Preview: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ECHO at Laguna Hills Mall
A look at Cirque du Soleil's newest touring show, ECHO (playing in Laguna Hills May 23 through June 29), which features a high-tech, moving 'cube' to act as a background and acrobatic launch pad.
Costa Mesa Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Costa Mesa from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST North American Tour Find Full Cast
The full cast has been announced for the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
South Coast Repertory Reveals 2025/26 Season
South Coast Repertory has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the return of Million Dollar Quartet, the milestone 45th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and more.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST- A WILDE NEW MUSICAL World Premiere Set for At American Coast Theater Company
American Coast Theater Company has announced the Orange County premiere of The Importance of Being Earnest: A Wilde New Musical, with music by Bret Simmons and book/lyrics by David Howard, a fresh and spirited adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy.
Pacific Symphony To Present CATHEDRALS OF SOUND In Memory Of The Late William J. Gillespie
Pacific Symphony will present 'Cathedrals of Sound' - a transcendent musical journey created in collaboration with the Norbertine Fathers of St.
Pacific Symphony Reveals Five Concert Line Up For SUMMERFEST 2025
The ultimate outdoor concert experience is back for a second season at the Great Park Live amphitheater, continuing a beloved tradition of Orange County summers filled with awe-inspiring sunsets, orchestral music, delicious food, wine and splendid weather.
Rose Center Theater To Host SOMETHING ROTTEN! Gala Performance
The Rose Center Theater will present a highly anticipated Gala Performance of Something Rotten! on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Hits The Stage At Rose Center Theater
What happens when two desperate playwrights try to outshine Shakespeare by inventing the musical? Total theatrical mayhem-and a whole lot of laughter.
Colette Gregory BLACK BEST FRIEND To Steppenwolf's Lookout Series In June
The award-winning multi-hyphenate artist Colette Gregory returns to her Chicago home with her acclaimed one-woman show, Black Best Friend, as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut series June 12-14, 2025.
South Coast Repertory Reveals Casts, Creative Teams For 27th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival Readings
South Coast Repertory has announced the casts and creative teams for its renowned Pacific Playwrights Festival.
Contest: Win Two Tickets & More To THE GREAT GATSBY On Broadway
Win a pair of tickets to any weekday performance of The Great Gatsby on Broadway starring Ryan McCartan, Sarah Hyland plus a $145 merch bundle, and more.
4th Annual OC Theatre Guild Awards Celebrate Orange County's Theatre Scene
On Monday night, the Orange County theater community gathered once again to celebrate excellence in live performance at the 4th Annual OC Theatre Guild Awards.
Pacific Symphony 2025-26 Pops Series Announced
Pacific Symphony invites audiences to experience seven fun-filled, high-energy concerts at the 2025-26 Pops Series, underwritten by the Sharon J.
Review: Omigod! LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL Is a Winner at La Mirada
Filled with catchy, pop-infused songs, engaging characters, vibrant choreography, and a not-so-subtle message of female empowerment and self-confidence, LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL is back in SoCal in a brand new, awesomely-entertaining, Broadway-caliber regional production at the La Mirada Theatre
ORDINARY DAYS to be Presented at The GEM Theatre This Spring
One More Productions at The GEM Theatre will present the musical, ORDINARY DAYS! Directed and Musically Directed by Damien Lorton, this production will run in May.
Review: Tony Award-Winning Musical HAMILTON Returns to OC's Segerstrom Center
Now ten years old, HAMILTON—which was birthed during a more welcoming time when such a creative, innovative endeavor felt like a step in necessary progress—still lives up to its initial hype, but also now feels more groundbreaking and particularly poignant than ever before.
THESE SHINING LIVES to be Presented by The Curtis Theatre And Begins And Ends With 'A' Productions
The Curtis Theatre and Begins and Ends with 'A' Productions will present 'These Shining Lives,' written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Amanda Hallman.
Review: A FABULOUS 50TH Celebrates CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE Golden Anniversary
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of two groundbreaking, iconic musicals CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in association with Spot-On Entertainment presented a one-nigh-only star-studded concert featuring the music of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Marvin Hamlisch.
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Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes OC Cabaret Debut at Segerstrom Center
With a notable career that spans stage and screen, musically-gifted actor Cheyenne Jackson delivered a wonderfully charming, wickedly hilarious OC solo debut set during his three-night run at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theatre from April 10-12, 2025.
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!
Poignant, hopeful, sardonic, jubilant, and hilariously wicked, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! is a brilliant new World Premiere play that revels in its eccentricity yet, thankfully, doesn't quite shield you from genuine, gut-wrenching emotions that tug at your heart strings.
Catalina Museum Announces The 38th Annual Avalon Silent Film Showcase
The Catalina Museum for Art & History will present the 38th Annual Avalon Silent Film Showcase, one of the longest-running celebrations of silent film in the world.
FREMONT AVE. By Reggie D. White To Have World Premiere a South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory has announced two of the country's most prestigious regional theatres are coming to together to produce the world premiere of Fremont Ave.
World Premiere of THE STAIRCASE Comes to South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory will bring the singularly unique voice of Hawaiian playwright Noa Gardner to theatregoers with the world premiere of The Staircase.
Final Round Voting Open for 2nd Annual Ultimate Best Musical Broadway Bracket
Voting for the final round of BroadwayWorld's Best Musical 2025 Bracket is now open.
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Back to the Future in Concert Great Park Live (8/01-8/01) |
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Jagged Little Pill Paper Wing Theatre (7/17-8/09) |
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Gorillaz Oakland Arena (10/28-10/28) |
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Marco Antonio Solis Long Beach Amphitheater (10/04-10/04) |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station Pacific Amphitheatre (8/29-8/29) |
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Music of ABBA: ARRIVAL from Sweden Great Park Live (8/22-8/22) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) The Grove (10/18-10/18) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Rose Center Theater (7/31-8/02) |
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SWEENEY TODD The GEM Theatre (8/20-9/27) |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn Grove of Anahaim (10/10-10/10) |