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Board of Directors election results

By |2020-07-24T18:47:30-07:00July 24th, 2020|Announcements, Board Election|

South Bay Musical Theatre is delighted to announce the seven members elected to our board: Nique Egan, Ed Hunter, Dave Leon, Raiña Parks, Sharon Peng, Dan Singletary, and Jay Steele. We had a particularly strong field of candidates this year, so our membership and board had to make difficult choices from a wealth of talent. The seven new members join the five sitting board members: Kevin Brownstein, Dallas Carter, Michael Hirsch, Jennifer Maggio, and Steve Sammonds. SBMT is deeply grateful for the service by our outgoing board members whose terms ended this year: Steve Allhoff, Barbara Heninger, Kimberly Kay, Jennifer [...]

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Black Lives Matter

By |2020-06-15T23:39:02-07:00June 15th, 2020|Announcements, Board meetings|

The theatre community, including South Bay Musical Theatre, has come under intense scrutiny for its history of participation in discrimination and racial stereotypes. We are listening. Last month, we paused our 2020/2021 mainstage season and developed new virtual online programming, the SBMT eStudio. We see this as an opportunity to reexamine and reinvent how we deliver on our core values and expand our organization’s vision to amplify underrepresented and marginalized voices. We are engaging with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) directors, leaders, and talent to bring more diverse stories and content to this platform. Information will be forthcoming as we [...]

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South Pacific and Fabulous 40s cancelled due to pandemic

By |2020-03-29T20:18:13-07:00March 29th, 2020|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Fundraising|

March 29, 2020 Dear SBMT patrons, On behalf of the Board of Directors at South Bay Musical Theatre, we hope that you and your family are safe and healthy in the current pandemic environment. We are committed to doing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community, and of course will continue to comply with all of the recent restrictions on group gatherings. Sadly, these restrictions have so disrupted our rehearsal schedule that we are forced to cancel our upcoming spring productions, "South Pacific" (May 16 to June 6, 2020) and "The Fabulous 40s" big band concert (May [...]

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Coronavirus impact on SBMT productions

By |2020-03-14T17:52:56-07:00March 14th, 2020|2019-2020 Season, Announcements|

March 13, 2020 Dear SBMT Patrons and Members, You’re undoubtedly aware of the turmoil all local theatre companies are facing with the current coronavirus pandemic, which includes cancellation and postponement of performances. Our local government has also issued strict guidelines by which South Bay Musical Theatre will abide in order to help protect our community. At this time, we have not cancelled or postponed performances of our upcoming spring productions, “South Pacific” (May 16 to June 6, 2020) or “The Fabulous 40s” big band concert (May 30 - 31, 2020). However, as a precaution to reduce the impact of any potential [...]

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South Pacific cast announced

By |2019-10-29T02:45:54-07:00October 10th, 2019|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Auditions, Meet The Cast|

SBMT is pleased to announce the cast for South Pacific, which will run from May 16 through June 6, 2020. Thank you to all who auditioned. We are truly blessed to have such a talented community. Nellie Forbusch: Melissa Momboisse Emile DeBecque: Stephane Alwyn Lt. Cable: James M. Jones Bloody Mary: Eiko Yamamoto Billis: Aaron Hurley Liat: Melody Chen Henri: Edmond Kwong Ngana: Gianna Morales Jerome: Nicolas Maggio, Kalana Sarich Brackett: Stephen Sammonds Harbison: Linda Hume Male Ensemble: Kyle Arrouzet, Edmond Kwong, Luis Ferdinand, Maxwell Sherman, Peter T. Woolhouse, Female Ensemble: Samantha Ayoob, Colleen Doermann, Kristin Hall, Emily Maupin, Sarah Rosenberg, [...]

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Cast of She Loves Me brings familiar and new faces

By |2019-09-16T18:51:52-07:00September 9th, 2019|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

SBMT is thrilled to announce the cast for our winter production of She Loves Me. Ben Hatch, who played Huckleberry Finn last season in Big River, returns as leading man Georg, a perfume shop employee who feuds with new saleswoman Amalia, played by Marie Putko. As fate would have it, the bickering colleagues respond to one another's "lonely hearts" ads in the newspaper and develop feelings for their anonymous-yet-amorous personas. If the plot sounds familiar, you may be thinking of the 1998 movie, You've Got Mail, with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan—or the classic film The Shop Around The Corner. Take [...]

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What’s the secret sauce for selecting a successful season?

By |2019-07-01T17:08:34-07:00July 1st, 2019|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Behind The Scenes, Board meetings, Video Link|

For community theatre companies like South Bay Musical Theatre, the annual exercise of selecting which shows to stage is a critical decision, and many competing factors come into play. Do you snap up that hot new show the moment it’s released, or lock down a perennial favorite? Do you stretch yourselves with a serious story, or stoop to silly slapstick? Do you pick a challenging title that will attract the best actors, or stick with a Broadway blockbuster that your patrons may prefer? Do you foray into adult fare, or favor the family friendly? Unfortunately, there is no universally correct answer—and [...]

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We have a Gentleman’s Guide cast!

By |2019-05-28T20:49:42-07:00May 28th, 2019|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast, Photos|

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, South Bay Musical Theatre's first show of the 2019-2020 season, promises to be one that is unique and memorable. Casting was conducted over the past two weekends and the level of talent that turned out to audition was "off the charts." SBMT audiences will recognize many favorites from past shows, including David Mister, who played the role of Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame last spring, and Michael Hirsch, who played the role of The Duke in Big River this past January. They may also recognize RuthE Stein from her character role in [...]

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Announcing our 2019-2020 season!

By |2019-01-30T00:36:54-08:00January 29th, 2019|2019-2020 Season, Announcements, Board meetings|

At SBMT's semiannual members' meeting on Jan. 28, 2019, Board Chairman Jay Steele and Executive Director Sara Dean unveiled next year's slate of shows and concerts to an appreciative audience. The shows were revealed in reverse chronological order with characteristic fanfare and showmanship. Seven of SBMT's past performers sang songs from each of the shows as a projection screen showed a summary of the show's plot. The season begins with our fall production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder in September 2019. This knock-'em-dead, uproarious hit was Broadway's most-nominated show of 2014. With ten Tony nominations and four wins—including Best [...]

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Millie Cast Announced

By |2018-11-26T22:42:18-08:00November 26th, 2018|2018-19 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|

South Bay Musical Theatre is proud to announce the cast for our spring 2019 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the 2002 season’s most awarded new show on Broadway, and is a fun show to watch—or to perform in! Our production staff reports that we had a wonderful turnout of very talented actors, making casting decisions very difficult. We appreciate all who auditioned, and hope you will turn out again for next season's shows, which promise to be equally exciting. Thoroughly Modern Millie Cast Millie:  Jessica Maxey Jimmy:  James Jones Dorothy: Felicia [...]

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