Elevating the Magic of Theater
Ojai’s Nordhoff High School gets a shot of star power from Jon Bernthal in refurbished downtown space.
Maggie Yates
Recent Stories
Tony-Nominated Musical ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre
Love, crime, and passion meet singing and dancing in a notorious outlaw story.
Ojai Playhouse Hosts Benefit Concert and Film Screening Featuring Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Tig Notaro, and Jonatha Brooke
Indigo Girls documentary, “It’s Only Life After All,” will screen, followed by a conversation with Saliers and additional music.
Theater Review | ‘Crime and Punishment, A Comedy’
From Russia to ridiculous, Theater Group at SBCC production works conceptually, if not always comedically.
High School Spring Musicals 2025
Santa Barbara, San Marcos, and Dos Pueblos High Schools get ready to sing and dance their hearts out in “Hadestown,” “Urinetown,” and “Mamma Mia.”
Theater Review | ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’ Reflects on the Life of the Revered Composer
Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company presents a poignant story about culture, patriotism, and piano.
A Comedic Look at ‘Crime and Punishment’
Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College production takes on Dostoevsky — sort of!
Theater Review | ‘Crazy Mama’ is a Tour De Force for Linda Purl
A mother’s mental illness through the eyes of a child and the triumphant performance of an actress.
An Out of the Box Musical Gets Inspiration from Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’
“Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812” comes to Santa Barbara’s Center Stage Theater.
Legendary Russian Composer and Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff Takes the Spotlight in Musical Play ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’
Writer/performer Hershey Felder toplines New Ensemble Theatre production.
