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They say that cats have nine lives, but the Broadway musical “Cats” seems to live forever. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” the original Broadway production of “Cats” opened in 1982 at Broadway’s Winter Garden...

In 2003, Disney’s California Adventure began a multi-year run of a 45-minute, live action musical adaptation of the 1992 animated musical movie “Aladdin,” with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Upon seeing that show when it premiered, I told...

It’s been called “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, and it won six Tony Awards including Best Musical. Now, the Broadway musical phenomenon known as “Dear Evan Hansen” has made its way to Segerstrom Center through January 13 in a...

You may recall the 2003 movie version of “School of Rock,” starring Jack Black. In the movie Black plays struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is kicked out of his band and subsequently masquerades as a substitute music teacher at a prestigious prep school. Now you can...

The first North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway Revival of “The Color Purple,” which the New York Times called “a glory to behold,” comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts June 19-24. The cast is led by members from the 2016 Broadway revival, including Adrianna...

Nancy Sinatra had a hit with the song “These Boots are Made for Walking,” but she probably did not take into account the stiletto footwear worn by the cast of the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” that returns to Segerstrom Center Feb. 6-11. “I spend about 85 percent of the show in...

Segerstrom Center is renowned for its Broadway musical series, while South Coast Repertory has long been a haven for dramatic works. In September, their roles are reversed when Segerstrom Center presents the North American tour of the National Theatre production of “The Curious...

“Elf” is one of those silly feel-good holiday movies that was a hit when it came out in 2013, so it’s no surprise that in 2010 “Elf” was turned into a Broadway musical, with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (“The Wedding Singer”), and a book by Tony...

“Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.” Those lyrics from the song “My Way” hint at the “what if?” moments we’ve all had: What if I do this instead of that? What if I say yes to this relationship and no to that one? How would my life change based on a...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy We’ve been asked by friends and readers for suggestions on where to dine prior to seeing a show or concert at Segerstrom Center or South Coast Rep. Over the past several years we’ve tried different options. We’ve dined at...

The show must go on and not even a “dead body” will stop the upcoming performance by the Newport Harbor High School drama department. They will be performing “Lucky Stiff,” a musical comedy which features a dead character as one of the lead roles. The musical farce is written by...

The last time John O’Hurley came to town, he was playing King Arthur in a Broadway touring production of the musical comedy smash hit, “Spamalot,” at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Now, O’Hurley is back to play the male lead in another hit musical: “Chicago,” which comes to...

It’s been three decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice took the “rags to riches” tale of Eva Perón, who rose from the slums of Argentina to become the country’s First Lady until her death in 1952 at age 33, and turned it into the Tony Award-winning musical called “Evita.”...

With four exciting debuts and a trio of returning favorites, Pacific Symphony’s 2013-2014 Pops series continues to set its bar high as an amazing array of performers prepare to light up the stage at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard...

Movies, music, and mouthwatering menus meet under Costa Mesa’s balmy night sky as Segerstrom Center’s spacious Arts Plaza once again plays host to five enticing evenings of alfresco entertainment. The fun begins next week, when the seventh season of free Movie Mondays –...

By Pamela Diamond | Newport Beach Indy Homespun as a gingham apron and genuine as Curly’s smile, Newport Theatre Arts Center’s lively production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” blows a breath of fresh sea air into the venerable musical, creating a fun evening...

By Christopher Trela | Newport Beach Indy “Try to remember, the kind of September, when life was slow and oh, so mellow…” “The Fantasticks” My parents met while performing in a play, so it’s no surprise I have theater coursing through my veins....

From audience to artist, Southern California native to newbie New Yorker, singer-actor David R. Gordon is living his dream. So it’s apropos that he’s appearing in a show that’s all about dreams: dreams under fire, dreams fulfilled, and the ones in whose pursuit will test and...

There will be some drama in pajamas on stage at Newport Harbor High School next week when students perform the classic Broadway musical, “The Pajama Game,” by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. “(Audience members) will laugh a lot and maybe walk out singing a song,” said director...

By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy I’m a “Wizard of Oz” fan. I’ve watched the classic 1939 movie at least 40 times and know most of the lines by heart. Maybe that’s why I’ve fallen in love with “Wicked,” the...