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Americana Afternoon - Familiar Strangers
Americana Afternoon - Familiar Strangers

The Familiar Strangers play an Americana grab bag of music from western swing to country, bluegrass, folk, blues and even a little bit of gypsy...

The Shark Is Broken
The Shark Is Broken
Feb 4 – Feb 22, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

This brilliantly witty play captures the reality of three legendary actors being trapped on the ‘Orca,’ egos clashing, waiting for a mechanical shark that refuses...

The Shark Is Broken
The Shark Is Broken
Feb 4 – Feb 22, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

This brilliantly witty play captures the reality of three legendary actors being trapped on the ‘Orca,’ egos clashing, waiting for a mechanical shark that refuses...

The Shark Is Broken
The Shark Is Broken
Feb 4 – Feb 22, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

This brilliantly witty play captures the reality of three legendary actors being trapped on the ‘Orca,’ egos clashing, waiting for a mechanical shark that refuses...

THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Feb 24 – Feb 25, 2026 · The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your...

Mandy Gonzalez in Concert Presented by BroadStage Santa Monica February 28, 2026
Mandy Gonzalez in Concert Presented by BroadStage Santa Monica February 28, 2026
Feb 28 · The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica

Mandy Gonzalez is “...one of the greatest singers on earth,” says Lin-Manuel Miranda.Mandy Gonzalez is best known for originating the role of Nina Rosario in...

THE 39 STEPS
Feb 11 – Mar 1, 2026 · Rubicon Theatre Company

Rubicon Theatre Company presents the fast-paced comedy thriller The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film. Directed...

SonoMusette: The Music of 20th Century Paris
SonoMusette: The Music of 20th Century Paris

Led by Parisian singer Mimi Pirard, SonoMusette authentically recreates the evocative sounds of the Paris café music scene of the 1900s. The songs of Edith...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
Jan 30 – Mar 8, 2026 · San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo

Back by popular demand after record-breaking SOLD OUT performances in 2019 and 2025!Step back in time to the legendary night of December 4, 1956, when...

Stella Swings Ella
Stella Swings Ella

Celebrate the timeless music of Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song, whose nearly 60-year career helped define American jazz. From her swing-era brilliance at...

Forbidden Kiss LIVE - Steampunk
Forbidden Kiss LIVE - Steampunk

Qu'in de la Noche makes her premiere appearance at Forbidden Kiss LIVE in this Steampunk-themed show.Cheryl King presents bawdy vaudeville at its finest, with burlesque...

Aki Kumar Birthday Bash
Aki Kumar Birthday Bash

Blues harmonica ace Aki Kumar - San Jose's "King of The Bollywood Blues" celebrates his birthday in Santa Rosa with a big blues bash! Following...

Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman
Mar 13 – Mar 14, 2026 · San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo

When a devoted housewife – from a certain classic American drama – tracks down the woman who is sleeping with her husband, the two discover...

PILOBOLUS
PILOBOLUS
Mar 18 – Mar 19, 2026 · The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

Pilobolus’s Other Worlds Collection traverses the spaces we inhabit—from the realms within ourselves, society, and the universe—with wit, wisdom, and whimsy. This collection features collaborations with...

Camerata Pacifica's Beethoven 32 Cycle Continues with Solo Recital by Pianist Gilles Vonsattel, March 20 & 22
Camerata Pacifica's Beethoven 32 Cycle Continues with Solo Recital by Pianist Gilles Vonsattel, March 20 & 22
Mar 20 · Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara

Camerata Pacifica’s “Beethoven 32” initiative, which launched this season, kicks into high gear with a solo piano recital by Principal Piano Gilles Vonsattel devoted exclusively...

A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS
Mar 4 – Mar 21, 2026 · Garvin Theatre, Santa Barbara

The Theatre Group at SBCC continues its 80th season with the hilarious comedy, A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS by Alan Ayckbourn, March 4-21, 2026 in the...

House at Pooh Corner
House at Pooh Corner
Mar 13 – Mar 29, 2026 · Santa Maria Civic Theater, Santa Maria

Christopher Robin has decided to run away with his friends Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and the rest. Probably they'll go to the North Pole or...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Mar 27 – Apr 12, 2026 · San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo

Winner of the Tony, Critics Circle, and Pulitzer Prize for best play in 1963, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a masterful exploration of marriage, illusion, and...

Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica
Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica
Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2026 · The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica

BroadStage Santa Monica proudly presents Parsons Dance performing on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 PM!“This is a 'dance...

A Night with Janis Joplin
A Night with Janis Joplin
Apr 1 – Apr 26, 2026 · Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara

The whiskey-soaked, soul-shaking voice of a generation comes alive in this electrifying concert experience. Part theatre, part rock-and-roll celebration, this high-energy production dives into the...

HADESTOWN
HADESTOWN
Apr 28 – Apr 29, 2026 · The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical...

UNNECESSARY FARCE
UNNECESSARY FARCE
Apr 15 – May 2, 2026 · Jurkowitz Theatre, Santa Barbara

The Theatre Group at SBCC presents Paul Slade Smith's UNNECESSARY FARCE, April 15-May 2, 2026 in the Jurkowitz Theatre.  Two cops, Three crooks. Eight Doors. ...

BLUE MAN GROUP
BLUE MAN GROUP
May 5 – May 6, 2026 · The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

BLUE MAN GROUP performances are a celebration of human connection. Mixing art, music, comedy and state-of-the-art technology, the show encourages audiences to reconnect with their...

The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Long Beach, CA!
The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Long Beach, CA!
May 9 · Long Beach Terrace Theater, Long Beach

Believe in magic again.Follow the journey of Princess Aurora – from her christening and the wicked curse of Carabosse to a century-long slumber and her...

Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN
Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN
Apr 30 – May 10, 2026 · Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara

Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin features the romantic story and music of the Polish pianist-composer Fryderyk Chopin, set in Chopin’s Parisian salon, where he will teach...



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