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Board Reflections on Leadership & Momentum

By |2026-07-27T11:13:11-07:00July 27th, 2026|Blog-erviews!, Board meetings, Opinion, Video Link|

by members of the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors Not long ago, volunteer Yvonne Hirsch conducted interviews with the SBMT Board of Directors to get their thoughts on a variety of subjects related to the arts community we serve. The following is part two of a two-installment video series. Last week the Board discussed Community and Legacy; this week they turn their attention to Leadership & Momentum. If you have the time, please watch the recording: If you're in a hurry, we have summarized the video in the transcript pasted below. Dick Robbins: Well, I'm so impressed with what [...]

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Board Reflections on Community & Legacy

By |2026-07-27T11:14:31-07:00July 22nd, 2026|Blog-erviews!, Board meetings, Opinion|

by members of the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors Not long ago, volunteer Yvonne Hirsch conducted interviews with the SBMT Board of Directors to get their thoughts on a variety of subjects related to the arts community we serve. We have serialized the interviews into two videos that we are sharing here this week and next. If you have the time, please view the actual recording by clicking below: If you're in a hurry, we have summarized the video in the transcript pasted below. Steve Sammonds: The Board has become a lot more diverse in the last few years. [...]

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My Musical Theatre Story

By |2026-07-17T11:19:52-07:00July 17th, 2026|Blog-erviews!, Opinion|

by Marcy Bates I love musical theatre! The costumes, the sets, the voices—all of it cuts right to my heart. Seeing it live on stage, with music and lights, somehow makes the story more alive. As a child of the 1970s and 1980s I grew up on movie musicals. My cousins and I would sing and dance to Annie, Grease, Footloose, Blues Brothers and so much more. In elementary school, my favorite field trip was going to the theater. When I grew up and became a teacher, I always made sure to take my students to see shows. Then as a [...]

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Subscribe now! Here’s why.

By |2026-06-26T11:40:16-07:00June 26th, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Blog-erviews!, Discounts, Opinion|

Imagine this. It's a Friday evening. You're not battling traffic. You're not searching for a parking garage. You’re not paying steep fees and walking several blocks to the theater. Instead, you're driving just a few minutes from home. Parking is free—and just steps from the door. Your seats are waiting for you. The theater is intimate enough that every seat feels close to the action, yet large enough to share the energy of live theater with an appreciative crowd of like-minded friends and neighbors. As you settle in, you recognize a familiar face onstage—someone you loved in a previous South [...]

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Final performances and final notices

By |2026-06-03T19:37:48-07:00June 3rd, 2026|2025-2026 Season, 2026-2027 Season, Blog-erviews!, Opinion|

As South Bay Musical Theatre's 63rd season draws to a close, we're feeling two emotions at once: gratitude for an incredible year and excitement for what comes next. We're also facing two important deadlines that our patrons won't want to miss. First, there are only three performances remaining of In The Heights—Thursday, Friday, and Saturday—and available seats are disappearing quickly.  As of this writing, our “Thrifty Thursday” performance has only scattered single seats remaining in the center section, aisle seating is completely sold out, and just a limited number of pairs remain in the side sections. Friday evening's performance has [...]

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Behind the Curtain with Alexander Reyes

By |2026-05-12T12:09:52-07:00May 12th, 2026|2025-2026 Season, Behind The Scenes, Meet The Cast, Video Link|

The following is a four-minute “Behind the Curtain” interview with Alexander Reyes, who plays Usnavi in our upcoming production of In The Heights. Watch the video or read the edited transcript below. Song clip from the Sitzprobe rehearsal of “In The Heights” USNAVI raps: “Lights up on Washington Heights at the break of day. I wake up and I got this little punk I got to chase away. Pop the grate at the crack of dawn. Sing while I wipe down the awning. Hey y'all. Good morning.” Hi, my name is Alex. I am playing Usnavi in In the Heights [...]

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Behind the Curtain with Allison Taylor

By |2026-05-09T10:06:37-07:00May 9th, 2026|2025-2026 Season, Behind The Scenes, Blog-erviews!, Opinion, Video Link|

The following is a transcript of our four-minute “Behind the Curtain” interview with Allison Taylor, who plays Vanessa in our upcoming production of In The Heights. I hope people find something that goes beyond a sense of community. I hope it it creates understanding. Hello, my name is Allison, or Ali for short. I am playing the part of Vanessa in In the Heights. Vanessa is a go-getter. She is strong but fierce and stunningly beautiful. I really admire Vanessa. She comes from a background where her family isn't as supportive as they need to be. It's a really demanding [...]

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Auditions announced for “Come From Away”

By |2026-05-01T10:17:37-07:00April 30th, 2026|2018-19 Season, 2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Auditions|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, announces auditions for COME FROM AWAY Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Performing January 23 – February 13, 2027 (with a possible extension to February 20) Director: Chris Reber Musical Staging: Lee Ann Payne Vocal Director: Diane Milo Music Director: D. Asa Stern Stage Manager: Quentin Tepliuk Initial auditions will be held Saturday, July 11 from 10 am – 7 pm & Sunday, July 12 from 4 pm – 10 pm Audition sign-ups will be open at 1 am on Saturday, May 2. South Bay Musical Theatre is a [...]

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Meet the cast of Once Upon a Mattress

By |2026-04-29T12:38:28-07:00April 23rd, 2026|2026-2027 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, is pleased to announce the players who will be performing in our fall 2026 production of Once Upon a Mattress. Listed alphabetically by surname, they are: ACTOR                             ROLES Samantha Borthwick—Lady Mabelle, Princess Winnifred understudy (u/s) Cam Burchard—Sir Harold, Sir Harry u/s Ruby Delgros*—Ensemble, Lady Larken u/s Jasmine Gentry*—Ensemble, Swing Mandy Heiser*—The Jester Tim Huang—Sir Studley, Wizard u/s Lizzie Izyumin—Lady Rowena Jacob Janssen*—Knight #1, Prince Dauntless u/s Melissa Mei Jones—Queen Aggravain Joy Lee*—Lady Beatrice Dave Leon—King Sextimus the [...]

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Meet the main characters of On The 20th Century

By |2026-03-17T11:47:53-07:00March 17th, 2026|2025-2026 Season, Blog-erviews!, Meet The Cast, Opinion|

by Doug Hughes, Director of Marketing Are you unfamiliar with the classic comedy On The 20th Century, which SBMT will be presenting in concert format April 18 and 19? Allow us to introduce you to a half dozen of the main characters. Oscar Jaffe (Walter M. Mayes) is an egomaniacal Broadway Director, scrambling to save his reputation from ruin and collapse by getting the great movie star and his former protégé and paramour, Lily Garland, to star in a play that he doesn’t even have a script for yet. The thought of getting Lily back, both as star and lover, fills [...]

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