Laguna Playhouse announces season of musicals 

Coming soon to the Laguna Playhouse are three amazing musical experiences that are set to get you grooving to the sensational sounds of the seventies with “You’ve Got A Friend – Celebrating the Music of Carole King & James Taylor,” “Can’t Get Next to You – A Temptations Experience,” & “What A Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers Experience.”

This tempting trio of musical tributes will begin performances February 24 at the Laguna Playhouse. Additionally, the Laguna Playhouse has made a change to its 100th anniversary season, now staging the smash-hit musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change from April 20 – May 8, 2022.

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Celebrating the Music of Carole King and James Taylor

February 24 – 27, 2022  

$56 – $71

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND is a genuinely moving, nostalgic concert performance – the music and legacy of Carole King and James Taylor.  

Two long-time friends and collaborators, hit songwriter, Kirsti Manna (Blake Shelton’s “Austin”, among others), and national recording artist Jonathan Birchfield, capture the essence of friendship through music with their dynamic performances. Audiences have long enjoyed Kirsti’s unique artistry on piano and vocals and Jonathan’s velvet toned vocals and guitar.  Both artists have frequently been stylistically compared to Carole King and James Taylor. Now, with the same amazing onstage chemistry as those superstars, they take their audiences back in time with favorites like “How Sweet It Is,” “Carolina in My Mind,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” and of course, the incomparable, “You’ve Got a Friend.”  

CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – A TEMPTATIONS EXPERIENCE

March 24 – 27, 2022

$56 – $71

“CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – A TEMPTATIONS EXPERIENCE” features Larry Johnson, Terry Horn, Michael White, Steve Wood and Greg Woods.  Motown Records dominated music in the 1960s on the strength of vocal groups such as the Temptations. In their heyday, the quintet boasted dynamite choreography and soulful, elegant harmonies spanning the entire spectrum of vocal timbres: high and middle tenor, baritone and bass. CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU brings the music of the Motown super group to the stage. 

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES – The Doobie Brothers Experience

May 12 – 15, 2022

$56 – $71

Always delivering a high-energy, high-level performance, WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES – The Doobie Brothers Experience performs the full range of DOOBIE BROTHERS top hits, including some of the most complex and challenging songs performed for live audiences.  Comprised of some of the best musicians and performers in the industry, WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES also introduces Sean Byrne, a world-class vocalist who is no stranger to commanding the stage.  WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES – The Doobie Brothers Experience consistently delivers a remarkable show.

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING:

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Celebrating the Music of Carole King and James Taylor

February 24 – 27, 2022  

Thursday, February 24 & Friday, February 25 at 7:30pm;

Saturday, February 26 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm;

Sunday, February 27 at 1:00pm

$56 – $71

CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – A TEMPTATIONS EXPERIENCE

March 24 – 27, 2022

Thursday, March 24 & Friday, March 25 at 7:30pm;

Saturday, March 26 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm;

Sunday, March 27 at 1:00pm

$56 – $71

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES – The Doobie Brothers Experience

May 12 – 15, 2022

Thursday, May 12 & Friday, May 13 at 7:30pm;

Saturday, May 14 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm;

Sunday, May 15 at 1:00pm

$56 – $71

Tickets for all performances range from $56 – $71 and can be purchased online at www.lagunaplayhouse.com or by calling (949) 497-ARTS (2787).

The box office is open Mondays – Saturdays: 12 pm to 4 pm; Sundays: 11 am – Showtime  (Performance days only).

For more information on all shows and programming visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com. 

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

COVID PROTOCOLS for the LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE:

All performances of the three musical celebrations at the LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will be “vaccination-only” performances and proof of vaccination and photo id, or proof of a negative Covid test within the past 48 hours will be required for all audiences. 

Please visit https://lagunaplayhouse.com/health-and-safety-policy/ for additional details.

For more information on all shows and programming visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com.  LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.   

About the Laguna Playhouse:

Founded in 1920, the historic Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating not-for-profit theatres on the West Coast and is proud to be an active participant in the celebrated Laguna Beach arts community. From classic plays and musical comedies to the current off-Broadway smash, cutting edge and traditional music exhibitions, dance festivals and stand-up comedy performances, Laguna Playhouse brings the magical experience of the performing arts direct to over 80,000 patrons each season.

Laguna Playhouse educational programming includes year-round classes, productions by and for children and teens (Youth Theatre) and is one of the few companies in the region that offer a curriculum-based professional theatre-touring program, TheatreReach, which aligns with the California State Standards for literature, history and performing arts curriculum.

Laguna Playhouse has been recognized in for the past five years as one of Orange County Register’s “Best of OC” in the category of Live Theatre. The Laguna Playhouse has featured many talented performers on stage, including Ed Asner, Leslie Caron, Hershey Felder, Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith, Val Kilmer, Gregory Harrison, Dan Lauria, Hal Linden, Wendie Malick, Rita Rudner, Charles Shaughnessy, French Stewart, Loretta Swit, and Bette Davis.

Learn What’s Going On at www.lagunaplayhouse.com