The Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (SBCLO) was a

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. SBCLO staged hundreds of performances in the

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, and later the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara before going

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. The company was founded by Paul Iannoccone and Elise Unruh in 1984 and continued to produce shows until filing for bankruptcy in 2001. SBCLO became the short-lived Musical Theater of Santa Barbara (MTSB) before finally discontinuing productions altogether.

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