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THE GRANADA THEATRE

1214 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
2/24 - 2/25/2026


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 ...

PILOBOLUS
PILOBOLUS
3/18 - 3/19/2026


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 ...

HADESTOWN
HADESTOWN
4/28 - 4/29/2026


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 ...

BLUE MAN GROUP
BLUE MAN GROUP
5/5 - 5/6/2026


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 ...



KINKY BOOTS Will Open The Broadway In Santa Barbara Series At The Granada Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2025

The American Theatre Guild will present the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS as the opener of the 25–26 BROADWAY IN SANTA BARBARA Series at The Granada Theatre, running December 9–10, 2025. ...

Santa Barbara Symphony And State Street Ballet Unite For A Dramatic Joint Season Opener


by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2025

The Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet has announced the collaborative launch to their 2025/26 seasons with Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet in One Act, presented Saturday October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM at The Granada Theatre....

BLUE MAN GROUP Added to Granada Theatre 2025–2026 Broadway Season


by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2025

The American Theatre Guild have announced the Season Add-On production for the 25–26 BROADWAY IN SANTA BARBARA Series at The Granada Theatre. The world tour of BLUE MAN GROUP will join the 25–26 Season. ...

HADESTOWN, KINKY BOOTS, and More Set For Broadway in Santa Barbara's 2025-26 Season


by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2025

The 25–26 Broadway in Santa Barbara Series will include the following Broadway touring productions: Kinky Boots, The Book Of Mormon, Pilobolus: Other Worlds Collection, and Hadestown....

Santa Barbara Symphony to Feature Two-Concert Season Finale


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2025

The Santa Barbara Symphony will bring its 2024/25 season to a dramatic close with a two-concert finale spotlighting internationally acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham. Learn more! ...

Santa Barbara Symphony to Feature Two-Concert Season Finale


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2025

The Santa Barbara Symphony will bring its 2024/25 season to a dramatic close with a two-concert finale spotlighting internationally acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham. Learn more! ...

THE ADDAMS FAMILY National Tour Comes To The Granada Theatre In May


by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2025

The American Theatre Guild will present the magnificently macabre hit musical that embraces the wackiness in every family, THE ADDAMS FAMILY. This production is part of the 24–25 BROADWAY IN SANTA BARBARA Series....

CAMA's Mark Trueblood Will Retire


by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2025

Mark E. Trueblood, who has guided Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara to new programmatic heights over the course of his 27-year tenure as executive director and later president, will retire....

Interview: Bryce Valle of AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Fred Kavil Theatre


by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - March 09, 2025

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations hit Broadway in 2019, earning 11 Tony nominations and one win for Sergio Trujillo’s choreography. Though it was cut short by COVID in March 2020, the show returned in May 2021 and ran until January 2022. It now lives on through its national tour...

Interview: Bryce Valle of AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Fred Kavil Theatre


by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - March 09, 2025

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations hit Broadway in 2019, earning 11 Tony nominations and one win for Sergio Trujillo’s choreography. Though it was cut short by COVID in March 2020, the show returned in May 2021 and ran until January 2022. It now lives on through its national tour...

Past Shows

KINKY BOOTS
KINKY BOOTS
12/9 - 12/10/2025


Everybody say “Yeah!” and let KINKY BOOTS lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony®, Grammy®, and London’s ...

2025/26 Joint Season Opener - Romeo & Juliet


2025/26 JOINT SEASON OPENER Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 3:00 PM   Presented by  Santa Barbara Symphony  &  ...

Gil Shaham Weekend - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs


“Resplendent,” raves the  Los Angeles Times  of violinist Gil Shaham. “The performance of a lifetime.”  Gil Shaham joins The Symphony and Nir Kabaretti for two programs.   On ...

Brahms' Requiem


It was a work Brahms labored over for a dozen years.  Consoled by the psalms, the gospels, and the prophets, he set their words to ...

Brahms' Requiem


It was a work Brahms labored over for a dozen years.  Consoled by the psalms, the gospels, and the prophets, he set their words to ...

The Seven Deadly Sins


The sensational and sultry Storm Large will get the pulse-racing with her unique take on Kurt Weill’s seductive  The Seven Deadly Sins .  “A punk ...

The Seven Deadly Sins


The sensational and sultry Storm Large will get the pulse-racing with her unique take on Kurt Weill’s seductive  The Seven Deadly Sins .  “A punk ...

Chaplin's Masterpiece @100 - The Gold Rush


With Chaplin’s enchanting blend of pantomime and music, his masterwork, “The Gold Rush,” has endured for a century. The Symphony performs Chaplin’s own score LIVE ...

Chaplin's Masterpiece @100 - The Gold Rush


With Chaplin’s enchanting blend of pantomime and music, his masterwork, “The Gold Rush,” has endured for a century. The Symphony performs Chaplin’s own score LIVE ...

Mozart Marathon - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs


Come face to face with the genius of Mozart.   One weekend, two different concerts, eight masterworks.   The exquisite “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”   Elegant concertos for piano, ...

Mozart Marathon - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs


Come face to face with the genius of Mozart.   One weekend, two different concerts, eight masterworks.   The exquisite “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”   Elegant concertos for piano, ...

New Year's Eve with The Symphony


Conductor and host Andrew Lipke once again joins The Symphony to ring in the new with rock, pop and Broadway hits!  Lipke also shares the ...

French Connections


The New York Times raves: David Greilsammer is “One of the most accomplished and adventurous musicians of his generation.”  For one performance only, David Greilsammer ...

Tchaikovsky Immersion


“Tchaikovsky poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as ...

Tchaikovsky Immersion


“Tchaikovsky poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as ...

Rhapsody in Blue @ 100: Jazz Comes to The Symphony


Classical and jazz fans unite in this concert commemorating 100 years of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, featuring the renowned Marcus Roberts Trio with The Symphony.

Rhapsody in Blue @ 100: Jazz Comes to The Symphony


Classical and jazz fans unite in this concert commemorating 100 years of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, featuring the renowned Marcus Roberts Trio with The Symphony.

Mahler Meets Klezmer: Titans of Sound


Acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer joins the Santa Barbara Symphony for a symphonic powerhouse featuring Marhulets’ Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Mahler's First Symphony!

THE BOOK OF MORMON
5/20 - 5/21/2023

9 TO 5
1/17 - 1/18/2023


p9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL tells the story ...

CATS
10/17 - 10/18/2022


The most irresistible courtesan in opera - onstage at the Winspear for the very first time-in this lavish and lovely production from Florida Grand Opera! ...

SHEN YUN
5/28 - 5/29/2022


Shen Yun 2012 Global Tour "I probably have reviewed over four thousand shows since 1942, all of which still cannot compare to what I saw ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
2/22 - 2/23/2022


They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard and the radio ...

Waitress
Waitress
1/18 - 1/19/2022


Inspired by the beloved film, WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker who dreams of a way out of her small town. ...

The Simon & Garfunkel Story


The real Paul Simon and Art Gunfunkel do not appear in this presentation. They are portrayed by actors.The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
11/30 - 12/1/2021


You Cant Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadways Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour! ...

Hairspray
11/30 - 12/1/2021


This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...

An Officer And A Gentleman
An Officer And A Gentleman
11/9 - 11/10/2021


A SWEEPING ROMANCE THAT WILL LIFT YOU UP WHERE YOU BELONG!AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, based on the 1982 Academy Award-winning film starring Richard Gere, ...

KISMET
KISMET
10/23 - 10/24/2021


A fully staged musical and artistic collaboration, directed by Broadway's Lonny Price, featuring the Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, and a cast of performers ...

CHICAGO
CHICAGO
4/7 - 4/8/2015


CHICAGO is a musical tale of “murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery—all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts.” Paint ...

GUYS AND DOLLS
GUYS AND DOLLS
2/17 - 2/18/2015


GUYS AND DOLLS is a sure bet that soars with the spirit of Broadway! Set in vivid, mid-20th century New York City and buoyed by ...

STOMP
STOMP
2/9


A high-energy, percussive symphony, coupled with dance, played entirely on unconventional instruments, such as garbage can lids, buckets, brooms and sticks. It is movement made ...

CAMELOT
CAMELOT
1/20 - 1/21/2015


Experience CAMELOT as Lerner and Loewe envisioned it in one of theatre’s most legendary musicals. Recount the time-honored legend of King Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, and ...

Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale
4/26 - 4/28/2013


In this comic masterpiece, the doddering Don Pasquale has willed his fortune to his nephew, Ernesto, on the condition he approves of the young man's ...


Firmly established as one of the world’s leading trumpeters, Alison Balsom also ranks among classical music’s great ambassadors. The “magnetic and distinctive” (The Times, U.K.) ...


A matchless vocal improviser with breathtaking vocal range, 10-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin returns with his latest project, Spirit You All, influenced by the spirituals ...

Shrek the Musical
Shrek the Musical
3/26 - 3/27/2013


SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by ...

Traces
Traces
3/24


If the world ended tomorrow, what traces would you leave behind? In the “breathless and electric” (The Associated Press) hit show Traces, the human body ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center


Hailed as the “finest big band in the world today” (Daily Telegraph, U.K.) and praised for its extraordinary versatility, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ...

Compagnie Marie Chouinard


Pioneering Montreal artist Marie Chouinard has been a formidable presence on world stages for nearly three decades. Her innovative, award-winning choreography explores the poetics of ...

Aïda
Aïda
3/1 - 3/3/2013


Aïda receives its company premiere in this new production, conceived by Francesca Zambello for the Glimmerglass Opera. As war rages between Egypt and Ethiopia, Aïda ...

Firebird
Firebird
2/9 - 2/10/2013


After our last sold-out collaboration with State Street Ballet, we again join forces with the dancers for Stravinsky’s explosive Firebird with world premiere choreography, taking ...

Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
1/29 - 1/30/2013


A sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming ’60s singing girl group ...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago


As a repertory company of unparalleled versatility and exquisitely powerful dancers, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago remains one of the most original and forward-thinking contemporary dance ...

Hair
Hair
1/8 - 1/9/2013


The Public Theater’s new Tony® Award-winning production of HAIR is an electric celebration on stage! This exuberant musical about a group of young Americans searching ...

Shen Wei Dance Arts


Hailed as “startlingly imaginative” by The New York Times, Shen Wei Dance Arts is devoted to the creation of innovative dance forms for the 21st ...

Akram Khan Company


Drawing inspiration from Sufi tradition and Persian poet-philosopher Rumi, Vertical Road is a riveting meditation on humanity’s journey between the earthly and the spiritual by ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet


Audiences from New York to Los Angeles have long considered the “simply breathtaking” (Chicago Sun-Times) Aspen Santa Fe Ballet one of the hottest tickets in ...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
9/18 - 9/19/2012


Nominated for five Tony Awards®, the smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES is a hilarious, feel-good love story. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small ...

One Heart Beat


A heart beat flows with life and gives life to this dance extravaganza. Whatever form it takes - with its myriad beauty and origin, we ...

Videos


Forbidden Kiss LIVE - North Pole in Santa Barbara Forbidden Kiss LIVE - North Pole
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (1/16 - 1/16)
THE BOOK OF MORMON in Santa Barbara THE BOOK OF MORMON
The Granada Theatre (2/24 - 2/25)
Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN in Santa Barbara Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN
Ensemble Theatre Company (4/30 - 5/10)
Scott Capurro Comedy in Santa Barbara Scott Capurro Comedy
The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (12/27 - 12/27)
Clue in Santa Barbara Clue
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/9 - 1/18)
Million Dollar Quartet in Santa Barbara Million Dollar Quartet
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/30 - 3/8)
A Night with Janis Joplin in Santa Barbara A Night with Janis Joplin
Ensemble Theatre Company (4/1 - 4/26)
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