Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s The Last Five Years turns a five-year relationship inside out, with Chris Cherin and Charlotte Boyce Munson tracing love, ambition and heartbreak in opposite directions. Reviewed by Christina Waters.
Christina Waters reviews Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s stylish production of Noel Coward’s Private Lives, a glittering collision of romance, wit and marital warfare.
Derrick Lee Weeden delivers a thunderous, unforgettable performance as Troy Maxson in Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare turns Much Ado About Nothing into a bright, fast-moving romantic comedy filled with sharp wordplay, music, dancing and inspired physical humor.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Macbeth delivers a chilling, psychologically rich production led by Dan Donohue's riveting descent into paranoia, ambition and bloodshed.
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.
