Upcoming Shows
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...
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...
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...
Past Shows
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...
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 OPENERSaturday, October 18, 2025 | 7:30 PMSunday, October 19, 2025 | 3:00 PM Presented by Santa Barbara Symphony & State Street BalletNir Kabaretti, conductorState Street BalletSanta...
“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 Saturday, Tchaikovsky’s...
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...
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 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 goddess,” declares...
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 goddess,” declares...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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 poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as...
“Tchaikovsky poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as...
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.
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.
Acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer joins the Santa Barbara Symphony for a symphonic powerhouse featuring Marhulets’ Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Mahler's First Symphony!
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...
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 2012 Global Tour "I probably have reviewed over four thousand shows since 1942, all of which still cannot compare to what I saw...
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...
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 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...
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!...
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...
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,...
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 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 is a sure bet that soars with the spirit of Broadway! Set in vivid, mid-20th century New York City and buoyed by...
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...
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...
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 tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by...
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...
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...
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 receives its company premiere in this new production, conceived by Francesca Zambello for the Glimmerglass Opera. As war rages between Egypt and Ethiopia, Aïda...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A heart beat flows with life and gives life to this dance extravaganza. Whatever form it takes - with its myriad beauty and origin, we...
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