From Simon to ‘The Shark’: Laguna Playhouse Launches Its Reinvention
The Evolution of Laguna Playhouse, Part 2: With a fiscal crisis narrowly averted, Orange County’s oldest theater is transitioning into a more audience-focused, cost-conscious, and community-connected institution.
March 11, 2026
OCTG Theatre Awards Unveils List of Nominees
Productions of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Spring Awakening,” “Such Small Hands,” “Sweat” and “Tick, Tick...BOOM!” among this year’s standouts.
March 9, 2026
‘In the Green’ at Ophelia’s Jump Productions
A musical that dares you to hear women’s voices.
February 26, 2026
Making a Deal: How a $500,000 Rescue is Reshaping Laguna Playhouse
The Evolution of Laguna Playhouse, Part 1: Beyond the city council vote lies a complicated lease amendment, new access for nonprofits and hard financial trade-offs for the historic Laguna Beach theater.
February 25, 2026
Segerstrom Center’s 2026-27 Broadway Season Features Six Local Premieres Plus Returning Favorites
Standouts include the recent Broadway sci-fi hit and multiple Tony Award winner, ‘Maybe Happy Ending.’
February 23, 2026
‘The Cottage’ at Cabrillo Playhouse
Sandy Rustin’s 2023 Broadway farce arrives on a newly renovated stage.
February 18, 2026
‘Something Rotten!’ at Curtis Theatre
A riotous Renaissance comedy that’s rip-roaring fun.
February 1, 2026
‘Once’ Twice: Two Local Theaters Stage Musical at the Same Time – and Neither Is Worried
Chance Theater and Electric Company Theatre open the actor-musician musical this weekend.
January 30, 2026
After Nearly 30 Years, Shakespeare by the Sea Fights to Keep Free Performances Alive
Theater group Shakespeare by the Sea – which presents free performances – must raise $200,000 by Jan. 31 or risk folding.
January 28, 2026
Who’s Afraid of Repertory?
From ‘Woolf’ to ‘Carnage,’ South Coast Repertory and two actors tackle a marathon challenge.
January 16, 2026
