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Leapin' Lizards! Lobby Activities Launch for ANNIE at Segerstrom Center
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
Audiences attending ANNIE at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from today, May 13 - 24, 2015 are invited to partake in complimentary lobby activities one hour before all performances and during intermission.
ANNIE National Tour Comes to Segerstrom Center Today
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
The new U.S. national tour of ANNIE will play Segerstrom Center for the Arts today, May 13 - 24, 2015. Audiences will see this new physical incarnation of the iconic Tony Award®-winning show, which is being directed for the 19th time by the show's original lyricist and director Martin Charnin. ANNIE has a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and Charnin's award-winning lyrics. All three authors received 1977 Tony Awards for their work. Choreography is by Liza Gennaro, who has incorporated selections from her father Peter Gennaro's 1977 Tony Award-winning choreography.
Photo Flash: Actors Co-Op Presents AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2015
Kevin Coubal, Eva Abramian, Andrew Carter, Philip Kreyche and Bruce Ladd star in the ACTORS CO-OP production of 'AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS,' adapted by Mark Brown and directed by Rhonda Kohl and now playing at the Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre in Hollywood. Check out photos of the production below!
ABBA THE CONCERT Plays the Segerstrom Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015
ABBA the Concert pays tribute to the phenomenal Swedish pop group for one night only at Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight, May 8, 2015. Their performance celebrates such fan- favorites as 'Mamma Mia,' 'S.O.S.,' 'Money, Money, Money,' 'The Winner Takes All,' 'Waterloo,' 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme' and 'Dancing Queen.' 21st Century Artists, Inc. has presented its ABBA tribute show throughout North America for well over a decade, bringing one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Plays South Coast Rep, Now thru 6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015
This is the story of what happened before Peter Pan met Wendy. Peter and the Starcatcher, by Rick Elice and based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is next up on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory. Directed by Art Manke and with musical direction by David O, Peter and the Starcatcher runs today, May 8-June 7. The show is geared toward adults and children ages 10 years and older.
The Theatre @ Boston Court to Bring Two Shows to New York
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2015
The Theatre @ Boston Court announces two critically acclaimed Main Stage productions to receive New York premieres in June, 2015.
Ann Hampton Callaway Performs 'The Streisand Songbook' at Segerstrom Center This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2015
Segerstrom Center presents Platinum Award-winning singer-songwriter and Tony Award nominated actress Ann Hampton Callaway this weekend, May 7 - 9 in Samueli Theater.
Photo Flash: First Look at Chance Theater's SAMSARA
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
Chance Theater will present the West Coast premiere of the highly theatrical journey Samsara. Written by Chance Theater's 2015 resident playwright Lauren Yee, and directed by Benjamin Kamine. Samsara will preview from April 30 through May 7, regular performances will begin May 9 and continue through May 31 on the Second Stage at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center.
UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama to Present SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, 5/30-6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Sweet Smell of Success May 30 - June 6, 2015 in the Claire Trevor Theatre.
SCR to Present OZ 2.5, 5/22-6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
L. Frank Baum's beloved classic story of Dorothy and her friends in the land of Oz gets a reboot-literally-in a video game setting. OZ 2.5, a world premiere by Catherine Trieschmann, wraps up the Theatre for Young Audiences season at South Coast Repertory, May 22-June 7, on the Julianne Argyros stage. The production is directed by Shelley Butler. Tickets are on sale now: www.scr.org.
Rubicon Theatre Sets Director, Cast for OTHER DESERT CITIES
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2015
Rubicon Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns today announced the director and cast for OTHER DESERT CITIES, Jon Robin Baitz's highly lauded story about a family in the public eye whose members must find a new way forward when each person's beliefs and illusions related to a pivotal family event are called into question. Filled with richly drawn characters, dramatic plot elements, and witty social commentary, OTHER DESERT CITIES garnered five Tony nominations and was awarded Outstanding Play by the Outer Critics Circle. The show takes its title from a sign off California's I-10 freeway where one continues on to Palm Springs or exits toward "Other Desert Cites."
Ina Garten Coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2015
Ina Garten, the Emmy Award-winning host of the Barefoot Contessa television show on Food Network and The New York Times best-selling author, comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts on November 5, 2015 in Segerstrom Hall. Garten will bring her natural approach to food; entertaining tips, stories and maybe even some recipes. She will be joined on stage by moderator Tori Ritchie. Garten will deliver a charming insider's view of the hit TV show, now in its 11th season, and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion, engaging the audience with an interactive Q&A.
Leapin' Lizards! Lobby Activities Set for ANNIE at Segerstrom Center, 5/13-24
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2015
Audiences attending ANNIE at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from May 13 - 24, 2015 are invited to partake in complimentary lobby activities one hour before all performances and during intermission.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA to Arrive at Segerstrom Center This August
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA plays in Orange County at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from August 5 - 16, 2015.
South Coast Repertory's 2015-16 Season to Include ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS; AMADEUS & More
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2015
South Coast Repertory's 2015-16 season will take audiences- theatrically speaking-from Brighton, England, in the swinging '60s (Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors) to 18th-century Austria (Peter Shaffer's Amadeus) to the American Wild West (Beth Henley's Abundance). In addition, the season will delve into the lives of artist Mark Rothko (Red by John Logan) and writer Sandra Tsing Loh (in her adaptation of her memoir, The Madwoman in the Volvo).
FREE MOVIE MONDAYS Return to Segerstrom Center for the Arts
by Michael L. Quintos - April 27, 2015
Summer is just around the corner which means Segerstrom Center for the Arts' FREE MOVIE MONDAYS will soon return for its ninth year. The five films in this year's line-up include: Little Shop of Horrors, Pitch Perfect, The Sandlot, My Best Friend's Wedding, and ET: The Extra Terrestrial.
Cast Announced for Phantom Projects Theatre Group's THROUGH THESE EYES
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2015
On May 14, Phantom Projects Theatre Group will continue its crusade of offering perspective and support through original theatre productions when it introduces Through These Eyes at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts at 10AM and 7PM.
Photo Flash: Theatre of NOTE Presents ENTROPY
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2015
Check out photos from Theatre of NOTE's ENTROPY!
Theatre Movement Bazaar's BIG SHOT Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2015
Pull up a seat, grab some pasta and reconnect with the definitive crime family in Theatre Movement Bazaar's BIG SHOT: a.k.a this is not The Godfather, directed and choreographed by Tina Kronis, with text by Richard Alger. This world premiere production kicks off the 2015 Studio SCR series, performing in the Nicholas Studio tonight, April 22-May 3. BIG SHOT also is presented as part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival.
Photo Flash: First Look- La Mirada Theatre's JANE AUSTEN'S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE A MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2015
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS/McCOY RIGBY presents World Premiere production of 'Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE A Musical,' directed by Igor Goldin and now playing.
Segerstrom Center Welcomes London's Tall Stories Theatre Company This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2015
Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the Southern California premiere of Tall Stories Theatre Company's The Gruffalo's Child this weekend, April 18 & 19, 2015.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER to Play South Coast Repertory, 5/8-6/7
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2015
This is the story of what happened before Peter Pan met Wendy. Peter and the Starcatcher, by Rick Elice and based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is next up on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory. Directed by Art Manke and with musical direction by David O, Peter and the Starcatcher runs May 8-June 7. The show is geared toward adults and children ages 10 years and older. Tickets are now available at www.scr.org.
LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC Runs Now thru 5/10 at Rubicon Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2015
Rubicon Theatre Company has just announced the director and cast for LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, Arlene Hutton's funny, touching portrait of two young people whose lives become entwined after a chance meeting on a train.
ROOM ON THE BROOM, EGG, CINDERELLA and More Set for Segerstrom's 2015-16 Family Series
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2015
Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces its 2015 - 2016 Family Series with eight shows guaranteed to inspire and delight, performed by talented international artists.
GUYS AND DOLLS Brings Lobby Games to Segerstrom Center, Now thru 4/19
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2015
All ticket holders attending GUYS AND DOLLS at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from today, April 14 - 19, 2015 are invited to partake in complimentary lobby activities one hour before all performances.

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