You’ve been waiting to get a taste of the "new" Granada, and the wait is finally over! It’s The Granada Preview Season! Three months of dynamic, high-energy programming on stage at Santa Barbara’s re-imagined, world-class performing arts venue. From dance to drama to comedy to talk to music and so much more, the stage is set at The Granada for the finest entertainment around.

Special Opening Celebrations Event!
Opening Gala Performance & Party

Hosted by entertainment icons from yesterday and today, the Gala will feature performances by Santa Barbara Symphony, Opera Santa Barbara, State Street Ballet and Santa Barbara Choral Society.

Special Opening Celebrations Event!
A Little Night Conversation with Stephen Sondheim & Frank Rich
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures - 805-893-3535

Legendary theatrical composer Stephen Sondheim will appear in an on-stage interview with author and New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich, one of the shrewdest minds and sharpest pens in journalism. As a composer, Sondheim has made Broadway history contributing original music and lyrics to enduring classics such as Sweeney Todd and West Side Story. As a drama critic, Rich possesses what playwright August Wilson has called a “keen sense of history coupled with an unswerving belief in American culture.” Together they will engage in a rare conversation about Sondheim’s epic career.

Sunday, March 9, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Special Opening Celebrations Event!
Open House – Free to the public!
Your chance to get an up-close tour of the newly restored, world-class venue. No tickets needed. Enjoy a walk through the home of history-making performances from yesterday and today. Enjoy entertainment and commemorative surprises.

Special Opening Celebrations Event!
Natalie Cole - The Granada Star Night
Presented by The Granada & Jacalyn Kane Productions

Natalie Cole leaves it all on stage as she ushers in a new era of classic performance at The Granada. Cole’s stunning new album “Leavin’” is simultaneously a bold point of departure and a moving return to form for one of music’s most accomplished vocalists. Cole proudly returns to her soulful roots in a decidedly eclectic collection of covers from classic and contemporary artists.

Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19, 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

In The Mood
a 1940's Musical Review
Presented by ArtBeat

IN THE MOOD is the 1940’s Big Band Theatrical Swing Dance Revue. It’s the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, and other greats of the 1940’s.  Featuring a company of 22 including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers with the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, the show’s music arrangements, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it gets!

In The Mood features the music that moved the nation's spirit and helped win a war. This was the last time when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music. IN THE MOOD takes a retro look at the life and time of America’s greatest generation. With music and dance performed to up-tempo big band rhythms and mellow intimate ballads, a mood was set to inspire a future filled with hope, promise and prosperity.  Come immerse yourself in the swing, rhythm, jazzy, brassy, sentimental and romantic music of this important time.

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IN THE MOOD

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America
Presented by Jacalyn Kane Productions

The world discovered America in 1972, when a nameless horse began its gallop across the international airwaves. If this sounds like some sort of fairy tale, it seemed like one for the young musicians who harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of this song.

“A Horse With No Name” made the band called America famous in the United States,
Europe and beyond, leading the way for an impressive string of hits to follow.

Slightly more than a year after launching their group, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek were riding high, thanks to a sound that mixed rock, pop and folk elements to instantly appealing effect.

Their best-known tunes—which also include “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People” and “Sister Golden Hair”—became a ubiquitous part of 1970s Top 40 and FM Album radio.

From anonymous horses to fast-moving trains, the music has never stopped for America.

La La La Human Steps
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures - 805-893-3535

Over 23 mesmerizing years, La La La Human Steps has earned international recognition for consistently reinventing its unique choreographic language. Featuring works shaped by pure brilliance, La La La is led by one of the world’s most electrifying choreographers, the award-winning Édouard Lock. Expanding the limits of physical and sensual movement, his new creation Amjad unites nine dancers and four musicians in a radiant display of demanding technique, intricate structure, and breakneck speed. Interwoven sound and visual elements juxtapose rawness and beauty, highlighting and shaping new forms of physical interaction.

Mandy Patinkin In Concert with Paul Ford on piano
Presented by The Granada

Tony Award-winner. Emmy Award–winning Best Actor. Whichever role you know him for, Mandy’s favorite is reaching out to live audiences with the power and the passion of popular song. Mandy Patinkin In Concert is nothing short of electrifying. His interpretations of popular standards from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Harry Chapin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter come straight from the heart, mesmerizing audiences from coast to coast.

Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea & Jack DeJohnette
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Grammy Award-winning vocalist McFerrin joins pioneering keyboardist Corea, who boasts a four-decade career and nearly 50 Grammy nominations, and drumming icon DeJohnette, who is widely regarded as one of jazz’s greatest drummers. For the first time together, these three great musical innovators will perform in what promises to be an evening of improvisational fireworks.

Preview Seven Series!
Friday, April 25, 8:00 p.m.

Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular
A Steve Love Production

"Move over Stomp! There's a new show in town! The world's most virtuosic break dancers strut their stuff with attitude, humor and loads of personality... full-throttle entertainment!" - The Houston Chronicle


The world’s finest urban artists take you on a roller coaster of excitement with breathtaking movements set to live DJs and master percussionists. BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular is the cutting edge of dance at the dawn of the 21st century. The cast and their unorthodox creative movement demonstrate a distinctive American art form which finds its roots and its performers on the streets of the inner city.

BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular traces the history of Hip Hop Dancing over the last thirty years. It is a high energy tribute to this creatively charged American art form. A combination of pure physical strength and agility propels this group of New York's finest urban artists through a show of breathtaking movements to a pumping soundtrack with live DJ and Master Percussionists.

Cast members are supremely talented artists from the world of break dancing, locking, Electric Boogaloo or popping, power tumbling, as well as DJ-ing and bucket drumming. Many have been featured soloists in performances with such show-business legends as Madonna, Janet Jackson, B2K, 50 Cent, Ringo Star, Whitney Houston, Puff Daddy and Luther Vandross.

For more show or company information, log on to www.breakshow.com.

The Fresh Aire Music of Mannheim Steamroller
Presented by Jam Theatricals

Treat your ears to innovative arrangements and groundbreaking music from Composer Chip Davis in a performance featuring lavish multi-media images, synchronized lighting, and special effects. Mannheim Steamroller is an ever-changing consortium of musicians, technicians and engineers using state-of-the-art equipment to create their signature sound, an inventive blend of classical themes with pop elements.

CAMA Presents
The Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen with Leif Ove Andsnes on Piano

Salvatore Licitra, tenor
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535
for questions about refunds.

Diavolo
Presented by The Granada

"Diavolo's dancers dare to take an imaginative leap or two." - Newsday

"Diavolo proves fiendishly ingenious... defies gravity and categorization." - The Dallas Morning News

Everyday items…doors, chairs, stairways, provide the backdrop for dramatic movement – leaping, flying, twirling – to create metaphors for the challenge of relationships, the absurdities of life, and the struggle to maintain our humanity in the shadow of a technological world. Dancers, gymnasts, actors and athletes perform with oversized, surrealistic sets, structures and machinery. Diavolo redefines dance through dynamic movement, enlightening communities through trust, teamwork, and individual expression.

For more show or company information, log on to www.diavolo.org.

Marilyn Horne & Barbara Cook
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures & Music Academy of the West

Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has been widely acclaimed for “her staggering vocal and dramatic range, her commitment to opera’s most demanding roles and her technical virtuosity” (The Washington Post). Silvery-toned soprano Barbara Cook is a Broadway darling and Leonard Bernstein’s muse for the legendary role Cunegonde in Candide. Together, these dazzling divas will perform an “astonishingly moving” (The Boston Phoenix) duet performance.
Call (805) 893-3535 for tickets.

Carmina Burana
Presented by State Street Ballet and Santa Barbara Choral Society

Experience the overwhelming blend of dance, voice and music that is Carl Orff's “Carmina Burana.” Choreographed by award-winning New York choreographer William Soleau and performed by State Street Ballet, this primitive, provocative and powerful masterpiece features a full orchestra and 125 singers from the Santa Barbara Choral Society. (To purchase the special Carmina package, call the State Street Ballet directly at (805) 965-6066.)

Prices: $50 / $30 / $20
Reserve your seats today!

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22nd Annual Young Soloists Showcase
Presented by The Granada Music & Arts Conservatory
Sponsored by SAGE Publications

An annual concert featuring gifted young musicians who have earned the honor of soloing with a professional orchestra. A tradition for 22 years, this opportunity is unique to our community and has produced many professional musicians. A quality program for the entire family!

Tickets $25 / Students $10

Mark Morris Dance Group
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures

Mark Morris Dance Group makes its long-awaited return to Santa Barbara after two decades with a bevy of outstanding accomplishments in the past year alone – among them its 25th Anniversary and a Gramophone Award for Morris’ commitment to live classical music, a feature of every performance. The Group continues to bring the works of its namesake to life with unparalleled conviction, revealing the depth of Morris’ unsurpassed talents in a seemingly endless display of creativity and masterful dancing. “Our Mozart of modern dance” (The Washington Post), Morris creates remarkable choreography that is among the best.
Call (805) 893-3535 for tickets.

PAZZAZZ! The Musical
World Premiere
Presented by Milt & Arlene Larsen

Tickets on Sale Tuesday, April 22!

Friday & Sunday Prices: $85 / $65 / $45
Saturday Gala Prices: $150* / $90 / $75 / $45
*$150 Gold Ticket includes after performance celebrity reception in The McCune Founders Room.

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A new original musical "Pazzazz!" will open in Santa Barbara this June! The musical comedy will have its world premiere at The Granada. The play is set in the colorful period of the turn of the last century in New York. The story involved a very young George M. Cohan before he became "King of Broadway" and two vaudeville comedians who had their own theatre which caused a storm of envy from the ruthless syndicate of the time. The Greatest stars of the day played Weber and Fields Broadway Music Hall and New York's society elite flocked to their shows. Other characters involved in the plot include the flamboyant "Diamond Jim" Brady, the beautiful Lillian Russel and two desirable yet laughable "bad guys" and their cohorts.

The premiere production at The Granada will feature a full pit orchestra under the musical direction of Richard Allen.

The executive producers are Milt and Arlene Larsen who are longtime Montecito and Santa Barbara residents. Milt is best known for creating the private club for magicians in Hollywood, The Magic Castle. They have been great supporters of Theatre and felt that Pazzazz would be the perfect production to introduce the newly refurbished Granada to the public.

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PAZZAZZ!

Sunday, September 21
Two Matinee Shows! 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Playhouse Disney Live!

Tickets on Sale Tuesday, May 13!

Tickets: $18-26
Special VIP Tickets: $36

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Celebrate with your Playhouse Disney pals when Playhouse Disney Live! comes to your hometown!  In this brand new live show, you're invited to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as Mickey plans a spectacular music party for all his friends. The Little Einsteins set off on a musical mission around the world to find a song for the party - with the help of Rocket, of course!  Pooh, Tigger and Darby spring into action to search for music in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Handy Manny and his team of tools find the perfect party beat.  Laugh, sing and play along, 'cause your favorite Playhouse Disney pals are live on stage, and you're invited to join the party!

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PLAYHOUSE DISNEY LIVE!