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Fall is a great time to check out many local entertainment venues in Southern California. The kids are back in school and summer travelers have gone home. Now its time for us locals to come out and play! Plus many local tourist destinations are offering deep discounts for Southern California residents.
Therefore, I have rounded up the “best of the best” entertainment deals in Southern California just for you! As always, if you find a deal that you like, make sure to purchase it immediately. Once tickets are sold out, you can no longer purchase them.
Top 10 Savvy Entertainment Deals
1. $12 Tickets to the LA County Fair, Pomona
Expect to be surprised and delighted beyond expectation at the 2015 LA County Fair, featuring entertainment for all ages. Ray Cammack Shows carnival returns with the largest midway in the nation, with more than 70 thrilling rides and 40 fun-filled games.
2. $7.50 Tickets to Neverland: New Interactive Kids’ Show, Santa Monica
Designed for young ones ages 3 and older, Neverland tells the story of a band of pirates, who’re trying to take over the mermaids’ lagoon — until the fairies can make everyone friends again. Cheering and clapping along to the sword-fighting, treasure-hunting action is encouraged at Santa Monica’s CAC Studios.
3. $16.50 Tickets to RISE: Jack-O’-Lantern Festival Featuring 5,000 Hand-Carved Masterpieces @ Santa Anita Park, Arcadia
Marvel at thousands of beautifully lit pumpkin carvings of your favorite characters, celebrities and more at RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns at Santa Anita Park, with new and exciting additions for 2015. Bring the whole family for a not-too-spooky stroll where you’ll go out of your gourd seeing these intricately carved pumpkins, arranged according to various themes, from movie and TV-show characters to classic cars, safari animals and even a giant dragon display, all accompanied by an original score.
4. $9 Tickets to Aladdin: Beloved Disney Film Returns to Big Screen @ The El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood
Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and Abu are back and ready to take you on magical carpet ride across a “whole new world” with a screening of Aladdin. The beloved 1992 Disney film makes its cinematic return to the big screen at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre. Follow lovable street urchin Aladdin as he goes on a magical journey to win the heart of Princess Jasmine with the help of three wishes and an eccentric and fun-loving genie. The screening also features Genie live on stage before the start of the movie. Relive the fun with the whole family and enjoy your favorite songs, like “Friend Like Me,” “Whole New World” and “Prince Ali,” with this exclusive screening.
5. $18.50 Tickets to Disney Live! Presents Three Classic Fairy Tales @ The Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach
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, and Snow 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. $20.50 Tickets to Disney Live! Presents Three Classic Fairy Tales @ The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood
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, and Snow 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.
7. $49 Tickets to see Annie @ The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, Hollywood
The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of Annie will be a brand-new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring a book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.” See this feel-good musical at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
8. $9 Tickets to Sleeping Beauty: The Musical @ The Little Theater, Santa Monica
The beloved fairy tale Sleeping Beauty comes to the stage at The Los Angeles Children’s Theater. Perhaps best known from the Disney film adaptation, this tale of a beautiful princess who’s 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 the youngest theatergoers, 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.
9. $10 Tickets to Man of La Mancha — The Musical Tale of Don Quixote @ Rose Center Theater, Westminster
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Man of La Mancha retells the timeless tale of Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixoteas a play within a play. Cervantes re-enacts his story of the mad knight, a dying old man who lives in a world of his imagination as he awaits his hearing in the Spanish Inquisition. The show features a treasure trove of some of the greatest songs to come out of Broadway, including “Dulcinea,” “I’m Only Thinking of Him,” “I Really Like Him” and the anthemic “The Impossible Dream.”
10. $12.50 to The Secret Garden: Musical Based on Enchanting Children’s Classic @ The GEM Theater, Garden Grove
While it’s no great shock that Mary, the heroine of The Secret Garden, should stumble upon a … secret … garden, audiences are often surprised by how deftly this Tony-winning musical leads them to their own little pockets of hidden memories and tender feelings. Follow the orphaned Mary as she travels to live with her grieving uncle and his sickly son in a lonely old house on a windswept moor. Soon she discovers the locked garden and the startling secrets it represents. With the help of her friend and cousin, the little girl brings new life to both the garden and her uncle.
Happy Field Tripping!
Jilleen
Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view and opinions are my own.