One of the country’s most popular plays is set to premier at the Great American Melodrama in Oceano: Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. This charming comedy about the bonds of friendship spawned the popular Oscar-nominated film version and follows the same story. “It’s a delightful play to open our season with. It’s so funny, so well-written, and the best actors wanted to work on the project,”...

Shakespeare in Love Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall Music by Paddy Cunneen Generously sponsored by Emily & Dene Hurlbert Ron & Mary Nanning Ron Tindall, RN Shakespeare in Love is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. This romantic comedy is a whimsical homage to playmaking and a glimpse into the kind...

Clémentine Margaine is opera’s ultimate seductress, opposite Roberto Alagna, who captivated Live in HD audiences as Don José in 2010. Louis Langrée conducts Sir Richard Eyre’s lively production, a favorite in the Met’s repertoire.

Cal Poly will host public speaker and author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in Miossi Hall in the Performing Arts Center. An assistant professor at Princeton University, Taylor specializes in the subjects of black politics, social movements and racial inequality in the United States. Her most recent book “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation,” is a stirring and insightful analysis in which she...