Center Stage Theater

What Center Stage Theater does

Center Stage Theater is a privately held dinner theater and live entertainment company managed by Stargazer Productions (Todd and Jennifer Vigiletti). The company originally operated the Center Stage Theater venue in Fontana, CA — a 1937 historic theater building renovated by the City of Fontana in 2008 for $6.5 million — and was home to TIBBIES Great American Cabaret, over 20 Broadway-style musicals, and 16 original TIBBIES productions serving 250,000+ guests over the brand's 4+ decade history.

The original Fontana venue was reclaimed by the City of Fontana in 2023 and now operates as Stage Red in partnership with the Sammy Hagar Brand; the Center Stage Theater box office is permanently closed. As of June 2026, the company's home base is the Historic Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, where Stargazer Productions serves as the entertainment booking manager for all bars and lounges aboard the ship.

Under the current operating model, the company offers Musical Murder Mystery Dinner Shows, Supper Club Performances, Karaoke Nights, Major Holiday Entertainment Events, and private event bookings for company parties, celebrations, and holiday performances. Revenue is generated through ticket-based transaction fees for public entertainment events, one-time private event bookings, food and beverage sales, and direct venue-style sales. The customer base spans enterprise clients (Kaiser Permanente, Staples Inc., County of San Bernardino, State of California, PRSA), individual celebration hosts, and tourist patrons aboard the Queen Mary. Marketing is conducted primarily through a Constant Contact email list, Facebook, and the company website.

Name

Center Stage Theater

Legal name

Center Stage Theater

Website

https://centerstagefontana.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center Stage Theater, managed by Stargazer Productions, is a live entertainment and private events company that historically operated a dinner theater in Fontana, CA and now serves as the entertainment booking manager for all bars and lounges aboard the Historic Queen Mary in Long Beach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater and Event Venue

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL), Cabarets & Variety Nightlife (MPAGAIAI), Specialty & Entertainment Venue Property Management (BPAJAGAO)

Keywords

• Dinner theater entertainment
• Live theatrical productions
• Private event venue
• Banquet catering services
• Broadway-style musicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales and Dinner Theater: Revenue from dinner theater show tickets, combining theatrical performances with dining experience. TIBBIES Great American Cabaret and Broadway-style productions.
2. Private Event Venue Rentals: Venue rental income from weddings, parties, fundraisers, corporate training sessions, award ceremonies, Quinceañera, Sweet 16, and Mitzvah events.
3. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from full bar service, appetizers, wine, cocktails, desserts, and entrée menus served during dinner theater shows and private events.
4. Special Event Concerts: Revenue from celebrity performances and concerts in the intimate theatrical setting.
5. Murder Mystery Dinner Shows: Interactive murder mystery dinner show events with audience participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Center Stage Theater operates a dinner theater and event venue that combines professional Broadway-style theatrical productions, celebrity concerts, and interactive murder mystery shows with full-service banquet catering and bar service. The venue is also rented out for private functions including weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, and life celebrations. Following the loss of the original Fontana venue in 2023, the brand currently operates as entertainment booking manager aboard the Historic Queen Mary in Long Beach, supplying audio-visual production, supper club performances, and holiday entertainment events.

Product overview

Center Stage Theater operates as a dinner theater and event venue offering multiple entertainment products under one roof. The core offerings include TIBBIES Great American Cabaret (a traditional dinner show with song and dance performances), Broadway Musical Productions, Murder Mystery Dinner Shows, and Special Event Concerts featuring celebrity performers. The venue also provides Private Event Venue Rental services for weddings, corporate events, and celebrations, complemented by Banquet and Catering Services. The company currently operates aboard The Queen Mary in Long Beach California, with Stargazer Productions serving as the entertainment booking manager.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIBBIES Great American Cabaret: A Southern California dinner theater favorite for over 4 decades, featuring cruise-ship-style song and dance performances with waitstaff who transform into performers.

Products and services

• TIBBIES Great American Cabaret
• Broadway Musical Productions
• Murder Mystery Dinner Shows
• Special Event Concerts
• Private Event Venue Rental
• Banquet and Catering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,000+ guests served by TIBBIES over the decades
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• City of FontanamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Fontana owned the Center Stage Theater property and completed a $6.5 million renovation in 2008 to transform the historic 1937 Fontana Theater into the modern Center Stage venue. The city partnered with Stargazer Productions to operate the theater. The City has since reclaimed the venue which now operates as Stage Red in partnership with Sammy Hagar.
• Stargazer ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStargazer Productions, owned by Todd and Jennifer Vigiletti, served as the management team at Center Stage Theater since its grand opening in 2008. The company specializes in professional theatrical productions, fine dining, private event management, and community service. They continue to operate entertainment services aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tony n' Tina's Wedding: Long-running interactive dinner theater show combining an improv-style staged wedding with multi-course Italian dining. Directly comparable to Center Stage's immersive dining-plus-theater format and its private/corporate event use cases.
• Medieval Times: National dinner theater chain that combines a scripted live performance with full in-venue dining service. Directly comparable to Center Stage's combined dining-plus-theater model and its reliance on turnkey audience experiences.
• The Dinner Detective: Murder mystery dinner theater franchise offering interactive scripted shows with audience participation and meal service. Directly comparable to Center Stage's Murder Mystery Dinner Show product and its private/corporate event bookings.
• Drury Lane Theatre: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois dinner theater combining Broadway musicals with on-site dining and private event hosting. Comparable multi-revenue model (tickets, F&B, weddings/corporate) and comparable mid-size venue operations.
• Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre: Indianapolis-based dinner theater producing Broadway musicals alongside buffet-style dining and private event rentals. Directly comparable model combining in-house catering, licensed musical productions, and event venue operations.
• Welk Resorts Theatre: Escondido, California dinner theater inside the Welk Resort producing Broadway-style musicals with full dinner service. Directly comparable Southern California regional dinner theater combining Broadway productions with dining and special event rentals.
• Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre: Claremont, California dinner theater producing Broadway musicals alongside full table-service dining. Closest geographic direct competitor to Center Stage in the Inland Empire market with an essentially identical dinner-theater-plus-musical-productions model.

Emerging players

• Teatro ZinZanni: Immersive dinner theater combining cabaret, cirque-style performance, and multi-course dining with private event capabilities. Comparable experiential dinner-theater positioning with a more upscale production scale.

Regional players

• La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts: SoCal performing arts venue producing touring Broadway musicals and special events in the greater LA market. Comparable regional presenting/production model though it does not combine dining with theater.

Broad incumbents

• Pantages Theatre: Iconic Hollywood Broadway-touring venue presenting large-scale national productions. Comparable in hosting Broadway musicals for SoCal audiences but competes as a larger, established presenter rather than a dinner-theater operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CenterStageTheater
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-stage-theater

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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