An Exclusive Residency Brings the Vienna Philharmonic to Orange County
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County moves forward from “a model of purely visiting orchestras” to a more inclusive and comprehensive model.
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Festival of Tabla Takes Center Stage at Soka
The Aliso Viejo university is billing the event as ‘the largest gathering of Indian classical musicians on the West Coast’ and calling it ‘a cultural symphony.’
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Four Productions – Two Plays, Two Musicals – Grab the Lion’s Share of O.C. Theatre Guild Awards
Curtis Theatre’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide…,’ Costa Mesa Playhouse’s ‘Clybourne Park’ and Chance’s ‘Ride the Cyclone’ and ‘Curious Incident…’ are the big winners.
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With ‘Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical,’ SCR Adds New Wrinkles to the Play it Originated 36 Years Ago
REVIEW: Playwright Craig Lucas and company have, for better or worse, wrought a different theatrical animal, seemingly missing key emotional dynamics. In the opening scene of “Prelude to a Kiss,…
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Biblical Times, a Musical ‘Prelude’ and More at the Pacific Playwrights Festival
The Costa Mesa company’s 26th showcase unveils two standalone productions of new shows, plus a quintet of staged readings. If new plays are indeed the life blood of theater companies,…
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‘Prelude to a Kiss’ Reemerges in a Whole New Form at SCR
South Coast Repertory originated Craig Lucas’s play in 1988. Now Lucas, SCR and others have created an all-new musical version. The evolution of a new stage musical is always something…
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Can ‘Change the Game’ Be a Game-Changer?
Could the activities of a college debate team, the music of a garage rock band, and the theories espoused in a late ’60s book by a Brazilian educator possibly have…
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Meet David Ellenstein, Laguna Playhouse’s New(est) Artistic Director
For just over a year now, David Ellenstein has served as the artistic director of Laguna Playhouse – at first in an interim capacity before his tenure was solidified this…
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Both a Classic and a Historical Snapshot
REVIEW: SCR’s new production of the 1959 drama underscores the strength of Lorraine Hansberry’s concepts – and of her writing. While the multifaceted Lorraine Hansberry’s talents extended to literary writing,…
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SCR’s ‘Quixote Nuevo’ is an Enjoyable Feast Marred Only by Too Many Thematic Ingredients
REVIEW: While uneven, the ambitious, visually and aurally elaborate contemporary update of the Don Quixote tale is well worth seeing. “Don Quixote” has been around for more than 400 years,…
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SCR’s ‘Quixote Nuevo’ is an Enjoyable Feast Marred Only by Too Many Thematic Ingredients
REVIEW: While uneven, the ambitious, visually and aurally elaborate contemporary update of the Don Quixote tale is well worth seeing. “Don Quixote” has been around for more than 400 years,…
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SCR’s Smaller 60th Season Showcases Classic Stories
The 2023-24 lineup includes ‘Quixote Nuevo,’ ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ and a musical version of ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ – but the pandemic exerts the same unwanted forces on…