Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center
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...
Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA Journeys Back to Musical Theatre West
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...
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents GOD OF CARNAGE
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...
Review: Will Swenson Leads New SoCal Revival of SWEENEY TODD at La Mirada Theatre
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...
Review: THE NOTEBOOK - THE MUSICAL Floats Into OC's Segerstrom Center
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...
Review: New Revival of THE WIZ Lands at OC's Segerstrom Center
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....
Past Shows
Antigone
Apr 20 – Apr 23, 2023
One of Sophocles' ancient Theban plays, Antigone tells the story of a teenage girl who wishes to bury her brother, Polyneices, after he has died...
The Drowsy Chaperone
Mar 24 – Apr 2, 2023
HB APA will present six performances of its spring mainstage musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original...
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Nov 10 – Nov 18, 2022
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (HB APA) will present six performances of Anne Washburn's black comedy Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play.After the...
Fanfare: A Spring Music Concert
Apr 29
Entertain your brain and get a little culture if you dare...at "Fanfare!" APA Orchestra department celebrates timeless music from the Baroque period to today with...
HB APA's
Jan 7 – Jan 16, 2022
CABARET holds its lens to 1929 Berlin. Cliff Bradshaw, an American author working on a novel in Berlin, encounters Sally Bowles at the seedy Kit...
She Kills Monsters
Nov 12 – Nov 19, 2021
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (HB APA) is proud to present its fall play "She Kills Monsters." This dramatic-comedy by Qui Nguyen...
Titanic
Oct 15 – Oct 24, 2021
The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912 remains the quintessential disaster of the century. The musical "Titanic" is set...
Play On!
Sep 9 – Sep 12, 2021
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (HB APA) will present its first show of the year: a dinner theater comedy extravaganza! Catch this...
HB APA's "Beauty and the Beast"
Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2020
Based on the timeless French fairy tale and Disneys beloved smash movie hit, "Beauty and the Beast" comes to the Huntington Beach Academy for the...
HB APA's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Jan 10 – Jan 19, 2020
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts presents its annual Musical Theatre department fundraiser and show: "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"...
HB APA Presents: Gypsy
Oct 19 – Oct 27, 2019
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (HB APA) is the magnet arts program for the Huntington Beach Union High School District. This October,...
HB APA
Sep 12 – Sep 15, 2019
The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (HB APA) presents its annual Dinner Theater Fundraiser and Show: DON'T TELL MOTHER!Show begins at 7 PM...
HB APA's "Syn*er*gy 2019"
May 31 – Jun 1, 2019
(sin-er-jee) / noun. 1. Combined action or operation 2. A mutually advantageous conjunction or compatibility of distinct participants 3. A mainstage dance show of spectacular...
HB APA's "Private Screening 2019"
May 18
When not filming live performances and concerts, the MMET Media Team's true passion is filmmaking. APA has a great stable of screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, and...
HB APA's "Retrofest XV: We Are Family"
May 2 – May 4, 2019
The Academy for the Performing Arts, a magnet program for the Huntington Union High School District, presents "Retrofest XV: We Are Family"--its Music, Media and...
HB APA's "Fanfare 2019"
Apr 24
Entertain your brain and get a little culture if you dare...at Fanfare! The APA Orchestra department celebrates great music from the Baroque to present day...
HB APA's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
Apr 4 – Apr 7, 2019
The Academy for the Performing Arts, a magnet program for the Huntington Union High School District, presents "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by its Acting department. The...
HB APA's
Mar 15 – Mar 24, 2019
“The Phantom of the Opera”--the most popular musical of all time--swings into the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts mainstage this Spring. Watch as...
HB APA's "Playlist 2019"
Feb 15 – Feb 16, 2019
The Academy for the Performing Arts (APA) is a magnet arts program for the Huntington Beach Union High School District. Its Music Media and Entertainment...
HB APA's "Fusion 2019"
Feb 1 – Feb 2, 2019
This year’s Fusion will be presenting “Then and Now,” an array of choreography that showcases the history of past dance to the current trends of...
Side Show
Jan 11 – Jan 20, 2019
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts presents “Side Show,” a musical based on the true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who...
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