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5 Southern California theaters offering holiday deals beyond Black Friday
Grab a girl dinner and catch "Love Actually," score promo deals when purchasing gift cards,...
Where to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ and other holiday shows in Southern California
These Yuletide productions are playing on stages in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and...
Where you can see ‘The Nutcracker’ in Southern California this year
Productions of the perennial holiday ballet abound on local stages.
Barbara Eden and Hal Linden, both 94, return to the stage for ‘Love Letters’
The veteran actors, whose credits include 'I Dream of Jeannie' and 'Barney Miller,' will be...
Review: ‘Shucked’ serves up bushels full of laughs at Segerstrom Center
The cornpone musical comedy delivers jokes and puns at a steady clip, but the show...
Review: Everything goes right with ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ in La Mirada
Cathy Rigby stars in an uproarious comedy about a gaffe-prone production of the famous story.
Review: ‘Beside Myself’ lacks the force for farce at Laguna Playhouse
Erin Noel Grennan leads a talented cast, but the mildly paced script lacks the frantic...
Review: ‘The Heart Sellers’ probes emotions of the immigrant experience
South Coast Repertory's production of Lloyd Suh's play boasts strong performance amid its unassuming pace.
Here’s a rare chance to see Gustavo Dudamel and learn about deaf opera
The conductor will appear at the screening of a film about three deaf musicians from...
Review: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ scores its points in Anaheim
Audrey Saverino stars in playwright Heidi Schreck’s imaginative weave of constitutional debate with personal and...
Review: ‘Some Like It Hot’ heats up Segerstrom Center with blazing dance moves
Director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw's dance design keeps things lively when the stodgy storyline bogs down.
Laguna Playhouse’s artistic director David Ellenstein announces departure
Ellenstein will remain as the artistic director for the North Coast Repertory in Solana Beach,...
A remastered ‘The Sound of Music’ is back in theaters
The hills are alive yet again with 'The Sound of Music' as it opens this...
Fullerton’s Maverick Theater attracts crowds by not putting on plays
Founder Brian Newell describes the Fullerton stage's philosophy as 'Live theater for people who don’t...
Review: ‘& Juliet’ has frothy fun with Shakespeare’s famous tragedy
The musical, now playing L.A. and en route to Costa Mesa, uses Max Martin pop...
Review: ‘Honky Tonky Angels’ turns Laguna Playhouse into a roadhouse
While lightweight, the countrified jukebox musical is a fun evening spent with talented singers.
Hitchcock films at the Long Beach Art Theatre in August
The 100-year-old Long Beach Art Theatre is holding a Hitchcock retrospective with several of the...
Review: A stellar voice elevates ‘A Beautiful Noise’ at the Segerstrom Center
'American Idol' winner Nick Fradiani delivers powerhouse vocals in the Neil Diamond jukebox bio-musical.
How ‘American Idol’ Nick Fradiani became Neil Diamond in ‘A Beautiful Noise’
When the musical opened on Broadway in 2022, the former winner of 'American Idol' was...
Love Island’s Iain Stirling reflects on the hit reality TV show that’s taking over the country
The narrator of the UK series and US spinoff chats about the hit reality TV...