Theater - Previews
Hamlet in Ojai
Theater 150 Goes Equity with Hamlet
Theater 150 in Ojai will present an Equity-approved production of Hamlet, opening on July 18. Read story.
Cy Coleman Musical at Rubicon
The Best Is Yet to Come Celebrates the Music of Cy Coleman
The music of Broadway composer Cy Coleman will be featured in The Best Is Yet to Come at the Rubicon Theatre. Read story.
Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Santa Barbara City College
Neil Simon Play About Television Comedy Writers Comes to City College
Neil Simon’s autobiographical play about comedy writers will run from July 9 to July 25. Read story.
RENT at SBHS Theater
Young Actors Bring New York Musical to Santa Barbara
A group of top young actors between 15 and 20 years old will perform the first production of the New York musical ever to appear in Santa Barbara. Read story.
Ives Lives at Center Stage
Evening of One-Act Comedies Runs June 20 Through July 5
Evening of one-act absurdist comedies runs June 20-July 5. Read story.
The Scene Opens at Ensemble Theatre Company
The Scene Is Playwright Theresa Rebeck’s Satirical Look at the New York Cultural Elite
The Scene is playwright Theresa Rebeck’s satirical look at seduction and betrayal amid the New York cultural elite. Read story.
Tony & the Soprano Comes to Circle Bar B
Comic Musical Tells an Unusual Love Story
Rachel Lampert’s comic musical is a love story between an auto mechanic and an opera singer. Read story.
Forbidden Broadway Comes to the Granada
Long-Running Satirical Revue Takes No Prisoners
Long-running satirical revue spoofs Broadway’s most popular musicals. Read story.
New Plays at UCSB
Two Original Works Share Bill
Two plays, one a comedy about sexual orientation, the other a fantasy about a dark triangle in Cleveland, get their premieres at UCSB this week. Read story.
The Show Will Go On!
San Marcos High’s Man of La Mancha Gets Second Chance After Jesusita Fire
San Marcos High’s Man of La Mancha gets a second chance after the Jesusita Fire. Read story.
Spit Like a Big Girl at the Rubicon
Clarinda Ross Opens One-Woman Show, Spit Like a Big Girl
Clarinda Ross will open her new one-woman show, Spit Like a Big Girl, at the Rubicon this weekend. Read story.
La Niñera: The Nursemaid to Open at UCSB
Barbara Lebow’s Play Examines Cuba During Castro’s Regime
Barbara Lebow’s play examines Cuba during Castro’s regime, and the resulting tensions between families. Read story.
Lily Tomlin Plays Two Nights Solo in Santa Barbara
Comedienne Brings Her Classic Characters to the Lobero Stage May 8 and 9
On Friday May 8 and Saturday May 9, the beloved American comedienne will make two rare small-venue appearances at the Lobero Theater. Read story.
Genesis West Presents La Terrasse
West Coast Premiere of French Comedy at Center Stage
Genesis West to present Jean-Claude Carrière’s La Terrasse, a dark comedy about relationships and real estate, starting this weekend at Center Stage. Read story.
In the Continuum Opens at ETC
Mashup Drama Examines Life in Los Angeles and Zimbabwe
In the Continuum, a "mashup" drama, examines the lives of two women, one in Los Angeles and the other in Zimbabwe. Read story.
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