C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and laugh-out-loud wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep...
Costa Mesa Theatre Shows
Find Costa Mesa shows near you including musicals, plays, comedies, tours, family shows & more.
Pat McGann
Nationally touring comedian Pat McGann performs at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater hosts nationally touring comedians in an intimate Art Deco setting...
Johnny and June Forever - with Essence and Gold Company
Seattle's The Jaws of Brooklyn bring an irresistible blend of Motown soul, West Coast rock, and vintage girl-group charm to the stage. Fresh off festival...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
It’s time to believe in magic again. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an...
The Music of Star Wars
Experience the unforgettable music of Star Wars live under the stars as Pacific Symphony presents "The Music of Star Wars" at Great Park Live. Led...
Marinelli Bros Circus - A New Experience!
Step right up and experience the magic of Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience, dazzling audiences at Chico Marketplace July 17 - 29 This...
Back to the Future in Concert
Pacific Symphony presents "Back to the Future in Concert," an immersive cinematic experience featuring Alan Silvestri's iconic score performed live while the beloved 1985 film...
Back to the Future: Live in Concert
Pacific Symphony performs Alan Silvestri's iconic score live in sync with the film Back to the Future projected on a big HD screen, conducted by...
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat Aug 1 7pm
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2025 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have...
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat Aug 1 8pm
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2025 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have...
Imagine Benatar - Pat Benatar Tribute
Imagine Benatar is a tribute performance celebrating the music of Pat Benatar, presented at the restored Art Deco Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater...
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu Aug 6 8pm
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2025 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have...
Prince Again - Prince Tribute
Prince Again is a tribute performance celebrating the music of Prince, presented at the restored Art Deco Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater hosts...
Dog N Butterfly - The Heart Experience
Dog N Butterfly presents The Heart Experience, a tribute to the band Heart, at the restored Art Deco Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater...
Billy Gardell - Less is More
Billy Gardell brings his comedy show Less is More to the Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater hosts nationally touring comedians in an intimate...
Music of ABBA: ARRIVAL from Sweden
Pacific Symphony presents "The Music of ABBA: ARRIVAL from Sweden," an unforgettable evening celebrating the timeless hits of one of pop music's most beloved groups....
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss and Union Station come to Pacific Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 29th. The Arcadia album and tour were met with surprise by fans who...
The Phantom of the Opera
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals. Since 1986, it has played to over 160...
Pageant of the Masters “The Greatest of All Time”
The art and artists that have defined history take center stage in the 2026 Pageant of the Masters, The Greatest of All Time. This masterful...
Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope
Pacific Symphony and City of Hope Orange County present "Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope," an inspiring evening honoring cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and loved ones...
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is a lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the classic gothic tale that turns horror on its head. Inspired by Dracula, this...
Marco Antonio Solis
Grammy winner 6 times, Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís will bring his music to the Long Beach Amphitheater on Sunday, October 4th, 2026. The legendary...
Margaret Cho - Choligarchy
Margaret Cho brings her comedy show Choligarchy to the Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater hosts nationally touring comedians in an intimate Art Deco...
Beauty and the Beast
Be Our Guest at Disney’s newly reimagined 30th Anniversary production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences...
Hinder - Back to Life
Hinder performs their Back to Life show at the restored Art Deco Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The theater hosts regular live music performances in...
Latest Costa Mesa Reviews
Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre
I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026. A visual stunner punctuated by remark…
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s…
Review: Defying Gravity - An Evening with Stephen Schwartz Flies to the Irvine Barclay
It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently whe…
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.
Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the …
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod…
Review: Revamped MEAN GIRLS Musical Debuts at La Mirada Theatre
Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o…
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Returns to Musical Theatre West
Bursting with contagious rhythm, irrepressible heart, and an abiding sense of community pride, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning 2008 original Broadway musical IN THE HEIGHTS remains one of the most vibrant and emotionally resonant contemporary musicals to emerge from the early 21st century. F…
Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center
Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack…
Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA Journeys Back to Musical Theatre West
Directed by James Vásquez with musical direction by Ryan O'Connell and choreography by Shani Talmor, this remarkably solid new production of the 1965 Tony Award winner boasts haunting visuals and superb performances from its assembled ensemble, led by a trio of excellent leads that offer three dist…
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents GOD OF CARNAGE
Wildly surprising and deliciously savage, Yasmina Reza's machete-edged 2006 dark comedy GOD OF CARNAGE—here directed by Marco Barricelli and continues performances at OC's South Coast Repertory through March 21, 2026—has to be one of the most ferocious dissections of modern-day performative civi…
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) The Grove (10/18-10/18) |
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The Music of Star Wars Great Park Live (7/25-7/25) |
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TLC, Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue Toyota Pavilion at Concord (10/11-10/11) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/11-7/25) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Segerstrom Center for the Arts (12/29-1/03) |
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Gorillaz Oakland Arena (10/28-10/28) |
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Back to the Future in Concert Great Park Live (8/01-8/01) |
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Pageant of the Masters “The Greatest of All Time” Festival of Arts (7/09-9/04) |
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Johnny and June Forever - with Essence and Gold Company The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (7/18-7/18) |
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Marco Antonio Solis Long Beach Amphitheater (10/04-10/04) |