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...
A true theatrical tour-de-force, Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins combines his signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it. Shown through the lives...
Long before Elvira, TV’s first horror host, Vampira, titillated and terrified 1950s America. Award-winning actor/writer Ingrid Garner (Eleanor’s Story) resurrects the legendary behind Hollywood’s most fascinating forgotten icon, and unearths the mercurial life of her creator...
Join us as Orchestra Collective of Orange County presents a concert that reveals the heart of its composers, featuring works shaped by the moments, memories, and emotions that mattered most to them. Music by George Butterworth, Vivian Fine, Maurice Ravel, Richard Wagner, and...
Christmas with The Alley Cats is a beloved, long-standing tradition at the Curtis Theatre! Celebrated for their appearances on PBS specials and international tours, this award-winning doo-wop group brings their signature blend of smooth harmonies and hilarious holiday cheer. Get...
Step back in time with It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a nostalgic journey into the heart of Bedford Falls. Experience the magic of a 1940s radio broadcast, complete with live sound effects and a talented ensemble portraying dozens of iconic characters. This...
The Curtis Theatre’s partnership with Southgate Productions continues with this Tony Award-winning musical. One of the most beloved Broadway shows of the last decade, the recently-released rights for this hit musical are so exclusive that we’ve been sworn to secrecy until...
For their spring concert, OCofOC explores European composers' perspectives on "America," from an English view of the orange groves of Florida to an Italian imagining of the Wild Wild West. Music by Frederick Delius, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini, and more. OCofOC is a...
The Alley Cats are turning 40, and you’re invited to the party! Since their first professional show right here at the Curtis Theatre, The Alley Cats have travelled the world performing their signature blend of doo wop vocals and side-splitting comedy. Join Cats from across the...
Hilarious and poignant, this staged reading of A Lesson In Swimming takes you inside three-time stroke survivor Michael Shutt’s brain as it “breaks” and invites you to experience how deep the cracks really go. After being left partially blind, partially paralyzed, and partial to...
Do you believe in love at first sleight? Lexi is a bright-eyed and ambitious magician's assistant who sees the makings of a star in Ethan, a talented – but aimless – cruise ship singer. Convinced he could be the next superstar of magic, she begins to teach him the craft in the...
Summer Serenade returns to the Curtis Theatre season, reimagined! Join the Orchestra Collective of Orange County for a chamber music concert in an intimate living room setting. Renowned musicians deliver a captivating performance of beloved classics and new discoveries, creating...
Agnes and her teenage daughter, Penny, run a quiet bed and breakfast on Whidbey Island. It’s 1972, before Roe v. Wade and the Violence Against Women Act, and this B&B is secretly an underground shelter for women seeking to escape domestic violence. This deeply moving and...
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
"...discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history." - Arthur Miller
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 friends as they embark on a daring mission to preserve his extraordinary works, facing incredible odds to...
As you step into the theatre, you are not merely watching a show; you are entering the realm of the supernatural, where every whispered incantation and every bloodied handprint echo the fateful destruction of Macbeth himself. The curse is real, the magic is tangible, and the air...
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Gorillaz Oakland Arena (10/28-10/28) |
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OC of OC: American Stories The Curtis Theatre (4/24-4/24) |
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Paper Wing Theatre (8/28-9/20) |
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Adventures of Tortoise & Hare The Laguna Playhouse (1/30-1/30) |
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A Hollywood Horror Story The Curtis Theatre (10/25-10/25) |
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Shrek the Musical OBCTheater (9/11-9/20) |
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David Benoit: Resonance and Renewal — World Premiere Soka Performing Arts Center (9/26-9/26) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid The Curtis Theatre (6/18-6/27) |
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OC of OC: Getting Personal The Curtis Theatre (11/07-11/07) |
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The 39 Steps The Laguna Playhouse (10/27-11/22) |
