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Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre

Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre

by Michael Quintos · June 11, 2026

I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026. A visual stunner punctuated by remark…

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC

by Michael Quintos · June 8, 2026

You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s…

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.

by Michael Quintos · May 14, 2026

Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the …

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME

by Michael Quintos · April 26, 2026

First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod…

Review: Revamped MEAN GIRLS Musical Debuts at La Mirada Theatre

Review: Revamped MEAN GIRLS Musical Debuts at La Mirada Theatre

by Michael Quintos · April 15, 2026

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o…

Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Returns to Musical Theatre West

Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Returns to Musical Theatre West

by Michael Quintos · April 13, 2026

Bursting with contagious rhythm, irrepressible heart, and an abiding sense of community pride, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning 2008 original Broadway musical IN THE HEIGHTS remains one of the most vibrant and emotionally resonant contemporary musicals to emerge from the early 21st century. F…

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center

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

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

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…

Past Shows

The Shark Is Broken

The Shark Is Broken

Mar 4 – Mar 22, 2026

The first summer blockbuster movie is being filmed - but no one working on the film would know it. Dive deep into the tumultuous, murky...

Peril In The Alps

Peril In The Alps

Jun 11 – Jun 29, 2025

The thrilling follow-up to Murder on the Links makes its anticipated debut! This new Hercule Poirot story leads the famed Belgian detective on a thrilling...

Fences

Fences

Apr 30 – May 18, 2025

Troy Maxson was a star of the Negro baseball leagues, but now it’s 1957 and he’s a garbage man in Pittsburgh. In one of August...

THE REMARKABLE  MISTER HOLMES

THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES

Mar 5 – Mar 30, 2025

Sherlock Holmes is back with an all-new madcap mystery to solve...and a new sidekick! In this fast-paced, wildly comedic musical. Holmes must solve a series of...

RAPUNZEL AND HER  HOLIDAY WISH

RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH

Dec 7 – Dec 29, 2024

RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH is based on the beloved fairytale, this hair-larious tangled tale undergoes a Holiday Panto makeover. Prepare for a spellbinding journey...

A View From The Bridge

A View From The Bridge

Oct 30 – Nov 17, 2024

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE delves into the complexities of family, love, and justice. Set in a tight-knit Italian-American community in 1950s Brooklyn, the play...

Don't Dress For Dinner

Don't Dress For Dinner

Sep 4 – Sep 22, 2024

This wildly successful comedy was first produced at Laguna Playhouse in 1997 and is back by popular demand! This outrageous farce has all the right...

HOLMES & WATSON

HOLMES & WATSON

May 29 – Jun 16, 2024

Prepare yourself for a fast-paced, thrilling, suspenseful story that will keep you guessing until its final moments. In this worthwhile addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon, there are more twists...

TARTUFFE

TARTUFFE

Apr 17 – May 5, 2024

For years, Laguna Playhouse has been making audiences laugh with a wide variety of comedies and now they deliver one of the most enduring comedic...

A SHAYNA MAIDEL

A SHAYNA MAIDEL

Mar 13 – Mar 31, 2024

A SHAYNA MAIDEL (which means “a pretty girl” in Yiddish) is a touching memory play about two sisters reconnecting after years of separation and a...

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

Jan 24 – Feb 11, 2024

It’s 1930’s Harlem, and the joint is jumpin’! Nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom are the playgrounds of high society, and dive...

A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS

A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS

Dec 7 – Dec 29, 2023

This holiday season, put on your glass slippers and join us for our annual Lythgoe Family Panto, A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS!  Based on the traditional British...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

FeaturedA Midsummer Night's Dream

Nov 17 – Nov 19, 2023

Laguna Beach Playhouse presents William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM for ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Set in a dystopian world.

The Angel Next Door

The Angel Next Door

Oct 18 – Nov 5, 2023

It is 1948 and an unlikely group of characters has assembled in a Newport mansion. An unexpected development threatens to doom a budding romance and...

THE RAINMAKER

THE RAINMAKER

Sep 20 – Oct 8, 2023

THE RAINMAKER Written by N. Richard NashDirected by Andrew BarnicleMIRACLES HAPPEN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE IN LAGUNA BEACH!“The Rainmaker's underlying theme - the...

2 Pianos 4 Hands

2 Pianos 4 Hands

Jul 5 – Jul 23, 2023

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE presentsthe First Show of its 2023-2024 Season…2 PIANOS 4 HANDS Written by Ted Dykstra and Richard GreenblattDirected by Tom FreyTHE IVORY TICKLING BEGINS WEDNESDAY,...

Murder On The Links

Murder On The Links

May 31 – Jun 18, 2023

Something’s afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer, namely the body of Hercule Poirot’s newest client! Acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz brings the famed Belgian...

Staged

Staged

Jan 25 – Feb 12, 2023

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to announce that comedienne Rita Rudner will star in the upcoming World Premiere of a hilarious new comedy, STAGED, written by Martin Bergman &...

Love Among The Ruins

Love Among The Ruins

Oct 26 – Nov 13, 2022

When wealthy widow and socialite Jessica Medlicott is sued for breach of promise by her money-seeking ex-fiancé, will her past as an actress help or...

Kim's Convenience

Kim's Convenience

Sep 21 – Oct 9, 2022

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SHOW OF ITS 2022-2023 SEASON!The Orange County Premiere Of KIMS CONVENIENCE Written by Ins ChoiDirected by Jon Lawrence RiveraLIMITED ENGAGEMENT...

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

Jun 29 – Jul 17, 2022

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE SIXTH SHOW OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASONSATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Based on the Paramount/RSO Picture and the story by Nik Cohn Adapted...

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line

May 26 – Jun 12, 2022

A CHORUS LINE is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre: the chorus dancers - those valiant, over dedicated, underpaid, highly...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

Apr 20 – May 8, 2022

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!is a musical comedy about everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and...

Folk Legacy Trio

Folk Legacy Trio

Jan 1 – Jan 2, 2022

FOLK LEGACY TRIOJanuary 1 - 2, 2022What have you been doing since 1971? Hemming your bell bottoms? Rebuilding your Volkswagen bus? George, Rick and Jerry...

Rita Rudner's Happy Vaccinated New Years Eve!

Rita Rudner's Happy Vaccinated New Years Eve!

Dec 31

RITA RUDNERS HAPPY VACCINATED NEW YEARS EVE!December 31, 2021Join superstar comedienne Rita Rudner at her HAPPY, VACCINATED NEW YEAR'S EVE,Laguna Playhouse's sixth annualNew Years Eve...

ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTO

ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTO

Dec 3 – Dec 29, 2021

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE and BONNIE LYTHGOE PRODUCTIONS benefiting GiveKidsPanto announce the cast of THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OFROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION:A HOLIDAY PANTOWritten by Kris...

SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM

SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM

Dec 20 – Dec 21, 2021

SISTERS CHRISTMAS CATECHISMDecember 20 - 21, 2021It's "CSI: Bethlehem" in this holiday mystery extravaganza from the author of Late Nite Catechism, as Sister takes on...

2018 Laguna Playhouse Gala

2018 Laguna Playhouse Gala

May 12

The 2018 Laguna Playhouse’ Annual Gala is a black-tie fundraiser on Saturday, May 12, 6 p.m., with special performances by “Phantom of the Opera” star...

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Gorillaz in Costa Mesa Gorillaz
Oakland Arena (10/28-10/28)
The Music of Star Wars in Costa Mesa The Music of Star Wars
Great Park Live (7/25-7/25)
Pokemon Night Out: Marshmello & Alison Wonderland in Costa Mesa Pokemon Night Out: Marshmello & Alison Wonderland
Intuit Dome (10/24-10/24)
Marco Antonio Solis in Costa Mesa Marco Antonio Solis
Long Beach Amphitheater (10/04-10/04)
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In in Costa Mesa C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
Irvine Barclay Theatre (7/09-7/10)
Marinelli Bros Circus - A New Experience! in Costa Mesa Marinelli Bros Circus - A New Experience!
Chico Marketplace (7/17-7/29)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Costa Mesa Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/11-7/25)
Jekyll & Hyde the Musical in Costa Mesa Jekyll & Hyde the Musical
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (6/12-6/28)
Alison Krauss and Union Station in Costa Mesa Alison Krauss and Union Station
Pacific Amphitheatre (8/29-8/29)
Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope in Costa Mesa Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope
Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope (9/05-9/05)