Irvine Barclay TheatreMay 725 min readPRESS RELEASESIrvine Barclay Theatre Announces 2024-25 Season With Grammy Winners, Notable Speakers and Other Renowned ArtistsThe following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Culture OC. The information provided has been written by the...
Joel BeersMay 69 min readTHEATERSCR at 60, Part 2: The Investment in New Plays Pays Off Editor’s Note: This is PART 2 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. South Coast...
Eric MarcheseApr 215 min readTHEATERWith 'Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical,' SCR Adds New Wrinkles to the Play it Originated 36 Years AgoREVIEW: Playwright Craig Lucas and company have, for better or worse, wrought a different theatrical animal, seemingly missing key...
Eric MarcheseApr 199 min readTHEATERBiblical Times, a Musical 'Prelude' and More at the Pacific Playwrights FestivalThe Costa Mesa company’s 26th showcase unveils two standalone productions of new shows, plus a quintet of staged readings. If new plays...
Paul HodginsApr 125 min readCULTUREGreat Park Arts Campus is Finally Taking ShapeAfter years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted...
Timothy ManganApr 53 min readMUSICSt.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant...
Eric MarcheseApr 58 min readTHEATER‘Prelude to a Kiss’ Reemerges in a Whole New Form at SCRSouth Coast Repertory originated Craig Lucas’s play in 1988. Now Lucas, SCR and others have created an all-new musical version. The...
Paul HodginsApr 13 min readTHEATERSegerstrom Center’s 2024-25 Broadway Series Signals ConfidenceThe line-up of 10 musicals includes six that have never been presented in Orange County. The Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 2024-25...
Paul HodginsMar 144 min readOBITSTom Bradac, a Pillar of Orange County Theater, DiesThomas Bradac, a pillar of Orange County’s theater community for decades, has died. He was 76. Bradac was best known for his longtime...
Joel BeersMar 119 min readTHEATERSCR at 60, Part 1: Committing to New Plays, EventuallyEditor’s Note: This is PART 1 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August....