THE GRANADA THEATRE

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! ...

The Boston Opera House presents Shen Yun. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

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 ...

The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony, Grammy and Academy ...

LA Opera’s James Conlon conducts and James Darrah directs an all-new production of Mozart’s brilliantly comedic and profoundly moving The Marriage of Figaro. The 1786 ...

“One of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker), STOMP veteran Michelle Dorrance founded Dorrance Dance in 2011. After taking the Jacob’s ...

This exceptional encounter between three of the world’s most highly regarded classical virtuosos follows their appearance the same week at Carnegie Hall! Dazzling violinist Anne-Sophie ...

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 ...

Bach’s towering masterpieces, touchstones for violinists across the ages, inspire a new multimedia event to refresh the soul. The Sei solo (“six alone”), as Bach ...

Hailed as “America’s Company of Firsts,” The Joffrey Ballet was the first to appear on television, first to perform at the White House, first to ...

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 is world-famous for its bold choreography and unparalleled performances. Last appearing in Santa Barbara in 2003, NDT2 is a brilliant ensemble ...

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 ...

A performance by Kodo, Japan’s most celebrated taiko drumming ensemble, is a rare treat: part athletic feat, part artistic sensation, and an all-around electrifying experience. ...

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 ...

Act I. John Sorel, a freedom fighter, staggers home calling for his wife, Magda. She and his mother rush in, and seeing that he is ...

The sight of large male bodies stuffed into tutus and gingerly balancing en pointe is just the beginning of the fun! Toeing the line between ...

Revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns for a special recital with longtime collaborator, pianist Kathryn Stott, in a major season highlight. Last year’s “sublime” (Montecito Journal) ...

ACT I. Sir John Falstaff, the portly rascal of Windsor, sits in the Garter Inn with his "bad companions" Bardolfo and Pistola. When Dr. Caius ...

Since its founding a decade ago, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has become the go-to group for some of the world’s most innovative and exciting work ...

When it comes to new takes on classical repertory, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s critically acclaimed new staging of Giselle is the production of the ...

In its dazzling new circus spectacular, Cirkopolis, Montreal-based troupe Cirque Éloize transports us to a retro-futuristic industrial world, inspired by the daring aesthetics of classic ...

With Random, the company he founded more than 20 years ago, prodigiously gifted choreographer Wayne McGregor rocketed to world acclaim by fusing contemporary ballet and ...

ACT I. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the church of Sant' Andrea della Valle to hide in the Attavanti chapel. As he ...

Ira Glass with dancers? You read it right. The irrepressible host of This American Life has taken to the road with choreographer Monica Bill Barnes ...

Celebrated Alonzo King LINES Ballet returns to enrapture audiences with works of luminous beauty. Collaborating with internationally acclaimed composers, musicians and artists – from double ...

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 Peking Acrobats—the largest and most acclaimed group of its kind— return to the Granada Theatre Sunday, January 13th at 3pm. Carefully selected from the ...

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 ...

One of the world's most beloved operas, Madame Butterfly is a story of romance, tradition, and sacrifice. Cio-cio-san, known as Butterfly, is a geisha who ...

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 ...

Have you ever loved so deeply that you would storm heaven and earth for your heart’s desire? In Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice, Orphée’s grief at ...

Here come the Count and Countess Almaviva, Figaro and Susanna. Toss in an amorous teenager, a scheming old maid, a tipsy gardener and a silly ...

Theater League Presents Young Frankenstein. IT’S ALIVE! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation THE PRODUCERS comes this monster new musical comedy. With such ...

State Street Ballet Presents THE SECRET GARDEN. This world premiere by choreographer Josie Walsh, with an original score by Paul Rivera Jr., is a riveting ...

Theater League presents My Fair Lady. One of Broadway's enduring classics, MY FAIR LADY returns with all of the grandeur and romance that has made ...

Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011, a cherished holiday tradition marking its 14th anniversary, brings together a magical combination of musicians to celebrate this ...

This holiday family favorite is set to the music of Tchaikovsy and staged against opulent sets. It tells the story of young Clara, who receives ...

BLUE MAN GROUP will thrill Santa Barbara with is high-octane theatrical experience. Escape the ordinary and surround yourself in an explosion of comedy, music, and ...

The light of one small candle ignites operas most touching and poignant love story. Christmas Eve in Paris. An icy garret. Four young Bohemians living ...

Renowned actor John Malkovich stars in a stage play for Baroque orchestra, two sopranos and an actor based on the real-life story of the notorious ...

“Mom! Phineas and Ferb are going on a LIVE tour!!!” School‘s out for summer and anything is possible as Phineas and Ferb create their biggest ...

Saturday Night Live icon and film superstar David Spade presents an evening of stand-up comedy at the Granada Theatre for the first time. Special guest ...