BANK OF AMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2025

5-STAR Theatricals has revealed its  2026 season of shows!  All of 5-Star’s productions are locally produced, auditioned and rehearsed in Southern California, and include The Wizard of Oz and more....

by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2025

Nicole Parker will play the Wicked Witch of the West, and join the cast for the Lythgoe Family Panto’s magical holiday production of THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ. ...

by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - November 04, 2025

When Gregory Butler walked into 8th Avenue Studios on February 10, 1997 for rehearsal, he had no idea that the next three decades of his life would be defined by the sharp jazz lines and sly sensuality of the long running revival of Chicago the Musical....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2025

Lythgoe Family Panto will return for the holidays, featuring THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ. The production will star Panto veteran John O’Hurley and more. See how to purchase tickets!...

by Cary Ginell - October 13, 2025

What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre? 5-Star Theatricals' production of Hairspray, which opened October 10 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks, is the bubbly, effervescent morality tale about civil rights in Baltimore in the early ’60s that won Tony awards for best...

by Nicole Rosky - October 01, 2025

The American Theatre Guild will soon present CHICAGO, the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake. This production will kick off the 25–26 BROADWAY IN THOUSAND OAKS Series at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center Nov. 7–9, 2025....

by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2025

John O’Hurley will perform his one-man show A Man with Standards at the Scherr Forum in Thousand Oaks on November 6, 2025. The Seinfeld star blends music from The Great American Songbook with comedy and stories from his eclectic career....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 04, 2025

5-STAR THEATRICALS has reveald the cast of its upcoming production of Hairspray! The cast will feature Ryan O’Connor as “Edna Turnblad' and more. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2025

A Magical Cirque Christmas will return to the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks on Monday, December 29, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., bringing high-flying holiday thrills, comedy, and festive music to audiences of all ages....

by Cary Ginell - July 10, 2025

In 2013, we saw a performance of West Side Story at Calabasas High School and took note of the young actor Landen Starkman, who was playing the part of A-Rab. Three months later, we saw him again in a summer theater production of Seussical and this time, he delivered a remarkably nuanced performance...