Meghan Murphy - Live at Orinda

<p class="css-19yq9yw" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem 0rem 1em; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;"><span class="css-s2fbbh" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125em;">Get ready Bay Area, as the weather pattern is about to change again! After taking Broadway and the world by storm, vocal powerhouse <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Meghan "Big Red" Murphy</strong> blows into the Orinda Theatre by popular demand! When tickets went on sale for Meghan's Live At the Orinda debut in 2025, they sold out within 24 hours, so get yours now! The award winning singer, actress, global cabaret star and world traveler, described as "a cross between Jessica Rabbit and Bette Midler" will dazzle us in an evening of songs, sass and stories, chronicling her global wanderlust and songbird shenanigans. Originally from San Jose, the now Chicago-based entertainer has traveled the globe with her electric one-woman show, selling out theatres in NYC, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Provincetown, Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta, Orinda and many more.</span></p><p class="css-19yq9yw" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem 0rem 1em; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;"><span class="css-s2fbbh" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125em;">As well as conquering concert stages around the world, Meghan has also conquered the musical theatre world, garnering a multitude of nominations over the years and winning Chicago's <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Joseph Jefferson Award</strong> for <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Leading Performance</strong> as Reno Sweeney in <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anything Goes</strong> in 2024. Directly after Meghan's triumphant show at the Orinda, she went to Broadway to star in the critically acclaimed revival of Andrew Lippa's <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Wild Party</strong></em>, co-starring with Broadway stars <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tonya Pinkins, Adrienne Warren, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Lesli Margherita</strong>, and Live At the Orinda's <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Claybourne Elder</strong>. In August 2025, Meghan starred as Jacqueline, along with Tony nominated Broadway legend <strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Norm Lewis </strong>in The Muny's spectacular production of <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">La Cage Aux Folles</strong></em>. Other memorable roles include Lady Of the Lake in <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Spamalo</strong></em>t - "Meghan Murphy stops the show. Period. " - Chicago Tribune; <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cabaret</strong></em> - "Meghan Murphy as Fraulein Kost is superb." Chicago Sun Times; <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mamma Mia!</strong></em> "Meghan Murphy stops the show with the sizzling "Does Your Mother Know?""- Daily Herald; <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Something Wicked This Way Comes</strong></em> and <em class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong class="css-zezy6m" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Drowsy Chaperone.</strong></em></span></p><p class="css-19yq9yw" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem 0rem 1em; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;"><span class="css-s2fbbh" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125em;">Come see what all the fuss is about! &nbsp;"A sparkling redhead with a dynamite voice," (Chicago Sun Times), a razor-sharp wit, and a stage presence full of Old Hollywood glamour, Big Red will have you laughing, crying, and begging for more! From jazz to pop, from soul to showtunes, she'll sing 'em all and turn you into her next biggest fan! She's an old broad with a new twist. Big voice. Big laughs. Big Red.</span></p><p class="css-1kx88ay" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem 0rem 1em; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; font-size: 16px;">"A vocal powerhouse with a sardonic sense of humor and a whip smart, present-tense presence." - Chicago Tribune</p><p class="css-1kx88ay" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem 0rem 1em; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; font-size: 16px;">"Murphy is one of those stars who changes the temperature of the room when she walks in the door." - Life and Times</p><p class="css-1kx88ay" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Prompt, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0rem; padding-top: 0rem; break-inside: avoid; font-size: 16px;">"A towering inferno of talent!" - Broadway World</p>PT1H30M2027-03-07
Meghan Murphy
Derek Zemrak
Michael Williams
Leonard Pirkle
Meghan Murphy - Live at Orinda"Meghan Murphy - Live at Orinda"

Showtimes

March 7, 5:00 pm

Orinda Theatre