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South Coast Rep Presents JUNIE B. JONES and A LITTLE MONKEY BUSINESS, 11/6 thru 11/22
by Blair Ingenthron - October 19, 2009
South Coast Repertory will present Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business as part of its Theatre for Young Audience series Nov. 6 - 22 on the Julianne Argyros stage. Directed by Casey Stangl, with book, music and lyrics by Joan Cushing, the musical is based on the second in Park's Junie B. Jones series. Low-priced previews are available from Nov. 6 -13. Opening day is Nov. 14.
OCPAC offers $20 Front Row Seats to RENT Tour, 10/20-10/25
by Michael L. Quintos - October 19, 2009
Seats in the front two rows of the orchestra will be made available for just $20 for every performance of RENT: The Broadway Tour, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Award-winning musical, at the Orange County Performing Arts Center October 20 - 25. The $20 tickets go on sale at the Center's Box Office on the day of each performance only, two hours prior to the show and are available to anyone, cash only, with a limit of two tickets per person. The tickets will be distributed two hours before curtain on a first-come, first-served basis to those in line. The available seats are in two rows of chairs that have been set in front of the first rows of the house.
South Coast Repertory premieres THE HAPPY ONES, October 2 - 18
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2009
Orange County, California, 1975. For Walter Wells, it's the happiest place on earth. He has a beautiful wife. Two great kids. A house with a pool. Contentment. Until fate strikes a devastating blow, leaving Walter with no reason to put the pieces of his life back together. He resists attempts to help, especially the unexpected - and unwanted - offer from a Vietnamese refugee named Bao Ngo, who bears his own sadness. Then, across a cultural divide, Walter and Bao find a game to share, a song, a meal and then a way back in this uplifting - and surprisingly funny - new play by a rising star in American theatre.
National Tour Of Monty Python's SPAMALOT Set To Close In Costa Mesa CA 10/18
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2009
The record breaking National Tour of Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will close in Costa Mesa CA on October 18th. The musical's tour will have played 1408 performances over 101 separate engagements throughout North America, to an audience estimated at nearly 3.6 million people.
REVIEW: Good Knight and Goodbye, SPAMALOT! (Tour Ends 10/18)
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2009
REVIEW: If you have not had any prior or much exposure to the absurdist comedy of Monty Python before, don't fear (or, worse, soil your pants and run away). Not knowing anything from their decades-long catalog of shtick will not prevent you from enjoying MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, one of the funniest musicals ever to grace the main stage of the Orange County Performing Arts Center. But it helps. (The tour ends October 18).
SPAMALOT National Tour Bids Farewell and Good 'Knight' in Costa Mesa, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2009
The legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail will be told for the last time Sunday, October 18th, 2009 in Costa Mesa. Monty Python's Spamalot, the 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will end its reign on the road.
REVIEW: Good Knight and Goodbye, SPAMALOT! (Tour Ends 10/18)
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2009
REVIEW: If you have not had any prior or much exposure to the absurdist comedy of Monty Python before, don't fear (or, worse, soil your pants and run away). Not knowing anything from their decades-long catalog of shtick will not prevent you from enjoying MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, one of the funniest musicals ever to grace the main stage of the Orange County Performing Arts Center. But it helps. (The tour ends October 18).
REVIEW: Good Knight and Goodbye, SPAMALOT! (Tour Ends 10/18)
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2009
REVIEW: If you have not had any prior or much exposure to the absurdist comedy of Monty Python before, don't fear (or, worse, soil your pants and run away). Not knowing anything from their decades-long catalog of shtick will not prevent you from enjoying MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, one of the funniest musicals ever to grace the main stage of the Orange County Performing Arts Center. But it helps. (The tour ends October 18).
BWW INTERVIEWS: SPAMALOT Cast Celebrate Final Tour Stop Oct. 6 - 18 in the O.C.
by Michael L. Quintos - October 15, 2009
The 'Bright Side of Life' will light up for just two more weeks as The Tony and Grammy Award-winning MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT makes its final stop (after an almost four year national tour run) at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on October 6 - 18. As a special closing treat, John O' Hurley (TV's Seinfeld, Dancing with the Stars, and Family Feud) will reprise the role of King Arthur for its final set of performances. Orange County correspondent Michael Lawrence Quintos recently spoke with cast members Paula Wise and Christopher Gurr about their long, soon-to-end journey with the hilarious musical comedy.
REVIEW: Patti LuPone performs with Orange County's Pacific Symphony
by Michael L. Quintos - October 15, 2009
With Rob Fisher behind the podium conducting the Pacific Symphony, LuPone takes the audience for a ride through her musical theater past. As the show's title Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda suggests, the evening's selections are from musicals she either auditioned for, shows she thinks she could/should have starred in, or-as in the case of Evita-shows that made her the star she is today.
REVIEW: Good Knight and Goodbye, SPAMALOT! (Tour Ends 10/18)
by Michael L. Quintos - October 15, 2009
REVIEW: If you have not had any prior or much exposure to the absurdist comedy of Monty Python before, don't fear (or, worse, soil your pants and run away). Not knowing anything from their decades-long catalog of shtick will not prevent you from enjoying MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, one of the funniest musicals ever to grace the main stage of the Orange County Performing Arts Center. But it helps. (The tour ends October 18).
Discounted Tickets Available for Exclusive WICKED Fundraiser, Oct.15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2009
Due to the enormous demand from fans of Wicked (both the book and musical), The Muckenthaler Cultural Center will be releasing 50 seats at a discounted price of $75 each for the exclusive Wicked VIP fundraiser on Thursday, October 15, at 7:00 p.m., featuring an exclusive appearance by Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel Wicked, and a special performance by Megan Hilty, reprising her role as Glinda, with Broadway guests singing favorite songs from the Tony® Award-winning musical inspired by the book. This will be Gregory Maguire's only appearance in California this year.
Megan Hilty and author Gregory Maguire Bring WICKED to the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Oct.15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2009
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, will host a special VIP event on Thursday, October 15, at 7:00 p.m., featuring an exclusive appearance by Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel WICKED, and a special performance by Megan Hilty, reprising her role as Glinda, with Broadway guests singing favorite songs from the Tony® Award-winning musical inspired by the book. This will be Gregory Maguire's only appearance in California this year. The "Wicked" event is a VIP pre-party for the Center's Third Annual Moonlight Masquerade Gala, presented by Salon Lujon Day Spa and Colette's Catering, to be held on Sunday, October 25, at 5 p.m. The $150 ticket will get you into both events. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Muckenthaler Cultural Center's educational programs, which serve all of Orange County.
South Coast Rep and Philharmonic Society Present FALLING LEAVES, 11/17
by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2009
South Coast Repertory and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present a staged reading of Adeline Yen Mah's play Falling Leaves, based on her best-selling book Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
SPAMALOT National Tour Bids Farewell and Good 'Knight' in Costa Mesa, 10/18
by Jessica Lewis - October 13, 2009
The legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail will be told for the last time Sunday, October 18th, 2009 in Costa Mesa. Monty Python's Spamalot, the 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will end its reign on the road.
Discounted Tickets Available for Exclusive WICKED Fundraiser, Oct.15
by Michael L. Quintos - October 12, 2009
Due to the enormous demand from fans of Wicked (both the book and musical), The Muckenthaler Cultural Center will be releasing 50 seats at a discounted price of $75 each for the exclusive Wicked VIP fundraiser on Thursday, October 15, at 7:00 p.m., featuring an exclusive appearance by Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel Wicked, and a special performance by Megan Hilty, reprising her role as Glinda, with Broadway guests singing favorite songs from the Tony® Award-winning musical inspired by the book. This will be Gregory Maguire's only appearance in California this year.
REVIEW: Christine Ebersole Amazes in Cabaret Series Opener at OCPAC
by Michael L. Quintos - October 12, 2009
COSTA MESA, CA-There is a good reason the Broadway community has given this accomplished chanteuse two-yes TWO-Tony® Awards: she is just that good. In her four-night return engagement to the Orange County Performing Arts Center (Oct. 8-11), Christine Ebersole performs a beautifully-packaged cabaret act that is an excellent showcase for her musical talents. The intimate Samueli Theater provides a exquisite backdrop for her trip down the landscape of jazz standards and lesser known gems from the Great American Songbook. Within the span of 70+ minutes, she gives the audience a healthy sampling of her musical, comedic and dramatic gifts.
Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp in RENT Tour in Orange County, Oct. 20-25
by Michael L. Quintos - October 11, 2009
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in RENT: The Broadway Tour, when it visits the Orange County Performing Arts Center for a special one-week only engagement October 20 - 25.
OCPAC Presents Two-Time Tony® Award Winner Christine Ebersole in Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2009
In an exclusive Southern California engagement, award-winning chanteuse, actress and comedienne Christine Ebersole returns to the Orange County Performing Arts Center for her third visit October 8 ? 11 in the intimate Samueli Theater to open the 2009-2010 Cabaret Series. Ebersole has enchanted audiences throughout her performing career ? from the Broadway stage to television series and specials, films, concert appearances, and recordings ? with her amazing voice, endearing personality and vast repertoire of ballads, jazz, pop, torch, opera, swing and country.
Groener, McGrath, Scalera & More Star In Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER At SCR 9/11-10/11
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2009
South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2009-10 Season with Putting It Together, a compilation of Stephen Sondheim songs, that the composer put together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, creating a narrative set at a cocktail party in an elegant Manhattan condo. The non-traditional musical, led by Broadway and television star Harry Groener, has a cast of five (a glamorous but slightly jaded couple, a starry-eyed younger couple and a savvy observer) who sing more than 30 songs that reflect their lives, lifestyles and moods of the moment. Some of the songs will be familiar, some less so, a few were even cut from their original musical scores, but they are all sophisticated, smart and drop-dead droll. All, in other words, Sondheim.
Patti LuPone Performs with Pacific Symphony, Oct. 8 - 10
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2009
One of Broadway's brightest stars, Tony Award-winning musical force PATTI LUPONE, opens Pacific Symphony's 2009-2010 Pops season with a salute to the Great White Way as well as a tribute to screen legend Audrey Hepburn. Performances are in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, October 8 - 10.
OCPAC Presents Two-Time Tony® Award Winner Christine Ebersole in Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2009
In an exclusive Southern California engagement, award-winning chanteuse, actress and comedienne Christine Ebersole returns to the Orange County Performing Arts Center for her third visit October 8 ? 11 in the intimate Samueli Theater to open the 2009-2010 Cabaret Series. Ebersole has enchanted audiences throughout her performing career ? from the Broadway stage to television series and specials, films, concert appearances, and recordings ? with her amazing voice, endearing personality and vast repertoire of ballads, jazz, pop, torch, opera, swing and country.
OCPAC Presents Two-Time Tony® Award Winner Christine Ebersole in Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2009
In an exclusive Southern California engagement, award-winning chanteuse, actress and comedienne Christine Ebersole returns to the Orange County Performing Arts Center for her third visit October 8 ? 11 in the intimate Samueli Theater to open the 2009-2010 Cabaret Series. Ebersole has enchanted audiences throughout her performing career ? from the Broadway stage to television series and specials, films, concert appearances, and recordings ? with her amazing voice, endearing personality and vast repertoire of ballads, jazz, pop, torch, opera, swing and country.
Patti LuPone Performs with Pacific Symphony, Oct. 8 - 10
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2009
One of Broadway's brightest stars, Tony Award-winning musical force PATTI LUPONE, opens Pacific Symphony's 2009-2010 Pops season with a salute to the Great White Way as well as a tribute to screen legend Audrey Hepburn. Performances are in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, October 8 - 10.

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