Musical Theatre Academy of Orange County (MTAOC) began in 1984 as a children’s choral program known as the Rainbow Singers, which was part of the curriculum at the for-profit Yamaha Music Education Center in Irvine, California. Since 1994, MTAOC has provided quality musical theatre training to well over 500 children and young people ages six to nineteen throughout Orange County. MTAOC creates performance opportunities for two separate age groups.