10 Savvy Entertainment Deals in Southern California (Sleeping Beauty, The Addams Family, Star Trek Under The Stars & More)

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Yesterday I did a live broadcast on Periscope (find us @socalfieldtrips on this new social media platform) about how to find the best entertainment deals online. While showing the viewers how to use such sites as Groupon, livingsocial and others, I came across some great deals to share with you today.

As always, if you find a deal that you like, make sure to purchase it right away! Once tickets are sold out, you can no longer purchase them.

Here are this week’s 10 Savvy Entertainment Deals!

1. Disney’s Frozen Sing-Along, plus see Elsa on Stage @ The El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood – $9.00 tickets – IT’S BACK!

See Disney’s Frozen and sing along to the words on screen at the elegant and historic El Capitan Theatre, built in 1926. Even more exciting: Before the show you can see the character Elsa live on stage. Whether it’s your first time seeing Frozen or you want a chance to visit Olaf and the gang again, you’re in for a treat. After the movie, see Olaf live on stage and enjoy Disney’s Frozen Fever, an animated short sequel to Frozen.

2. SuperHero — Princess Academy: A Mini-Musical for Little Ones @ CAC Studios, Santa Monica – $7.40 tickets

What do the students of Princess University do when the school needs to be shut down for re-glitterification? They crash SuperHero Academy! In this one-hour mini-musical filled with audience interaction, singing and dancing, children can be a part of the fun as the superheroes teach the princesses how to be heroes, and the princesses return the favor with lessons on how to be royalty. The talented people at the Creating Arts Company — no strangers to fun — have crafted yet another engaging, family-friendly musical with SuperHero — Princess Academy.

3. The Giving Tree: A Play Inspired by Shel Silverstein’s Classic Story @ The Little Theater, LA – $7.50 tickets

You and your children will love Los Angeles Children’s Theater’s live recreation inspired by Shel Silverstein’s touching and tender parable The Giving Tree. The classic children’s book is about the simple gifts nature offers each of us. Through a boy and a loving apple tree, Silverstein’s story follows the seasons of life from young child to old age, from joyous youth to self-centered adolescence, from somber adulthood to bittersweet old age. Each stage of love, loss, heartache and heartbreak is expressed through words, gestures, dance and music that will delight both children and adults. Celebrate the joy of giving with your little ones with The Giving Treeat The Little Theater.

4. Fairy Tale Comes to Life on Stage in Sleeping Beauty: The Musical @ The Little Theater, LA – $9.00 tickets

The beloved fairy tale Sleeping Beauty comes to the stage from The Los Angeles Children’s Theater. Perhaps best known from the Disney film adaptation, this tale of a beautiful princess who is cursed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall asleep until woken by a prince’s kiss has entertained audiences young and old for hundreds of years. This one hour musical production, perfect for young theater goers, will cast a spell with its clever storyline and cast of delightful characters. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet the characters following the show.

5. Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales @ Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood – $20.50 tickets

Prepare to laugh, sing and dance as you step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy TalesPresented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald and Goofy as they bring the timeless fairy tale adventures of Cinderella, Beauty and The Beast, andSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs to life in a live theatrical experience that is pure magic. With dynamic storytelling, award winning music, stunning costumes, glittering special effects and spectacular sets, you will be captivated by these spellbinding stories when you dream with the princesses and cheer for their heroes as they conquer evil villains.

6. Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales @ Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Terrace Theater, Long Beach – $18.50 tickets

7. The Addams Family: Creepy, Kooky Musical Comedy @ Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach – $22.00 tickets

Na-na-na *snap* *snap* na-na-na *snap* *snap* — You can’t even say “Addams Family” without breaking into that trademark theme song. So no wonder the demented adventures of this wickedly witty family have inspired a musical comedy. From the writers of the Tony-winning Jersey Boys, The Addams Family tells the story of every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams is grown-up and in love … with a “normal” boy. Inviting his family to the Addams Mansion sets the stage for a meet-and-greet gone gothic. Savor the horrific hospitality of Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Grandmama, Lurch and everyone’s favorite weirdo, Uncle Fester, in 3-D Theatricals’s magnificently macabre show at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.

8. The Phantom of the Opera @Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa – $49.00 tickets

Cameron Mackintosh’s stunning production of The Phantom of the Opera brings the dramatic doomed love triangle to Costa Mesa at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Described by critics as bigger and better than ever before, the latest edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece offers bold new staging that showcases original costumes, fresh choreography and exciting special effects (including the legendary chandelier) — plus a soaring score filled with memorable songs like “Masquerade,” “The Music of the Night” and “All I Ask of You.” Mackintosh is known for producing sensational musical hits like Miss Saigon, Cats, Mary Poppins andLes Misérables (both the live show and the 2012 Oscar-nominated film), but Phantom just might be his best work yet.

9. National Acrobats of China: Contortions, High-Flying Feats, Mime, Music, Dance & More @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa – $40.00 tickets

Combining visual splendor with amazing feats, the acclaimed National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China mesmerizes and mystifies with its awesome array of acrobats, contortionists, martial artists, drummers and dancers who use their bodies, bicycles, tables, chairs, poles and ladders. Whether they’re flying through the air, building a tower of human bodies or performing mind-boggling bodily contortions, the 35-member troupe will have you on the edge of your seat. This special performance of Peking Dreams also features Peking Opera. Hailing from Beijing, the National Acrobats have amazed audiences from Germany to Brazil to Israel. Now they bring their stunning show to Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

10. Star Trek: Under the Stars With Live Score @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine – $20.00 tickets

Catch a ride to the final frontier as J.J. Abrams’ acclaimed 2009 movie reboot of the classic sci-fi adventure Star Trek screens under the firmament, with Academy Award-winner Michael Giacchino’s score performed live by conductor Richard Kaufman and the Pacific Symphony. The acclaimed Giacchino also happens to be the hot composing talent behind Pixar’s Up, as well as this summer’sTomorrowland, Inside Out and Jurassic World. Bring the kids and a picnic and enjoy this out-of-this-world show at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view are my own.