THE MINUTES
“It’s devilishly funny until it’s not. It is thrilling and essential theater that interrogates the present by laying bare how history is written." Variety
Upcoming Shows
MARK BROWN'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
“... smart enough to make sophisticated adults laugh out loud and shamelessly silly enough to keep children in the audience interested and entertained." NY Times
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
“… wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the course of popular music.”– Hollywood Reporter
LES MISÉRABLES
CVREP EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ADAM KARSTEN will be at the helm of this new staging of what is one of the world’s most revered musicals.
Auditions
Review: IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre
What did our critic think of IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre?…
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Theater Palisades At The Odyssey
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
Review: SWEENEY TODD at The Gem Theater
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre
Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Review: PUPPET UP! at the Richardo Montalbán Theatre
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Past Shows
114 total · showing 11–20
JENNIFER LEIGH WARREN LIVE AT CVREP
JENNIFER LEIGH WARREN Infuses songs with power and heart. She is an award- winning, critically acclaimed actress/singer lauded for her show-stopping Broadway performances. She is today’s best of the best, and a must-see in this year’s CVRep Summer Cabaret Series. Anthony Lucca...
BLIGH VOTH & JOEL DeCANDIO: THE SONDHEIM CONCERT
A 2025 Time Out New York recommended event. BLIGH VOTH and JOEL DeCANDIO bring a beloved “introvert-extrovert” dynamic to a tour-de-force hailed as “funny and sexy” and “excitingly electric” in their acclaimed show spotlighting Broadway’s most revered composer-lyricist. Shaped...
NITA WHITAKER: SOPHISTICATED LADY-SONGS OF NATALIE COLE
Get ready to be transported to a bygone era of glamour, sophistication, and pure musical magic as NITA WHITAKER brings her show, SOPHISTICATED LADY-SONGS OF NATALIE COLE , paying tribute to the legendary songstress. Through her mesmerizing vocals and unparalleled stage presence...
JASON GRAAE: A GRAAE NIGHT FOR SINGING
The irrepressible and irresistible, award-winning actor, singer, dancer, and director JASON GRAAE returns to CVRep with his new show, It’s a Graae Night For Singing! , which he premiered to sold out audiences in LA and recently at 54 Below in NYC. For his cabaret acts, Jason has...
ERNEST SHAKELTON LOVES ME
CVREP presents the Regional Premiere of this stylish, critically acclaimed new musical comedy
GUYS AND DOLLS
GUYS AND DOLLS: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS: Complicated and convoluted, but a genuine wild and crazy ride that will be remembered often with smiles and chuckles.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
CVRep Begins its 2025-2026 Season with the Regional Premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN
The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks
Peace in the Middle East is threatened as a Hollywood publicity photo sparks international an controversy.
Other Desert Cities
A Christmas story of a family that finds they're only as sick as their secrets.
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