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Vanguard University presents the madcap holiday comedy Inspecting Carol at the Lyceum Theatre. The play centers on a financially struggling community theater group that is attempting to stage a production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, only to encounter everything that can possibly go wrong, and more. Learn more...

The 40-member Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA) and STAGEStheatre are teaming up to present a Holiday Stimulus Package - a production of original, funny and intelligent new plays about the holidays. These are all new works from Orange County playwrights who have been produced across America. Learn more...

In this dark comedy making its world premiere at STAGEStheatre, a troubled Southern California family greets a new arrival to their neighborhood -- a charming and gentle graduate student from Borneo who also happens to be a cannibal. Things get a bit complicated when it becomes apparent that old habits are hard to break, even in a new country. Learn more...

The Grove Theatre presents Jim Curry and the holiday favorite, A John Denver Christmas. Come celebrate the season with your family and friends, and enjoy Christmas songs written or recorded by America's beloved singer/songwriter John Denver. Featuring songs "Aspenglow," "Christmas for Cowboys," "The Peace Carol," "Oh Holy Night," "Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High." Learn more...

The Grove Theatre presents a whimsical holiday play for the whole family based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. In The Elves and the Shoemaker, a kind shoemaker gives his last pair of shoes to a beggar. When he goes to make a replacement pair on Christmas Eve, he receives unexpected assistance from five magical elves. Learn more...

Hunger Artists Theatre Company presents James Goldman's The Lion in Winter. King Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine's battle to determine the royal succession is marked by treachery, scandal, and some of the sharpest dialogue ever seen on stage. The classic 1968 film version starred Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn. Learn more...

3D Theatricals presents the family musical Peter Pan at OC Pavilion. Based on J.M. Barrie's classic book, the musical centers on the Darling children, who are taken by the title character to the magical Neverland to do battle with a group of pirates led by Captain Hook. The score includes "I've Got To Crow," "I'm Flying" and "I Won't Grow Up." Learn more...

The King and I is the popular and elaborate musical and story of the tutoring of the stubborn King of Siam's wives and children by widowed English school teacher Anna Leonowens in 1862. It was based on Margaret Landon's 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam that was based on Anna's own autobiographical story. Includes the songs "Shall We Dance?," "Getting to Know You," "Hello, Young Lovers" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune." Learn more...

In this seasonal sequel to The Marvelous Wonderettes finds the girls returning to their hometown for a holiday celebration with their family and friends, complete with great Wonderette renditions of 60s holiday tunes. When Santa turns up missing from the company Christmas party, the girls must use their talent and creative ingenuity, and songs such as "Little Saint Nick" and "It's a Marshmallow World," to save the day. It's an energetic show for all ages. Learn more...

Little Women: The Broadway Musical brings the classic coming-of-age novel to the stage, filled with drama, romance, humor and song. Rambunctious Jo, practical Meg, sweet Beth, and romantic Amy take on life under the watchful eye of their beloved Marmee, while their father is away during the Civil War. Learn more...

The long-running British play based on Susan Hill's horror novel comes to the Costa Mesa Playhouse. The spine-chilling, atmospheric The Woman in Black centers on a lawyer who hires an actor to help him re-enact a ghostly event which befell him many years earlier, with the hope of exorcising his past demons. Learn more...

Mysterium presents Dracula, based on Bram Stoker's famed work. With original script and music, Mysterium's Dracula is the tale of Professor Van Helsing, Johnathan Harker and Dr. Seward as they battle the forces of Count Dracula to save the soul of Mina Seward, Lucy Van Helsing and Renfield. Learn more...

Killjoy is a witty comedy thriller where Carol is being driven crazy by her ex-husband, Victor, and his new wife, who are scheming to end her alimony. Victor is also bullying Carol's quirky kids. When Carol has a passionate affair with Victor's lawyer, they decide Victor has to die. Learn more...

Inspired by the farces of ancient Rome, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is the story of a slave named Pseudolus who tries to earn his freedom by helping his master win the heart of the beautiful Philia. With a book by Burt Shevelove and the late Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H) and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods), A Funny Thing... won several Tony awards during its initial Broadway run in 1962. Learn more...

Imagine yourself at a feast hosted by a royal wizard. Saucy serving wenches bring you hearty food, tempting beverages, and their unique sense of humor. Meanwhile, Merlin the Magician provides an evening of entertainment, magic and comedy. Dinner is included in the ticket price. Learn more...

Theatre Out's Christmas extravaganza is back -- and this time it's bigger, gayer and Christmasier than ever. Last Christmas, I Gave You My Heart, but the Very Next Day You Said You Were Gay features old fashion holiday fun and some of your favorite Christmas carols like you've never heard them before. Learn more...

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues returns for its sixth year at the Chance Theater. What's the true story behind Rudolph's unlikely rise to fame? Does Mrs. Claus have a serious drinking problem? Can St. Nick himself really be guilty of sexual harassment...against one of the reindeer? And with all this going on, how can the spirit of Christmas be saved? Learn more...

Hunger Artists presents Beyond Convention III, the latest installment of their annual festival of one-act plays. The evening will feature two hours of original pieces, all breaking standard theatrical form. Learn more...