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The 38th Annual Avalon Silent Film Showcase takes place on May 16 and 17, 2025, at the Catalina Museum for Art & History. The showcase ...

Cathedrals of Sound
5/15 - 5/17/2025


Pacific Symphony presents Cathedrals of Sound, a poignant tribute honoring the late William J. Gillespie, from May 15 to May 17. Music Director Carl St.Clair, ...

Pacific Symphony Presents Cathedrals of Sound


Prepare for a memorable evening of music! Begin with the calming sounds of Gregorian Chant, creating a sense of tranquility and timelessness. Next, experience the ...

Fences
Fences
4/30 - 5/18/2025


Troy Maxson was a star of the Negro baseball leagues, but now it’s 1957 and he’s a garbage man in Pittsburgh. In one of August ...

The Staircase
The Staircase
4/27 - 5/18/2025


Mother and Son spend their evenings playing cards and retelling stories of Hawaiian legend.  Better those than their own, which lurk below the surface. When ...

Nic & Desi: Broadway to Hollywood


One Night Only! Live at The GEM Theatre it's Nic & Desi: Broadway to Hollywood!  Winners of BEST DUO SHOW on BroadwayWorld in NYC Cabaret! ...

Hoopla!
Hoopla!
6/7


Bluebird Park (Laguna Beach in Southern CA) Sat., June 7,  2 SHOWS – 1:00 and 3:00 pm  Bluebird Park, 772 Cress St. (Bluebird Canyon Drive), Laguna ...

Pacific Symphony Presents Verdi's Requiem


Prepare for a powerful evening of music with Verdi’s Requiem, a piece that blends the drama of opera with the depth of sacred music. This ...

Pacific Symphony Sunday Matinee: Rediscover Verdi's Requiem


  Experience Verdi like never before in this extraordinary requiem. With Music Director Carl   St.Clair offering his expert commentary, you’ll explore the emotional depth of ...


American Coast Theater Company presents the Orange County premiere of The Importance of Being Earnest: A Wilde New Musical, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic ...

Pacific Symphony Pops Presents La Vida Loca


Get ready for a fantastic Latin pop celebration! Enjoy an evening filled with the hottest hits from the '90s and '00s. Experience the passionate melodies ...

The Wiz
The Wiz
6/6 - 6/22/2025


Book by William F. Brown Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum   A ...

These Shining Lives
6/13 - 6/22/2025


These Shining Lives tells the powerful true story of the Radium Girls, highlighting the courage and resilience of women whose lives were undervalued in the ...

 Fresh Faces 2025 Exhibition at foaSouth


“Fresh Faces 2025” Offers Sneak Peek of Artwork from First-Time Festival of Arts Exhibitors, April 7 - June 23, 2025   Art lovers are invited ...

Something Rotten! – Gala Performance at the Rose Center Theater


Experience a night of laughter, music, and local talent at the Rose Center Theater’s Gala Performance of Something Rotten! on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at ...

Grease!
Grease!
6/12 - 7/20/2025


Get ready for one of America’s favorite movie musicals live on stage at The GEM Theatre— Grease! This electrifying production brings the fun, the flair, ...

Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
6/27 - 7/20/2025


The Rose Center Theater is proud to present the hit Broadway musical Something Rotten! running June 27 through July 20, 2025, in Westminster, California. Set ...



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Latest Costa Mesa Reviews


Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere Play THE STAIRCASE


by Michael Quintos - May 09, 2025

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, and a...

Review: Omigod! LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL Is a Winner at La Mirada


by Michael Quintos - April 29, 2025

Filled with catchy, pop-infused songs, engaging characters, vibrant choreography, and a not-so-subtle message of female empowerment and self-confidence, LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL is back in SoCal in a brand new, awesomely-entertaining, Broadway-caliber regional production at the La Mirada Theatre...

Review: Tony Award-Winning Musical HAMILTON Returns to OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - April 28, 2025

Now ten years old, HAMILTON—which was birthed during a more welcoming time when such a creative, innovative endeavor felt like a step in necessary progress—still lives up to its initial hype, but also now feels more groundbreaking and particularly poignant than ever before....

Review: A FABULOUS 50TH Celebrates CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE Golden Anniversary


by Michael Quintos - April 23, 2025

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of two groundbreaking, iconic musicals CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in association with Spot-On Entertainment presented a one-nigh-only star-studded concert featuring the music of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Marvin Hamlisch. The line...

Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes OC Cabaret Debut at Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - April 21, 2025

With a notable career that spans stage and screen, musically-gifted actor Cheyenne Jackson delivered a wonderfully charming, wickedly hilarious OC solo debut set during his three-night run at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theatre from April 10-12, 2025. Backed by the superbly talented Will...

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!


by Michael Quintos - April 17, 2025

Poignant, hopeful, sardonic, jubilant, and hilariously wicked, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! is a brilliant new World Premiere play that revels in its eccentricity yet, thankfully, doesn't quite shield you from genuine, gut-wrenching emotions that tug at your heart strings. Buoy...

Review: Musical Theatre West Ventures Back INTO THE WOODS in Long Beach


by Michael Quintos - April 03, 2025

For Musical Theatre West's new, winning large-scale production—now on stage at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach through April 13, 2025—director Kari Hayter and a company of terrific performers have revived the musical in an expected, true-to-the-classic staging, bursting with the c...

Review: RENT In Concert is a Symphonic Triumph at OC’s Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - March 21, 2025

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from experiencing RENT - IN CONCERT—a symphony orchestra-backed concert version of Jonathan Larson's iconic musical which recently played to a full-capacity crowd for a one-night-only performance on March 15, 2025 at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa—is t...

Review: Claybourne Elder Makes Charming OC Cabaret Debut at Segerstrom Arts


by Michael Quintos - March 10, 2025

For his debut OC cabaret engagement, Broadway actor Claybourne Elder—who recently played Andy in the Tony Award-winning 2021 revival of Stephen Sondheim's (mostly) gender-bent COMPANY—brought his witty charm and sublime musicality to Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theater for three performa...

Review: Tony Award Winner Sutton Foster Returns to the OC at Irvine Barclay


by Michael Quintos - March 03, 2025

Fresh off her final set of performances in the L.A. transfer of the new Broadway revival of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, the two-time Tony Award winning stage and screen star recently returned to Orange County, CA for a one-night-only sold out concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre accompanied by music dire...



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