‘Georgiana & Kitty’ doth present a Victorian Yuletide tale to brighten up the season
By Patti Roberts ‘Tis the festive Yuletide season — a time for the esteemed Darcy and Bennet families to arrive at Capitol Stage for the…
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Sacramento’s December theater roundup: stage groups ring in the holidays
By Ally Heatherly The holiday season has arrived in Sacramento, as local theater companies are ready to dazzle with a lineup of festive productions. From…
B Street Theatre’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ shines with audience participation, candy and unadulterated joy
By Dave Kempa Mirth! Joy! Candy! The moment audience members shuffle into the theater for B Street Theatre’s winking take on “A Christmas Carol,” they…
‘Urinetown the Musical’ at Cosumnes River College is a satirical splash
By Ally Heatherly Cosumnes River College’s production of “Urinetown the Musical,” directed by Ryan Perez Adame, is a satirical triumph, blending biting social commentary with…
B Street Theatre’s Family Series celebrates 20 years in Sacramento
By Lisa Thibodeau B Street Theatre was conceived by actor Timothy Busfield as a touring theater for children more than 25 years ago, and has…
Broadway Sacramento takes over STC’s theater complex; Music Circus is now year-round
By Patti Roberts For the first time in its nearly 75-year history, Broadway Sacramento is producing a full-run holiday show at its Broadway at Music…
‘When We Were Colored’ returns to Sacramento’s Guild Theater
By Patti Roberts Playwright Ginger Rutland is at the Guild Theater ready to stage her play “When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story” for the…
Sacramento’s November theater roundup: Ease into winter with these eclectic acts
By Dave Kempa As the 2024 theater season comes to a close here in the Sacramento region, now is a great moment to reflect on…
‘The Heart Sellers’ explores solitude, uncertainty and the glimmers of possibility for Nixon-era immigrants
By Dave Kempa The two women could not enter the barren, yellow-wallpapered apartment in more starkly different manners. Luna launches in as if from the…
Sacramento theater legend James Wheatley to be honored at upcoming Celebration Arts fundraiser
By Becky Grunewald James Wheatley is a towering figure in the Sacramento arts scene, and his cultural impact is so varied and diverse that it…
At 70, Sacramento Ballet plots a new course — looking beyond ‘Nutcracker’ to contemporary works and boundary-breaking choreographers
By Marybeth Bizjak Since 2021, Anthony Krutzkamp has been on a mission: to turn Sacramento Ballet into a world-class dance company that brings in-demand choreographers…
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at B Street Theatre inspires, provokes and engages
Ally Heatherly “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre is an electrifying exploration of personal history and political discourse, brought to…
Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
By Scott Thomas Anderson In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their…
Sacramento theaters bring spooky, political and heartfelt productions to the stage this October
By Patti Roberts Let’s do the “Time Warp” again! In the spirit of the spooky season, Green Valley Theatre Company is staging their annual rendition…
Radium Girls is the devastating, true tale of working women left to suffer from radium exposure
By Dave Kempa Imagine, as a young woman, having your decomposing jaw slowly ooze out of your gums in the form of black pus. Suffering…
What’s it like to be an actor in Sacramento? Just ask these local thespians.
By Helen Harlan Seven years ago, Hunter Hoffman was living a New York actor’s dream: He was cast as an understudy in “Sweat,” the critically…
Capital Stage’s “Fairview” is light fare until darkness descends
By Patti Roberts In “Fairview,” now showing at Capital Stage, audiences are invited into the home of the Frasiers, a middle-class African American family with…