Registration for Six Days of Broadway is now open!

SPECIAL OFFER: The first five paid registrations for the week of July 1 through July 7 will receive a FREE ticket to see WICKED with fellow camp participants on Thursday, March 14!

Our annual summer camp is a one-week intensive in musical theater taught by some of Broadway’s leading artists and educators. From classes in monologue interpretation to audition technique, students are invited to hone their craft in a positive environment at the Center. The camp features two sessions based on age groups. June 24 through June 29  is for students ages 11 to 13. July 1 through July 7 is for students ages 14 to 19.

As a preview of the type of classes you might expect, we’re sharing some of our favorite moments from past year’s intensives: 

This year’s camp will be led by Broadway and film star Erin Dilly, best known for her portrayal of Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Other instructors will include Broadway and film veterans Stephen Buntrock, Danny Gurwin, Hank Stratton and other guest teachers. Space is limited, but to register, please visit www.scfta.org/summercamp or call (714) 556-2122 extension 4333, option 4. 

WICKED Ways to Be A Winner

WICKED fans are testing their luck by entering their names into a special ticket lottery. The day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats is being held for every performance through the end of the engagement on March 17. Winners have the opportunity to purchase orchestra seats for just $25. 

On opening night, we saw friends and families gather around the Segerstrom Hall Box Office, eagerly waiting for their names to be called. Enjoy a few snapshots of our excited fans! 

Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, WICKED fans can come to the Segerstrom Center box office and have their names placed in a lottery drum. Thirty minutes later, winning names are drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats that can be purchased for $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a purchase limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets. The number of available lottery tickets may vary from performance to performance. Winners also receive an “I Won the WICKED Lottery!” button as a keepsake. For more information, please call the Box Office at (714) 556-2787. 

 

Loading In WICKED

Yesterday morning, Segerstrom Center welcomed back the WICKED stage crew as they began load-in for tonight's opening in Segerstrom Hall!

Members of the media and our very own marketing team had the special opportunity to meet some of the behind-the-scenes staff– Kevin BeeBee, Company Manager and Jason Daunter, Production Stage Manager– to learn about the challenges of managing a large-scale touring production such as WICKED. 

Take a sneak peak at our interview with Jason below: 

Tickets are still available, but please visit our website at SCFTA.org as you don't want to miss this Broadway blockbuster!

 

All photos by Joesan Diche.

There's Nothing Better Than a Happy Ending!

Mexico’s Marionetas de la Esquina will bring its production of Sleeping Beauty to the Center April 20 and 21. This will be the West Coast premiere of their Sleeping Beauty. It was unveiled at the Kennedy Center this week, and the Free Lance-Star said, “Even families who are familiar with the traditional story of Sleeping Beauty will have a delightful surprise …. [Amaranta] Leyva combines her formal training in literature with decades of experience with puppets onstage to weave a tale with humor, whimsy and a message that will resonate with both children and their parents.” 

Marionetas is being presented as part of the Center’s yearly Family Series.  

Lottery tickets available for WICKED

WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster returns to the Center February 20-March 17 and a limited number of same day orchestra tickets will be available for $25.

Here's how the Lottery works: Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, WICKED fans can come to the Segerstrom Center Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa and have their names placed in a lottery drum. Thirty minutes later, winning names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats that can be purchased for $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a purchase limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets. The number of available lottery tickets may vary from performance to performance.

Good seats are available for most performances and can be purchased online at SCFTA.org, at the Center Box Office or by calling (714) 556-2787.

Thank Goodness!

WAR HORSE CAST WELCOMES LOS AMIGOS HS

Nothing inspires dreamers more than meeting those who are living theirs. Ms. Rubin’s drama class at Los Amigos High School in Fountain Valley met a number of performers from the Broadway show War Horse who were living their dreams at Segerstrom Center the past two weeks. On Friday, February 1, the class attended a performance and met several cast members afterwards in Founders Hall. The aspiring young actors had the opportunity to quiz their new mentors about the show and their careers. 

Founders Hall is a “black box” rehearsal space – a traditional room in all theaters where rehearsals usually take place. As Ms. Rubin commented, “For them, this is the first time they’ve actually been in a black box – now they know they really exist and what they look like!” If luck holds, some of her students may end up spending a lot of time in similar rooms during the course of their careers.