
BWW Reviews: MAME at Ojai Art Center Theater

BWW Reviews: MAME at Ojai Art Center Theater

by Cary Ginell — July 27, 2015

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