“Once” at Curtis Theatre
A Bittersweet, Unconventional Love Story Amplified By Music By Shannon Cudd Not all love stories can be placed in a neat box. Some chance...
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Feb 1
Buried Child at Costa Mesa Playhouse
Family secrets will be unearthed…literally. By Dana Hammer It’s a new year, and we are all addled and brainfogged from too many Hallmark...
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Jan 15
“Other Desert Cities” at Newport Theatre Arts Center
Because we all have those relatives… By Dana Hammer Like many of you, I traveled to visit family for the holidays. My husband, my...
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Jan 10
“Boeing Boeing” at Westminster Community Playhouse
Prepare for a Fanciful Farce at a Nice, Safe Altitude By Dana Hammer Like many of you, I will be flying on an airplane this holiday...
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Jan 9
“A Comedy of Tenors” at Cabrillo Playhouse
Director Frank Minano has a marked affinity for Ken Ludwig’s works – and for the farce genre that is the playwright’s specialty. By Eric...
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Dec 6, 2023
“Pirates vs. Leprechauns” at the Wayward Artist
Gold Rush: Bandits of the high seas meet Irish legends in first children’s play at Santa Ana theatre By Joel Beers True story: The person...
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Nov 30, 2023
'The Secret Garden, the Musical' at Chance Theater
Past and present connect in Chance Theater’s redesigned holiday classic By Libby Nicolay In the spirit of the upcoming holiday season,...
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Nov 3, 2023
"Rotterdam" at The Wayward Artist
A Play About Discovering Who You Always Were And Living Your Truth By Shannon Cudd Craig Tyrl, the artistic director of The Wayward...
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Oct 31, 2023
“Dracula” at Westminster Community Playhouse.
The ‘immortal’ Count returns, this time with a female Dr. Van Helsing in pursuit. By Bruce Goodrich Irish writer Bram Stoker (1847-1912)...
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Oct 23, 2023
“Bell, Book, and Candle” at Cabrillo Playhouse
Celebrate Cabrillo’s 70th Season With The Play That Started It All By Shannon Cudd Before the existence of the Cabrillo Playhouse, the...
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Oct 16, 2023
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at Costa Mesa Playhouse
Riotous comedy, with a Chekovian twist. By Bruce Goodrich The venerable Costa Mesa Playhouse is in its 58th season. Under Michael Serna’s...
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Oct 4, 2023
“Nevermore” at Ophelia’s Jump Productions
A Dark and Whimsical Flight of Imagination comes to life By Libby Nicolay As the curtain rises on this year’s Halloween season, Ophelia's...
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Oct 3, 2023
“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” with STAGEStheatre
Stages will strike the funny bone, classic film style By Eric Marchese Plays spoofing show-biz are fairly commonplace, but “The Musical...
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Oct 3, 2023
'The Shape of Things' at No Square Theater
Unraveling the Complex Layers of Love By Eric Marchese The plays of Neil LaBute are stylistically and thematically akin to those of David...
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Sep 29, 2023
‘Addams Family’ musical at Newport Theatre Arts Center
Highlight the spooky fun By Eric Marchese “The Addams Family” has triumphed in every medium in which it has appeared, from its origins as...
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Sep 27, 2023
“The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time” at Chance Theater
Discovering We Are More Than The Labels Society Puts On Us By Shannon Cudd Christopher Francis Boone, the central character of the play...
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Sep 20, 2023
“WAIT UNTIL DARK” at Westminster Community Playhouse
A 1966 thriller, with timeless appeal. by Bruce Goodrich Westminster Community Playhouse has had great success with producing classic...
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Sep 20, 2023
“Steel Magnolias” at Phantom Projects Theatre Group
Delving into the inner strengths of ‘Steel Magnolias’ By Eric Marchese If you’ve never seen “Steel Magnolias” on stage, and only know it...
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Sep 12, 2023
“PHANTOM” at Cabrillo Playhouse
A fresh take on a timeless tale By Libby Nicolay With the iconic “Phantom of the Opera” just concluding its three-decade run on Broadway,...
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Sep 12, 2023
“Yellow Face” at The Wayward Artist
David Henry Hwang’s Politics of Laughter by Joel Beers Three distinct time periods occupy the world of “Yellow Face,” David Henry Hwang’s...
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