Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Win Tickets to see SISTER ACT @SegerstromArts! #SisterActOC #LPOCanni ends 7/24

Cast of Sister Act © Joan Marcus How fun is this? SISTER ACT (the Musical) is coming to Segerstrom Center August 6-18, 2013! SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony Award nominations: BEST MUSICAL, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Alan Menken [music]/Glenn Slater [lyrics]), BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Cheri & Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane), BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Patina Miller) and BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Victoria Clark). Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post calls SISTER ACT, “One of the season’s happiest surprises! Off the charts and packed with goodies, to which we say: Amen!” Ta’Rea Campbell and Hollis Resnik in Sister Act © Joan Marcus DESCRIPTION: … READ MORE >>

Intergalactic Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel @SegerstromArts #Ad

Alright Comic-Book Lovers, The Intergalactic Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel is coming to both LA and OC! (I’m trying to make arrangements for babysitting as we speak). Audiences attending Segerstrom Center’s Family Series presentation of can expect a one-of-a-kind whirlwind theatrical experience where radio drama and comic books collide. Michael Trejo, Shana Merlin, Chris Gibson, Buzz Moran and Graham Reynolds in The Intergalactic Nemesis © Sarah Bork Hamilton STORY-LINE: Set in 1933, Pulitzer-winning reporter Molly Sloan, her intrepid assistant Timmy Mendez and a mysterious librarian named Ben Wilcott face the most serious threat Earth has ever known – an impending invasion of sludge monsters from the planet Zygon. The storytelling method … READ MORE >>

RECAP: Austrailia’s @TerrapinTheatre: “Boats” @SegestromArts #puppetry #theatre

Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts (c) Let’s Play OC! Terrapin Puppet Theatre – Performers Quinn Griggs and Jeff Michel © Peter Mathe A couple of weekends ago, I took my son to go see a puppet theater show at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.“Boats” (presented byAustralia’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre) was about friendship, a love story, and life as a mariner. Jof and Nic are really creative in telling their story through everyday objects. It was entertaining and they had us laughing. Pre-Show Creative Play: If you arrive early, they have an interactive play session an hour before the show. NOTE: The Center’s Education and Community Programs … READ MORE >>

See BOATS by Australia’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre @SegerstromArts #SCFTA (Giveaway ends 4/4)

Terrapin Puppet Theatre – Performers Quinn Griggs and Jeff Michel © Peter Mathe Australia’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre performing in Boats as part of their Discovery Series (for children ages 7 and up) April 6 and 7 $20; tickets go on sale March 10 Saturday at 1 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. (The performance on Sunday, April 7 at 1 p.m. will be sign-language interpreted.) This will be the company’s Segerstrom Center debut! DESCRIPTION Boats is the story about a man named Jof, as told by his friend Nic. These two life-long friends and mariners, who met through bizarre circumstances involving a chicken, a deserted island and a … READ MORE >>

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Musical Comes to Orange County

Based on the hit DreamWorks film, the first national tour of the high-flying Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is coming to Orange County at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited engagement June 25 – 30. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is based on Frank Abagnale’s The New York Times bestselling autobiography, published by Broadway Paperbacks, and the hit 2002 film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg with screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and book by Frank Abagnale, Jr. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN retells a true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer and … READ MORE >>

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