Broadway pays a visit
Did someone say “Hamilton”? You’ll have to wait till summer’s end for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical to arrive. But meantime, there are several other nationally touring productions are coming to local stages.
MARCH 21-APRIL 2
‘Finding Neverland’ The life and times of “Peter Pan” creator J.M. Barrie are recalled in this musical adaptation of the 2004 film that starred Johnny Depp. Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
MAY 2-21 & MAY 30-JUNE 11
‘The Bodyguard’ Deborah Cox and Judson Mills star in this musical adaptation of the 1992 Whitney Houston-Kevin Costner film about a music diva and the former Secret Service agent hired to protect her. Begins May 2 at the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (800) 982-2787, www.hollywoodpantages.com. Begins May 30 at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
MAY 16-JUNE 24
‘Jersey Boys’ The Tony-winning musical about the 1960s charttoppers Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons returns to the Southland. Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. (213) 972-4400, www.centertheatregroup.org
MAY 30-JULY 9
‘The Book of Mormon’ A mismatched pair of Mormon missionaries are shipped off to Africa in this off-color Tony-winning musical comedy from the creators “South Park.” Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (800) 982-2787, www.hollywoodpantages.com
AUG. 1-6
‘Fun Home’ Currently at the Ahmanson, this Tony-winning musical fable based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic-novel-style memoir about a young girl coming of age in a uniquely dysfunctional family will be back for an encore. Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
AUG. 2-SEPT. 2 & SEPT. 12-17
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Britain’s National Theatre stages Simon Stephens’ Tony-winning adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel about an autistic teen entangled in a mystery. Begins Aug. 2 at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. (213) 972-4400, www.centertheatregroup.org. Begins Sept. 12 at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2787, scfta.org
AUG. 11-DEC. 30 & MAY 8-27, 2018
‘Hamilton’ Miranda’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop musical about the fiscally savvy but ultimately ill-fated Founding Father finally finds its way to Southern California. Begins Aug. 11 at the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (800) 982-2787. www.hollywoodpantages.com. Begins May 8, 2018, at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
SEPT. 15-OCT. 1
‘The Red Shoes’ This will be the U.S. premiere of Matthew Bourne’s stage adaptation of the fantastical 1948 Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger film based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about an ambitious dancer. Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. (213) 972-4400, www.centertheatregroup.org