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Hare and Tortoise
2/21 - 2/22/2026
Meet two competing friends in this fantastic adaptation of Aesop’s classic fable. Hare is ready to race, but Tortoise has many things to do before ...
The Shark is Broken
2/4 - 2/22/2026
It’s 1974. The set of Jaws . The mechanical shark is malfunctioning, the schedule is in shambles, and three actors—Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy ...
Doodle POP
3/14 - 3/15/2026
A mischievous duo starts to doodle... and ends up creating a whole imaginative world! They invite us along on their sea adventure with a tiny ...
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1/24 - 3/21/2026
The New York Times described this American classic as “wry and electric!” In Edward Albee’s landmark drama, George and Martha invite a young couple to ...
God of Carnage
1/23 - 3/21/2026
In gentrified Brooklyn, a playground fight between 11-year-old boys brings four parents together to resolve their sons’ conflict. At first, diplomacy rules. But as each ...
New Owner
4/25 - 4/26/2026
A story of love, loss, and new beginnings. Bart is a boisterous puppy waiting to be chosen from the animal shelter. Mabel is a lonely ...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
7/5 - 7/25/2026
“Entrancing. Thrilling. Astounding. Leaves you wondering how the trickery is pulled off!” – LA Times
“EXPECTO-PERFECTION! A magical wonder.” -CBS TV
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Latest Costa Mesa Reviews
Review: NOISES OFF at Pioneer Theatre Company is an Uproarious Romp
by Tyler Hinton - December 09, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of NOISES OFF is an uproarious romp through the pitfalls of live theatre....
Review: Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group
by John McDaid - December 09, 2025
What did our critic think of CRISP, BRACING 'OCTET' AT THE WILBURY at Wilbury Theatre Group?Crisp, Bracing 'OCTET' at Wilbury Theatre Group: Quirky a cappella musical takes on our digital obsessions...
Review: 'WE LOVE THE WINTER WEATHER - An Excellent Weather Outlook at Birdland
by Stephen Sorokoff - December 09, 2025
KT Sullivan, Stacy Sullivan, Todd Murray & Jeff Harnar brought a truly unique holiday show to the legendary venue on December 8. See photos and a review of the show....
Review: FIRESIDE TALES, Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores
by Christiana Rose - December 09, 2025
Punchdrunk Enrichment has created a thoughtful world designed to captivate young audiences and invite their grown ups to rediscover the shared joy of storytelling. Fireside Tales offers a rich and atmospheric experience for children aged seven to eleven, that blends imagination and collective reflec...
Review: It's a WHITE CHRISTMAS at Broadway At Music Circus
by Courtney Symes - December 09, 2025
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go…especially Broadway at Music Circus. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the Musical is here to warm up the holiday season through December 14th. It’s a piece with a book by David Ives and Paul Blake, and music by the prolific Irving Berlin ...
Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Murry's Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock
by Theresa Bertram - December 09, 2025
When snowflakes sparkle across the stage and the familiar strains of the first chords begin, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse’s production of Frozen the Musical, with Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Book by Jennifer Lee, and Directed by Don Bolinger, makes one thing immediately ...
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Keystone Theatrics At The Playhouse At Allenberry
by Andrea Stephenson - December 09, 2025
On stage December 5-21, the cast and production team of A Christmas Story: The Musical at Keystone Theatrics have created an exciting, energetic, emotional production....
Review: ONCE IN A LIFETIME at 54 Below Aptly Named
by Stephen Mosher - December 08, 2025
It's 100 years since Sammy Davis Jr. was born - let the celebration commence!...
Review: DRACAPELLA, Park Theatre
by Clementine Scott - December 09, 2025
Bram Stoker’s Dracula can actually be quite funny. There’s the cowboy who’s inexplicably present in 19th-century Yorkshire, and how Jonathan Harker sees nothing wrong with doing routine real estate transactions at a remote Transylvanian castle. Unfortunately, Dracapella has channelled precisely none...
Review: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at STNJ-A Holiday Treasure
by Marina Kennedy - December 09, 2025
‘Tis the season for a show that will delight and inspire. 'It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) and it tops off their 2025 season....
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God of Carnage
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/23 - 3/21) | |
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Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/24 - 3/21) | |
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The Shark is Broken
Ensemble Theatre Company (2/4 - 2/22) | |
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Fox Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/3) | |
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Matthew Morrison
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (3/19 - 3/21) | |
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New Owner
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (4/25 - 4/26) | |
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Songs for Creative Revolution (DECEMBER 14th, 2025)
Sebastopol Center For the Arts (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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