| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | AnniePresented by The Musical Theatre Academy of Orange County at Westminster Rose Center February 2-February 4, 2012 Annie, is the timeless story of the little girl who steals the heart of Daddy Warbucks. She is determined to find her parents who left her on the doorstop of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel. embittered Miss Hannigan. Annie even gets to meet President Roosevelt and finally finds a home with Daddy Warbucks. And of course Sandy, the dog. | The Musical Theatre Academy of Orange County | 02/02/12- 02/04/12 | Westminster |
Somethings AfootPresented by Stage Door Repertory Theatre January 25-February 4, 2012 A satirical poke at Agatha Christie mysteries. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they're picked off by fiendishly clever devices. As the bodies pile up, the survivors race to uncover the identity of the culprit.
| Stage Door Repertory Theatre | 01/25/12- 02/04/12 | Anaheim |
"How to Survive Your Adult Relationship with Your Family"Presented by Camino Real Playhouse at Camino Real Playhouse February 11, 2012 Polly Frost, humor writer, will be performing her one-woman show "How to Survive Your Adult Relationship with Your Family" in San Juan Capistrano at Camino Real Playhouse for one night on Saturday February 11th at 8 PM.
It's a funny and heartfelt look at the unpredictable ways in which our family relationships change and affect our lives as we get older. The humor is relatable to adults of all backgrounds and from all kinds of families. The show combines... | Camino Real Playhouse | 02/11/12 | San Juan Capistrano |
Once On This IslandPresented by Mysterium at Mysterium Theatre January 14-February 12, 2012 This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid garnered eightTony nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score.
In almost non-stop song and dance, the show tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti-Moune on a quest to test... | Mysterium | 01/14/12- 02/12/12 | Santa Ana |
The Laramie ProjectPresented by Mysterium at Mysterium Theatre January 12-February 12, 2012 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming, college student Matthew Shepard was savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die because he was gay. Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney were arrested for the kidnapping, aggravated robbery and attempted first-degree murder. A month later, director Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project conducted more than 200 interviews with the townspeople. From those interviews came The Laramie Project, a brutally honest and thought-provoking play about an outraged... | Mysterium | 01/12/12- 02/12/12 | Santa Ana |
Prelude to a KissPresented by Maverick Theater at Maverick Theater January 13-February 18, 2012 In this Pulitzer and Tony-nominated comedy by Craig Lucas, a whirlwind romance and marriage takes a startling turn when an mysterious old man congratulates the bride with a kiss. With this kiss, Rita (the bride) and the man have what could be described as a Twilight Zone moment that sends Rita and her would-be husband on a mysterious journey, as they test the true strength of their love, beyond the surface connections that first drew them to one another.
Prelude to a Kiss was... | Maverick Theater | 01/13/12- 02/18/12 | Fullerton |
SCRamblePresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Nicholas Studio February 18, 2012 Fizzy and fast-paced, SCRamble features eight of SoCal’s most outrageous artists and groups performing 10 minutes of their best material. The line-up includes modern dance, clowning, storytelling, comedy, music and performance art. It’s a little bittta crazy and a whole lotta fun. And did we mention you can bring drinks into the theatre?
The Line-up
2nd Story: Storytelling meets wine drinking meets live music
Deanna Fleysher as Butt... | South Coast Repertory | 02/18/12 | Costa Mesa |
Andrea Martin with Seth RudetskyPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 16-February 19, 2012 Andrea Martin offers an evening of outrageous comedy and song as only the incomparable Emmy and Tony® Award-winning comedienne can. Your favorite Broadway tunes are rounded out with her famous SCTV characters and tales of her life, career and famous Hollywood friends. Featuring musical accompanist and YouTube sensation, Seth Rudetsky. | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 02/16/12- 02/19/12 | Costa Mesa |
American BuffaloPresented by STAGEStheatre at STAGEStheatre January 13-February 19, 2012 AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet
One of David Mamet's most seminal works and winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play and the Obie Award for Best New Play. In a Chicago junk shop three small time crooks plot to rob a man of his coin collection, the showpiece of which is a valuable "Buffalo nickel". These high-minded grifters fancy themselves businessmen pursuing legitimate free enterprise. But the reality of the three- Donny, the oafish junk shop... | STAGEStheatre | 01/13/12- 02/19/12 | Fullerton |
The Last Five YearsPresented by Mysterium at Mysterium Theatre February 14-February 19, 2012
The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hyatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie's is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their time lines... | Mysterium | 02/14/12- 02/19/12 | Santa Ana |
Four Clowns at South Coast RepertoryPresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Nicholas Studio February 17-February 19, 2012 ."Rowdy, irreverent, totally inappropriate, dangerous, and very funny" - San Francisco Guardian
“I can’t believe they’re doing that” - Minneapolis Pioneer Press
"practiced physical and vocal prowess and a truckload of commitment" - Indianapolis Nuvo
"underneath the face paint and fuzzy noses lays a lot of complexity" - Phoenix New Times
Four Clowns Reviews Page
Fresh off their Top of the Fringe win at... | South Coast Repertory | 02/17/12- 02/19/12 | Costa Mesa |
Muck Family: Chameleons Mime TheatrePresented by The Muckenthaler Cultural Center at Muckenthaler Cultural Center February 23, 2012 Sponsored by the Shirley Muckenthaler Memorial Fund
The immensely talented Keith Berger and Sharon Diskin are bringing their Magical Mime Theatre to Orange County families. Their shows have played at La Mama in New York City, at the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and at the Edinburgh Arts Festival in Scotland. Recently Keith and Sharon have been featured on the PBS children’s series, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks! The Chameleons Mime Theatre will delight... | The Muckenthaler Cultural Center | 02/23/12 | Fullerton |
The Rimers of EldritchPresented by Chapman University College of Performing Arts at Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University February 16-February 25, 2012 The Rimers of Eldritch established the young playwright Lanford Wilson as a success in the 1960s, becoming a hit off-Broadway and winning the Vernon Rice Award.
In the small mining town of Eldritch, an old woman has murdered a local vagrant - but why? As her trial plays out, Wilson masterfully captures the rhythms and patterns of his characters lives as they struggle with their own desires in the face of rigid morality and the fear of an angry God. | Chapman University College of Performing Arts | 02/16/12- 02/25/12 | Orange |
Little Shop of HorrorsPresented by Attic Community Theater January 26-February 25, 2012 Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. Created in the style of 60s rock and roll, it includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour".
| Attic Community Theater | 01/26/12- 02/25/12 | |
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeePresented by La Habra Depot Theatre at La Habra Depot Theatre February 3-February 25, 2012 This hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicles the experiences of 6 adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award-winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
| La Habra Depot Theatre | 02/03/12- 02/25/12 | La Habra |
Clementine Does the Dirty DeedPresented by Camino Real Playhouse at Camino Real Playhouse February 17-February 26, 2012 Clementine Does the Dirty Deed - FOR ADULTS ONLY!
Written by Bruce Alexander
Directed by Stephen Gomer
Clementime and Autie Hortensie are back - just as inappropriate as ever. This is melodrama gone wrong ... very very wrong. If you liked last year's Clementine ... you will love this one. | Camino Real Playhouse | 02/17/12- 02/26/12 | San Juan Capistrano |
The Sound of MusicPresented by 3-D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium February 10-February 26, 2012 The final collaboration between Rogers and Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical, so it is no surprise our patron voted it the #1 show they want to see. As audiences have come to expect, 3DT brings new life to this classic. You won’t want to miss this true story of the Von Trapp Family, whether it is your first time or your 50th. | 3-D Theatricals | 02/10/12- 02/26/12 | Fullerton |
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre and Arts Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre February 29, 2012 The Best in British theatre screenings continue with a new play by Nicholas Wright
Travelling Light imagines the birth of silent film in a remote Eastern European village at the turn of the century.
Motl Mendl, who's entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph, makes this small Jewish community his camera's focus. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 02/29/12 | Irvine |
TracesPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 28-March 4, 2012 Performed by 7 Fingers (Les 7 doigts de la main), an astonishingly talented young French Canadian company who have pioneered a whole new brand of circus, Traces combines awe-inspiring acrobatics with infectious urban energy. Six men and one woman give dazzling, gravity-defying displays of skill, dance and acrobatic brilliance in this unique and exhilarating theatrical event. | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 02/28/12- 03/04/12 | Costa Mesa |
The Servant of Two MastersPresented by Vanguard University at Vanguard University February 24-March 4, 2012 ‘The Servant of Two Masters’ – A Farcical Comedy from eighteenth century classic Italian commedia dell’arte.
Audiences get served with a smile as physical comedy, clowning and general hilarity are heaped on the table through mistaken identity, double-booked events, and lovers who don’t quite know who to fall for. Washington Post raves, “The laughs may drive you into a state of goofy euphoria. It’s as delightful and delicious a farce... | Vanguard University | 02/24/12- 03/04/12 | Costa Mesa |
Fairy Tales - Hansel and Gretel and CinderellaPresented by Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre at Laguna Playhouse February 24-March 4, 2012 Two Enchanting Classic Fairy Tales told a-new! Hansel and Gretel is the story of two children left in the forest by their mother who has been put under a spell. With the help of the Bird and the Gnome, the children outwit the wicked witch who has imprisoned them and is fattening up Hansel to eat!
Cinderella has a step mother and two step sisters who make her do all the work in the house. When they go off to the Prince’s Ball, Cinderella is visited by her Fairy Godmother. Through... | Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre | 02/24/12- 03/04/12 | Laguna Beach |
Rooms: A Rock RomancePresented by The Chance Theater at The Chance Theater January 27-March 4, 2012 She longs to see every room in the world, he longs to stay in his.
Rooms: A Rock Romance begins in late 1970’s Glasgow where Monica, an ambitious singer/songwriter meets Ian, a reclusive rocker. The two quickly become entangled creatively and romantically. Their music takes them first to London and ultimately to New York City, where they discover the vibrant new music scene and create an intimate partnership, their love deepening while their personalities drive them... | The Chance Theater | 01/27/12- 03/04/12 | Anaheim |
West Side TerriPresented by Hunger Artists Theatre Company at Hunger Artists Theatre February 10-March 4, 2012 The Hunger Artists Theatre Company is proud to present its seconds show of the 2012 season, West Side Terri. This original show stars Terri Mowrey and is directed by Christopher Basile. In this encore staging, Best Orange County Actress 2011, Terri Mowrey shares her lifelong love of musicals and how they relate to the ups and downs of being a confident actress. Using song, dance, drama and comedy Terri takes us on a heart wrenching journey through the struggles and triumphs of her life. | Hunger Artists Theatre Company | 02/10/12- 03/04/12 | Fullerton |
42nd StreetPresented by Rose Center Theater at Rose Center Theater February 17-March 4, 2012 You say you like big-time Broadway dancing? Well come and meet these dancing feet! 42nd Street boasts a stage full of young talented tappers and hoofers bringing to life legendary songs like "We're in the Money," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and "Lullaby of Broadway."
Based on the classic 1933 movie musical of the same name, 42nd Street follows the story of a naive young actress named Peggy Sawyer who arrives to audition for the new Julian Marsh... | Rose Center Theater | 02/17/12- 03/04/12 | Westminster |
West Side TerriPresented by Hunger Artists Theatre Company at Hunger Artists Theatre February 10-March 4, 2012 In this encore staging, Orange County's Best Actress 2011, shares her lifelong love of musicals and how it relates to the ups and downs of being a confident actress. Using song, dance, drama, and comedy, Terri takes us on a heartwrenching journey through the struggles and triumphs of her life.
| Hunger Artists Theatre Company | 02/10/12- 03/04/12 | Fullerton |
The Spoon River ProjectPresented by California State University, Fullerton at Halberg Theatre: CSUF February 24-March 11, 2012 Imagine sitting in a Victorian cemetery on a beautiful summer's night when the "residents" who live in the cemetery begin appearing in the distance, assemble in front of you, and one by one divulge the secrets their lives held, their inner most thoughts and regrets, and share the turmoil which filled their lives.Presented at night and lit by fire, torches, and lanterns, the theatre piece will be presented by twelve actors in period costumes. The adaption includes several songs... | California State University, Fullerton | 02/24/12- 03/11/12 | Fullerton |
Hello, AgainPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at Little Theatre - UCI Arts March 9-March 11, 2012 Seen through the lens of a combination time machine and old-time kinescope, Hello, Again crisscrosses beds and jumps from decade to decade, intimately examining the painful secrets that drive characters into each other's arms and toward the bruising effects of reckless passion. For mature audiences only.
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/09/12- 03/11/12 | Irvine |
Nunsense and Nunsense A-menPresented by Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse at Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse February 10-March 11, 2012 In a first for the Costa Mesa Playhouse, we are presenting two different versions of the same play alternating with each other, with two completely different casts, one all female (the traditional "Nunsense!") and one played entirely by men in drag ("Nunsense A-Men!")
When the Little Sisters of Hoboken's cook accidentally poisons 52 of the nuns with tainted vichyssoise, Mother Superior Mary Regina, a former circus performer, decides to raise funds for their burials... | Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse | 02/10/12- 03/11/12 | Costa Mesa |
Comedy Night at the McKinneyPresented by Saddleback College at McKinney Theatre March 17, 2012 Funny weather man Fritz Coleman makes a return performance to the McKinney stage and he brings with him Tom Ogden, who mixes magic with his comedy, and Tony Russell, who is a triple threat with his music, comedy and acting talents. These three hilarious comedians will surely make you laugh till your sides ache so come to the McKinney Theatre to experience the frivolity. | Saddleback College | 03/17/12 | Mission Viejo |
ProofPresented by Cabrillo Playhouse at Cabrillo Playhouse February 24-March 18, 2012 A Drama – Set in Chicago, the story concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius and professor at the University of Chicago. Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in a notebook in Robert's office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship?... | Cabrillo Playhouse | 02/24/12- 03/18/12 | San Clemente |
| Arcadia by Tom Stoppard | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/16/12- 03/18/12 | Irvine |
| The Chairs (A One Act Chamber Opera) | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/17/12- 03/18/12 | Irvine |
Chaos At The CanneryPresented by Camino Real Playhouse at Camino Real Playhouse March 2-March 24, 2012 An Old-West Style Melodrama - An Annual Event In San Juan Capistrano
Chaos At The Cannery
Written by Gary McCarver
Directed by Gary McCarver
It's time to "cheer" for the Hero and "boo" the Villain while throwing foam rocks! Join us at the circus as the dastardly villain brings his schemes and dastardly plots to San Juan Capistrano
Mayhem, Mystery, Murderous Intentions... | Camino Real Playhouse | 03/02/12- 03/24/12 | San Juan Capistrano |
Summertime by Charles L. MeePresented by Chapman University College of Performing Arts at Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University March 15-March 24, 2012 Joy exists each year during Summertime when the twists of being alive and living are played out in a romantic comedy that is not neat nor finished. The play brings the comedy, magic, and poignancy of them all to a contemporary world uniquely its own. Please come join us and share an evening of laughs and a rare glimpse of humanity.
Note: The play engages mature themes and is not suitable for children. | Chapman University College of Performing Arts | 03/15/12- 03/24/12 | Orange |
The Diary of Anne FrankPresented by California State University, Fullerton at Young Theatre: CSUF March 9-March 25, 2012 Anne's words are as tender, joyous and heartwarming/heartbreaking as the day she wrote them. In this gripping new adaptation, Anne's recently discovered writings, as well as survivor accounts, are interwoven to create a contemporary impassioned story of the lives of people persecuted under Nazi rule. "An extraordinary theatrical adventure! Go and remember." New York Post. "Wendy Kesselman's finely textured new DIARY tells a deeper story. A sensitive, stirring and thoroughly... | California State University, Fullerton | 03/09/12- 03/25/12 | Fullerton |
Storytelling with Jim CoganPresented by Orange County Great Park and Arts Orange County at Orange County Great Park March 31, 2012 The hilarious and acclaimed storyteller Jim Cogan will bring to life tales of Marine Corps Air Station - El Toro as he navigates around the Palm Court Arts Complex's "Phantom Building" and into the Palm Court Art Gallery.
The hour-long program will be repeated twice. Once at 11am and again at 12pm. | Orange County Great Park | 03/31/12 | Irvine |
Sight UnseenPresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Julianne Argyros Stage March 11-April 1, 2012 SIGHT UNSEEN
by Donald Margulies
directed by David Emmes
In this OBIE award-winning play, Jonathan Waxman is the art scene's new visionary, with a waiting list to buy paintings he has yet to paint. In London for his first European show, Waxman is under the gun. He could be spurned, causing the American art world to re-evaluate his work. Or he could be further lionized, causing more demand and greater expectations. Either way, something is missing. On impulse, he... | South Coast Repertory | 03/11/12- 04/01/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Cabaret | Irvine Valley College Theatre Department | 03/30/12- 04/07/12 | Irvine |
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre and Arts Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 12, 2012 The Best in British theatre screenings continue with one of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 04/12/12 | Irvine |
Measure for MeasurePresented by California State University, Fullerton at Halberg Theatre: CSUF March 23-April 22, 2012 Justice meets mercy and virtue encounters vice in Shakespeare's probing dark comedy. In Vienna, Duke Vincentio leaves his puritanical Deputy Angelo in charge, hoping he will rid the city of rampant corruption. Though Angelo enforces the law, he becomes entangled in a web of lies when he is attracted to a young novice pleading for the life of her condemned brother. Shakespeare masterfully restores order and even creates a happy ending.
By William Shakespeare • Directed by Dean... | California State University, Fullerton | 03/23/12- 04/22/12 | Fullerton |
RentPresented by Saddleback College at McKinney Theatre April 13-April 22, 2012 This rock opera tells the story of youth, change and revolt in one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. | Saddleback College | 04/13/12- 04/22/12 | Mission Viejo |
The Pajama GamePresented by Vanguard University at Vanguard University April 5-April 22, 2012
The hazards of workplace romances are explored to hysterical effect in this musical comedy about tightly knit working conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory. Discord is sown in the ruffled relationship between the new superintendent and the leader of the union grievance committee as they attempt to smooth out the wrinkles of a worker’s strike. “At last, pure escapist fun has come back to Broadway…it’s a treat to watch a game in which all the players are...
| Vanguard University | 04/05/12- 04/22/12 | Costa Mesa |
The Prince of AtlantisPresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Segerstrom Stage March 30-April 29, 2012 THE PRINCE OF ATLANTIS
by Steven Drukman
Things aren't going so well for Joey Colletti, one of the biggest seafood importers in the East. He got into a little trouble with his company and landed in a minimum security prison. To add to his woes, after 30 years, the son Joey never knew wants to meet him. In prison? Maybe his brother Kevin can put the kid off for nine months—until Joey gets out. But Kevin has a couple of problems of his own. Set in the Down the Lake... | South Coast Repertory | 03/30/12- 04/29/12 | Costa Mesa |
Crown MatrimonialPresented by Newport Theatre Arts Center at Newport Theatre Arts Center March 30-April 29, 2012 The Sunday Times describes this Royce Ryton comedy/drama beautifully; “The hinge of the play is Edward VIII’s determination to marry a divorced woman, his conviction that without her he could not bring the monarchy into the twentieth century, and his readiness to sacrifice his kingship, his family and especially his brother who must succeed him.” A conflict of love and duty in which unexpected strengths and weaknesses are discovered. | Newport Theatre Arts Center | 03/30/12- 04/29/12 | Newport Beach |
Mother Courage and Her ChildrenPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts April 27-April 29, 2012 Originally written in 1939 and now in a new translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, the story tracks Mother Courage and her children through 12 years of the holy war during the early 17th century. See their heart-wrenching journey into the heart of war...and back.
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Ryanne Laratonda, Director
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 04/27/12- 04/29/12 | Irvine |
CloudlandsPresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Julianne Argyros Stage April 15-May 6, 2012 CLOUDLANDS
book by Octavio Solis
music by Adam Gwon
lyrics by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon
Just as she struggles to find her own way in love, Monica accidentally makes a startling discovery about her mother, which throws her whole life into question. Looking for answers, she soon uncovers a labyrinth of secrets that involve her mother, her father and a stranger who connects them all. Stunningly beautiful songs fill this powerful drama that examines the many... | South Coast Repertory | 04/15/12- 05/06/12 | Costa Mesa |
Steel MagnoliasPresented by Camino Real Playhouse at Camino Real Playhouse April 20-May 6, 2012 Steel Magnolias
Written by Robert Harling
Directed by Aidan Daguro
Truvy’s Beauty Salon is the unofficial hub of Chinquapin, Louisianna. Softhearted “magnolias” with steely dispositions come to chitchat, counsel, criticize and comfort one another.
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| Camino Real Playhouse | 04/20/12- 05/06/12 | San Juan Capistrano |
Little Women The Broadway Musical Presented by California State University, Fullerton at Young Theatre: CSUF April 20-May 6, 2012 Based on Louisa May Alcott's exhilarating family experiences (and novel), this family friendly musical follows the Civil War America adventures of the March sisters as they grow up in Civil War America. Sure to charm young and old alike, the story follows the tomboyish aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, sassy Amy, warm-hearted Beth and their beloved Marmee at home in Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain.
"Little Wome" embodies the... | California State University, Fullerton | 04/20/12- 05/06/12 | Fullerton |
Seussical Presented by Tri-School Theatre at Servite High School Theater May 3-May 6, 2012 Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza for the whole family! Tony Award Winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Once on This Island, Ragtime) have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, and Mayzie La Bird. Horton the Elephant finds himself faced with a double challenge- not only must he protect his tiny friend JoJo (and all of the Whos living on a dust speck) from a world of naysayers and... | Tri-School Theatre | 05/03/12- 05/06/12 | Anaheim |
Spelling BeePresented by Cabrillo Playhouse at Cabrillo Playhouse April 13-May 6, 2012 A Musical – The full title of this show is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin! The show centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam County, New York. Six quirky kids face off in the battle of their lives. They compete against each other as well as members of the audience. Three equally quirky adults help adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a mildly insane Vice... | Cabrillo Playhouse | 04/13/12- 05/06/12 | San Clemente |