Segerstrom Center for the Arts Celebrates the Holiday Season

The month of December is filled with holiday cheer and entertainment as Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents three spirited seasonal programs: the holiday season kicks off with the Johnny Mathis Christmas Show (December 4), the classic musical Irving Berlin's White Christmas (December 13 - January 1) and celebrated opera baritone Paulo Szot in his Center debut
(December 15 - 18). Segerstrom Center's resident companies are also swinging into the season with an array of dazzling performances.

Segerstrom Center gift certificates are the perfect present for people who love the arts. Gift certificates are available in any amount starting at an affordable $10. The certificates may be purchased at the Center Box Office located at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa and over the phone (714) 556-2787.

Johnny Mathis Christmas Show
December 4 · Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall
Tickets: $52 - $110
Mathis will perform holiday favorites and many of his most popular songs for this not-to-be missed show.
Since his first two hits, "Wonderful, Wonderful" and "Chances Are" reached the top of the charts in 1956, Mathis has been inducted into the Grammy® Award Hall of Fame twice and the public has continued to love the singer, his music and that distinct Mathis voice ever since. For this special 55th anniversary tour, Mathis will be joined by comedian/singer Gary Mule Deer for part of the evening.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
December 13 - January 1, 2012 · Tuesday - Friday (December 13 - 16) at 7:30 p.m., Saturday
(December 17) at 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sunday (December 18) at 1 & 6:30 p.m., Tuesday - Thursday
(December 20 - 22) at 7:30 p.m., Friday (December 23) at 1 & 7:30 p.m., Saturday (December 24) at 2 & 7:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (December 26 - 30) at 7:30 p.m., Saturday (December 31) at 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Sunday (January 1, 2012) at 1 & 6:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall
Tickets: $20 - $85
The classic holiday movie White Christmas comes to the stage at last! This brand new musical shines with classic Irving Berlin hits including "Blue Skies," "How Deep is the Ocean?" and, of course, the unforgettable title song. Irving Berlin's White Christmas tells the story of two buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn and finding their perfect mates in the process. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin's White Christmas promises a merry and bright theatrical experience for the whole family!

Paulo Szot
December 15 - 18 · Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. in Samueli Theater
Tickets: $55 - $75
Paulo Szot's star-making turn in the smash revival of South Pacific was one of the most-talked-about performances of that, or any other, year. Since that Tony® winning performance, the Brazilian baritone has continued to wow audiences every time he takes the stage, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Café Carlyle and beyond.

Additional holiday shows at Segerstrom Center for the Arts presented by the Center's
Resident Companies:
Nutcracker for Kids presented by Pacific Symphony
December 10 · Saturday at 10 & 11:30 a.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $29 - $46
Handel's Glorious "Messiah" presented by Pacific Symphony
December 11 · Sunday at 3 p.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $25 - $125
Fiesta Navidad presented by Philharmonic Society of Orange County
December 13 · Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $25 - $95
A Michael W. Smith Christmas presented by Pacific Symphony
December 15 - 17 · Thursday - Saturday at 8 p.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $25 - $185
Tis the Season! presented by Pacific Chorale
December 18 · Sunday at 5:30 p.m. & December 21 · Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Renée and Henry
Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $20 - $135
Holiday Organ Spectacular presented by Pacific Symphony
December 20 · Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets: $15 - $75

Theater:
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Tickets:
In person - The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
Online - SCFTA.org
Phone - (714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
TTY number - (714) 556-2746
Group Sales - (714) 755-0236

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