Boston Court and Circle X to Present Aaron Posner's STUPID F--KING BIRD, Opening Today
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2014
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Co. present Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner, directed by Michael Michetti. Opening night is Today, June 28, 2014 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2014
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Co. present Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner, directed by Michael Michetti. Opening night is Today, June 28, 2014 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
The California Center for Digital Arts Presents ELITE ATHLETICISM: BEAUTY, BRAWN, AND SOLITUDE, 7/11-28
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2014
The California Center of Digital Arts, 590 W. Central Ave. Suite A, announces the opening of a new fine art photography exhibit, 'Elite Athleticism: Beauty, Brawn, and Solitude,' July 11 - July 18, 2014, a thematic exhibition from photographer John Bosma. The Center will host an 'Open to the Public' wine and cheese Artists Reception on July 11 from 6-9 p.m. with an artist talk at 7 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2014
The California Center of Digital Arts, 590 W. Central Ave. Suite A, announces the opening of a new fine art photography exhibit, 'Elite Athleticism: Beauty, Brawn, and Solitude,' July 11 - July 18, 2014, a thematic exhibition from photographer John Bosma. The Center will host an 'Open to the Public' wine and cheese Artists Reception on July 11 from 6-9 p.m. with an artist talk at 7 p.m.
Segerstrom Center Announces Return of Its Popular Movie Mondays; Starts 7/7
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2014
Orange County movie fans can look forward to another great summer of free and fun film screenings at Segerstrom Center for the Arts as Movie Mondays returns for its eighth season on the Arts Plaza. Movie Mondays 2014 kicks off with the heartwarming 1935 classic The Little Colonel, starring Shirley Temple. From post Civil War America we head to 1990s London with the sparkling Spice Girls starring in the jet set musical, Spice World. Then it is off to turn-of-the-20th century Paris with the Academy Award®-winning musical Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli and featuring some of the most memorable Lerner & Loewe tunes. Continuing with the winner of this year's Audience Favorite Fan Poll, Cabaret, starring Oscar winners Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. Shirley MacLaine as the eternal optimist in Sweet Charity wraps up the summer film series. Center audiences will have a chance to see MacLaine live when she makes her Center debut on September 20 in her one-woman show.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2014
Orange County movie fans can look forward to another great summer of free and fun film screenings at Segerstrom Center for the Arts as Movie Mondays returns for its eighth season on the Arts Plaza. Movie Mondays 2014 kicks off with the heartwarming 1935 classic The Little Colonel, starring Shirley Temple. From post Civil War America we head to 1990s London with the sparkling Spice Girls starring in the jet set musical, Spice World. Then it is off to turn-of-the-20th century Paris with the Academy Award®-winning musical Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli and featuring some of the most memorable Lerner & Loewe tunes. Continuing with the winner of this year's Audience Favorite Fan Poll, Cabaret, starring Oscar winners Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. Shirley MacLaine as the eternal optimist in Sweet Charity wraps up the summer film series. Center audiences will have a chance to see MacLaine live when she makes her Center debut on September 20 in her one-woman show.
NEXT TO NORMAL to Play The Merc, 7/11-13
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2014
Next to Normal will play one weekend only, Friday July 11, Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13th 2014 at The Merc in Temecula, California. Tickets are priced at $30.00 and can be purchased by visiting www.CabaretAtTheMerc.com or www.TemeculaTheater.org or by calling the Old Town Community Theater Box Office at 1-866-653-8696.
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2014
Next to Normal will play one weekend only, Friday July 11, Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13th 2014 at The Merc in Temecula, California. Tickets are priced at $30.00 and can be purchased by visiting www.CabaretAtTheMerc.com or www.TemeculaTheater.org or by calling the Old Town Community Theater Box Office at 1-866-653-8696.
Performances by Casts of ONCE, PIPPIN & More To Preview Segerstrom Center's 2014-15 Season, 8/18
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2014
Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present a special preview of its exciting 2014 - 2015 Season with performances and guest artists on Monday, August 18 at 7 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The evening will include songs and highlights performed by the casts from shows in the 2014 - 2015 Broadway Series, including Pippin, Motown the Musical and The Phantom of the Opera as well as ONCE, which opens the next evening, August 19 - the final production in the 2013 - 2014 Broadway Series. In addition to performing numbers from the shows, the artists will talk about the productions, their performances and entertaining behind-the-scenes stories. Audience members will have the opportunity to purchase their season tickets that evening.
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2014
Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present a special preview of its exciting 2014 - 2015 Season with performances and guest artists on Monday, August 18 at 7 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The evening will include songs and highlights performed by the casts from shows in the 2014 - 2015 Broadway Series, including Pippin, Motown the Musical and The Phantom of the Opera as well as ONCE, which opens the next evening, August 19 - the final production in the 2013 - 2014 Broadway Series. In addition to performing numbers from the shows, the artists will talk about the productions, their performances and entertaining behind-the-scenes stories. Audience members will have the opportunity to purchase their season tickets that evening.
JERSEY BOYS Returns to Segerstom Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes back JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical about Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, playing in Orange County from tonight, June 24 - July 13, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes back JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical about Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, playing in Orange County from tonight, June 24 - July 13, 2014.
Laguna Playhouse Presents BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, 7/9-8/10
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2014
The Laguna Playhouse Executive and Artistic Directors, Karen Wood and Ann E. Wareham in association with Boebe Productions are thrilled to present the first show of their 2014-2015 season, BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, featuring over twenty of Buddy Holly's and rock & roll's greatest hits and directed by Steve Steiner (who directed last season's smash-hit production of RING OF FIRE). "Oh Boy! To have our theatre rocking out to the songs of such greats as Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper is going to be music to the ears of our audiences and subscribers this Summer," offers Wood. "We are overjoyed to be partnering with Steve Steiner and Boebe Productions again and know they are going to blow the roof off the Playhouse with this spectacular telling of one of the most enduring stories in rock & roll history,' adds Wareham. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY will begin previews on Wednesday, July 9and will open on Saturday, July 12 at 7:30pm and run through Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2014
The Laguna Playhouse Executive and Artistic Directors, Karen Wood and Ann E. Wareham in association with Boebe Productions are thrilled to present the first show of their 2014-2015 season, BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, featuring over twenty of Buddy Holly's and rock & roll's greatest hits and directed by Steve Steiner (who directed last season's smash-hit production of RING OF FIRE). "Oh Boy! To have our theatre rocking out to the songs of such greats as Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper is going to be music to the ears of our audiences and subscribers this Summer," offers Wood. "We are overjoyed to be partnering with Steve Steiner and Boebe Productions again and know they are going to blow the roof off the Playhouse with this spectacular telling of one of the most enduring stories in rock & roll history,' adds Wareham. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY will begin previews on Wednesday, July 9and will open on Saturday, July 12 at 7:30pm and run through Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.
SOC Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Now thru 7/19
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2014
Garden Grove's leading source for Shakespeare is back this summer, starting off its 2014 season with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, today, June 21-July 19 in The Festival Amphitheater.
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2014
Garden Grove's leading source for Shakespeare is back this summer, starting off its 2014 season with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, today, June 21-July 19 in The Festival Amphitheater.
Keisha D Returns To Newman Theater in BORN TO SING, 7/13
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
Local singer Keisha D will make her second appearance at the Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert in an all-new cabaret style concert on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 2 PM. The show entitled; "Born To Sing", will feature Jazz, Swing, and everything in between with a few of her fan's favorites as well as Keisha's own favorites from a few of her inspirations like Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Bessie Smith, and more. She has also invited another Valley favorite; Charles Herrera to join her, along with local sax players Michael Bolivar and John Bolivar, in addition to her musical director Charlie Creasy who'll accompany Keisha on the baby grand piano.
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
Local singer Keisha D will make her second appearance at the Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert in an all-new cabaret style concert on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 2 PM. The show entitled; "Born To Sing", will feature Jazz, Swing, and everything in between with a few of her fan's favorites as well as Keisha's own favorites from a few of her inspirations like Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Bessie Smith, and more. She has also invited another Valley favorite; Charles Herrera to join her, along with local sax players Michael Bolivar and John Bolivar, in addition to her musical director Charlie Creasy who'll accompany Keisha on the baby grand piano.
LET ME BE FRANK Returns to Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2014
Let Me Be Frank', an original live show, created by and starring Angelo Divino, will honor the one and only Frank Sinatra on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 2 PM with his story and songs spanning five decades.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2014
Let Me Be Frank', an original live show, created by and starring Angelo Divino, will honor the one and only Frank Sinatra on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 2 PM with his story and songs spanning five decades.
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Returns to NT, 8/3
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2014
A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn (Bedroom Farce, A Chorus of Disapproval). A Small Family Business returns to the National Theatre for the first time since its celebrated premiere in 1987, when it won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2014
A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn (Bedroom Farce, A Chorus of Disapproval). A Small Family Business returns to the National Theatre for the first time since its celebrated premiere in 1987, when it won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.
Segerstrom Center Sets Audience Engagement Activities for JERSEY BOYS, 6/24-7/13
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2014
It's too good to be true as audiences attending the musical JERSEY BOYS at Segerstrom Center are invited to party with us in our ever-so-cool retro '60s lobby for some pre-show fun offered one hour prior to show time and during intermission for each performance.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2014
It's too good to be true as audiences attending the musical JERSEY BOYS at Segerstrom Center are invited to party with us in our ever-so-cool retro '60s lobby for some pre-show fun offered one hour prior to show time and during intermission for each performance.
Jane Kinsey Brings THE KINSEY REPORT: THE DR. IS IN to the Arthur Newman Theater, 6/29
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2014
Singer and Actress Jane Kinsey's hit one-woman musical cabaret show "The Kinsey Report: The Doctor Is In" will make it's desert debut at the Arthur Newman Theater at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert at 2 PM for one performance on Sunday, June 29, 2014. "This show, which highlights the neuroses of various patients through an eclectic mix of songs along with some very clever patter, has been playing to sold out audiences throughout the Los Angeles area with glowing reviews", says Les Michaels who has known Ms. Kinsey and been a fan of her work for over 10 years, and produces this series of cabaret shows currently in it's 5th season.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2014
Singer and Actress Jane Kinsey's hit one-woman musical cabaret show "The Kinsey Report: The Doctor Is In" will make it's desert debut at the Arthur Newman Theater at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert at 2 PM for one performance on Sunday, June 29, 2014. "This show, which highlights the neuroses of various patients through an eclectic mix of songs along with some very clever patter, has been playing to sold out audiences throughout the Los Angeles area with glowing reviews", says Les Michaels who has known Ms. Kinsey and been a fan of her work for over 10 years, and produces this series of cabaret shows currently in it's 5th season.
Theatre Out Opens THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Theatre opens the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone as it's 4th 2014 main stage production tonight, June 6, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Theatre opens the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone as it's 4th 2014 main stage production tonight, June 6, 2014.
Boston Court and Circle X to Present Aaron Posner's STUPID F--KING BIRD, Opening 6/28
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Co. present Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner, directed by Michael Michetti. Opening night is Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Co. present Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner, directed by Michael Michetti. Opening night is Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
MOTOWN! to Return to Old Town Temecula Community Theatre, 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Cabaret at The Merc in association with Temecula Presents have announced a one night only, back by Popular Demand concert of MOTOWN!, Monday June 30th at 7:00pm at The Old Town Temecula Community Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Cabaret at The Merc in association with Temecula Presents have announced a one night only, back by Popular Demand concert of MOTOWN!, Monday June 30th at 7:00pm at The Old Town Temecula Community Theatre.
Cabaret at The Merc to Launch New Summer Series Featuring NEXT TO NORMAL & More
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Cabaret at The Merc presents their first Summer Series of fully staged shows in a unique non-traditional environment! In May 2012, Lyricist Jordan Beck and Director J. Scott Lapp teamed up with Temecula Presents to bring Cabaret at The Merc, an exciting new Broadway Cabaret to beautiful Old Town Temecula.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Cabaret at The Merc presents their first Summer Series of fully staged shows in a unique non-traditional environment! In May 2012, Lyricist Jordan Beck and Director J. Scott Lapp teamed up with Temecula Presents to bring Cabaret at The Merc, an exciting new Broadway Cabaret to beautiful Old Town Temecula.
Christine Deaver Comes to the Newman Theater at Joslyn, 6/22
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Singer and Actress Christine Deaver brings a new one-woman musical cabaret-style concert entitled "Showgirl" to the Arthur Newman Theater at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert at 2 PM on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Christine says "Showgirl" is a zany mix of music from several genres with a splash of audience participation and improvisation. Joining her, as her musical director and pianist, will be David Duvall.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Singer and Actress Christine Deaver brings a new one-woman musical cabaret-style concert entitled "Showgirl" to the Arthur Newman Theater at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert at 2 PM on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Christine says "Showgirl" is a zany mix of music from several genres with a splash of audience participation and improvisation. Joining her, as her musical director and pianist, will be David Duvall.
SOC Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, 6/21-7/19
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Garden Grove's leading source for Shakespeare is back this summer, starting off its 2014 season with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, June 21-July 19 in The Festival Amphitheater. Directed by Susan Angelo, A Midsummer Night's Dream follows fools and faeries through a romantic romp in which a magical potion forces lovers to fall in love with the wrong person. Set in beautiful Polynesia during the 1700s, SOC's rendition of the popular Shakespearian comedy includes the appearance of Garden Grove's Award-Winning Polynesian Dance Group, Hitia O Te Ra.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Garden Grove's leading source for Shakespeare is back this summer, starting off its 2014 season with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, June 21-July 19 in The Festival Amphitheater. Directed by Susan Angelo, A Midsummer Night's Dream follows fools and faeries through a romantic romp in which a magical potion forces lovers to fall in love with the wrong person. Set in beautiful Polynesia during the 1700s, SOC's rendition of the popular Shakespearian comedy includes the appearance of Garden Grove's Award-Winning Polynesian Dance Group, Hitia O Te Ra.
Theatre Out Opens THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, 6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Theatre opens the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone as it's 4th 2014 main stage production on June 6, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Theatre opens the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone as it's 4th 2014 main stage production on June 6, 2014.
Andrew Palermo's World Premiere of NICKEL MINES Plays Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Now thru 6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Nickel Mines, an original work by Creator/Director/Choreographer and faculty member Andrew Palermo, as its final offering in a season which has focused on the theme of Justice/Exploration of Citizenship. A non-traditional musical combining spoken dialogue with interpretive movement and a powerful original score by composer Dan Dyer, Nickel Mines tells the story of a school shooting in the show's namesake Amish town, and investigates the ramifications of that event and the various responses it evoked.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Nickel Mines, an original work by Creator/Director/Choreographer and faculty member Andrew Palermo, as its final offering in a season which has focused on the theme of Justice/Exploration of Citizenship. A non-traditional musical combining spoken dialogue with interpretive movement and a powerful original score by composer Dan Dyer, Nickel Mines tells the story of a school shooting in the show's namesake Amish town, and investigates the ramifications of that event and the various responses it evoked.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens Tonight at Costa Mesa Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2014
What happens when urban Skid Row is introduced to a strange and unusual plant with a unique appetite? The Costa Mesa Playhouse presents the classic horror rock musical 'Little Shop of Horrors,' running tonight, May 30 through June 29, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2014
What happens when urban Skid Row is introduced to a strange and unusual plant with a unique appetite? The Costa Mesa Playhouse presents the classic horror rock musical 'Little Shop of Horrors,' running tonight, May 30 through June 29, 2014.
Segerstrom Center to Welcome Shirley MacLaine, 9/20
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2014
Academy Award® winner, singer, dancer, writer and activist Shirley MacLaine makes her Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut in her remarkable one-woman show, sharing personal stories, photos and film clips from her illustrious Hollywood career and fascinating personal life on Saturday, September 20 at 8 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. During An Evening with Shirley MacLaine, the celebrated artist will use her trademark wit and candid spirituality to discuss everything from her childhood to her early show business career to hanging out with The Rat Pack, JFK and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. MacLaine will also open her program to a question and answer session with the audience.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2014
Academy Award® winner, singer, dancer, writer and activist Shirley MacLaine makes her Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut in her remarkable one-woman show, sharing personal stories, photos and film clips from her illustrious Hollywood career and fascinating personal life on Saturday, September 20 at 8 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. During An Evening with Shirley MacLaine, the celebrated artist will use her trademark wit and candid spirituality to discuss everything from her childhood to her early show business career to hanging out with The Rat Pack, JFK and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. MacLaine will also open her program to a question and answer session with the audience.
OCPA Studios Present DEALING DREAMS, 6/14
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2014
Millennials are graduating from college with high hopes, high debt, and long odds of finding a decent job. Without meaningful work, it is easy for their lives to feel meaningless. Playwright Jeffrey Lo examines this dilemma in his new comedy-drama Dealing Dreams. On June 14 at2:30pm, the Orange County Playwrights Alliance proudly presents a staged reading of the work at Anaheim's popular Stage Door Repertory Theatre. This is the latest installment of the OCPA Studios full-length play reading series. Andy Lowe (East West Players) directs this reading; 50% of the box office proceeds from this event go to SDRT.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2014
Millennials are graduating from college with high hopes, high debt, and long odds of finding a decent job. Without meaningful work, it is easy for their lives to feel meaningless. Playwright Jeffrey Lo examines this dilemma in his new comedy-drama Dealing Dreams. On June 14 at2:30pm, the Orange County Playwrights Alliance proudly presents a staged reading of the work at Anaheim's popular Stage Door Repertory Theatre. This is the latest installment of the OCPA Studios full-length play reading series. Andy Lowe (East West Players) directs this reading; 50% of the box office proceeds from this event go to SDRT.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Segerstrom Center's LEGO Art Exhibit
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2014
Broadway fans making their ways to Segerstrom Center for the Arts now through August 31 will be enjoy and be fascinated by an exhibit of Broadway-inspired LEGO art created by some of the most talented members of LUGOLA (LEGO Users Group of Los Angeles). Each sculpture is themed to a Broadway show coming to Segerstrom Center during its 2014-2015 Season. Scroll down for a sneak peek!
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2014
Broadway fans making their ways to Segerstrom Center for the Arts now through August 31 will be enjoy and be fascinated by an exhibit of Broadway-inspired LEGO art created by some of the most talented members of LUGOLA (LEGO Users Group of Los Angeles). Each sculpture is themed to a Broadway show coming to Segerstrom Center during its 2014-2015 Season. Scroll down for a sneak peek!
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