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Holiday Organ Spectacular


Celebrate the season with the king of instruments! Enjoy a magnitude of musical splendors with world-class organist Todd Wilson and members of Pacific Symphony performing ...

Tony Yazbeck
Tony Yazbeck
12/11 - 12/13/2025


Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Tony Yazbeck!

Songs for Creative Revolution (DECEMBER 14th, 2025)


Join four Bay Area singer-songwriters, Karen Joy Brown and Katie Phillips, former bandmates of Sonoma County’s beloved Bootleg Honeys, along with Cassidy Frost and Bridget ...

A Rat Pack Christmas with Tony DeSare


Get transported to a mid-century holiday lounge where the martinis are chilled, the horns are smooth, and the Christmas cheer has style. Tony DeSare, with ...

2025 Christmas Cabaret
12/11 - 12/21/2025


American Coast Theater Company presents its 2025 Christmas Cabaret, celebrating the holiday season with a blend of traditional classics, modern favorites, and original pieces. Featuring ...

Robin Hood & the White Arrow: the Holiday Feast of Stephen


Step into Sherwood Forest this holiday season with Robin Hood and the White Arrow: The Feast of Stephen , an original musical adventure at the ...


This winter, the Rose Center Theater transforms into Sherwood Forest for Robin Hood and the White Arrow: the Holiday Feast of Stephen. Brennan Eckberg stars ...

The Holiday GEM
11/20 - 12/21/2025


The Holiday GEM, directed and musically directed by Damien Lorton, is an original holiday musical set to bring joy to audiences at the historic GEM ...

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
12/11 - 12/21/2025


Celebrating its 10th season at Segerstrom Center, SoCal’s favorite holiday tradition returns with American Ballet Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of  The Nutcracker .  Created by one ...

A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/28/2025


South Coast Repertory celebrates its 45th annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, returning to the Segerstrom Stage from November 29 to December 28. ...

Stella Cole
Stella Cole
1/15 - 1/17/2026


Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Stella Cole!

The Wiz
The Wiz
1/13 - 1/25/2026


“The Wiz is cause for celebration!” -Chicago Tribune

The Great Race
The Great Race
1/31 - 2/1/2026


Join our characters, Po Po and Kung Kung, as they celebrate Chinese New Year by making dumplings and sharing the story of The Great Race ...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)


An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA–The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen ...

The Notebook
The Notebook
1/27 - 2/8/2026


“The Notebook is everything. Run, don’t walk!” — Hoda Kotb, Today “Romantic, life-affirming, and ingeniously adapted.” — USA Today

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 ...

Monty Python's Spamalot
Monty Python's Spamalot
2/17 - 2/22/2026


“Pure Glee! Spamalot is deliriously funny!” -The Wall Street Journal “The funniest musical on Broadway!” -The Washington Post

Spamalot
2/17 - 2/22/2026


In 2005, Spamalot won the Tony Award for best musical comedy. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film "Monty Python and The Holy Grail," this ...

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 ...

Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz
2/26 - 2/28/2026


Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Norbert Leo Butz!

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 ...

SIX
SIX
3/10 - 3/15/2026


“The show rocks. Party along with this celebration of her-story times SIX!” -Chicago Tribune “Broadway's high-energy history remix reigns supreme!” -Entertainment Weekly

SIX (Boleyn Tour)
SIX (Boleyn Tour)
3/10 - 3/15/2026


Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, in SIX the wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their ...

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 ...


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Latest Costa Mesa Reviews


Review: PORGY AND BESS Raises the Roof at the Metropolitan


by Richard Sasanow - December 07, 2025

When I read that the Met, in the program notes for James Robinson’s production of PORGY AND BESS, called it “a supremely American operatic masterpiece” I couldn’t help but think of Stephen Sondheim’s answer (perhaps apocryphal) when he was asked whether SWEENEY TODD was an opera or a musical: “If it...

Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music


by Scott Serio - December 07, 2025

Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Fulton Theatre


by Rich Mehrenberg - December 07, 2025

I think this format might have worked better for me if it was associated with an original story with no source of comparison. Throughout the show, I continued to think about what was missing, rather than fully enjoying the experience for what it was....

Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at The Music Hall by the Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - December 07, 2025

It is a clear sign of the December holidays when the Oqunquit Playhouse brings its theatrical magic to The Music Hall in Portsmouth. In their 11th year of collaboration, the season is blessed with a festive production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical....

Review: DISNEY'S THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at Benaroya Hall


by Erica Miner - December 07, 2025

Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer....

Review: DISNEY'S THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at Benaroya Hall


by Erica Miner - December 07, 2025

Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer....

Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Lyric Opera Of Chicago


by Tina St. Angelo - December 07, 2025

There are 2 artistic performances in Chicago when you know its Christmastime. One is the Goodman’s A Christmas Carol and the other is the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Lyric....

Review: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Live Theatre Workshop


by Zach Wetzel - December 07, 2025

Based on the books by Arnold Lobel with music by Robert Reale and book/lyrics by Willie Reale, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is like a warm cookie....

Review: THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at The Kennedy Center


by Laurie Sara Oliver - December 07, 2025

The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23. Stop by any night, or on all of them, to see a unique performance by theatrical elites. ...

Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY at Open Stage


by Becky Winter - December 07, 2025

This production is directed by Chris Gibson and stars Rachel Landon. Who’s Holiday was written by Matthew Lombardo and follows Cindy Lou Who after the events of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. ...



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Stella Cole in Costa Mesa Stella Cole
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (1/15 - 1/17)
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Costa Mesa Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/24 - 3/21)
Norbert Leo Butz in Costa Mesa Norbert Leo Butz
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2/26 - 2/28)
The Great Race in Costa Mesa The Great Race
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (1/31 - 2/1)
God of Carnage in Costa Mesa God of Carnage
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/23 - 3/21)
The Phantom of the Opera in Costa Mesa The Phantom of the Opera
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (8/12 - 8/30)
Songs for Creative Revolution (DECEMBER 14th, 2025) in Costa Mesa Songs for Creative Revolution (DECEMBER 14th, 2025)
Sebastopol Center For the Arts (12/14 - 12/14)
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