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In 1968, George buys a suburban Southern California home—a stop on his way to something bigger—and hires Audrey as a housekeeper. In 1991, Robert is...
Pacific Symphony, led by Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley, presents a multimedia concert program celebrating America's 250th anniversary. The program opens with the...
Bluebird Park (Laguna Beach)Sat. June 6, 2 SHOWS – 1:00 and 3:00 pm Bluebird Park, 772 Cress St. (Bluebird Canyon Drive), Laguna Beach 92651 Circus Bella returns for the...
Incremental games, also known as idle or clicker games....
Hershey Felder returns to the South Coast Repertory with a compelling portrayal of Ludwig van Beethoven, seen through the eyes of Dr. Gerhard von Breuning,...
Known for his hit portrayals of musical geniuses in his beloved composer series, Felder now renders a different musical artist: himself. In this deeply moving...
The Book of Will invites you to discover the captivating, true story of how Shakespeare's enduring legacy was saved.Follow the courageous journey of The Bard's closest...
Jekyll & Hyde the Musical runs June 12–28, 2026 at Rose Center Theater in Westminster, CA, bringing one of Broadway's most beloved musical thrillers to...
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...
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...
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 is widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals. Since 1986, it has played to over 160...
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...
A Symphony Spooktacular featuring Leopold the Leopard kicks off Pacific Symphony's Family Musical Mornings series at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on October...
Get ready for an unforgettable and authentic reggae show as the award winning English reggae band UB40, set to take the stage on the Unstoppable...
Virtual band Gorillaz will hit the road for their Mountain Tour, bringing their interactive concert experience to Oakland Arena on Wednesday 28th October 2026. Created...
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This...
The critically acclaimed bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS comes to vivid life on Broadway in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical. After losing what matters most,...
The Nutcracker for Kids is a narrated adaptation of Tchaikovsky's timeless ballet, presented by Pacific Symphony as part of its Family Musical Mornings series at...
From the creators of South Park comes The Book of Mormon, the musical that lovingly breaks all of Broadway's rules. This story about a mismatched...
Pacific Symphony performs the music of Oscar and Grammy-winning composers from beloved Pixar films as part of the Family Musical Mornings series at the Renée...
The Little Prince: Opera for Kids! brings Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved story to life as an operatic adventure performed by Pacific Symphony. Audience members join...
The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc...
Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant....
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Latest Costa Mesa Reviews
by Michael Quintos - May 14, 2026
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 ...
by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - April 13, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - February 17, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - February 10, 2026
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...
by Michael Quintos - February 05, 2026
In what is clearly proving to be the must-see stage production of the new year so far here in Southern California, McCoy Rigby Entertainment's stunning new production of the 1979 Tony Award-winning classic SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET—now playing a limited engagement at the La Mi...
by Michael Quintos - January 29, 2026
Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' ubiquitous 1996 novel (and its popular 2004 film iteration featuring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling), THE NOTEBOOK - THE MUSICAL re-stages a generational love story into a quietly sweeping, memory-fractured stage romance that subtly promotes emotional accumulation over...
by Michael Quintos - January 18, 2026
If the longevity of a Broadway classic is judged by its ability to reflect both its historical significance and its present existence in popular culture, this new revival of THE WIZ is somehow caught somewhere between reverence and reinvention....
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C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In Irvine Barclay Theatre (7/09-7/10) |
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Fremont Ave. South Coast Repertory (4/25-5/23) |
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UB40 Fred Kavli Theatre (10/25-10/25) |
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The Book of Will Curtis Theatre (6/12-6/21) |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station Pacific Amphitheatre (8/29-8/29) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Segerstrom Center for the Arts (12/29-1/03) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/11-7/25) |
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Hershey Felder: The Piano & Me South Coast Repertory (6/10-6/21) |
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Jekyll & Hyde the Musical Rose Center Theater (6/12-6/28) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/05-7/25) |
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