Around Town: Broadway stars to replace Jason Alexander during Pops season
Pacific Symphony has announced that award-winning Broadway stars Megan Hilty and Brian Stokes Mitchell will join the orchestra’s 2016-17 Pops season, replacing Jason Alexander, who was forced to cancel because of an unforeseeable conflict.
Hilty and Mitchell will join the 88-piece orchestra to deliver an evening of feel-good music led by guest conductor Albert-George Schram at 8 p.m. April 21 and 22 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Together, the performers are expected to bring a fresh feel to a program of standards that include music from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin.
Tickets range from $35 to $195. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or visit PacificSymphony.org.
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Disneyland Fastpass system undergoes changes
Disneyland Resort has announced changes to its Fastpass system, including the launch of a digital option.
The new system, called Disney MaxPass, will allow visitors to book and redeem a Fastpass on rides at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks through the Disneyland App, the resort announced on the Disney Parks Blog.
It will follow the same rules as the current Fastpass system, which enables park visitors to obtain one Fastpass at a time, with a delay before guests can get another one. And the ticket is also valid only during a set time period.
In addition to the digital option, Disney MaxPass will also provide the user an unlimited number of downloads of PhotoPass images, according to the blog post.
Disney MaxPass, which will formally launch later this year, will start out at an introductory price of $10 a day.
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Maverick welcomes offbeat musical ‘Little Shop’
The Maverick Theater in Fullerton celebrates its 15-year anniversary with “Little Shop of Horrors.” This year also marks the 35th anniversary of the musical, which debuted Off-Off-Broadway in 1982.
The show at the Maverick — featuring only 60 seats, a live band and 8 performers — is based on Roger Corman’s 1960 B-movie about a skid row floral assistant who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for human flesh. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays through March 11. Tickets are $25 or $15 for students and may be purchased at mavericktheater.com or by calling (714) 526-7070.
The Maverick Theater is 110 E. Walnut in Fullerton, across from the Amtrak station.
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Free yogurt on Feb. 6 at Yogurtland locations
Yogurtland will celebrate International Frozen Yogurt day on Feb. 6 by offering free yogurt and toppings from 4 to 7 p.m. at all locations.
Yogurtland has teamed up with Hershey’s to showcase two flavors for the event — Peanut Butter Cup and Chocolate Milkshake. They will be available throughout February.
The company has dozens of locations throughout Orange County.