William Shatner’s ‘World’ coming to stage of Segerstrom Center

Boldly going where many have gone before, William Shatner is bringing his one-man Broadway show “Shatner’s World� to Orange County in early 2013.

The 80-year-old actor, song stylist and travel-site pitchman will bring a mix of storytelling and songs in a performance that acts as a comic autobiography. The show, which enjoyed a monthlong run at the Music Box Theatre in New York in February, played for one night at the Pantages in March as part of a national tour.

A bit of an acquired taste in self-aware turns since his days as James T. Kirk on “Star Trek,� Shatner earned mixed reviews on stage. The Hollywood Reporter called him an “engagingly hammy and funny raconteur,� while Entertainment Weekly was somewhat dismissive as writer Darrin Franich declared, “He’s his own best audience. It’s Shatner’s show: We’re just living through it.�

If nothing else, Shatner seems to be having a good time regardless, having built his career on walking a thin line close to self-parody. His at-times puzzling singing career included some impressive highs on 2007’s “Has Been� album (his biting take on Pulp’s “Common People� was almost shockingly satisfying -- though his remarkable take on “Rocket Man� from 1978 exists in a twisted galaxy all its own).

The show comes to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Jan. 17, and tickets will start at $45.

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