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
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Feb 13 – Feb 14, 2026
Pacific Symphony presents an evening dedicated to the music of Danny Elfman, showcasing the iconic scores from Tim Burton's films such as Beetlejuice, Batman, and...
Shelley Conducts Stravinsky's Firebird
Jan 15 – Jan 18, 2026
Alexander Shelley leads the Pacific Symphony in a spectacular presentation of Stravinsky's Firebird from January 15 to 18, featuring full-length animated visuals. The concert opens...
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
Dec 4 – Dec 6, 2025
Pacific Symphony's upcoming performance features Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, conducted by guest conductor Tianyi Lu, who is known for her dynamic style and connection to the...
Shelley Conducts Scheherazade
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2025
Experience a vibrant journey through modern energy, soulful tradition, and timeless myth. Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst shimmers with cosmic energy, followed by Arturo Márquez’s “Mystical and...
Rachmaninoff & Sibelius
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2025
Opening Weekend! In this powerful pairing of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Sibelius' Symphony No. 1, experience two masterpieces born from moments of personal...
July 4 Spectacular
Jul 4
Pacific Symphony celebrates Independence Day with a lively event featuring classic American hits on July 4. Under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor Laureate Richard...
Cathedrals of Sound
May 15 – May 17, 2025
Pacific Symphony presents Cathedrals of Sound, a poignant tribute honoring the late William J. Gillespie, from May 15 to May 17. Music Director Carl St.Clair,...
Carmina Burana and Bach
Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2025
Pacific Symphony, under the baton of Music Director Carl St.Clair, presents a powerful concert featuring Orff's Carmina Burana and Bach's Keyboard Concerto in D Minor...
Four Seasons and Strauss
Jan 9 – Jan 12, 2025
Pacific Symphony presents an inspiring concert featuring Dennis Kim, the orchestra's acclaimed concertmaster, who will perform Vivaldi's renowned Four Seasons. The program will also include...
Merry Christmas, Love
Dec 20 – Dec 21, 2024
Joss Stone will bring her soulful voice to the Pacific Symphony for Merry Christmas, Love, a holiday performance on December 20 and 21. Accompanied by...
Bernadette Peters with Pacific Symphony
Nov 1 – Nov 2, 2024
Broadway and film icon Bernadette Peters joins Pacific Symphony to launch the 2024-25 Pops Season. Under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez, Peters...
Respighi’s Pines of Rome
Feb 6 – Feb 8, 2024
Pacific Symphony, under the direction of Music Director Carl St.Clair, presents Respighi's celebrated "Pines of Rome" from February 6 to 8. The concert features world...
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