Concert Events MEGHAN MURPHY - LIVE at ORINDASunday, March 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM
Get ready Bay Area, as the weather pattern is about to change again! After taking Broadway and the world by storm, vocal powerhouse Meghan "Big Red" Murphy 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.
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 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Leading Performance as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes 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 The Wild Party, co-starring with Broadway stars Tonya Pinkins, Adrienne Warren, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Lesli Margherita, and Live At the Orinda's Claybourne Elder. In August 2025, Meghan starred as Jacqueline, along with Tony nominated Broadway legend Norm Lewis in The Muny's spectacular production of La Cage Aux Folles. Other memorable roles include Lady Of the Lake in Spamalot - "Meghan Murphy stops the show. Period. " - Chicago Tribune; Cabaret - "Meghan Murphy as Fraulein Kost is superb." Chicago Sun Times; Mamma Mia! "Meghan Murphy stops the show with the sizzling "Does Your Mother Know?""- Daily Herald; Something Wicked This Way Comes and The Drowsy Chaperone.
Come see what all the fuss is about! "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.
"A vocal powerhouse with a sardonic sense of humor and a whip smart, present-tense presence." - Chicago Tribune
"Murphy is one of those stars who changes the temperature of the room when she walks in the door." - Life and Times
"A towering inferno of talent!" - Broadway World