OC premiere of ‘…Chad Deity’ gives us an ‘Entrance’ into the world of professional wrestling entertainment By Eric Marchese You might not...

Laguna Playhouse welcomes the Canadian Netflix hit to the local stage By Libby Nicolay When Director Jon Lawrence Rivera signed onto this...

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...

A Musical and a Photography Exhibit, in One Show By Dana Hammer Like many people who make weird life choices, I majored in art history in...

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...

The stage musical based on the 80’s classic deftly depicts some heartfelt issues By Eric Marchese For many who’ve seen the 1984 film...

The Tony Award-winning punk rock opera gets an intimate revival that focuses on the personal and the political Sound the alarms and...

“The show must go on” in Costa Mesa Playhouse’s rendition of the classic farce by Libby Nicolay We are laughter-deprived. Indeed,...

(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...

‘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 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...