(The play, not a group of frightening, enraged people) By Dana Hammer When I was in high school, I took Drama. Not because I wanted to...

Maverick Theater is taking back the truth about Miss Mary Jane as part of their 20th season. By Libby Nicolay The year is 1936. America...

American Coast Theater Company’s ‘Wonderettes’ will rock, ’50s and ’60s style By Eric Marchese If you love early classic rock, or you...

New staging of the famed comedy’s 2011 updated version, directed by Katie Chidester, stars all women – a marked difference from typical...

‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’ invites audiences to be a kid again By Libby Nicolay Good grief! Everyone’s favorite pessimist is...

Big winners are Maverick’s The Crucible and Chance’s Fun Home, but the biggest winners are anyone and everyone who loves theatre and...

‘The Toxic Avenger’ will do his irreverent thing at Wayward Artist By Eric Marchese How many musicals can you think of that are...

The 2017 comedy from the acclaimed creator of Netflix’s Maid has its Orange County premiere at Chance Theater. by Dana Hammer Before I...

The Maverick Theater takes on the most produced play of the decade by Joel Beers The murder mystery is one of theater’s sturdiest staples...

CMP’s staging, directed by Michael Serna, starts March 18 and runs four weekends. By Eric Marchese Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named...

The Awards Event has been rescheduled and relocated to Monday, April 25, 2022 at the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in...

The Brilliance of Normal Chance Theater stages “Next to Normal,” the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical about a suburban...

1940s radio play version of ‘Wonderful Life’ has become a STAGEStheatre tradition. The Fullerton company brings its annual production of...

'Striking 12' implores audiences to remain hopeful this holiday season Chance Theater proudly presents GrooveLily’s rock concert-musical...

'The Nether' depicts the evolution of virtual reality The Wayward Artist serves up Jennifer Haley’s 2011 play, a sci-fi crime drama that...

There’s a universal tinge to the colors of ‘Yellowman’ Theater’s Orange County premiere of the 2002 play, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, will...

‘Silent Sky’ speaks volumes about our (dis)regard for women Costa Mesa Playhouse brings Lauren Gunderson’s history-based drama about an...

Chance Theater delivers yet another in a long line of area premieres, delivering a look at the earliest show created by the award-winning...

‘The Crucible’ parallels witch hunts from two eras Maverick Theater mounts an all-new staging of Arthur Miller’s historical drama, an...

CONNECTIONS OF THE HEART Dagney Kerr’s new play at STAGESTheatre illustrates the greatest gift is also the most terrifying By Joel Beers...