California Center for the Arts, Center Theater
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater
340 N. Escondido Blvd. Escondido CA 92025- Phone:
- 800-988-4253
- Website:
- http://www.artcenter.org
- Capacity:
- 406
Beer, wine and snacks are available at the Center.
For questions about a purchase, please contact Goldstar.
Current Events on Goldstar
Currently, there are no events available at this venue through Goldstar.
Past Events on Goldstar
Simon and Garfunkel Tribute at the California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $38.00 - $40.00
- Our Price:
- $19.00 - $20.00
Mark W. Curran and Tom Haney, backed by a live band, pay tribute to the songs of Simon and Garfunkel at California Center for the Arts. They've captured the harmonies that made Simon and Garfunkel famous,... Learn More.
Beatles Tribute Band Ticket to Ride at Center Theater
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $40.00
- Our Price:
- $20.00
Beatles tribute band Ticket to Ride takes listeners on a musical journey through the greatest hits by one of rock's best-ever groups. From the Fab Four's early days as mop-topped leaders of the British... Learn More.
Irish Music with Slugger O'Toole
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $39.00
- Our Price:
- $19.50
St. Patrick's Day comes early when Slugger O'Toole, one of Southern California's top Celtic music groups, plays the California Center for the Arts on a Friday night. Featuring traditional fiddle, accordion,... Learn More.
Footloose: The Musical - Based on the Hit Film
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $12.00
- Our Price:
- $6.00
Footloose: The Musical dances into the California Center for the Arts in this production by STAR Repertory Theatre. Based on the 1984 movie of the same name, Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormack, a... Learn More.
Sock Hops & Soda Shoppes: Relive Jukebox Classics with Girl Group The Wonderelles
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $40.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00 - $20.00
Take a rockin' trip down memory lane with Sock Hops & Soda Shoppes, a high-energy musical revue by girl group The Wonderelles, who perform the golden oldies of the 1950s and 1960s in this production filled... Learn More.
Shake, Rattle and Roll: A '50s-'60s Rock 'N' Roll Celebration
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $42.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00 - $21.00
Get your bobby sox and blue suede shoes on for this fun, family-friendly stage salute to the musical legends of the '50s and '60s, featuring a live band and a radio-style narrative that covers the history of... Learn More.
Crooners: A Swingin' Salute to Frank Sinatra and the Legends of Las Vegas
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $42.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $21.00
Even those who aren't old enough to remember the Las Vegas lounge acts of the 1960s know about Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, and his fellow Rat Pack brigade of Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis... Learn More.
Defying Reality: Bart Rockett's Amazing World of Magic, Illusion and Comedy
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $42.00
- Our Price:
- $21.00
West Coast Performing Arts and Rock N' Roll Productions present Defying Reality: Bart Rockett's Amazing World of Magic, Illusion and Comedy. Bart Rockett is a variety entertainer who wows the crowd with... Learn More.
The Superstars of Cable Comedy: One Night, Four Comedians
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $42.00
- Our Price:
- $21.00
Scott Wood, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Gilbert Esquivel and Jimmy Burns take the stage together as the The Superstars of Cable Comedy. One of the biggest comedy tours of the summer, the quartet of comics... Learn More.
Once Upon a Mattress, the Fairy Tale Musical Comedy from Center Stage Productions
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $15.00
- Our Price:
- $7.50
Center Stage Productions presents a youth production of Once Upon a Mattress, a zany musical send-up of the beloved Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea." No one in the kingdom is... Learn More.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with An Irish Hooley at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $30.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00
Ireland has produced some of the greatest writers, poets, musicians and artists the world has seen, and An Irish Hooley (meaning "boisterous party") celebrates this incredible inheritance in a joy-filled St... Learn More.
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back: A Romantic and Swingin' Tribute to Frank Sinatra
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $38.00
- Our Price:
- $19.00
This Frank Sinatra tribute evening features Mark W. Curran and Tony Capko's Jazz Giants performing the greatest hits of Frank Sinatra and a salute to the legendary singers of Las Vegas with select... Learn More.
Into the Woods: Presented by Arts Off Broadway Youth Theater
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.50
- Our Price:
- $8.75
Arts Off Broadway Youth Theater presents Into the Woods. In the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, magical enchantment blends the stories of the Brothers Grimm... Learn More.
Sondheim's Bloody Musical Sweeney Todd at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.50
- Our Price:
- $8.75
Stephen Sondheim's darkly funny Sweeney Todd tells the story of a Victorian English barber who has escaped from prison and returns to London to avenge those who had wrongly put him behind bars. Sweeney joins... Learn More.
Classic Musical Comedy The Music Man at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.00
- Our Price:
- $8.50
Center Stage Productions, a finalist for Best Live Entertainment, 2010, presents a youth theater performance of one of the most American popular musicals: Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Con man Harold... Learn More.
Classic Musical The Wiz from Center Stage Productions
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.00
- Our Price:
- $8.50
Center Stage Productions presents The Wiz, the musical adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that won seven Tony Awards in 1975, including Best Musical. With music by Charlie Smalls, The... Learn More.
California Center for the Arts Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.50
- Our Price:
- $8.75
This fun-filled musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice tells the Biblical saga of Joseph, a boy blessed with the ability to interpret dreams. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from... Learn More.
Musical Comedy How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.50
- Our Price:
- $8.75
An ambitious young window washer on the building of the World Wide Wicket Company finds a self-help book that launches him on an exciting climb through the world of corporate opportunity and intrigue. Along... Learn More.
Little Women the Musical at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.00
- Our Price:
- $8.50
Center Stage Productions presents Little Women the Musical, which follows the saga of the March sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy -- as they grow up in Civil War America. Set in Massachusetts while their... Learn More.
a bit o' Burlesque presents Tales from the Dark Side: a Halloween Dance Showcase
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $15.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $7.50
Featuring a bit o' Burlesque, Body Poets, Saphira, L.2.D (Live 2 Dance) and Iza Moon Dance Collective, Tales from the Dark Side is a Halloween-themed spectacular of terror, magic and surprises filled with... Learn More.
Wish Upon a Star: Disney's Greatest Hits Featuring Orchestra Nova
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $22.00 - $34.00
- Our Price:
- $11.00 - $17.00
Artistic Director Jung-Ho Pak leads Orchestra Nova in a performance that highlights favorite Disney moments from Mary Poppins and Pinocchio to Snow White and Beauty and the Beast. Featuring Soprano Nicole... Learn More.
Ahn Trio at California Center for the Arts Escondido
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $37.00
- Our Price:
- $18.50
The Ahn Trio play new and classic works. Sisters Maria, Lucia, and Angella, are breathing new life into standard piano-trio literature with commissioned works from visionary composers like Kenji Bunch,... Learn More.
Seussical: A Musical Adaptation of Dr. Seuss's Classic Tales
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $15.00
- Our Price:
- $7.50
The mischievous Cat in the Hat joins a cast of beloved Dr. Seuss characters as they bring more than 20 of the author's classic tales to life in this hit Broadway musical. As each story unfolds, backed by a... Learn More.
Eclectic Band GrooveLily at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $37.00
- Our Price:
- $18.50
California Center for the Arts welcomes GrooveLily. The critically-acclaimed band melds rock, jazz, folk, and pop music, writing original songs with intelligent lyrics and soaring harmonies. They're known... Learn More.
Yo Ho Ho A Pirate's Christmas - A Family Holiday Musical
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $25.00 - $27.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50 - $13.50
It's up to a seven-year-old girl named Eve to save Christmas for everyone. The fate of Christmas, Santa Claus and the citizens of the North Pole is in Eve's hands after the jolly team behind Christmas is... Learn More.
Eenie Meanie: Acclaimed One-Woman Show About Race Relations
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $27.00
- Our Price:
- $13.50
California Center for the Arts presents Teresa Willis' autobiographical one-woman show, Eenie Meanie. As a white girl growing up in the household of a Southern activist family, Teresa believed good... Learn More.
Grammy Award Winner Rickie Lee Jones at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $42.00
- Our Price:
- $21.00
Making waves since her first album in 1979, two-time Grammy Award winner Rickie Lee Jones is at it again. Her newest album, Sermon on Exposition Boulevard, puts the words of Christ into a modern-day context... Learn More.
Little Shop of Horrors -- The Off-Broadway Musical Sensation
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $17.50
- Our Price:
- $8.75
One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a household name. This comedy about a singing plant, a nerdy hero, a sweet girl and a... Learn More.
Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave sing Classic Country Music at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $27.00
- Our Price:
- $13.50
Belinda Gail, winner of the Female Performer of the Year award an unprecedented five times, and Curly Musgrave, winner of the Academy of Western Artists' Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Western Music... Learn More.
N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk: Jaw-Dropping Hit Comedy Comes to San Diego
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
It's the smash comedy with the name nobody wants to say! N*W*C blends theater, hip-hop, stand-up comedy, slam poetry, and real-life stories of its three tour-de-force performers. They take on racial slurs,... Learn More.
Ensemble Galilei Plays Traditional Irish Music in Stories From the Edge of the World
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $37.00
- Our Price:
- $18.50
Ensemble Galilei presents First Person: Stories From the Edge of the World, a captivating show which combines traditional Irish music from the Druidic era with remarkable images and the engaging commentary... Learn More.
Showbiz Musical Gypsy at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $32.00
- Our Price:
- $16.00
Inspired by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, this show features the hit songs "Let Me Entertain You," "Together Wherever We Go" and the showstopper "Everything's Coming Up Roses." Set in the vaudeville era, a... Learn More.
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley: Live Theatre for Children
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Join "flat" Stanley as he mails himself (he's really flat) around the globe on a whirlwind musical journey where he meets new friends from different cultures on his quest to unflatten himself! Recommended... Learn More.
Staggering Toward America
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
Following the devastating September 11, 2001 attack on America, Rik Reppe journeyed from California to New York, aiming to discover what America and Americans had become -- and who he was becoming. In his... Learn More.
Blockbuster Movie Music in "Hollywood Hits" Concert from San Diego Chamber Orchestra
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $32.00
- Our Price:
- $16.00
From "Spider-Man" to "Star Wars," "Titanic" and "Harry Potter," the San Diego Chamber Orchestra performs some of the most famous and exciting film scores of all time. The audience will also get a behind-the-... Learn More.
Chinese New Year Spectacular: Stunning Show of Traditional Chinese Music and Dance
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $88.00
- Our Price:
- $44.00
Rated a Top Ten Show by Billboard magazine, Chinese New Year Spectacular is the world's largest live stage production featuring music and dance inspired by the legends that have shaped China's 5,000-year... Learn More.
Jazz Vocalist Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $35.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50
With a ravishing stage presence and sultry vocals, Smith and her all-star band perform classics by the jazz greats: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington, Count Basie, Duke... Learn More.
The Rock and Roll Christmas Show - A Holiday Tribute to the King
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $40.00
- Our Price:
- $20.00
Oldies hits and Christmas classics come alive in this family-style double bill featuring tributes to Elvis and the Everly Brothers, performed by Mark W. Curran and the Cruisin' Oldies Showband. This exciting... Learn More.
Holiday Jubilee, An Acrobatic, Dancing, Singing Spectacular
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $22.00 - $27.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $13.50
A holiday show that kids and adults alike will love, Holiday Jubilee features acrobats inside seven-foot-diameter snow globes performing breathtaking stunts, tap dancing wooden soldiers, toys that come alive... Learn More.
The Producers, the Smash Broadway Musical, at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $60.00 - $70.00
- Our Price:
- $30.00 - $35.00
Winner of the most Tony Awards ever, including Best Musical, Original Score, Book and Choreography, this Mel Brooks comedy follows the exploits of a Broadway producer and an accountant whose goal is to... Learn More.
Bluegrass Sensation Cherryholmes in Concert at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $30.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00
Cherryholmes, nominated for the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainer of the Year award, comes to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. This electrifying Nashville-based... Learn More.
Cirque-Works' Birdhouse Factory: Stunning Acrobatics and Amazing Machines
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $30.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00
Cirque-Works presents Birdhouse Factory. Inspired by Diego Rivera, Rube Goldberg, and Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, the show seamlessly incorporates early-20th-century machines into acrobatic circus... Learn More.
Dirty White Tuxedo Pants: Heartwarming Story of a Homeless Veteran in Escondido
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
Michael McFall's play Dirty White Tuxedo Pants tells the story of a loveable homeless military veteran with a blend of humor and sympathy. Backing music is provided by the New Directions Choir, a group... Learn More.
San Diego Chamber Orchestra: The 10 Most Popular Classical Pieces Ever
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $30.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra, led by Jung-Ho Pak, play The 10 Most Popular Classical Pieces Ever in this special pops concert. The program includes excerpts from Bizet's Carmen, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony... Learn More.
Rock and Roll Dance Party: Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $35.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50
This official tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper recreates The Winter Dance Party Tour of 1959. John Mueller, critically acclaimed star of the Broadway hit musical Buddy..., renowned... Learn More.
Seussical!, the Dr. Seuss Musical, from Arts Off Broadway
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $15.00
- Our Price:
- $7.50
Whether you're 60 or 6, Dr. Seuss is always a hit! Audiences can join the Cat in the Hat, Horton, the Whos and all their favorite Dr. Seuss characters in this delightful family musical. Seussical! creates... Learn More.
Italian Musical Revue Naples...That's Amore! at the Cal Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $30.00 - $50.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
California Center for the Arts presents Naples...That's Amore!, a sensational, spellbinding Italian musical revue that has captivated audiences in America and abroad. The show stars the Italian tenor... Learn More.
Direct From Las Vegas, The Rat Pack at the California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $40.00 - $75.00
- Our Price:
- $20.00 - $37.50
Throughout the decade of the 1960s, they worked their magic on us. They made squares feel hip and even the cool cats were warmed by their presence. The press tagged them the Rat Pack: Dean Martin, Sammy... Learn More.
Baritone Thomas Meglioranza in Recital at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Hailed for his "vocal distinction and expressive warmth" (The Boston Globe), American baritone Thomas Meglioranza has quickly established himself as one of the country's most sought-after singers, possessing... Learn More.
Paul Taylor Dance Company at California Center for the Arts
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
- Full Price:
- $35.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50
In an exclusive Southern California perfomance, the Paul Taylor Dance Company comes to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The Daily News calls Paul Taylor "the best choreographer in the world."... Learn More.
Map and Directions
From San Diego
Take I-15 north.
Exit at Valley Parkway and turn right.
Turn left on to Escondido Blvd.
The Center is 2 1/2 blocks down on the right.
From Coastal North County & Orange County
From I-5, take Highway 78 east.
Take I-15 south and exit at Valley Parkway and turn left.
Turn left on to Escondido Blvd.
The Center is 2 1/2 blocks down on the right.
From Riverside County
Take I-15 south.
Exit at Valley Parkway and turn left.
Turn left on to Escondido Blvd.
The Center is 2 1/2 blocks down on the right.
Parking
Parking is located in the north lot off of Escondido Blvd. adjacent to the Concert Hall. Please respect our neighbors and only park in this lot. For a campus map showing parking, click here.
There is no charge for parking which is located on the corner of Escondido Blvd. and Woodward.
Handicap Information
We need advance notice for wheelchairs or other access needs.
Handicap seating is regularly available.
Please contact us after buying tickets by replying to your confirmation email to make arrangements.