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Butterfly Workshop
May 16

This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore the life cycle and beauty of pollinators up close. It is part of Casa Romantica's educational programming connecting...

Ask a Master Gardener
May 3 – May 17, 2026

These sessions provide practical, expert guidance for at-home gardening, offered on two dates in May. The program is part of Casa Romantica's educational experiences connecting...

Classical Concert: Youth Chamber Music Program Recital
May 28

This recital celebrates a year of dedication from talented student musicians in the Youth Chamber Music Program. The performance takes place at the historic coastal...

Free Family Sunday
Jun 7

This family-friendly event features a train display, hands-on activities, and complimentary admission for all guests. It is part of Casa Romantica's seasonal programming for younger...

Film Screening: 10 Things I Hate About You
Jun 9

This outdoor film screening takes place under the stars in the historic courtyard at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente, CA. It...

Casa Kids: Hansel and Gretel
Jun 20

Hansel and Gretel is presented by Lyric Opera of Orange County and offers a 45-minute performance filled with music and playful storytelling. The production is...

Casa Cool Concert: Backwater Blues
Jun 24 – Jun 25, 2026

Backwater Blues, one of San Diego's top blues bands, performs under the stars at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. The band blends rock, soul,...

Creative Camp
Jul 20 – Jul 24, 2026

Creative Camp is a week-long program for children offered at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Registration is open with a deadline of June 1,...



Review: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS at Colony Theater


by Evan Henerson - May 13, 2026

As directed by Kristin Hanggi and led by actors Emma Hunton, Diana Huey and Aynsley Bubbico, KILLING MUSICALS looks to blend pathos, satire and female empowerment not always particularly smoothly....

Review: THE CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR STORY at BroadStage


by Shari Barrett - May 08, 2026

While harmonizing to perfection, Katis rules the piano with the sensitivity necessary to realistically perform King’s songs of self-awareness and the longing to find your place in the world, while Clews’ finger-picking expertise on guitar adds a real sense of introspective musical magic to Taylo...

Review: THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE at the El Portal


by Harker Jones - May 07, 2026

This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year....

Review: THE EAVES at Nocturne Theatre


by Harker Jones - May 05, 2026

Director Meyer keeps things moving at a fair clip without ever seeming rushed, and he serves up real scares....

Review: Updated FLOWER DRUM SONG Returns to Los Angeles by East West Players


by Shari Barrett - April 29, 2026

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by...

Review: BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum


by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026

BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...

Review: Last Call Theatre Invites You to Discover The Liminary


by Shari Barrett - April 27, 2026

Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances....

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: LOVE STRUCK by Macha Theatre/Films at Odyssey Theatre


by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026

We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....

Review: HELL MOUTH at The Road Theatre


by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026

The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....

Videos


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North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28)
In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir in Los Angeles In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir
The Pico (6/19-6/21)
Melt : The Play in Los Angeles Melt : The Play
The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) PHOTOS
Millennials Are Killing Musicals in Los Angeles Millennials Are Killing Musicals
Colony Theatre (4/30-5/17)
A Faery Hunt Adventure and Their Animal Friends in Los Angeles A Faery Hunt Adventure and Their Animal Friends
Kindred Spirits Care Farm (5/24-5/24)
John Proctor is the Villain in Los Angeles John Proctor is the Villain
Mark Taper Forum (3/17-4/25)
Tesseract in Los Angeles Tesseract
New Art City Theatre (6/21-6/21)
Doja Cat at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles Doja Cat at The Kia Forum
The Kia Forum (10/22-10/22)
Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody! in Los Angeles Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody!
Elysian Theatre (5/01-5/31) PHOTOS
Kim's Convenience in Los Angeles Kim's Convenience
The Old Globe (5/15-6/14)