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Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Anthropology
1/23 - 1/24/2026
In Lauren Gunderson’s Anthropology , a brilliant tech-savvy sister refuses to accept her younger sibling’s mysterious disappearance as a closed case. Using data, digital footprints, ...
Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Wife of a Salesman
3/13 - 3/14/2026
When a devoted housewife – from a certain classic American drama – tracks down the woman who is sleeping with her husband, the two discover ...
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
3/27 - 4/12/2026
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, ...
The Lifespan of a Fact
5/1 - 5/17/2026
Winner of the Ovation, Drama-Logue and Graland awards, Lifespan of a Fact tells the story of a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking ...
Every Brilliant Thing
6/3 - 6/21/2026
What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression. As ...
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Latest Santa Barbara Reviews
Review: LEA SALONGA: STAGE, SCREEN, & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN at The Music Center At Strathmore
by David Friscic - December 11, 2025
Before Lea Salonga stepped out on the stage of the Strathmore this past Saturday evening, I could feel the anticipation building. Soon, a very savvy orchestra assembled and lightly “tuned up” as the audience awaited the entrance of Lea Salonga, --stage, screen, recording and concert performer par ex...
Review: DIALOG-WROCŁAW INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
by Natalia Jarczynska - December 11, 2025
What did our critic think of DIALOG-WROCŁAW INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL in Wrocław?...
Review: GENUINE AND STABLE at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre
by Glenda Pearce - December 11, 2025
Imagine the situation. You’re in love. You are asked to defend your present relationship as one that could endure. Could you be supremely confident that nothing could shake its foundations? If asked by authorities, what proof would youneed? How easy is it to truly have an open mind? Do we make assu...
Review: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love! MOULIN ROUGE Brings All That, And More, To The McCallum
by David Green - December 11, 2025
The Tony Winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE was the highly anticipated opener to the McCallum's Broadway Season and it brought an enthusiastic audience all the promised spectacle, glitz, excess, bawdiness and More, More, More!!! There is much to love about this thrill ride of a production -- but the ...
Review: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER at The Pocket Community Theatre in Hot Springs
by Theresa Bertram - December 11, 2025
Hot Springs audiences received an early holiday treat with The Pocket Community Theatre’s spirited and joyfully chaotic production of THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, which ran November 21–23 under the direction of Bekah Wilson. Adapted for the stage by Barbara Robinson from her beloved novel, this ...
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts
by Jared Fessler - December 10, 2025
What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?...
Review: KENREX, The Other Palace
by Clementine Scott - December 11, 2025
An ominous small town tension, the lingering fear that something rotten lies beneath the wholesome community spirit, pervades KENREX, which transfers to London after an acclaimed Sheffield Theatres run....
Review: A VERY SWING OUT HOLIDAY at The Joyce Theater Thrills
by Marina Kennedy - December 11, 2025
We attended the exuberant opening night of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday on Tuesday, December 9 at The Joyce Theater where the remarkably talented dancers brought to the stage their energy, joyous spirit, and passion for the art of dance....
Review: Liora Michelle Shines In SONGBIRDS OF THE SILVER SCREEN at Don't Tell Mama
by Analisa Bell - December 11, 2025
The soprano shared her voice, passion and knowledge with an adoring crowd on Sunday December 7th. The evening promised glamour, nostalgia, and soaring vocals...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CRISIS at Q Theatre, Auckland
by Glenda Pearce - December 10, 2025
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CRISIS at Q Theatre, Auckland?...
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A Night with Janis Joplin
Ensemble Theatre Company (4/1 - 4/26) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Granada Theatre (4/28 - 4/29) | |
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (3/27 - 4/12) | |
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HADESTOWN
The Granada Theatre (4/28 - 4/29) | |
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Second Sunday Open Mic and Karaoke
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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Scott Capurro Comedy
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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A Christmas Story
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (11/21 - 12/21) | |
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