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South Coast Repertory Announces Events from October 2017-January 2018
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
Here is the performance schedule for South Coast Repertory for the four-month period of October 2017-January 2018.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND to Dance Into Orange County with Festival Ballet Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
Festival Ballet Theatre will present Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice In Wonderland at Irvine Barclay Theatre on October 14-15, 2017.
Wilkommen! One More Productions presents CABARET
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
CABARET opens on September 28 at Garden Grove's historic GEM THEATRE presented by the award-winning One More Productions - one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies.
August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN Comes to South Coast Repertory
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean will continue South Coast Repertory's 2017-18 season. With quiet power and undeniable beauty, Gem of the Ocean transports audiences to 1904 Pittsburgh and tells a story that mixes legends from the past with notes of hope for the future. Kent Gash will direct Gem of the Ocean on the Segerstrom Stage, Oct 14-Nov. 11, 2017. Tickets are available at www.scr.org.
Disney Legend Richard Sherman to Perform for OCSA Students This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) students from the Musical Theater, Integrated Arts, Production & Design and Classical Voice conservatories as well as MONTAGE! have the unique opportunity to watch legendary songwriter Richard Sherman perform some of his notable music, and hear anecdotes about his time working with Walt Disney.
SCR Kicks Off Theatre for Young Audiences Season with ELLA ENCHANTED: The Musical
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2017
South Coast Repertory opens the 2017-18 Theatre for Young Audiences series with the popular Ella Enchanted: The Musical, Oct. 27-Nov.12. This play, based on the book by Gail Carson Levine, has been adapted for the stage by Karen Zacar as, with music by Deborah Wicks La Puma. Casey Stangl directs the enchanting musical on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Tickets are on sale now: www.scr.org.
Wilkommen! One More Productions presents CABARET
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2017
CABARET opens on September 28 at Garden Grove's historic GEM THEATRE presented by the award-winning One More Productions - one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies.
California State University, Fullerton's 2017—2018 Season Opens with FRANKENSTEIN
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2017
Cal State Fullerton's 2017-2018 season opens with Frankenstein based on the novel by Mary Shelley, adapted by Bruce Goodrich and directed by CSUF Professor Maria Cominis, which runs September 29-October 15, 2017 in the Young Theatre on campus. An electrifying new version of Frankenstein will keep audiences mesmerized by the sheer power of Mary Shelley's 19th century classic.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE Comes to Sierra Rep
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2017
Sierra Repertory Theatre is proud to present one of Tennessee Williams most highly regarded plays, The Glass Menagerie. It has been, and still is 'must see theatre.' This is a compelling story of an overbearing mother, her resentful son, her fragile daughter and the unsuspecting gentleman caller. Deeply complex themes of duty, love, abandonment, and self-deception are on high display here. What happens to a family when the dreams of one clash with the dreams of another?
Photo Flash: ONCE at South Coast Repertory
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2017
Once tells the story of a Dublin street musician about to abandon his dream when a beautiful woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to new heights, and their connection becomes more than an everyday romance. A captivating tale that will draw you in from the very first note.
Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth to Return to Segerstrom Center This Winter
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes Tony Award- and Emmy-winning performer Kristin Chenoweth for one-night-only on Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall.
Pacific Symphony Adds PINK MARTINI to 2017-18 Pops Season
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2017
Pink Martini is part big band, part classical ensemble, part salsa troupe and all fun! The energetic and enthusiastic "little orchestra" finds its musical inspiration from cultures around the world, easily jumping from genres like pop, jazz and classical to establish its own unique blend of music. Formed in Portland, Ore., the 12-member ensemble has been a popular favorite in many countries for more than a decade with its revitalization of vintage Big Band sound, in combination with 1940s jazz, cross-cultural rhythms and much more! Pink Martini will join Pacific Symphony musicians onstage for the third time since 2010, in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall as Richard Kaufman conducts.
Costa Mesa Playhouse Presents REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2017
The Costa Mesa Playhouse presents the second production of its 53rd season, Josefina Lopez's play about the Latina immigrant experience, "Real Women Have Curves," running September 8 through October 1, 2017.
Festival Ballet Theatre Announces Rare and Rousing Performances at GALA OF THE STARS
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
Festival Ballet Theatre Announces Rare and Rousing Performances From World-Renowned Ballet Dancers at the 10th Anniversary GALA OF THE STARS
OC-Centric New Play Festival to Open in Orange with FAIR and More
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017
Orange County's New Play Festival returns for a seventh year August 17-27 with three superb new plays written and directed by women. This event - which has been named Orange County's 'Best New Play Festival' by the OC WEEKLY - is the lone theatre festival fully producing new work from dramatists who live in or hail from Orange County.
Theatre Conservatory Students present INTO THE WOODS
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2017
South Coast Repertory's Summer Players will present the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods on the Julianne Argyros stage, directed by Hisa Takakuwa, with musical direction by Erin McNally. Performances by SCR's Theatre Conservatory students run Aug. 12-20; tickets are on sale now at www.scr.org. 
Multi-Award-Winning Musical ONCE Opens South Coast Repertory 54th Season
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2017
A testament to the transcendent power of love and music takes center stage as South Coast Repertory opens its 2017-18 season with the multi-award-winning Once. The musical-book by Enda Walsh; music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova-is based on John Carney's Academy Award-winning indie film of the same name. Kent Nicholson will direct Once on the Segerstrom Stage, Sept. 2-30, 2017. Tickets are available online at www.scr.org.
South Coast Repertory Announces August-November Line Up
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2017
South Coast Repertory lays out the performance schedule for South Coast Repertory for the four-month period of August-November 2017.
Woolly Mammoth's 38th Season Kicks Off with THE ARSONISTS
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2017
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces the first production of its 2017-2018 season, The Arsonists by Swiss playwright Max Frisch, in a new translation by Alistair Beaton, directed by Michael John Garces. The Arsonists will run from September 5 to October 8, 2017. The Arsonists is made possible by a generous grant from The Roy Cockrum Foundation.
Festival Ballet Theatre Announces Rare and Rousing Performances at GALA OF THE STARS
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2017
Festival Ballet Theatre Announces Rare and Rousing Performances From World-Renowned Ballet Dancers at the 10th Anniversary GALA OF THE STARS
OC-Centric New Play Festival to Open in Orange with FAIR and More
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017
Orange County's New Play Festival returns for a seventh year August 17-27 with three superb new plays written and directed by women. This event - which has been named Orange County's 'Best New Play Festival' by the OC WEEKLY - is the lone theatre festival fully producing new work from dramatists who live in or hail from Orange County.
Amanda McBroom and Ann Hampton Callaway to Kick Off Segerstrom Center's 2017-18 Cabaret Series
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2017
One word most wonderfully describes this extraordinary evening featuring two of the cabaret world's leading singers and songwriters: Divalicious. Segerstrom Center welcomes music divas Amanda McBroom and Ann Hampton Callaway as they help kick off the 2017-18 Cabaret Series celebrating classics from the Great American Songbook and also entertaining audiences with their own works. Pianist and acclaimed songwriter Michele Brourman accompanies the duo in these stunning nights of song and storytelling, October 5 - 7 in Samueli Theater.
DRACULA, Accompanied by Kronos Quartet, to Haunt Segerstrom Center
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Segerstrom Center for the Arts will co-present Tod Browning's 1931 film classic DRACULA starring Bela Lugosi with original music by Philip Glass performed live by the legendary composer at the piano, the Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet, with Michael Riesman directing from the keyboard.
2017 Laguna Art-A-Fair to Celebrate Art Starting This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2017
Laguna Art-A-Fair is one of the premier fine arts summer destinations in Southern California and has been for more than 50 years. Our artists invite you to Celebrate Art beginning June 30, 2017 with a full spectrum of unique original creations, affordable reproductions, art demonstrations, workshops, live music and excellent cuisine.
THE WEDDING SINGER to Play Gig at The Gem Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
THE WEDDING SINGER, opens on June 29 at Garden Grove's historic GEM THEATRE presented by the award-winning One More Productions - one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies.

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