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Ensemble Theatre Company presents a special one-night musical event featuring Elijah Rock, previously acclaimed for his starring performance as Porgy in Porgy and Bess. Memories Unleashed is a deeply personal concert celebrating the power of music, memory, and the timeless songs...
The LAUNCH PAD 2026 Summer Reading Series includes: 4:00 p.m. The Banana Factory Written by Julia Izumi Directed by Kate Bergstrom “The Banana Factory” investigates activism and questions how we protect children in this current world where risks must be taken to make change...
Written by Julia Izumi and directed by Kate Bergstrom, this staged reading investigates activism and questions how we protect children in a world where risks must be taken to make change. It is presented as part of LAUNCH PAD's 2026 Summer Reading Series, developed through UC...
Written by Megan Tabaque and directed by Risa Brainin, this staged reading follows a motley crew of mall-rink figure skaters who find themselves on a flight to Croatia to compete in the World Synchronized Figure Skating Championships as first-alternates after an entire country...
Winner of the Molière award for France’s best play, The Father – brilliantly told with humor and empathy – treats audiences to a heart-wrenching glimpse into despair from the loss of self. Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her...
An adaptation by Bill Rauch and Lydia García of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, based on the Spanish translation by Alfredo Michel Modenessi and Christina Anderson's Play On! Shakespeare translation. Shakespeare's most famous farce receives a bilingual English/Spanish...
Acclaimed singer songwriter Jack Johnson returns to the beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, 3rd October 2026, where he will deliver his mellow blend of acoustic pop/rock and sing songs from his Surfilmusic Tour 2026. The show features special guest G. Love and will serve...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece is a portrait of a country—and its people—on the brink of change.
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...
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.
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...
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A Year With Frog And Toad Clark Center For The Performing Arts (11/19-11/21) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Christopher Cohan Center (5/18-5/19) |
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John & Jen Rubicon Theatre Company (2/10-2/28) |
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LAUNCH PAD 2026 Summer Reading Series Ensemble Theatre Company at The New Vic (8/27-8/27) |
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The Lehman Trilogy Rubicon Theatre Company (3/24-4/11) |
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Jack Johnson Santa Barbara Bowl (10/03-10/03) |
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Ragtime Rubicon Theatre Company (10/21-11/08) |
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The Father: A Tragic Farce The Father: A Tragic Farce (8/28-9/13) |
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Murder For Two Rubicon Theatre Company (5/12-5/30) |
