Broadway in Santa Barbara

BroadwaySantaBarbara.com is your go-to for all the most up-to-date information as we work to bring Broadway back to The Granada Theatre. Updates are frequent, so check back regularly for your most up-to-date season schedule, venue safety information, and information on convenient new benefits such as digital programming when applicable!

Tune in tomorrow at 7PM ET for a special livestream event with musical performances and a deeply personal conversation moderated by Whoopi Goldberg about the way things were - and the way things can be - for Black artists in America. Featuring The Temptations founder Otis Williams, Tony-nominated book writer Dominique Morisseau and members of the Broadway cast of Ain't Too Proud Musical, this is an event you don't want to miss! Tune in Tuesday at https://www.ainttooproudmus...ical.com/amex/ Photos by: Marc J. Franklin See more

Regarding the recent announcement by The Broadway League regarding the status of New York Broadway Theaters: The announcement is exclusive to Broadway in New York. However, this continued shutdown has a painful impact on our entire industry. Hundreds of thousands of live entertainment employees continue to be out of work, theaters across the country are still dark and we continue to be unable to fulfill our mission of raising funds to support our educational outreach programs by presenting a Broadway season at The Granada Theatre through 2020. We have announced postponements through 2020 and will continue to keep our website updated as postponements continue. We are saddened by this announcement and continue to hope for Congressional relief to help all of our live entertainment colleagues across the country.

We are well acquainted with virtual meetings, but what about virutal parties? The Party Hop, an online play premiering this Saturday, starring Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein has got our attention.

We hope you get the chance to tune in tonight at 8pm EST to ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices, a digital concert presented by The Broadway League and Playbill, celebrating Latinx Heritage Month and saluting the vibrant legacy that Latinx artists have contributed to Broadway and the entire theatre community. Hosted by Andréa Burns (In the Heights, On Your Feet!), this theatrical event will feature appearances by a roster of award winners and nominees, including Lucie Arnaz, Gloria Estefan, John Leguizamo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Chita Rivera, and Thalía. #VivaBroadway

"There are signs of life on Broadway! The marquee for The Music Man, starring Tony winners Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, is up at the Winter Garden Theatre. As previously reported, the star-packed revival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revival of the Meredith Willson musical was scheduled to begin previews on September 9 and officially open on October 15 at the Winter Garden Theatre, but now previews are now scheduled to begin on April 7, 2021 with opening night set for May 20. The fresh marquee is sure to put fans patiently waiting for curtains to rise again in better spirits. "

"Theater fans will spot some names they know (and love!) on this year's Time 100, Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. The list was revealed on a primetime television special that aired on ABC on September 22. Tony and Emmy winner Billy Porter, Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell, Emmy and Lucille Lortel Award winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge and multi-hyphenate creator Tyler Perry are included on the 2020 list."

On Sale Now! Jim Brickman is coming straight to you this Christmas with "Comfort & Joy At Home" a virtual holiday extravaganza. Coming exclusively to Santa Barbara on December 15th 7pm PT, nab your spot before they run out! ... Visit JimBrickman.com/Santabarbara to learn more.

Well this hasn't happened in a while. Andrew Lloyd Webber is debuting a NEW song from his re imagined CINDERELLA . Check it out. https://ew.com/the/andrew-lloyd-webber-cinderella-new-song/

A message from Amy Hamm, our Executive Director. The Arts Industry needs your support. Congress is voting on the Save Our Stages Act and the RESTART Act - both of which offer protection for venues, theatres and promoters. Without this federal aid, an estimated 90% of venues around the country may have to close their doors forever. This would be a devastating blow to the arts industry. These acts have received bipartisan support, but we need your voice as well to ensure tha...t the arts are able to return to local communities. How You Can Help: Stand with The American Theatre Guild by following the link below for an easy form to fill out to write to your legislators to ask them to support the Save Our Stages Act and the RESTART Act. The process will only take about 2 minutes of your time. SaveOurStages.com We urge you to add your voice to this national campaign. We need your help more than ever. Thank you.

"Ben Brantley, a cultural omnivore who led by example as chief theater critic over two decades, is stepping down. Read more in this note from Gilbert Cruz and Scott Heller. "Those who love theater, and love reading about it in The New York Times, have been dealt a massive blow by the shutdown of Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Now another blow: Ben Brantley is stepping down as co-chief theater critic. Theater criticism should be visceral, Ben once said. He brought that p...assion to thousands of reviews during his tenure as chief critic, beginning with his thoughts on a revival of Tennessee Williams’s Summer and Smoke. (A musical sense of tempo is crucial to playing anything by Williams, he wrote. Here, nearly everyone seems to be following a different orchestral baton.)" https://www.nytco.com/press/ben-brantley-take-a-bow/

Paying it forward is about coming together to spread kindness to all who come from away, because we know we are much stronger as a whole when everybody plays their part. Join us as we spread compassion from home. Learn more about ways to spread kindness at 911Day.org or PayItForward911.org. Come From Away

This week, we remember the ones we lost, but we also celebrate the extraordinary kindness that was shown 19 years ago. These words were displayed on the desk of Mayor Claude in Gander through to his retirement in 2017.