Broadway Celebrates The Soraya at The Soraya

The Soraya Celebrates 30 Years Of Disney's ALADDIN With This Trio Of Events

March 08, 2023

A whole new world of Disney will be on full display this Spring as The Soraya presents a trio of family-friendly favorites beginning with Disney in Concert: Aladdin, 30th Anniversary on Sat, Mar 25 at 3pm. The film's composer, Alan Menken, takes the stage the following weekend and is then followed by two performances by multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga—the original voice of Aladdin's Princess Jasmine.

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BWW Interview: Megan Hilty on BROADWAY CELEBRATES THE SORAYA

April 25, 2022

The final event of The Soraya’s 10th Anniversary Celebration - Broadway Celebrates The Soraya - features Broadway stars Eden Espinosa, Joshua Henry and Megan Hilty, backed by Richard Kaufman and the CSUN Symphony April 30, 2022.  Megan was most gracious in finding time to answer a few of my queries.

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Megan Hilty, Eden Espinosa & Joshua Henry to Headline The Soraya's 10th Anniversary Celebration

April 07, 2022

Eden Espinosa, Joshua Henry, and Megan Hilty will raise the roof with a program specifically curated by The Soraya which include songs from the late Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George and Company, plus numbers from Wicked, Hamilton, Carousel, and more.

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Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Lead First of Five Free Events Opening the Soraya 2021-22 Season! 

October 04, 2021

The Soraya celebrates both its 10th Anniversary and Opening Night of the 2021-22 Season with a free performance—Grammy Award winner Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra performing his cross-border collaboration Fandango at the Wall.  

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The Soraya Announces November 2020 Online Offerings

November 05, 2020

Innovative and unique online programing continues through November at The Soraya with a month of performances and events that feature a lineup of some of today's finest performing artists.  Among the highlights include The Soraya's first collaboration with Southland Sessions: KCET and PBS SoCal—“A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt at The Soraya.”

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The Soraya Announces 2019/2020 Season Featuring Randy Newman's FAUST

April 26, 2019

Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2019-20 Season, which features a reconsideration of Randy Newman's musical Faust, in a concert format (May 9), an opening night recital with Itzhak Perlman accompanied by Rohan De Silva, piano (September 19), and a Beethoven 250th Birthday Celebration featuring six concerts beginning with Jonathan Biss, piano (October 15 & 16); other concerts include the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (November 13), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Principal Guest Conductor and Violin Soloist (January 24), Christian Tetzlaff, violin, with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (February 7), Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell (March 4) and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (March 25).

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LA Jewish Symphony Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New CD

February 05, 2019

In 1938, at the age of 33, Austrian composer Eric Zeisl and his wife fled the Nazi invasion of his home in Vienna for a new life in the United States. When he arrived in Los Angeles, Zeisl committed himself to applying his mastery of classical compositional technique to commemorating the destroyed Jewish European heritage. Now, in celebration of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony's 25th Anniversary, Albany Records has just released The Music of Eric Zeisl with the LAJS, conducted by Dr. Noreen Green.

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Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On 1776 THE MUSICAL at La Mirada

January 17, 2019

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary at the theatre) present the award-winning and revolutionary 1776 THE MUSICAL, with musical direction by Jeff Rizzo and directed & staged by Glenn Casale. 1776 THE MUSICAL will preview on Friday, January 11, 2019 (with a press opening on Saturday, January 12 at 8pm) and runs through Sunday, February 3, 2019 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

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Photo Coverage: Curtain Call And Press Night Celebration of 1776 THE MUSICAL At La Mirada

January 17, 2019

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary at the theatre) are thrilled to present the award-winning and revolutionary 1776 THE MUSICAL, with musical direction by Jeff Rizzo and directed & staged by Glenn Casale. 1776 THE MUSICAL will preview on Friday, January 11, 2019 (with a press opening on Saturday, January 12 at 8pm) and runs through Sunday, February 3, 2019 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.  

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Photo Flash: First Look at 1776 THE MUSICAL at La Mirada

January 12, 2019

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary at the theatre) present the award-winning and revolutionary 1776 THE MUSICAL, with musical direction by Jeff Rizzo and directed & staged by Glenn Casale. 1776 THE MUSICAL will preview on Friday, January 11, 2019 (with a press opening on Saturday, January 12 at 8pm) and runs through Sunday, February 3, 2019 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

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Damien Sneed Celebrates Dr. MLK Jr. At The Soraya

January 10, 2019

Breakout recording artist, Damien Sneed, will bring his brand of jazz and gospel music to The Soraya for an evening of We Shall Overcome A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Joining him for this musical tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King will be two of LA's leading gospel singers, Grammy Award-winner Erica Campbell and evangelist Markita Knight.

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The Soraya Celebrates the Holidays with the Canadian Brass and CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE

November 20, 2018

Canadian Brass are the grand masters of the holidays, crisscrossing the globe every December, bringing their hallmark gifts of virtuosity and old-fashioned fun. On Tuesday, December 11 at 8:00pm, they come to the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya). Beginning in 1970, Canadian Brass rescued these sometimes-overlooked instruments and placed them center stage. They have entered America's living rooms on The Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, and Sesame Street, and when they're back up north, they are called upon to perform for visiting heads of state by invitation of the Canadian government.

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Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018/19 Season

May 01, 2018

Continuing the momentum created with the current season launch of its Music Knows No Borders series, Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-19 Season, which features four world premieres, two American premieres, several of the world's greatest orchestras, innovative jazz programs, two tributes to Hollywood legends, Broadway classics plus artists from 18 different nations who will appear on stage at The Soraya next season.  New Subscription Series tickets will go on sale May 1, 2018.

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