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South Coast Repertory introduce the theatre's American Icon series with one of the most impactful plays of the 20th century—A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.

The Rose Center Theater has announced that after its record breaking and sold out run, Disney & Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins will make its return to the Rose this holiday season!

South Coast Repertory announces the world premiere of 'Galilee, 34' by Eleanor Burgess. This insightful play explores the lives of Jesus' followers after the crucifixion.

The first theatrical production of the Fall 2023 Theatre & Dance Season, “Let the Right One In,” begins October 6, 2023, and runs through November 4, in the Hallberg Theatre on campus.

Vanguard University's highly acclaimed and award-winning department of theatre arts will present a fresh adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, As You Like It. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Discover a groundbreaking exhibition at UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology, featuring innovative multisensory media art installations that aim to broaden access through disability innovation. Explore the work of artists Meesh Fradkin, Carmen Papalia, Josephine Sales, Andy Slater, and Olivia Ting.

Rock, Paper, Scissors is Back at Segerstrom Center for the Arts! Catch the exciting return of this interactive and family-friendly show. Contact Segerstrom Center for the Arts for more information.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer, choreographer, actress, author, curator and designer, Tiler Peck, with her new self-directed show, Turn it Out with Tiler Peck and Friends. Learn more about the show and how to attend here!

On Saturday, September 9th, the Land of Oz illuminated Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach at Celebration of Global Friendships: Emerald City. The Oz-inspired soiree benefited Mission Plasticos, a local nonprofit that provides free reconstructive surgery through a team of board-certified volunteer surgeons to those who need it most throughout the world. Check out photos here!

Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, will present a staged reading of a brand new play to close out our 2023 OTR New Works Series.

Pacific Chorale launches its 56th season with Voices of Light / The Passion of Joan of Arc, a spectacular evening of music and film on Saturday, October 7, 2023, 7:30 pm. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!

This past weekend, on a sunny afternoon, September 10, 2023, the Rose Center Theater in Orange County graced audiences with a captivating performance of Man of La Mancha. This classic Broadway masterpiece has been weaving its magic for generations, and as the curtains opened and the first note of the overture began to play, the audience was transported into a realm of dreams, illusions, and unwavering determination.

One of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades, Chris Botti, comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts to perform for one memorable night, April 13, 2024. Learn more about the concert here!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced the 10th anniversary of the Disney Musicals in Schools program in partnership with Disney Theatrical Group. Learn more about the partnership here!

Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts has announced full casting for the First National Tour of Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations, coming to Segerstrom Hall for two weeks, from October 17-29, 2023. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents It’s Okay to Be Different, a production based on Todd Parr’s three books: It’s Okay to Be Different, The Earth Book, and This is My Hair. Learn more about this new show here!

GRAMMY-award winning vocalist Catherine Russell is set to embark on another musical journey through the West Coast as she continues to tour her latest album Send For Me.

This is when I had the best idea that I honestly should probably trademark. Welcome to what I call “Crusty Days.” 

Funny, impactful and moving, A Noise Within’s delightful yet deeply resonant production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is set to open on October 14. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents a charming and humorous cabaret offering, Forbidden Broadway, coming this November 16-18, 2023 as part of the Center's Cabaret Series in Samueli Theater. Learn more about the show here!

CASA 0101 Theater will perform the World Premiere production of Founding Artistic Director, JOSEFINA LOPEZ’S QUEEN OF THE RUMBA, A Play With Dance, directed by Corky Dominguez starring actresses, Paloma Morales (as Alicia Parlá) and Angel Juarez (Young Alicia Parlá), in the titular character of the play.

In this beloved 70s throwback, Tony Manero, a nineteen-year-old Brooklynite paint store clerk, spends his weekends at a local disco, where he moonlights as the king of the dance floor. When he and mesmerizing dancer Stephanie enter a dance competition, the pair’s professional partnership blossoms into a deep friendship, and challenges both to reflect on what’s important in life amidst rising social tensions and disillusionment. 

Segerstrom Center for the Arts invites you to relive a cult classic phenomenon like never before. Grab your fellow wild and untamed things and join in on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza for a movie screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

American Ballet Theatre presents the North American Premiere of Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from April 11 to 14, 2024. Inspired by the writings of 20th century modernist author Virginia Woolf, Woolf Works marks American Ballet Theatre's first full-length production by McGregor, featuring a luminous original score by Max Richter.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents two exquisite chamber music concerts this Fall as part of its Chamber Music Series. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!