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HUNTINGTON BEACH ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

1905 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Huntington Beach, 92648



Interview: Devin Cortez of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - October 14, 2025

Huntington Beach native Devin Cortez talks about his full-circle journey home with the national tour of Some Like It Hot, playing at Segerstrom Center through October 19....

Interview: Devin Cortez of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - October 14, 2025

Huntington Beach native Devin Cortez talks about his full-circle journey home with the national tour of Some Like It Hot, playing at Segerstrom Center through October 19....

Interview: Sarah Lynn Marion of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - January 21, 2025

Orange County native Sarah Lynn Marion talks with BroadwayWorld about her Broadway debut—and what it’s like to be an understudy for two roles in the show. ...

Interview: Sarah Lynn Marion of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - January 21, 2025

Orange County native Sarah Lynn Marion talks with BroadwayWorld about her Broadway debut—and what it’s like to be an understudy for two roles in the show. ...

Past Shows

Antigone
Antigone
4/20 - 4/23/2023


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
The Drowsy Chaperone
3/24 - 4/2/2023


HB APA will present six performances of its spring mainstage musical, The Drowsy Chaperone . Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best ...

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
11/10 - 11/18/2022


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 ...

Fanfare: A Spring Music Concert


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
HB APA's
1/7 - 1/16/2022


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
She Kills Monsters
11/12 - 11/19/2021


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
Titanic
10/15 - 10/24/2021


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!
Play On!
9/9 - 9/12/2021


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


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


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
HB APA Presents: Gypsy
10/19 - 10/27/2019


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
HB APA
9/12 - 9/15/2019


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
HB APA's "Syn*er*gy 2019"
5/31 - 6/1/2019


(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


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


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


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


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
HB APA's
3/15 - 3/24/2019


“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
HB APA's "Playlist 2019"
2/15 - 2/16/2019


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
HB APA's "Fusion 2019"
2/1 - 2/2/2019


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
Side Show
1/11 - 1/20/2019


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 ...

Videos


The Sound of Music in Costa Mesa The Sound of Music
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (6/2 - 6/14)
Hare and Tortoise in Costa Mesa Hare and Tortoise
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2/21 - 2/22)
The Shark is Broken in Costa Mesa The Shark is Broken
Ensemble Theatre Company (2/4 - 2/22)
The Wiz in Costa Mesa The Wiz
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (1/13 - 1/25)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Costa Mesa Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/5 - 7/25)
Rose Tribute Concert in Costa Mesa Rose Tribute Concert
Rose Center Theater (12/30 - 12/30)
Sylvia in Costa Mesa Sylvia
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (4/9 - 4/12)
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