Zombie Prom Musical Comes to Cerritos College
- Cerritos College’s Theatre Department opens “Zombie Prom” next week at the Performing Arts Center, with four performances scheduled from Thursday, May 7, through Sunday, May 10. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) - The show runs at 8 p.m. May 7–9 and 2 p.m. May 10, with tickets priced at $20 general admission and $10–$15 discounted tiers. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) - It matters because this is a campus production built as a full public event — not just a class showcase — with ticketing, parking, and box-office logistics already live. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)
A college musical is about to turn into a very public local event in Cerritos. Cerritos College is staging “Zombie Prom” at its Performing Arts Center from May 7 through May 10, and the set(cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)ers because the school is clearly pitching this beyond campus — with public ticket sales, parking instructions, and discount tiers already posted. The news, basically, is that the show is now locked in and on sale. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### What is “Zombie Prom”? It’s a campy rock ’n’ roll musical set in the atomic-age (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)iend, who rides off to a nuclear waste site after a breakup and comes back glowing — literally — as a zombie determined to win her back and make it to prom. The show’s whole engine is parody: teen melodrama, horror-movie nonsense, and songs styled after ’50s hits. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### When can people actually go? There are four performances. The evening shows are Thursday, May 7, Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, all at 8 p(cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)e evening shows and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, while doors open an hour before curtain. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### Where is it happening? The venue is the Performing Arts Center at Cerritos College. The posted arrival instructions tell guests to use 11051 166th Street, Cerritos, and follow signs to the PAC at the north end of Lot 10. That sounds minor, but it’s useful — campus arts events can be annoying when the venue is obvious only if you already know the campus. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### How much do tickets cost? General admission is $20. Discounted tickets are $15 for students, seniors 55 and older, Cerritos College staff, military members, and children ages 5 to 12. Cerritos College students with a current A(cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)heck-in. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### Are there any catches? A few. Children under 5 are not permitted. Parking in Lot 10 is enforced, and visitors need either a valid college digital permit or a $3 daily digital permit. There are also no refunds, though the PAC says ticket holders who bought the wrong date can request a transfer by email or get help from theater staff on site. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### Is this just a random one-off? Not really. The college had already been promoting the production in its April 27 campus roundup, and the Theatre Department’s audition page shows this has been on the 2025–26 production calendar for months. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)this isn’t a last-minute add — it’s one of the department’s planned spring productions. (cerritos.edu) ### Why does this matter locally? Because college theater works best when it behaves like real theater. Cerritos College isn’t just mounting a student exercise here — it’s invitin(cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) working venue. For local audiences, that means another affordable live-performance option. For students, it means performing in front of an actual public crowd, which is the whole point. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com) ### Bottom line? If you’re near Cerritos and want something goofy, fast, and very intentionally over the top, this is the window. “Zombie Prom”(cerritos.edu)-facing machinery in place to get people in the door. (cerritoscollegepac.ticketspice.com)
