Casey Reitz News

The national tour of Dear Evan Hansen had a special visitor this weekend in Philadelphia, when Angelina Jolie stopped by the show with her daughter Vivienne. Check out a photo here!

A digital lottery has been announced a for the Philadelphia premiere of the Tony® Award-winning musical. For the First North American Tour, the lottery will offer fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $31 tickets available for each performance through Telecharge.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced its line-up of shows for its 2022-2023 Subscription Series. Get the schedule and find out how to get tickets. Back by popular demand, multiple series genres will be available on a season ticket basis including Broadway, Curtain Call, Jazz, Cabaret, Chamber, and Family series.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced Dr. Natalie Graham has been appointed as Vice President of Community Engagement for the Center, effective January 31, 2022.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Casey Reitz and American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett announced today a three-year partnership combining the resources of America’s National Ballet Company® and one of the nation’s leading presenters of dance.

The American Ballet Theatre has been named the official dance company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Casey Reitz and American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett announced today a three-year partnership combining the resources of America’s National Ballet Company and one of the nation’s leading presenters of dance.

Irvine Barclay Theatre, Musco Center for the Arts, Pacific Chorale, Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Soka Performing Arts Center and South Coast Repertory have adopted the commitment to require ticket holders to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear a mask while inside the venues.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts will welcome guests back to the Center for more live indoor performances, following Orange County’s first live indoor event, the successful sold out performance in April, Uniting in Movement.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts and American Ballet Theatre have completed an exciting new artistic collaboration titled UNITING IN MOVEMENT, during which 18 dancers and the artistic staff of ABT developed and rehearsed three works that culminated in an exhilarating live performance in Segerstrom Hall and which can be streamed on demand from May 12 – 26.

ABT, America's National Ballet Company, has been in residence at the Center since March 22, rehearsing this new program that will receive its world premiere before a live audience on Sunday, April 25 in Segerstrom Hall, followed by streaming on demand from May 12 – 26.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has received a $50,000 grant from The Boeing Company to support Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) classes, workshops, and residencies offered through the Center's Education Department Arts Teach program. Thanks to this grant, curated ED&I program offerings will be provided to qualifying schools or organizations at a free or reduced cost.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced that movies are returning to the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza in March. Four true iconic films: HIDDEN FIGURES on March 5, THE LEGO MOVIE on March 6, ROMAN HOLIDAY on March 12 and HELLO, DOLLY! on March 13. Each a classic in its own right. All movies will be closed captioned.

Bank of America has awarded Segerstrom Center for the Arts a generous grant to underwrite IMAGINE THAT!, a special three-week virtual program of classes conducted by the Center’s Studio D: Arts School for All Abilities.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced that Broadway shows will be back on the Segerstrom Hall stage starting in the fall of 2021. The Broadway Series will include Center premieres of Mean Girls, Tootsie, Pretty Woman: The Musical and Hadestown, a glorious new productions of My Fair Lady and two bonus options, The Band’s Visit and Wicked.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced that live performances on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza are returning.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Casey Reitz announced today that the Center's School of Dance and Music for Children with Disabilities has been given a new name: Studio D: Arts School for All Abilities.

Avenue of the Arts Hotel executive Paul Sanford, CEO and Asset Manager for Wincome Hospitality, joined Segerstrom Center for the Arts president, Casey Reitz, on the Center's Julianne and George Argyros Plaza  in Costa Mesa to present a check for $52,000 in support of its Center at Home on-line virtual programming. Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa Hotel is located directly across the street from Segerstrom Center.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts announced today that it is one of a select group of not-for-profit arts organizations participating in a livestream concert event, Christopher Jackson: Live from the West Side on Saturday, August 15 at 5 p.m. PST. Jackson is a Grammy and Emmy Award- winning songwriter/composer and a Tony Award-nominated actor best known for originating the role of George Washington in the cultural phenomenon Hamilton. Tickets for Christopher Jackson: Live from the West Side will go on sale Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. PST.

Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts, will lay off 63 percent of its staff, The Voice of OC reports.

Due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19, Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced changes to both the current and forthcoming 2020 - 2021 Broadway and Curtain Call schedules.