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The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach has announced its newest off-site exhibition, “Harboring Community: Ships of the 20th Century in Southern California,” is now on display through September 29, 2025, at foaSouth.

On Sunday, July 13, 2025, the Festival of Arts F brings together Family Art Day and the Junior Art Award Ceremony for a day that's sure to make a splash.

South Coast Repertory has announced the world premiere of Eat Me by Talene Monahon will join the 2025/26 season schedule.

Axis Theater is one of the first companies in years to bring Rock of Ages-a high-energy, fan-favorite musical-back to local Orange County audiences.

Pacific Symphony will ring in the SummerFest season with the ultimate summer party on July 4 - with fireworks! Learn more about the series here and see how to purchase tickets.

Visit Laguna Beach has announced the return of Passport to the Arts, an exclusive summer offering that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the city's vibrant creative scene.

The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, one of Southern California's most iconic summer events, will return to Laguna Beach next month.

In a powerful act of philanthropic support, the OneRoot Foundation has awarded a special grant to South Coast Repertory (SCR) to offset the sudden and unexpected withdrawal of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for SCR’s production of The Staircase by Noa Gardner.

Golden West College Theater Arts has unveiled its 2025–2026 season lineup, featuring four full productions to be staged in the 326-seat Mainstage Theater on the Huntington Beach campus.

Acclaimed vocalist and storyteller Kiki Ebsen will bring her touching and unforgettable jazz cabaret, My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz, to Campus JAX in June.

American Coast Theater Company will present Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Death of a Salesman, beginning this June.

Something Rotten! is coming to the Rose Center Theater, and the cast is officially set! See who is starring and learn more about the production this summer here!

Cirque du Soleil raised its Big Top at the Laguna Hills Mall in preparation for the May 23rd opening of Cirque du Soleil ECHO - its newest Big Top production.

Set in the part of the 'real' Hawaii that tourists are unlikely to ever see, THE STAIRCASE—the World Premiere play from Noa Gardner directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch—is an admirable new play that features a superb acting ensemble, relatable themes, beautifully authentic cultural representation, a

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.

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.

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.

The Rose Center Theater will present a highly anticipated Gala Performance of Something Rotten! on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 6:30 PM.

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.

What happens when two desperate playwrights try to outshine Shakespeare by inventing the musical? Total theatrical mayhem-and a whole lot of laughter.

South Coast Repertory has announced the casts and creative teams for its renowned Pacific Playwrights Festival.

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.