In the Heights is an exhilarating journey into the lives of the residents of the Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City – a vibrant community where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. With a score and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton), In the Heights made a splash on Broadway, winning over audiences with its fresh-faced charm, heartfelt storytelling, and vibrant music. With incredible hip-hop dancing, and a contemporary Latin-flavored score, In the Heights was the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreographer and Best Orchestrations and was nominated for a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tickets are $33 for Adults, $28 for Seniors 60 & Above and Students and $22 for Children 12 and under. Please note there is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.  

Join our continuing series of Sunday Night Comedy at the Center as series creator comic Jason Love presents some of the funniest comedians on the circuit today. All seats are $15 and are reserved. All comedy is family-friendly humor.

Comedians Appearing in April:

Graham Elwood

Kira Soltanovich

Jamie Kaler

Pete Peterkin is one of the most versatile entertainers on the planet. A master of over 200 voices, 12 musical instruments and a variety of dance styles that make each of his performances a truly magical event. Pete’s performances are in constant demand year-round.

Performing as President Obama in 2009, he made it all the way to the finals of America’s Got Talent. That led to him co-creating and starring in the Las Vegas hit show at Bally’s, “SOLID GOLD SOUL” for 3 years in the Wayne Newton showroom following Wayne himself. Pete and investor Marc Paskin gathered the greatest talent Las Vegas had to offer to recreate the “Look & The Sound” of Classic Soul & Motown!

 In addition to starring in “The Greatest Piano Men” at The Flamingo with Donny & Marie, Pete also starred in the Chicago production of “The Blues Brothers Revival” and in Branson’s AMERICAN IDOL Show at The Andy Williams Moon River Theater along with Ruben Studdard, Lee DeWyze, Bo Bice and many others!

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Stage 1 Music presents its annual recital at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. All Seats are reserved, non-refundable, and non-transferable.

Take a magical, musical journey as The Music Rx.Org presents When Music Was A Song starring Keith Borden in a nostalgic night of songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and many others who have made an indelible impression in the fabric of our nation’s music. 

This not to be missed trip down memory lane will feature Keith Borden (recently appearing as Jim Conley in the musical production of Parade at SVCAC), along with his special guests Francis Cabison, Linda Jackson, Nora Paradiso, Faith Petrie, Joshua Ray, and Mia Vavasseur all backed by the amazing live band, Phat Yaki, performing some of the greatest songs of all time!

About The Music Rx:

Music has long been proven to have a unique ability to heal, soothe and calm a restless soul. 

The Music Rx seeks to harness the power of music and share the joy it brings with others by purchasing and/or distributing tickets to musical theater, concerts and symphonies on behalf of chronically ill or clinically depressed individuals and send them out on a night of much needed musical diversion.

The non-profit also sponsors free concerts to the public, sharing the power of music one song at a time. For more information log onto www.Themusicrx.org 

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Foundation invites you to the SPOTLIGHT AWARDS 2024 – an annual fundraiser that celebrates and recognizes outstanding artists, volunteers, and arts supporters in our community. This year’s Spotlight Awards will take place on May 11, 2024 beginning at 6 pm at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.

Join us for an evening of unforgettable performances, an awards ceremony recognizing our outstanding performers and supporters, and a live auction taking place on the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center’s Main Stage. Prior to the awards show, you’ll have a chance to bid on exciting items in the silent auction in the Upper Gallery and enjoy the pre-show reception in the DownStage featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by May’s Kitchen. Following the evening’s entertainment, guests will return to the DownStage for a dessert reception. A No Host Bar will be available throughout the event.

The 2024 event will also be recognizing those award recipients from the 2020 Spotlight Awards as that event was canceled due to the pandemic. The award winners being celebrated at the Spotlight Awards include:

2020 Artist of the Year – Tori Cusack

2024 Artist of the Year – Philip McBride

2020 Young Artist of the Year – Audrey Fischer

2024 Young Artist of the Year – Delilah Shafer

2020 Volunteer of the Year – Brenda Goldstein

2024 Volunteer of the Year – Laurie Love

2020 Educator of the Year – Kristy Roy

2024 Educator of the Year – Dr. Stephen Pietrolungo

Special Pillar of the Arts Awardee – Marie Bennett

During the evening’s entertainment we will also be paying special tribute to Greg Stratton and Gary Thomas

2024 Spotlight Award Emcee – George Chavez

Tickets are $100 per person. All seats are reserved.

The ROCK THE BOAT band performs the best “easy breezy” soft Rock, Pop, and Top 40 tunes from the 70s, 80s, and 90s we all remember from the radio!

Great melodies, awesome harmonies, catchy lyrics, and rich sounds! Yacht Rock, originally known as the West Coast Sound or Adult- Oriented Rock, is a broad music style and aesthetic commonly associated with Soft Rock, one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as Easy Listening Top 40 Pop & Rock hits, Smooth Soul, Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Disco. Featuring such great songs as seen below, this concert is going to be a fun evening for all ages!

9TO 5 (Morning Train)

Sheena Easton

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Starland Vocal Band

LITTLE LIES

Fleetwood Mac

LOST IN LOVE

Air Supply

ALL I WANT

Toad The Wet Sprocket

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

Cyndi Lauper

MANIC MONDAY

The Bangles

MARGARITAVILLE

Jimmy Buffett

BELIEVE

Cher

PEACEFUL EASY FEELING

The Eagles

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Juice Newton

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’

The Mamas & The Papas

SAILING

Christopher Cross

ESCAPE (The Piña Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes

HAPPY TOGETHER

The Turtles

HERE COMES THE SUN

The Beatles

(I’ve Had) THE TIME OF MY LIFE

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING

Nancy Sinatra

ROCK THE BOAT

The Hues Corporation

AND SO MANY MORE!

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Join our continuing series of Sunday Night Comedy at the Center as producer Jason Love brings us some of the funniest comedians on the circuit today. All comedy is family-friendly humor.

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Simi Valley Native

Jason Love

HBO, America’s Got Talent, Sirius XM, Dry Bar Comedy

presents a monthly comedy series

Sunday Night Comedy at the Center

Comedians Appearing in April:

Jen Murphy – Laugh Factory, The Improv

Dustin Chafin – Comics Unleashed

Leah Bonnema – Dry Bar Comedy

Richard Savarte – San Diego Clean Comedy Competition Winner

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Please Note: Jason Love is the producer of the Sunday Night Comedy at the Center series. He does not appear at every comedy night – please check the Monthly Lineup of Comedians.

One of SVCAC’s favorite performers is BACK IN THE BUILDING! Having entertained the world over as the King of Rock and Roll, Raymond Michael once again brings his crazy stage antics and spot on impersonation of Elvis to our stage! Don’t miss this fun filled evening of classic Elvis hits. Great fun for the entire family! Tickets are $35 for Adults, $32 for Seniors & Students, and $30 for Children 12 & Under.

Presented by Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi. Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time returns in a new production – just as you remember it and just when we need it most. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, ANNIE has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.” This celebration of family, optimism and the American spirit remains the ultimate cure for all the hard knocks life throws your way. With a cast featuring the billionaire Daddy Warbucks, the villainous Miss Hannigan, the adorable furry sidekick Sandy, and of course the plucky Annie and her fellow orphans, ANNIE promises great entertainment for the entire family! This production is suitable for all ages! Tickets are $33 for Adults, $28 for Seniors 60 & Above and Students and $22 for Children 12 and under. Please note there is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.  

Presented by Castle Entertainment. Since 1994, Brad Ford has starred as John Fogerty, pioneering the ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute: FORTUNATE SON. This show quickly became known as “THE PREMIER” act celebrating the music of CCR & John Fogerty and was singled out by AXS-TV’s hit show “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” for which the band performed their show, live from Hollywood and broadcast to millions of viewers. The longest-running tribute to CCR, FORTUNATE SON continues to perform across America, Canada, Europe, and Asia rocking rocking fans around the globe with timeless hits like BORN ON THE BAYOU, GREEN RIVER, BAD MOON RISING, LODI, LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACKDOOR, PROUD MARY, CENTERFIELD, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN and so many more.

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

The heart of rock and roll is still beating with the nation’s premier Huey Lewis and the News tribute band, HIP TO BE SQUARE. Originally formed in 2013, this tight, fun band has played to thousands of cheering and dancing fans all over the US. With a couple of fresh faces and an even better sound, HIP TO BE SQUARE is ready to take you Back To The Future!

From their mega hits including “Heart & Soul”, “Power of Love”, “Couple Days Off”, “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Hip To Be Square”, Huey Lewis and the News dominated the airwaves and MTV racking up an impressive list of top ten hits throughout the 80s. In a concert experience that honors their legacy — and includes “deep cut” hardcore fan-favorites as well as their renowned acappella and doo-wop songs — HTBS recreates all the sounds and energy of the original act. With blazing saxophone and gorgeous harmonies, their audiences are treated to an unforgettable evening reliving the memories and emotions linked to these classic songs.

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Castle Entertainment is proud to include the Everly Brothers Experience in SVCAC’s Tributes UnPlugged 2022 season! Since 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed along with their partner and drummer Burleigh Drummond, have celebrated the pivotal music and history of The Everly Brothers legacy with enthusiastic crowds all across the US and overseas in prestigious venues. They say, “ The music of the 50’s and 60’s are nostalgic for us, our parents raised us all on it, and we feel that the Everly’s contribution is greatly overlooked, especially by younger generations. Our aim is not to impersonate but to do our best in honoring the aesthetics of their iconic sound and in honoring the important role they played in pioneering the rock n’ roll movement, all while having a little fun sharing our own personal story.” And they do just that. With a father, (Adrian Zmed) as a traveling singer/dancer/actor (Grease 2, Bachelor Party, T.J. Hooker), and a mother (Barbara) as a second grade teacher in a suburb of Los Angeles, the Zmed Brothers continuously strive to pay homage to their personal roots by always infusing an instinctual blend of entertainment (a la Smothers Brothers) and contextual education in their performance.

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Featured on AXSTV’s The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands (formerly Double Vision) 4NR is dedicated to recreating the sound and spirit of classic era Foreigner. A real, live, high energy rock show is what you’ll experience at a 4NR performance. Guitars, keyboards, harmony vocals and of course the multi-talented Kyle Frost as charismatic lead vocalist Lou Gramm, all come together in an unforgettable evening of 1970’s and 80’s Rock n Roll. Relive the magic of FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME, COLD AS ICE, HOT BLOODED, DOUBLE VISION, HEAD GAMES, URGENT, JUKE BOX HERO, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS and many more with 4NR: The Foreigner Concert Experience!

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Experience the Legendary Queen of Tejano Music: “Siempre Selena”, in a captivating tribute to the iconic Selena. An upscale Selena tribute band from Los Angeles, their sound fuses Latin grooves and passionate vocals that will have singing along to all of your favorite Selena hits, including “Como La Flor,” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Amor Prohibido,” and more. 

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Crowd favorite Dean Colley and his showcase band “Hot August Night” regularly sell-out at concerts, festivals, events, private parties, casinosand nightclubs. Dean has been wowing and thrilling Neil Diamond fans and audiences for over a decade! Dean Colley and his Hot August Night band is the best Neil Diamond sound-alike and look-alike tribute act currently performing. Prepare to be rocked as this spectacular tribute of the legendary Neil Diamond brings you everything from the classic 60s to contemporary Neil Diamond hits.

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Presented by Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi. The timeless movie “White Christmas” comes to life onstage for the 2024 holiday season. IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS tells the story of a military veteran song-and-dance team putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn and falling head-over-heels for a stunning sister act in the process. This merry and bright holiday musical is full of dancing, laughter and features a dazzling score of well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, “White Christmas”. Don’t miss this uplifting, wholesome holiday musical guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Tickets are $33 for Adults, $28 for Seniors 60 & Above and Students and $22 for Children 12 and under. Please note there is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.  

One of SVCAC’s favorite performers returns for our annual Blue Christmas with Elvis concert! Having entertained the world over as the King of Rock and Roll, Raymond Michael once again brings his crazy stage antics and spot on impersonation of Elvis to our stage! Kick off the holiday season with a fun filled evening of classic Elvis hits mixed in with some holiday favorites. Great fun for the entire family! Tickets are $38 for Adults, $34 for Seniors & Students, and $32 for Children 12 & Under. Please note there is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.

Since their debut in 2000 THE LONG RUN – Experience The Eagles has earned its place among the top-drawing tribute acts in North America and is widely regarded as the finest Eagles tribute show working today. Hand-picked to perform the music of The Eagles by Mark Cuban’s & Ryan Seacrest’s network AXS-TV, their 90 minute live concert for the hit TV show “The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” was broadcast to millions of viewers across five continents. The show received the highest ratings in the series’ history resulting in an unprecedented two invitations to return in subsequent seasons for encore appearances. Simi Valley audiences are no strangers to TLR’s acoustic presentation. EAGLES UNPlugged is an intimate concert experience, performed with acoustic guitars and six voices in harmony. Filled with stories, playful banter and TLR’s uniquily-engaging personality the show is packed with beloved Eagles hits like “Take It Easy”, “Witchy Woman”, “Hotel California”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Life In The Fastlane”, “One Of These Nights”, “Take It To The Limit” and many, many more.

Tickets are $38 Adults, $34 Seniors 60 & Above and Students, $32 Children 12 & Under. Please Note: There is an additional $2 per ticket surcharge on all ticket sales both online or in person.