Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a hilarious, crowd-pleasing comedy full of playful magic. This moonlit romp through love and mischief is a midsummer treat.
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare goes ‘Into the Woods’ — and strikes gold
Santa Cruz Shakespeare goes musical — and nails it, Lookout theater critic Jana Marcus writes. “Into the Woods” at the outdoor Audrey Stanley Grove is bold, funny and pure summer magic.
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Santa Cruz’s big summer theater season begins this week with Sondheim, Shakespeare
Both Santa Cruz Shakespeare and Cabrillo Stage are opening their summer calendars this week, with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods” on the slate.
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare presents ‘Monday Night Revels’ featuring music, comedy and drag
Santa Cruz Shakespeare introduces a new performance series at the Audrey Stanley Grove at DeLaveaga Park, with “Monday Night Revels” starting July 21 and running through Sept. 22.
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Cabrillo Stage opts for dark and lurid with Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
Cabrillo Stage is prepping for its second-ever production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” The first time, back in the early ’90s, was controversial because of the musical’s dark and gory subject matter. But since then, “Sweeney” has become a beloved touchstone for many audiences. The production opens July 18.
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‘Something that scares me’: Santa Cruz Shakespeare wanders ‘Into the Woods’ in ambitious 2025 season
Santa Cruz Shakespeare follows up its historic 2024 season of expansion with another new wrinkle in 2025: a musical. Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” is paired with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Pericles” in a bold new summer season.
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare plans first summer musical in 32 years with ‘Into the Woods’
Santa Cruz Shakespeare announced its summer and fall festival lineup, featuring the company’s first summer musical in 32 years and a rotating repertory of four classic plays on the theme “No One is Alone.”
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, March 27-April 3
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Can ‘Christmas Carol’ christen a new Santa Cruz tradition?
Santa Cruz Shakespeare moves into the holiday season and into downtown Santa Cruz with the first of what it hopes will be many years of an annual tradition, the production of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.”
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A Midsummer musical: Santa Cruz Shakespeare to combine the Bard and Sondheim in 2025
Santa Cruz Shakespeare has announced its play lineup for the 2025 season. Included is Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Pericles,” alongside Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” and a fall production of Athol Fugard’s South African drama “Master Harold … and the Boys.”
