Posts Tagged ‘Segerstrom Center For The Arts’
PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL
Saturday, June 18th, 2022Pretty Woman The Musical has arrived at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre for a three-week run, and if you love the 1990 movie it’s based on as much as I do, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll enjoy its Broadway adaptation. Just don’t expect the First National Tour’s leading lady to fill Julia Roberts’ thigh-high boots.
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ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020
For two and a half hours of frothy fun escapist entertainment, the Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical romcom Escape To Margaritaville (playing this week at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts) can’t be beat.
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BLUE MAN GROUP ON TOUR
Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
The quirky trio of pseudo-extraterrestrials known round the world as Blue Man Group have arrived at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts with their 2020 Speechless Tour to dazzle and delight with their patented brand of quirky physical comedy, seemingly superhuman feats, and audience interaction for kids of all ages.
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ANASTASIA
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
A Disney-style animated flick for the kiddies gets transformed into an epic romantic musical for grown-ups in Anastasia, now evoking oohs and aahs at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts for its gorgeous costumes and spectacular projection designs as well as abundant applause for its trio of thrilling lead performances, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s lush musical score, and Peggy Hickey’s eclectic choreography.
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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019The Broadway National Tour of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory scores points for its colorful performances and sets (and for its singing-dancing Oompa Loompas), but audiences looking for characters they can care about, a plot that will maintain their interest, and songs they’ll want to hear more than once won’t find them at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts.
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
If you’ve any doubt that Fiddler On The Roof is a true musical theater masterpiece, check out the dazzling National Tour now playing at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center For The Arts for proof positive that the Broadway classic is as great as it gets.
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COME FROM AWAY
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Heroism, humanity, and heart triumph over terror in Come From Away, the 2017 Broadway Tony winner that turns the most unlikely of subject matters into the most feel-good of musicals. (That it’s also the best-directed, most powerfully performed show now touring the country is icing on the cake.)
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019
A socially challenged teen experiences unexpected life changes when a well-intentioned self-esteem-building exercise backfires in the extraordinary, multiple Tony-winning Dear Evan Hansen, now bringing audiences to tears (and to their feet) at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts.
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