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Hare and Tortoise
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
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
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?


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
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
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


“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 in Costa Mesa God of Carnage
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/23 - 3/21)
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity) in Costa Mesa Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Fox Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/3)
The Phantom of the Opera in Costa Mesa The Phantom of the Opera
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (8/12 - 8/30)
Hare and Tortoise in Costa Mesa Hare and Tortoise
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2/21 - 2/22)
The Nutcracker in Costa Mesa The Nutcracker
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (12/11 - 12/21)
Robin Hood & the White Arrow: the Holiday Feast of Stephen in Costa Mesa Robin Hood & the White Arrow: the Holiday Feast of Stephen
Rose Center Theater (11/21 - 12/21)
Monty Python's Spamalot in Costa Mesa Monty Python's Spamalot
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2/17 - 2/22)
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