BWW Reviews: Coyote StageWorks Debuts in its New Home with the Howlingly Funny BUYER & CELLAR
Coyote StageWorks' BUYER & CELLAR is howlingly funny, brilliantly acted, and cleverly staged.
Costa Mesa Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Costa Mesa.
BWW Reviews: South Coast Rep Serves Up World Premiere of TOKYO FISH STORY
In playwright Kimber Lee's hushed yet absorbing sushi-making drama TOKYO FISH STORY---now having its World Premiere production at Costa Mesa's Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory through March 29---centuries of painstaking tradition are.
BWW Reviews: Jane Monheit Presents Stunning Tribute to Judy Garland
Any opportunity to catch two-time Grammy-nominated international jazz superstar and frequent favorite BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award-winner Jane Monheit bring her talents to a local venue outside of New York (and even nearby Los Angeles) is its own cause for celebration.
BWW Reviews: Desert Rose's THE DIVINE SISTER is Indeed Divine, Especially for Those who Love Oddball Comedy
Charles Busch's one-act comedy, THE DIVINE SISTER, appearing at the Desert Rose Playhouse, in Rancho Mirage, is a divine parody of nun movies and a zany comedy.
BWW Reviews: CVRep's Production of LA GRINGA Features Superb Acting, Directing, and Production, but the Script is Weak
CVRep's new production of LA GRINGA is brilliantly acted and brilliantly directed.
BWW Reviews: Desert Theatreworks' NUNSENSE: THE MEGA-MUSICAL is Silly, Irreverent, and Lots of Fun
Desert Theatreworks (DTW), one of the Coachella Valley's nonprofit theatre companies, is presenting the hilarious musical comedy, NUNSENSE: THE MEGA-MUSICAL.
BWW Reviews: MEMPHIS at Fox PAC has Great Singing and Dancing but Something is Missing
The national tour of MEMPHIS features superb choreography and musical direction, as well as top-notch singing, dancing, and acting by the supporting case.
BWW Reviews: Tony Winner John Lloyd Young Croons in OC Valentines Concert
For John Lloyd Young's special Valentine's weekend cabaret concert titled 'My Turn'---which continues at the Samueli Theater on the campus of Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts through February 14---the Tony Award-winning star of JERSEY BOYS presented an hour-long set of love songs, both
BWW Reviews: Cathy Rigby Leads 3-DT's Fun-Filled SEUSSICAL Musical
A charming, fun-filled musical comedy performed with cheery, infectious gusto, 3-D Theatricals' top-notch regional production of SEUSSICAL - THE MUSICAL is a laugh-out-loud, smile-a-minute spectacular for all ages! Featuring Cathy Rigby reprising her Broadway/National Tour role as The Cat In The Hat
BWW Reviews: Stage Adaptation of DIRTY DANCING Makes O.C. Debut
Of the multitude of recent film-to-stage adaptations that have risen from the video dust bin to breathe new life in a different guise, the stage version of DIRTY DANCING---whose first national tour is now gyrating inside Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts through February 15---is by far one
BWW Reviews: Chance Theater's LOCH NESS, a new musical is Pure Magic
There was a moment in Chance Theater's LOCH NESS, a new musical, when I realized I had fallen completely in love with it; when everything suddenly came together in the most wonderful of ways - the glow of the lighting on a handful of heart wide open actors, the lyrical swell of their singing voices
BWW Reviews: Kneehigh's TRISTAN AND YSEULT Amuses at South Coast Rep
The second you take your seat to experience Kneehigh's dazzlingly unorthodox adaptation of the classic doomed romance TRISTAN AND YSEULT at South Coast Repertory, you know for sure you're in for---well, as the folks in Monty Python would say---something completely different.
BWW Reviews: Chemistry Counts in MURDER FOR TWO
This two-man tour de force musical comedy mystery is killing it on stage at The Old Globe in San Diego - or, rather, it's killing someone - and that someone is none other than Great American Novelist, Arthur Whitney.
BWW Reviews: HAVING OUR SAY is Another Brilliant CVRep Production
The Coachella Valley Reportory Theatre has scored a coup with HAVING OUR SAY.
BWW Reviews: Postmodern Jukebox Entertains in their O.C. Debut Concert
There is a very good possibility that many of you have seen or heard of the terrific musical collective known as Postmodern Jukebox across one or more of your preferred social media platforms.
BWW Reviews: Desert Rose Presents a Moving Production of LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!
The Desert Rose Playhouse's production of Terrence McNally's LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! is moving and absorbing.
BWW Reviews: Hal Holbrook Mesmerizes the Fox PAC's Audience in Riverside with his One-Man Show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!
Hal Holbrook presented his iconic one-man show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! , appeared at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center for one show on Saturday, January 17th.
BWW Reviews: Desert Theatreworks' LOST IN YONKERS Deserves To Be Found by Audiences
Desert Theatreworks, a nonprofit theatre company in Palm Desert, has served up a delectable production of Neil Simon's LOST IN YONKERS, at the Joslyn Center's Arthur Newman Theatre.
BWW Reviews: A Triumphant BILLY ELLIOT Comes to La Mirada Theatre
The ensemble effort of La Mirada Theatre/McCoy Rigby's cast of BILLY ELLIOT is an extraordinary accomplishment and especially resonant in a musical that is all about solidarity and overcoming the odds.
BWW Reviews: SCR Stages Captivating Post-Civil War Drama THE WHIPPING MAN
In South Coast Repertory's excellent new production of Matthew Lopez's captivating play THE WHIPPING MAN---now playing at the Tony Award-winning Costa Mesa theater through January 25---an internal, theological tug-of-war is brewing just as the Civil War has come to an end.
BWW Review: Stimulate Your Creativity with FOR YOU by Maggie Lynch
Like many of us, I love words…and I love to lose myself in a good book.
BWW Reviews: Everybody Say Yeah to the Delightful KINKY BOOTS Tour
When it comes to film-to-stage adaptations, the sassy, Tony Award-winning Best Musical KINKY BOOTS---whose touring company is now on stage at Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through January 11---is that rare phenomenon we all wish would happen more often: a stage show th
BWW Reviews: A Sweet Cocker Spaniel Angel Finds Courage in TWO WORLDS TOGETHER
In Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, an angel in training named Clarence comes back to earth to earn his wings by helping one man recognize his value in the world.
BWW Review: Winter Wonderful!! Live It Up Productions' ROCKIN' THE HOLIDAYS at The Desert Breezes Resort Is Holi-Dazzling!
Move Over Radio City! Stand aside all you Las Vegas Production Shows!! Live It Up Productions' ROCKIN THE HOLIDAYS, playing now through December 28 at the JW Marriott Desert Breezes in Palm Desert, is the DEFINITIVE holiday extravaganza - and well worth the drive in from San Diego, Los Angeles and a
BWW Reviews: DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY Serves Hilarity with Her Fantastic Plastic
Filled to the (vacuum-sealed) brim with naughty one-liners and blush-worthy double entendres, DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY is a one-woman comedy laugh-fest cleverly disguised as the most outlandish Tupperware party you'll ever experience.
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Elton Dom: The Young Elton Experience Rose Center Theater (10/16-10/18) |
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Holiday Classics: Grieg’s Piano Concerto Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (12/03-12/05) |
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Shelley Conducts Nixon in China Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/08-4/13) |
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Sci-Fi Showdown: A Galactic Journey Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (5/07-5/08) |
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Sanctuary, a feature-length documentary by Autumn McAlpin and Vienna Boyes Soka Performing Arts Center (10/16-10/16) |
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Idina Menzel Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (11/06-11/07) |
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The Music of Bond, James Bond Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/16-4/17) |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot (12/04-12/20) |
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Nobu Plays Rachmaninoff's Mighty Third Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (11/19-11/21) |
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Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (1/30-1/30) |
