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One of SBMT's most popular enduring traditions is Brad Handshy's always-entertaining, fun-filled "Broadway by the Decade" series. Each show covers a ten-year period in American Musical Theater history as some of our most talented (and popular) performers turn out for a one-night-only production that invariably sells out. This year's show reaches w-a-a-ay back to the early beginnings of Broadway as it turns our spotlight on the fabulous Roaring 20s. During the 1920s, the popularity of Broadway’s music reigned supreme—a decade of songwriters such as the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern. The concert will be packed with [...]

Photo credit: Scott McClelland Our Facebook feed lit up this weekend, following the full house performance at the opening night gala for The Bridges of Madison County. Friends from the theater community (who know a good thing when they see it) had unanimously high praise for the show, the music, the acting, and the production values. Two season ticket holders in their 70s who come all the way from Hollister stopped SBMT Board Chairperson Barbara Heninger in the lobby during the gala to say, “I want to tell you, you should do MORE shows like this!” They said they particularly enjoyed seeing [...]

Community theater groups like SBMT tend to be tightly knit organizations, and it’s common to see the same actors appearing in show after show. Our audiences enjoy following their favorite artists and seeing what roles they will tackle next. Once in a while, however, a show is announced that is an actor’s dream, and it attracts very talented people from outside our pool of perennial performers to our auditions. That’s exactly what happened with SBMT’s upcoming production of The Bridges of Madison County. Both of our romantic leads, though highly credentialed elsewhere, are making their SBMT mainstage debut with this show, [...]

Don't miss SBMT's special production of JERRY'S GIRLS, arriving this Saturday, February 13, and again next Saturday, February 20. Both shows take place at 2:30 pm. Enjoy the music that Jerry Herman wrote for his larger-than-life female characters in shows like "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles." And now you can save $15 using the code JERRY2016. This code is valid for Adult or Senior tickets to either performance. Use the code online at  www.southbaymt.com, or by phone at 408-266-4734 So "Before the Parade Passes By," make sure you "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" this Saturday, and come out [...]

The cat's out of the bag! SBMT has announced their 2016-2017 shows and events. And they are: CITY OF ANGELS (Autumn) ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE* (Concert/Event #1) 1776 (Winter) Brad Handshy's BROADWAY BY THE DECADE: 1980s (Concert/Event #2) MY FAIR LADY (Summer) CHESS In Concert (Concert/Event #3) *Imported from Limelight Actors Theatre's sold-out 2015 production In addition to our season announcement, the SBMT Board honored the following persons with awards: Carol Srigley "Heartbeat" Award: Ruthe Stein Fred Hassett Service Award for 2015: Brad Handshy Fred Hassett Service Award for 2016: Barbara Heninger Silver Jacket Awards: Diane Hughes and Janet Miller Our four Plaids [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to the members, subscribers, and friends of South Bay Musical Theatre! We'd like to take a moment to tell you how thankful we are that you support us in our mission to bring high-quality entertainment to our community. We could not do it without each one of you. It is a joy to share the magic of musical theater with you! We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, and wish you many happy hours of live theater in the coming year! --South Bay Musical Theater

Our last weekend of FIORELLO! is coming up ... and our audiences agree, this is one show you should NOT miss. Great show, great performance, great production...don't miss it! My husband and I were simply thrilled with the production and are recommending it as a GO SEE production on this site for the Bay Area Critics Circle. Must see. Excellent performance, interesting and informative story, superb cast and orchestra. It was delightful and the music was great! With all that praise, tickets for our final performances this THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY are selling out fast. So go to www.southbaymt.com/shows/fiorello.html to get [...]

SBMT's KISS ME, KATE closes tonight, October 18. This is your last chance to watch the backstage antics of Fred/Petruchio, Kate/Lilli, and their acting troupe as they perform a musical version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Will Lilli and Fred finally realize their love? Will Bill and Lois ever behave? And what about those threatening gangsters in the wings?. There are still some tickets left - so help us give the show a rousing sendoff! Go to http://southbaymt.com/shows/kissmekate.html to buy tickets. The cast, orchestra, staff, and crew of Kiss Me Kate. Photo by Steve Stubbs.