The Rocky Horror Show at The Maverick
The Stage Play it Always Should Have Been By Dana Hammer If you’re reading an article on a theater website, I will assume that you are...
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- Feb 4
“Ride the Cyclone” at Chance Theater
The California premiere of this Musical Comedy that really goes off the rails By Dana Hammer Roller coasters have long been used as a...
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- Feb 2
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at Curtis Theatre
This Lovable Serial Killer Will Win Your Heart By Dana Hammer Serial killers. They fascinate us. Men like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, John...
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- Jan 26
'Clybourne Park' at Costa Mesa Playhouse
13 years after it exploded in theaters Clybourne park is as funny, cautionary and relevant as ever by Joel Beers Where most people see...
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- Jan 12
'Misery' at Maverick Theater
(The Play, Not the Emotion) By Dana Hammer I first read Misery, the novel, when I was ten years old, which is objectively too young, but...
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- Nov 5, 2022
“Actually” Opens at The Wayward Artist
A “He Said, She Said” for Modern Times by Dana Hammer I recently cleaned out my garage. It was a daunting task, and a thankless one, and...
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- Sep 29, 2022
“The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” at Chance Theater, Sep 23 - Oct 23
OC premiere of ‘…Chad Deity’ gives us an ‘Entrance’ into the world of professional wrestling entertainment By Eric Marchese You might not...
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- Sep 19, 2022
Kim’s Convenience at Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Playhouse welcomes the Canadian Netflix hit to the local stage By Libby Nicolay When Director Jon Lawrence Rivera signed onto this...
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- Sep 3, 2022
“The Whale” at Costa Mesa Playhouse, Sept. 2-Sept .25
Move over Moby, there’s a new addition to literary tales involving whales by Joel Beers Like many actors, Peter Hilton has a list of...
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- Aug 6, 2022
“King Kong” at Maverick Theater
Maverick fans will go ape over ‘King Kong’ By Eric Marchese When it comes to the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, you can’t get much...
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- Jul 25, 2022
‘Green Day’s American Idiot’ at Chance Theater
The Tony Award-winning punk rock opera gets an intimate revival that focuses on the personal and the political Sound the alarms and...
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- Jul 13, 2022
'Collective Rage' Comes to The Wayward Artist
(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...
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- Apr 18, 2022
'The Toxic Avenger’ at The Wayward Artist
‘The Toxic Avenger’ will do his irreverent thing at Wayward Artist By Eric Marchese How many musicals can you think of that are...
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- Apr 4, 2022
'Cry It Out' explores the challenges of modern motherhood with wit and warmth
The 2017 comedy from the acclaimed creator of Netflix’s Maid has its Orange County premiere at Chance Theater. by Dana Hammer Before I...
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- Mar 30, 2022
Clued In
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...
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- Feb 5, 2022
'Next to Normal' at Chance Theater
The Brilliance of Normal Chance Theater stages “Next to Normal,” the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical about a suburban...
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- Nov 29, 2021
'Striking 12' at Chance Theater
'Striking 12' implores audiences to remain hopeful this holiday season Chance Theater proudly presents GrooveLily’s rock concert-musical...
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- Nov 2, 2021
'The Nether' at The Wayward Artist
'The Nether' depicts the evolution of virtual reality The Wayward Artist serves up Jennifer Haley’s 2011 play, a sci-fi crime drama that...
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- Oct 3, 2021
'Yellowman' at Chance Theater
There’s a universal tinge to the colors of ‘Yellowman’ Theater’s Orange County premiere of the 2002 play, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, will...
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- Sep 26, 2021
'Silent Sky' at Costa Mesa Playhouse
‘Silent Sky’ speaks volumes about our (dis)regard for women Costa Mesa Playhouse brings Lauren Gunderson’s history-based drama about an...
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