BWW Reviews: THE PRODUCERS - Another Big Hit for 3-D Theatricals
If life really is about not taking anything too seriously, as Mel Brooks would have us believe, then do yourself a favor and see 3DT's production of The Producers.
Costa Mesa Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Costa Mesa.
BWW Reviews: Dark Comedy GOD OF CARNAGE Slays in La Mirada
To borrow a tagline from the long-running reality TV series 'The Real World,' the wickedly amusing GOD OF CARNAGE shows exactly 'what happens when people stop being polite.
BWW Reviews: LET'S MISBEHAVE: The Music and Lyrics of Cole Porter
International City Theatre opened its 29th season this past weekend with the California premiere of LET'S MISBEHAVE: The Music and Lyrics of Cole Porter.
BWW Reviews: Theatre Out Stages Impressive OC Premiere of BARE - THE MUSICAL
Still emotionally resonant more than a decade later, BARE - THE MUSICAL---the angst-fueled, hyper-melodramatic 'pop opera' written by Jon Hartmere Jr.
BWW Reviews: Winsome TRUDY AND MAX IN LOVE Debuts at South Coast Rep
In her terrific new play TRUDY AND MAX IN LOVE---now having its World Premiere performances at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through January 29---writer-actress Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks) puts an engaging millennial spin on the typical cute-boy-meets-cute-girl story.
BWW Reviews: Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM Tent Rises in Irvine's Great Park
Whimsical, poetic, and surprisingly clever, TOTEM---the latest touring Cirque du Soleil spectacular to hit Southern California---is currently performing under a large tent erected at the Orange County Great Park's Festival Site through December 29 (the traveling troupe of 46 will then move to the Sa
BWW Reviews: THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS, THE MUSICAL! Hysterically Parodies the Best Loved Musicals of All Time
In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim - and they all deal with the same classic melodrama plot - 'I can't pay the rent!' George
BWW Reviews: MTW Brings Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to Life in Long Beach
While watching the opening night performance of Musical Theatre West's lively (haha) regional premiere of Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, something struck me almost immediately: I'm laughing hysterically.
BWW Reviews: Like a Dangerous Peep Show, Strindberg's CREDITORS Exposes the Raw Nerve and Vulnerability of Love, Lust and Revenge
David Trainer directs the Los Angeles Premiere of David Greig's celebrated new version of August Strindberg's psychological thriller CREDITORS, a co-production between two of the city's most respected theaters, the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and The New American Theatre.
BWW Reviews: High-Flying, Adored Revival of EVITA Hits Hollywood
In one of this season's most pleasantly stunning surprises, the latest Broadway iteration of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's grand stage musical EVITA has arrived in Southern California at the beautiful Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (its three-week L.
BWW Reviews: SCR's Splendid 4000 MILES Stirs Deep Emotions
Funny, intelligent, and profoundly moving, Amy Herzog's play 4000 MILES---now on stage at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through November 17---is a bittersweet, emotionally rich play filled with heart-tugging situations and amusing true-to-life moments between a grandmother and her grandson.
BWW Reviews: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Makes Exquisite Return to OC
On the evening of October 11, Peters made an exquisite concert return to the OC accompanied by an incredible mini-orchestra helmed by longtime musical director Marvin Laird, which kicked off Segertrom Center for the Arts' 2013-2014 Cabaret series.
BWW Reviews: Webber's Touring WIZARD OF OZ Touches Down in L.A.
What do you do for an updated stage adaptation of arguably one of cinema's much-beloved motion pictures of all time? Well for theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and director Jeremy Sams, you populate the show with over-the-top, more cartoonish characters and snarky, audience-winking dialogue.
BWW Reviews: 3-D Theatricals Offers Up a Gorgeous FUNNY GIRL, Ends 9/29
Woo-Hoo! Thanks to OC's 3-D Theatricals, Southern California wasn't deprived of a revival of FUNNY GIRL after all.
BWW Reviews: Tony-Winning ANYTHING GOES Revival Is The Tops in O.C.
After almost a year of touring North America, the Roundabout Theatre Company's buoyant Tony Award-winning revival of ANYTHING GOES has finally docked its madcap ship of lunatics at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for a shamefully-short one-week engagement through September 29.
BWW Reviews: SCR Opens 50th Season with Revival of DEATH OF A SALESMAN
To kickstart its 50th Season, Orange County's Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory is presenting a newly-envisioned local revival of the classic 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play DEATH OF A SALESMAN, featuring an outstanding performance by veteran stage and screen actor Charlie Robinson in the ti
BWW Reviews: Kristin Chenoweth Dazzles in First Solo Concert at Hollywood Bowl
Broadway, Film and TV phenomenon Kristin Chenoweth's first solo concerts at the Hollywood Bowl was, as expected, nothing short of spectacular.
BWW Reviews: WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES Addresses the He Said/She Said of Modern Relationships
It's a wonder that any modern relationships can survive the two-dimensional world of online dating.
BWW Reviews: OC's 3-D Theatricals Amps Up the Funny in SHREK - THE MUSICAL
Leave it to the ultra-talented, uber-enthusiastic folks at 3-D Theatricals to take an okay-ha-ha show into an OMFG-that-was-super-hella-funny triumph of whimsy and heart.
BWW Reviews: Barks, Simpson, Moyer, Lawless Headline Shields-Helmed CHICAGO at the Hollywood Bowl
The world-famous Hollywood Bowl's annual concert presentation of a Broadway musical is CHICAGO this year, directed by actress Brook Shields and features an all-star cast that includes Samantha Barks, Ashlee Simpson, Stephen Moyer, and Lucy Lawless.
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Elton Dom: The Young Elton Experience Rose Center Theater (10/16-10/18) |
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Cody Fry Christmas Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (12/18-12/19) |
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Bonnie & Clyde The Laguna Playhouse (6/09-7/04) |
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Shelley Conducts The Sorcerer's Apprentice & Strauss Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (10/22-10/25) |
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Shelley Conducts John Williams and The Planets Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (5/20-5/23) |
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Candlelight: 90s Unplugged at Lido Theater The Lido Theatre (12/06-12/06) |
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The Music of Bond, James Bond Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/16-4/17) |
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UB40 Fred Kavli Theatre (10/25-10/25) |
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Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (1/30-1/30) |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot (12/04-12/20) |
