Cabrillo Stage’s Sister Act delivers powerhouse vocals, exuberant choreography and a high-energy ensemble led by Karriyma Pekary and Jennifer Taylor Daniels.
A new Santa Cruz musical celebrates Betty Boop and Fleischer-era animation, bringing Sammy Timberg’s classic cartoon music to life on stage. At the International Academy of Dance, Friday and Saturday
Renegade Theater’s Reefer Madness: The Musical hits Santa Cruz with wild satire, big performances and sharp humor, running April 3 through April 20 at the Vets Hall.
UC Santa Cruz musicians and performers bring science fiction to the opera stage with The Trial of Spock, a new work inspired by Star Trek mythology and the classic episode “The Menagerie.”
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s A Christmas Carol fills the Veterans Memorial Hall with carols, humor and heartfelt warmth, inviting audiences of all ages into Dickens’ enduring story of compassion and renewal.
The most lovable sponge in the universe is coming to UCSC. The SpongeBob Musical is set to premiere on Nov. 14, with performances continuing through the 23rd. It’s a wacky play with subversive undertows.
In 'Metamophosis' a collection of vignettes runs its ensemble through a gauntlet of characters, transforming from gods to men and back again. At the Black Box Theater, November 1–16
Bravo to a director who trusts the intelligence of his audience and offers us ‘Pericles,’ the rarely performed work of a Renaissance genius, writes theater critic Christina Waters.
Mountain Community Theater’s annual New Works Weekend returns to Park Hall Aug. 15–17, offering three nights of script-in-hand staged readings spotlighting local playwrights.
