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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 Art Deco setting where every seat feels close to the stage.
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. Led by guest conductor Evan Roider, the internationally acclaimed tribute band ARRIVAL from Sweden joins the...
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 felt that Alison Krauss and Union Station might never truly reunite. However, these concerts have proven that Alison Krauss still...
Art Is Resistance
A special evening event with La Artivistas and others, presented in observance of the 54th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium Day and the 2nd Anniversary of Gloria Molina Day in Los Angeles. This event is not part of the STAND IN THE LIGHT Solo Play Festival.
Stand In The Light, A Solo Show Festival - Program C: OMG, I Married A Narcissist!
A stand-alone full-length play presented as part of the STAND IN THE LIGHT solo show festival at CASA 0101 Theater. The festival, created by Josefina López, showcases 15 plays performed by 14 actors under seven directors, exploring the diverse cultural experiences of Latinos in...
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 million people in 205 cities, 58 territories and 21 languages. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes “The...
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 production will take you on an unforgettable journey through the works of Michelangelo, Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, Kahlo, Rockwell and...
The Greatest Party of All Time
A one-night-only season finale event combining art, music and entertainment, hosted by actor Esai Morales with a live performance by Beatles tribute band Hard Day's Night. Guests can explore the Festival of Arts Fine Art Show featuring 120 Orange County artists before...
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 through the power of music. Led by conductor Eric Jacobsen and featuring acclaimed violinist...
Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope
Pacific Symphony closes SummerFest 2026 with an evening featuring Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto performed by violinist Randall Goosby, the '1812' Overture with a fireworks finale, and works by Copland, Anna Clyne, Rossini, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. The concert is led by...
Stand In The Light, A Solo Show Festival - Program A: Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos/Here We Are and We Won't Leave
A program presented in Spanish as part of the STAND IN THE LIGHT solo show festival, celebrating Latino actors and their stories. The festival was created by Josefina López, Founding Artistic Director of CASA 0101 Theater, to reveal the humanity of Latinos beyond common...
Stand In The Light, A Solo Show Festival - Program B: Brown & Out & Fabulous!
An LGBTQ program in English as part of the STAND IN THE LIGHT solo show festival, celebrating Latino actors and their stories. The festival, created by Josefina López, aims to reveal the range of cultural experiences of Latinos in the United States beyond stereotyped tropes...
Lido Legacy Live
Lido Legacy Live is an inaugural two-night charity concert series featuring The Righteous Brothers — Bill Medley and Bucky Heard — performing classic hits including (You're My) Soul and Inspiration, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, and Unchained Melody. Each evening begins at 6...
Lido Legacy Live Benefit Concerts Featuring the Righteous Brothers – Bill Medley & Bucky Heard
Inaugural charity concerts featuring The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bucky Heard, benefiting the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Scholarship Program and Friends of OASIS Senior Center in Newport Beach.
Stand In The Light, A Solo Show Festival - Program D: Latinos-R-Us
A program within the STAND IN THE LIGHT solo show festival, presenting stories that reveal the humanity of Latinos beyond stereotyped tropes. Created by Josefina López and produced by Emmanuel Deleage, the festival features 15 plays performed by 14 actors under seven directors...
The Crucible
"...discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history." - Arthur Miller
The Crucible
Rumors swirl across Salem as women are accused of practicing witchcraft, and a group of young girls' accusations spark mass hysteria. Arrests, paranoia, and violence follow as neighbor turns against neighbor, and the accused struggle to defend themselves against a zealous court...
Bright Blue Sky: the 9/11 Musical
Bright Blue Sky: the 9/11 Musical transports you to the 104th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower on the morning of September 11, 2001. Witness the courage, vulnerability, and enduring power of the human spirit as they confront the unthinkable. This September, on the...
Criers for Hire
Aurora, Remedios, and Eugenia are three of the most sought-after professional funeral criers in Brea who welcome Aurora's teenage daughter Ligaya from the Philippines into their world to teach her their trade. They soon realize that Gaya makes people laugh instead of cry. The...
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 madcap comedy delivers a fresh, wildly theatrical twist packed with quick changes, clever wordplay, and nonstop...
SWEENEY TODD
Attend the tale! Stephen Sondheim’s razor-sharp musical masterpiece is set to thrill Orange County audiences. Performances Run August 20 – September 27, 2026 Directed and Musically Directed by Damien Lorton, this production is set to enthrall audiences from August 20 to...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical follows Benjamin Barker, who returns to London after being unjustly exiled and assumes the identity of Sweeney Todd to seek revenge on the man who framed him. He teams up with Mrs. Lovett, a pie shop owner, to unleash his vengeance...
Latest Costa Mesa Reviews
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater
Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West
Musical Theatre West's brand new presentation of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT marks the fifth time the 74-season-old institution is revisiting this ubiquitous musical, this time starring hunky Broadway alum and America's Got Talent standout Brian Justin Crum. For all intents and purp…
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…
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Haus of Mayhem: A Drag Tribute House of Blues: Anaheim (9/05-9/05) |
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UB40 Fred Kavli Theatre (10/25-10/25) |
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Pageant of the Masters “The Greatest of All Time” Festival of Arts (7/09-9/04) |
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Pokemon Night Out: Marshmello & Alison Wonderland Intuit Dome (10/24-10/24) |
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Ride the Cyclone The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot (10/09-10/25) |
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Marco Antonio Solis Long Beach Amphitheater (10/04-10/04) |
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The 39 Steps The Laguna Playhouse (10/27-11/22) |
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Gorillaz Oakland Arena (10/28-10/28) |
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Bright Blue Sky: the 9/11 Musical Rose Center Theater (9/11-9/20) |
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Adventures of Tortoise & Hare The Laguna Playhouse (1/30-1/30) |