We have been going to the Christmas Show put on put the extremely talented Haugh Performing Artists for many years now. My brother-in-law buys these tickets A YEAR IN ADVANCE. He is a little obsessed with Christmas and the Citrus College Theater but why not?? The theater is beautiful and comfortable, complete with a symphony pit that rises up and down. It is a beautifully modern building with its entrance flanked by a couple vertical mosaic tile "pictures" of trees, one of which is my cell screen saver I liked it so much. See picture. The production is about 2 hours plus about a 15 minute intermission, not too long, not too short. And the intermission breaks the show into two parts, the choir and bells performance of the Citrus Singers first followed by the year's Christmas play complete with appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus. I'm a 52 year old man and I thought I'd never say this but the choir and bells performances are wonderful. Maybe I'm getting old! No, seriously, they performers are fantastic and I absolutely love how the director and his assistant (?) vary the songs ever year with new and creative arrangements. They even did a mashup kind of thing with overplaying verses of two classic Christmas songs. It is truly amazing how the performers remember all the nuances and keep up with zero .mistakes year after year. My absolute favorite part of the first part of the show is when the director adds some comedy into the mix and has the new performers overemphasize their lack of experience and how the senior performers are rather blasé about giving yet another performance year after year. Come on, that's funny! Oh, and how one performer sits and waits to play her one bell note. Okay, it's cute. I also like how they've added some very creative percussionists and dancers at the end of the first half, too. This year's play is called "Christmas is..." and as I type, you've got 3 days left to see it! It is a very cute and creative play involving performers playing various candy bars you know and love as the plot thickens in the Land of Candy. I will leave it at that so as not to give too much away. Again, the length of each performance is perfect because I tend to get antsy. My kids (13 & 16) also loved it and look forward to the play every year. Tickets range from a very reasonable $17-$35 and I think you'd have a good seat anywhere although my BIL always chooses the front or 2nd rows. We also went to see a Rock Band do cover songs back in February this year and it was also great and you can see that my son absolutely loved every second of it. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND for some near professional quality theater. read more

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Have been going to a lot of live shows lately. We recently saw a Whitney Houston tribute: "Greatest Love of All" featuring the amazzzzing Belinda Davids. We had front row and everything about the evening was perfect. The venue is located on the campus of Citrus College (Glendora). Pretty typical of a venue...clean, spacious, welcoming staff and I saw that there is very generous legroom between each row so you're not packed in like sardines. Each row seemed a bit stacked so sightlines are also good. I would say it holds 1000+ patrons. Tip: free parking if your show is an official part of their calendar! It seems that they do have some well-known performers from time- to-time. I would definitely return to this lovely local venue! read more

Haugh Performing Arts Center - Whitney Houston tribute... Belinda Davids! - Performing Arts Near Me - Glendora, California

First time at this location and I loved it. I saw Pink Martini which was amazing of course. The staff were great, parking was great. Overall, great experience. Definitely recommend catching a show there. read more

Haugh Performing Arts Center - Pink Martini - Performing Arts Near Me - Glendora, California

I discovered a postcard regarding the production of "Christmas is..." at my local Barre studio, and I was pleased when they had an additional showtime added that was convenient for my schedule. Ticket prices vary by productions, but this community college theater is more affordable than going to a big theater. I made my ticket purchase online, and the process was simple enough. Pick the performance and time you want, then pick the seats. Upon check out the direction was to pick up the tickets at the Box Office at least 30 minutes before show time. As suggested, I arrived early to pick up my tickets. Noticing that the people before me had issues communicating with the staff cause of the glass and the face mask, I took out my ID to expedite the process so they can SEE my name. The lady at the box office handed me tickets. I went off to take photos of them... and noticed O-33-34 THESE WEREN'T THE SEATS I PAID FOR!!!!! Oh goodness... Had to go back to the box office with my receipt and all of that showing that my seats should be G12-13. That's 8 rows of difference, not to mention the people with those O seats wouldn't have their tickets when they pick it up at the box office. Such incompetence when I even showed them my ID to get the correct tickets. And box office person was like ohh you're not Charlotte... Lady, I showed you my ID and my name does not spell or sound nearly like a Charlotte. Anyways, on to the seats... there was a poor old gentlemen who fell in the row behind us. And to be honest we didn't notice anything at first because they did a POOR JOB with their emergency training. They bragged about their team's covid training and testing, but they clearly had no emergency training. No sense of authority to manage the situation. They did a terrible job blocking people from the paramedic's way. And half of what should be commands sounded like suggestions. There were so my bystanders in the way of the professionals handing the situation. If I ever have an emergency I hope I don't have it here. Onto the production... not that I hated it but I felt like the marketing did not align well with what I got... Like if I want a strawberry smoothie... I don't want to get a strawberry banana blueberry smoothie that day. The advertised production talked about a show production about Santa's Elves in NYC by the Citrus singers and a live orchestra. The start time was 7pm and I was confused for the first hour with singing and dancing. Like am I at the correct production? Am I at a different show? This whole hour plus pass by and an intermission before my expectation of the Santa's Elves show even started around 8:45pm... and everything ended by 10pm. The production was fine but what I expected and wanted to purchase tickets for was only have of the time there... and the second half where I was tired and over it. The audience was also pretty awful. Lots of noisy inconsiderate folks... There's a face mask mandate and I definitely saw a few folks pull their facemasks down. I acknowledge this was an affordable experience, but I feel like I would prefer to pay more for a better experience. Or more accurately advertised. Oh and I'm not a fan of the digital screen of a background. There were times where the bright lights flashed into the audience in a blinding manner. I like to support students and schools, but my experience was unusually awful. read more

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We had the pleasure of watching a 6-actor play of Pride and Prejudice at the Haugh Theater. Amazing, brilliant, funny! If you see this review in time, there's one more matinee tomorrow at 2! Plenty of parking, two separate entrances, plenty of bathrooms, it's a wonderful venue on the campus of Citrus College. read more

Haugh Performing Arts Center - The stage! - Performing Arts Near Me - Glendora, California

The theater had plenty of seats and I've been there twice now sat in two different areas and the view and the sound was good and both places. They just advantage was they had long lines outside before they started letting people in and it just seemed like it wasn't very organized. read more

Went to the Queen cover band performance last night (Feb 25) and was quite disappointed. Honestly don't how they could put the quote from Brian May on the program. Gary Mullen could not carry a tune at all. The band was so loud, it covered up his inability to sing. He carried a few high notes and pranced about as Freddy Mercury did, but that was about it. As soon as he came out with the first song I was disappointed and it did not get any better. read more

This is an amazing venue, one would never guess it is a junior college. Lights, sounds and programs available are terrific. read more

Haugh Performing Arts Center - Stage prepped for the Tempatations - Performing Arts Near Me - Glendora, California

Greeting, My name is Mark and Maria, First of all, we are residents of Glendora for 16 years and have never been to the Haugh Performing Arts Center. ( Embarrassed moment now) We have walked by, driven by, yet never went in to experience this magnificent place. Well now we are recently retired, we did so this year and saw the Is Christmas Performance. Not only did we enjoy this amazing talent that is around us, we have decided to become a donator to this amazing organization. The music, the vocal talent, the stage presentations, the workers and all who made this amazing classical performance, my husband and I truly Thank-You... it put us is such a Holiday/Christmas spirt. So Grateful, Mark and Maria Scott read more

Great theater in Glendora located within the citrus college campus. As an alumni and a lover of the performing arts I not only enjoy the performances and shows put on but I also feel good about supporting students and the college itself with my patronage. Shows and events are reasonably priced, parking is free on weekends, and it is never overly crowded (unlike the major theaters in LA and Hollywood). The variety of types and genres of events is pretty varied appealing to many different preferences and age groups. I highly recommend visiting the Haugh Performing Arts center! read more

Saw the Glenn Miller Orchestra here a few weeks ago--great show and a great value at this venue! There is a whole season of wonderful shows happening here. Nice to have a local venue and skip the drive into one of the big cities. And free parking! Definitely coming back! read more

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We went to see Pirates of Penzance. Was an amazing performance all the way around. Some greatly talented students in this production. Look forward to more of the same. Thank You for the A1 entertainment. read more

The HPAC is one of the best performing arts facilities at any community college. They have shows that appeal to all ages including their Saturday series for kids. One downside that I've found is that the only available bathrooms are outside which are mediocre at best since the students use them as well. The best part about this theater is their staff, including the ushers that will guide you down the steps. Since food and drinks are not allowed inside the theater, it is usually much cleaner than other theaters I've been to. read more

100th Review Music! Light! Dance! A phenomenal Españoll experience in an inviting performing art theater at Citrus College. Paco Peña: Flamenco Vivo! Mr. Peña is a well known flamenco guitarist, a respectful composer and recording artist. His music is brilliant and wonderful. He has played in Royal Hall in London, New York's Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam besides in his native country Spain. He is also the world's first Professor of Flamenco Guitar at Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Mr. Peña leads his hand-picked guitarists, singers, flamenco dancers and a drummer of total 9 for this performance. The arrangement for the show was entirely on southern Spain flamenco music and dancing in simply yet rich theatrical lighting. Very powerful - there were times I got goose bumps just by listening the passionate sound of guitar and watching the marvelouse flamenco dancers dancing. Ticket price $26.00 free parking! Vivo! read more

Very very inexpensive for the kids Saturday Series for Kids. The cost is per person $6 or $5 per person for Group of 10+. Everyone must have a ticket to enter including infants. Parking is FREE. I took my 2 year old to his first play here for The Little Train that Could. I was so nervous thinking is he going to last or are people going to look at us while he is being loud (a toddler). This was a great experience and I can't wait for the 2010-2011 season to begin in November. If your kid acts up or is loud he/she is not the only one and everybody there understands. The theater is gorgeous too. socalpocketmemories.blogspot.com facebook.com/socalpocketmemories read more

The Haugh Performing Arts Center located on the campus of Citrus College is a great theatre that showcases many kinds of live acts. The theatre which is pronounced "ha" as in hahaha! just finished a weekend showing of Chicago. There are great shows to match every kind of personality. The parking is free, the box office is open before most shows, and the theatre is very nice. It's definitely worth it to see a show here! read more

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I attended the Sound of Music - Sing-a-Long at the Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora, CA on 4/19/2014. I've been to the Center several times before. For this event the cost was $16.00 and the parking was free. It is a nice venue with comfortable seats and a good sound system. On this day they played the 1965 Movie of the Year - The Sound of Music - and turned it into a Sing-a-Long. It was fun. Especially getting to hiss the Baroness and the Nazis. read more

Haugh Performing Arts Center - Photo taken 4/19/2014 - Sound of Music - Performing Arts Near Me - Glendora, California

So many years ago I attended Citrus as a music major. We had an old, small but acoustically great auditorium. It was hot in summer and rarely comfortably warm in winter. I remember the chair of the music department showing some of us plans for the new auditorium that would be built on the west side of the campus. I am not sure how many decades now the Haugh PAC has been open but it has been everything Dr. Magliocco said it would be -- and more! I have performed on the stage with orchestras and directed high school bands and jazz bands. It is a great venue for performers. For members of the audience it is one of the finest in SoCal, bar none. Sight lines from any seat are excellent. The seats are comfortable and there is ample leg room for even the tallest NBA player. The ample legroom makes it easy to enter or exit your seating row. The sound is as well done as any venue you can name.I have attended and/or performed in most of the "Big Name" theaters in the greater Los Angeles county and given a choice I would have all the events I attend be at the Haugh PAC. A bonus is the cost of parking, free! Do not be afraid to attend a performance of any kind because it is at a community college, this is a top professional level venue. read more

Beautiful theater with friendly and efficient staff. We saw Beauty and the Beast and it was such a wonderful performance! EXCELLENT performers and the orchestra was AMAZING! I look forward to future performances. read more

I took my wife and three kids to the Christmas play with what seemed to be a bunch of school groups. We were ready for Christmas spirit! The ergonomics of parking, walking to the sidewalk and purchasing the daily $5 permit at the kiosk, and then walking BACK to display it in the windshield -with three small children in tow- is quite unfortunate. It was all kids and chaperones in attending the show, which met out expectations. Staff was mostly friendly, show was entertaining, but my word these people were obsessive with their RULES. We had an usher hover next to my family specifically who obsessively watched my wiggly five year old son until he put up his feet and she swooped down past me like a a hawk. Considering that I and my wife were at the end of the row, I believe that both social convention and convenience would have dictated that she speak to us about his behavior. I was also asked to leave the theatre while I fed my 1.5 year old daughter an applesauce packet to help her remain civil for the benefit of other guests. And yes, these folks had me pay full price for her seat. Here's the most un-hospitable part - upon exiting I was greeted with a parking violation. FOR BACKING IN TO MY SPOT. To add insult to injury, the payment on your violations is excessively short as well as steep. These college kids are working hard and putting on what we though was an enjoyable show that we could enjoy yearly, but after costing me an extra $80 on top of our tickets and making my family highly uncomfortable in the process, the administration has definitely ensured that my growing family of 5 will never be back to support them. read more

Came here with my daughter last week, they had the Charlotte's Web play. It was really nice play to watch, my daughter loved it! The whole team was really well organized and it was really interesting to watch as it was my first play I've ever gone too. Will definitely be returning. read more

The Saturday series for kids is a great family outing and it is only 6 dollars. The theater is nice and elegant when the "grown up" shows are being featured. I'm glad to live close by. read more

Top notch, professional grade theater with a variety of excellent shows every season. And helpful staff, to boot.

The last show I saw here a year or two ago was Manhattan Transfer. They were great but the sound system was really poor. It was muffled and inadequate. The theatre is okay but not the best for live performances. At least it's a convenient place to go to for parking and the people who work there are nice. read more

I love this venue! The plays run just long enough that the children can handle them and the stories they feature are always interesting. I have been here with my daughter and other family members at least half a dozen times. You can't beat the price and the package deals they offer are a bargain too for the entire season. Great way to introduce the little ones to the world of performance arts! read more