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Ravel's Boléro

Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026 · New World Symphony

Ravel's Boléro opens the New World Symphony's 2026-27 season at New World Center, with Artistic Director Stéphane Denève leading the NWS Fellows alongside violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and NWS Conducting Fellow Ziwei Ma. The program features Gabriela Ortiz's Kauyumari, which...

TRADITION TRANSFORMED: RACHMANINOFF, BRITTEN & BAIK

TRADITION TRANSFORMED: RACHMANINOFF, BRITTEN & BAIK

Oct 8 · Hahn Hall, santa barbara

Beloved folk songs. A world premiere. A secret melody revealed. Acclaimed violist Richard O’Neill and pianist-composer August Baik open the Mariposa Series with a vivid, deeply personal program about heritage, memory, and the music that lives beneath the surface. Baik’s new work...

CLUE

Oct 9 – Oct 24, 2026 · Garvin Theatre

Clue is based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin with additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price, based on the Paramount Pictures motion picture and the Hasbro board game. On a dark and stormy night, a group of strangers are invited to a...

Buyer & Cellar

Oct 7 – Oct 25, 2026 · The New Vic Theatre

Brian McDonald reprises his award-winning performance as Alex, an out-of-work actor who lands a strange gig working in the private shopping mall Barbra Streisand built in the basement of her Malibu estate. As he tends to the antique doll shop, gift wrapping station, and frozen...

Buyer & Cellar

Buyer & Cellar

Oct 7 – Oct 25, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

Alex, an out-of-work actor, who lands the strangest gig of his life: working in the private shopping mall that Barbra Streisand built in the basement of her Malibu estate. As he tends to the antique doll shop, gift wrapping station, and frozen yogurt counter in the deserted...

Reich, Stravinsky & Glass

Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026 · New World Symphony

Reich, Stravinsky & Glass features conductor André de Ridder and violinist Jennifer Koh leading the New World Symphony Fellows in a program of three landmark 20th and 21st century works. The concert opens with Steve Reich's Three Movements for Orchestra, followed by Igor...

Dracula, a dark shadow

Oct 30 – Oct 31, 2026 · The Granada Theatre

State Street Ballet presents the world premiere of this two-act ballet, a cinematic reimagining of Dracula choreographed by Nicolas Blanc set to Philip Glass's score, performed live by the Kronos Quartet. Principal dancers Tigran Sargsyan and Maria Rita Rapisarda star as Dracula...

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Oct 9 – Nov 8, 2026 · San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo

In Gutenberg! The Musical!, two wildly overconfident writers stage a shoestring backers’ audition for their ridiculous new show about printing press pioneer Johann Gutenberg. Armed with hats, props, zero budget and unshakable enthusiasm, Bud and Doug perform every role in their...

Ragtime

Ragtime

Oct 21 – Nov 8, 2026 · Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura

This Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece is a portrait of a country—and its people—on the brink of change.

HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO

HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO

Nov 10 · Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara,

Classical music with a comic twist. Cellist, filmmaker, and Music Academy alum Nicholas Canellakis (’01) joins pianist-composer Michael Stephen Brown for an unforgettable evening that seamlessly blends chamber music, comedy, and film, including Canellakis’ short film My New...

A Year With Frog And Toad

A Year With Frog And Toad

Nov 19 – Nov 21, 2026 · Clark Center For The Performing Arts, Arroyo Grande

A Year with Frog and Toad is a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical based on Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books. The show follows two best friends, the cheerful and optimistic Frog and the anxious, lovably grumpy Toad, through four seasons of woodland adventures. From...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY

Nov 11 – Nov 21, 2026 · Jurkowitz Theatre

Adapted by Joe Landry, this student showcase presents the beloved holiday classic as a live 1940s radio broadcast. An ensemble brings a few dozen characters to the stage to tell the story of kind-hearted George Bailey as he experiences a Christmas miracle when he needs it most.

The Wizard of Oz

Nov 5 – Dec 20, 2026 · Marian Theatre

Based on the work of L. Frank Baum with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, background music by Herbert Stothart, and adapted by John Kane. Produced in collaboration with Two Ring Circus, this production of the beloved classic brings the story to new heights with...

Number the Stars

Number the Stars

Jan 15 – Jan 24, 2027 · San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo

It’s 1943, and life in Copenhagen is shadowed by Nazi soldiers, food shortages, and fear. When young Annemarie Johansen and her sister, Kirstie, learn that the Jewish people of Denmark are being “relocated” to concentration camps, their best friend Ellen Rosen comes to stay —...

Santa Barbara Critics Wanted

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 5M+ monthly visitors.

If this sounds like you, please send a resume and one writing sample to social@broadwayworld.com.

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Buyer & Cellar in Santa Barbara Buyer & Cellar
The New Vic (10/07-10/25)
A Year With Frog And Toad in Santa Barbara A Year With Frog And Toad
Clark Center For The Performing Arts (11/19-11/21)
Number the Stars  in Santa Barbara Number the Stars
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/15-1/24)
Gutenberg! The Musical! in Santa Barbara Gutenberg! The Musical!
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08)
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Incognito in Santa Barbara Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Incognito
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (3/19-3/20)
Murder For Two in Santa Barbara Murder For Two
Rubicon Theatre Company (5/12-5/30)
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed  in Santa Barbara Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (4/23-4/24)
Seminar in Santa Barbara Seminar
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (4/02-4/18)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Santa Barbara The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (6/11-7/03)
HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO in Santa Barbara HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO
Hahn Hall (11/10-11/10)