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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Commemorating the majestic musical masterpieces of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartneySir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir...
Commemorating the majestic musical masterpieces of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartneySir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir...
After his sold out 2022 performance at Irvine Barclay Theatre, multi-hyphenate, multi-award winning, multimedia mogul Alan Cumming returns with a new cabaret show, this time...
Praised by The New York Times for its “dramatic, energetic playing,” the Tetzlaff Quartet performs a dynamic concert of chamber music of Mendelssohn, Widmann, and Dvoák. ...
Experience first-hand the Danish String Quartet continues to assert its preeminence among the world’s finest string quartets. The ensemble returns to flaunt their impeccable musicianship...
PROGRAM:Program to be announced.Put on your holiday socks! An Orange County favorite, Canadian Brass return to the Irvine Barclay Theatre for a concert of seasonal...
“Young commands one of the best pop voices to come along in decades. When he and the material align, it is a phenomenon that is...
PROGRAM:TURINA:La Oración del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer)RAVEL:QuartetBRAHMS:Quintet in F minor, Op. 34Famous for its energy and passion, Paris-based Modigliani Quartet brings a stylish precision to its...
A battle for your soul is being waged from an office in hell!Don’t miss The Screwtape Letters, the provocative, faithful and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by seven-time Grammy-nominated Artistic Director Chris Walden, launches its 2024-25 season with a program of exceptional straight-ahead jazz, swing, soul, and...
With endearing gusto and unabashed charm, Sutton Foster has originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek The...
Bebe Neuwirth delivers an inspiring evening of stories and songs—songs which embody a range of scenarios and emotions, including the nuances of joy, heartbreak and...
Representing the next generation of Broadway talent, two of its brightest faces are back in town. Krysta and Scott have appeared in the Tony Award-winning...
Jerry Herman is a legendary composer/lyricist of the American musical theater and one of Broadway’s most beloved icons. From Hello, Dolly! and Mame to Mack...
Christine Ebersole has captivated fans and critics alike with her unforgettable roles in Camelot, Dinner at Eight and the smash hit revival, 42nd Street. She...
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