Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna Philharmonic and three-time Grammy Award-winner Yefim Bronfman in Beethoven’s gorgeously composed and beloved third piano concerto. Plus, a thrilling performance of ...
Audiences are in for a treat when the Vienna Philharmonic performs concert number two! Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the exuberant Symphony No. 4 by Schubert. Dvoák’s ...
Lahav Shani leads a musical program of prayer, passion, and remembrance. The evening features IPO’s principal cellist Haran Meltzer performing Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and principal flutist Guy Eshed performing ...
Review: Tony Award Winner Sutton Foster Returns to the OC at Irvine Barclay
by Michael Quintos - March 03, 2025
Fresh off her final set of performances in the L.A. transfer of the new Broadway revival of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, the two-time Tony Award winning stage and screen star recently returned to Orange County, CA for a one-night-only sold out concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre accompanied by music dire...
Review: Segerstrom Center's Cabaret Series Welcomes Broadway Talents to the OC
by Michael Quintos - February 07, 2025
For two weekends in a row in January 2025, Segerstrom Center for the Arts presented some powerhouse talents from the world of Broadway to their enjoyable Cabaret Series. First up was the returning Jason Robert Brown, the Tony Award-winning composer of musicals such as PARADE and THE LAST FIVE YEARS ...
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is Rightfully Funny at La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - January 30, 2025
Overall, the show is an expertly-crafted piece of unapologetically silly live comedic theatre that demonstrates the power of precision in the guise of 'random' chaos. By blending slapstick humor, meta-theatrical elements, and sheer physical comedy-laced energy, this theatrical enterpris creates an u...
Review: Tony-Winning Musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO Amuses at OC’s Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - January 27, 2025
Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this quirky musical comedy with an intentionally-diffused serious undertone continues performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 2, 2025. A generally entertaining show with lots of laughs in spite of its title charact...
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Michael Quintos - January 20, 2025
Directed by Mina Morita, the play—an emotionally-absorbing drama with sprinkled bits of comedy—is, at its core, a poignant exploration of deep friendships, colored by a devotion to cultural and religious identity and the fears of displacement and upheaval set against the backdrop of Iran's political...
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE Musical Tour Zooms Into Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - January 01, 2025
A riotous, mostly silly, but also sometimes laughably odd theatrical entity, this touring production of this enjoyable, endearingly-familiar stage musical adaptation of the hit 1985 sci-fi comedy is definitely a fun time—but mostly due to its visual wow factor. For those who cherish the original fil...
Review: Jason Alexander Leads Outstanding FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at La Mirada Theatre
by Michael Quintos - November 15, 2024
Led by a brilliant performance by Jason Alexander, this lively, emotionally-grounded, classic-leaning staging still somehow manages to feel fresh, reinvigorated, and much more searing than prior iterations.This latest SoCal-area revival of the landmark 1964 musical—here directed by Lonny Price—is, a...
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere Play JOAN
by Michael Quintos - November 11, 2024
Featuring a remarkable, gutsy performance by Tessa Auberjonois as the legendary comedienne, JOAN is an absorbing and hilarious new work that also feels like an on-going work-in-progress. The world premiere production continues performances at South Coast Repertory through November 24, 2024....
Review: Eric McCormack and Laura Bell Bundy Reunite for OC Cabaret at Segerstrom Arts
by Michael Quintos - October 24, 2024
Eric McCormick and Laura Bell Bundy recently stopped by Segerstrom Center of the Arts to present the OC debut of their cabaret show “A Blonde, A Brunette, and Some Duets: From Primetime to Sondheim,” a fun and cheeky night of silly songs and even sillier stories for a limited three-night engagement ...
Review: Musical Theatre West Presents Spirited AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Michael Quintos - October 23, 2024
Structured as a non-stop song-and-dance revue without any dialogue, the Fats Waller tribute musical relies on its spunky live band and its crazy-good, five-person cast to sing a songbook filled with (mostly) joyful and (some) sorrowful jazz tunes. The show continues through Nov. 3, 2024 at the Carpe...
Past Shows
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna Philharmonic and three-time Grammy Award-winner Yefim Bronfman in Beethoven’s gorgeously composed and beloved third piano concerto. Plus, a thrilling performance of ...
Sir Antonio Pappano, Musical America's 2024 Conductor of the Year, leads a breathtaking program of lyrical might! Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano ...
Kodo: Warabe
2/11
In “Warabe,” Kodo looks to its classic repertoire and aesthetics from the ensemble’s early days. This production blends simple forms of taiko expression that celebrate ...
Itzhak Perlman, reigning virtuoso of the violin, presents his collection of traditional klezmer music, In the Fiddler’s House . Released more than 25 years ago, ...
PROGRAM The Spirit of the Season A special evening awaits audiences with a performance by a cappella sensation, Voctave. Known for their harmonies and vocal versatility, ...
PROGRAM COUNTERPOINT (Selections) TAO: Concerto for Piano and Chamber Ensemble GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue With its opening clarinet glissando, bluesy piano riffs, and syncopated rhythms, Gershwin’s ...
PROGRAM: TARTINI (arr. Kreisler): Sonata in G minor “Devil’s Trill” BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2 J.S. BACH: Partita ...
PROGRAM: Tania LEÓN: Raíces (Origins) SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op. 77 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Pre-concert lecture at ...
PROGRAM: BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor" DVOÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" Pre-concert lecture ...
Friday, October 27, 2023, 8pm FEATURED PERFORMERS: Alexander Malofeev, piano PROGRAM: HANDEL: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434 PURCELL: Ground in C minor, ZD 221 ...
FEATURED PERFORMERS Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano PROGRAM BIZET: Près des remparts de Séville from Carmen MOZART: Voi che sapete from Le nozze di ...
Videos
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Alan Cumming: Uncut
Irvine Barclay Theatre (3/28 - 3/28) | |
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Hamilton (Philip Company)
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (4/23 - 5/4) | |
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TETZLAFF QUARTET
Irvine Barclay Theatre (3/22 - 3/22) | |
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Pageant of the Masters Announces Second Open Casting Call
Festival of Arts (3/13 - 3/13) | |
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Pacific Symphony Café Ludwig: Echoes of Times
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (5/4 - 5/4) | |
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Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Center Stage Theater (4/4 - 4/13) | |
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Mamma Mia!
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (5/13 - 5/18) | |
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A Beautiful Noise
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/29 - 8/10) | |
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