The latest theatre news from Costa Mesa — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Air Supply will join Pacific Symphony at Great Park Live in Irvine for a July 4 concert featuring the duo's greatest hits performed with a full orchestra, patriotic favorites, and a fireworks finale marking America's 250th anniversary.
I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026.
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BroadwayWorld's new Producer Fantasy Game lets fans draft six Broadway shows and earn points from real box office grosses, awards, and weekly predictions.
You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s
South Coast Repertory announced Laura Benanti will perform her one-woman comedy show and Hershey Felder will hold a month-long residency with three productions as part of the theater's 2026-27 SCR Presents Series in Costa Mesa.
It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event.
A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS announced a 39-city U.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Monsters at La Jolla Playhouse.
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
Rose Center Theater has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of JEKYLL & HYDE, with Matt Bartosch leading as Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, alongside Melissa Cook and Kristin Caputo.
Newport Beach's restored Art Deco Lido Theater announced a live entertainment series featuring nationally touring comedians and concerts, with performers including David Spade, Billy Gardell, and Margaret Cho on the upcoming schedule.
StageMag, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
Rose Center Theater in Westminster, CA will present JEKYLL & HYDE, Frank Wildhorn's Broadway musical thriller, for a nine-performance run featuring songs including 'This Is the Moment' and 'Confrontation.
The North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK announced 26 new cities for its upcoming season, including stops in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Houston, after welcoming over 500,000 patrons since its launch.
The Return of Zoro is written by Andrew Pinon and Inspired by “The Curse of Capistrano” by Johnston McCulley.
Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D.
Pacific Symphony will present a multimedia America at 250 program featuring pianist Conrad Tao in Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and the West Coast premiere of AMERICAN MOSAIC, conducted by Alexander Shelley at Segerstrom Concert Hall.
All new photos have been released from the Opening Night of Fremont Ave.
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced a full North American tour route spanning over 25 cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, as the Broadway production hits 500 performances.
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
The North American Tour of Oh, Mary! has announced the dates and cities for its 2026-27 season.
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
Alchemy Theatre will present Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express at the Virginia De Land Theatre in Yorba Linda, CA, featuring Abel Miramontes as Hercule Poirot.
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Paper Wing Theatre (8/28-9/20) |
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Pokemon Night Out: Marshmello & Alison Wonderland Intuit Dome (10/24-10/24) |
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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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Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope (9/05-9/05) |
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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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TLC, Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue Toyota Pavilion at Concord (10/11-10/11) |
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Jagged Little Pill Paper Wing Theatre (7/17-8/09) |
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Back to the Future in Concert Great Park Live (8/01-8/01) |
