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Curtis Theatre

1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, CA 92821

Curtis Theatre is a theatre in Los Angeles.

Upcoming Shows

Assassins

Assassins

Oct 9 – Oct 18, 2026

A true theatrical tour-de-force, Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins combines his signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it. Shown through the lives...

A Hollywood Horror Story

A Hollywood Horror Story

Oct 25

Long before Elvira, TV’s first horror host, Vampira, titillated and terrified 1950s America. Award-winning actor/writer Ingrid Garner (Eleanor’s Story) resurrects the legendary behind Hollywood’s most fascinating forgotten icon, and unearths the mercurial life of her creator...

OC of OC: Getting Personal

OC of OC: Getting Personal

Nov 7

Join us as Orchestra Collective of Orange County presents a concert that reveals the heart of its composers, featuring works shaped by the moments, memories, and emotions that mattered most to them. Music by George Butterworth, Vivian Fine, Maurice Ravel, Richard Wagner, and...

Christmas with The Alley Cats

Christmas with The Alley Cats

Nov 27 – Nov 29, 2026

Christmas with The Alley Cats is a beloved, long-standing tradition at the Curtis Theatre! Celebrated for their appearances on PBS specials and international tours, this award-winning doo-wop group brings their signature blend of smooth harmonies and hilarious holiday cheer. Get...

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Dec 17 – Dec 20, 2026

Step back in time with It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a nostalgic journey into the heart of Bedford Falls. Experience the magic of a 1940s radio broadcast, complete with live sound effects and a talented ensemble portraying dozens of iconic characters. This...

OC of OC: American Stories

OC of OC: American Stories

Apr 24, 2027

For their spring concert, OCofOC explores European composers' perspectives on "America," from an English view of the orange groves of Florida to an Italian imagining of the Wild Wild West. Music by Frederick Delius, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini, and more. OCofOC is a...

The Alley Cats 40th Anniversary

The Alley Cats 40th Anniversary

May 8 – May 9, 2027

The Alley Cats are turning 40, and you’re invited to the party! Since their first professional show right here at the Curtis Theatre, The Alley Cats have travelled the world performing their signature blend of doo wop vocals and side-splitting comedy. Join Cats from across the...

A Lesson in Swimming

A Lesson in Swimming

May 16, 2027

Hilarious and poignant, this staged reading of A Lesson In Swimming takes you inside three-time stroke survivor Michael Shutt’s brain as it “breaks” and invites you to experience how deep the cracks really go. After being left partially blind, partially paralyzed, and partial to...

The Assistant's Magician

The Assistant's Magician

May 21 – May 22, 2027

Do you believe in love at first sleight? Lexi is a bright-eyed and ambitious magician's assistant who sees the makings of a star in Ethan, a talented – but aimless – cruise ship singer. Convinced he could be the next superstar of magic, she begins to teach him the craft in the...

OC of OC: Summer Serenade

OC of OC: Summer Serenade

Jun 5, 2027

Summer Serenade returns to the Curtis Theatre season, reimagined! Join the Orchestra Collective of Orange County for a chamber music concert in an intimate living room setting. Renowned musicians deliver a captivating performance of beloved classics and new discoveries, creating...

When We Were Young and Unafraid

When We Were Young and Unafraid

Jun 18 – Jun 27, 2027

Agnes and her teenage daughter, Penny, run a quiet bed and breakfast on Whidbey Island. It’s 1972, before Roe v. Wade and the Violence Against Women Act, and this B&B is secretly an underground shelter for women seeking to escape domestic violence. This deeply moving and...

Articles

Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

by Amanda Callas · October 14, 2026

Waiting in the Wings explores the glamor and elegance of a lost era, life on the stage of 1920s music halls, the terror and loss and beauty of aging, and the incomparable treasures of female friendship. …

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · October 11, 2026

Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.…

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

by Harker Jones · October 6, 2026

CRONE CREED is an ambitious take on mythology and fate, and it is one of the best shows the El Portal has offered in recent years — out of a field of many exceptional efforts.…

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

by Evan Henerson · October 5, 2026

Consistently over-the-top with plenty of laughs and some technical dash for which the Road has long been known, Sawyer’s production shoots out a volley of satirical darts, few of which land with much impact.…

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

by Andrew Child · October 2, 2026

A musical about disenfranchised teenage boys in warring gangs in the middle of the twentieth century has an impossibly high standard to measure up against in the department of subject matter.…

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents A Revamped INTO THE WOODS

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents A Revamped INTO THE WOODS

by Michael Quintos · October 1, 2026

To celebrate the musical's 40th anniversary, South Coast Reportory recreates INTO THE WOODS with a decisively different approach, one that both entices and, at times, triggers an uneasy vibe (at first) that seems to have permeated out from the show's darker second half. Admittedly, something felt of…

Review: THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theatre Company

Review: THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theatre Company

by Harker Jones · October 1, 2026

There are no easy answers here, but playwright Janine Nabers raises many questions. What happens when something outside your control forever taints your legacy? How to separate art from artist? How to hold someone accountable even when you love them?…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater

by Edmund Whelan · September 30, 2026

When the US airspace shut down after the attacks of 9/11, what happened to the planes already on their way? Hit Broadway musical Come From Away, penned by Canadian composer-lyricist couple Irene Sankoff and David Hein, recounts the story.…

Past Shows

Criers for Hire

Criers for Hire

Sep 20

Aurora, Remedios, and Eugenia are three of the most sought-after professional funeral criers in Brea who welcome Aurora's teenage daughter Ligaya from the Philippines into their world to teach her their trade. They soon realize that Gaya makes people laugh instead of cry. The...

The Crucible

The Crucible

Sep 4 – Sep 13, 2026

"...discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history." - Arthur Miller

The Book of Will

The Book of Will

Jun 12 – Jun 21, 2026

The Book of Will invites you to discover the captivating, true story of how Shakespeare's enduring legacy was saved. Follow the courageous journey of The Bard's closest friends as they embark on a daring mission to preserve his extraordinary works, facing incredible odds to...

The Book of Will

The Book of Will

Jun 12 – Jun 21, 2026

Based on the true story behind William Shakespeare’s first folio, “The Book of Will” follows the Bard’s closest friends and their realization after his death that his works could be lost forever. Charged with the impossible task of compiling Shakespeare’s original works into a...

These Shining Lives

These Shining Lives

Jun 13 – Jun 22, 2025

Based on the true story of the Radium Girls in the 1920s, “These Shining Lives” highlights the courage and tenacity of women who were considered expendable in their time. This meaningful story illuminates the lives, loves, and friendships of the women who refused to allow the...

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