“Open A New Window!”
Explore behind the scenes at South Bay Musical Theatre by reading our blog. Here is where we will discuss upcoming shows, announce casting decisions, and debut new promo videos. Each blog post will also be linked from our social media sites, so if you don’t want to miss a thing, be sure to “Like” and “Follow” us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Easter Eggs in Once Upon A Mattress
When a musical has been around for 67 years, there’s plenty of room to have a little fun with it. That’s exactly what our creative team has done with SBMT's production of Once Upon a Mattress. Along with the familiar songs, characters and comedy, this production is packed with [...]
Designing a Fairy Tale Kingdom
How do you design a place for characters with names like Queen Aggravain, Sir Studley, and Prince Dauntless to exist and breathe? It all starts, like everything else in theatre, with the story. The characters and the plot of Once Upon a Mattress are exaggerated and fantastical, so the [...]
SBMT Seeks Director of Education
Help us build something new for young people in the South Bay South Bay Musical Theatre is excited to announce the creation of a new Youth Theatre Education Program, beginning in summer 2027. For many years, our audiences and community members have asked us to offer theatre education for [...]
South Pacific Auditions Announced
Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, announces auditions for SOUTH PACIFIC Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II and JOSHUA LOGAN Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific” by James A. Michener Director: Vinh [...]
Five Initiatives for SBMT’s Future
Over the past several weeks, I have written about changes coming to South Bay Musical Theatre: the reasons we believe change is necessary and what we hope to accomplish. Now it is time to talk about what we are actually going to do. At our August board retreat and [...]
Concert auditions announced
South Bay Musical Theatre announces three audition opportunities! Holiday Sunshine: Heartwarming Entertainment for the Season: December 19 & 20, 2026 A cabaret evening of songs for the season, created and Directed by Walter M. Mayes and Bob Sunshine. Beloved accompanist and musical theatre raconteur Bob Sunshine helms an evening [...]
Auditioning: Focus on What You Can Control
One of the questions I hear most often after auditions is, “Can I have some feedback on my audition? Is there something I could do differently next time?” I understand the question, especially when someone has worked hard, auditioned for a role they really wanted, and then discovered they [...]
A Modern Performing Arts Company
In my last blog, I talked about why I’m proposing changes to SBMT in the future. I cited several reasons for some of the changes such as the fragility of the arts ecosystem, rising costs, the importance of community connection, changing audience demographics, and SBMT currently being in a [...]
Meet the cast of Come From Away
Walter M. Mayes, Artistic Director of South Bay Musical Theatre, is pleased to announce the players who will be performing in our winter 2027 production of Come From Away. Listed alphabetically by surname, they are: ACTOR ROLE Christina Bolognini Janice and others Ray D'Ambrosio Claude and others Juliet Green [...]