Pacific Playwrights Festival Taps into the Pulse of the Times
South Coast Repertory’s artistic director David Ivers sees many current obsessions explored in this year’s lineup.
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South Coast Rep’s 2026-27 Season is a Return to Form
Audiences are growing, allowing for more productions and more adventurous programming.
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Culture OC Talks with Arts Leaders to Kick Off Arts, Culture & Creativity Month
Local arts leaders sit down with Culture OC publisher Paul Hodgins to share their thoughts on issues, plans and challenges facing Orange County arts organizations.
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Grammy-winning Jazz Artist Arturo O’Farrill Will Be Segerstrom Center’s First Artist in Residence
His yearlong residency will include performances, master classes and the world premiere of a new symphony.
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Segerstrom Center’s 2026-27 Broadway Season Features Six Local Premieres Plus Returning Favorites
Standouts include the recent Broadway sci-fi hit and multiple Tony Award winner, ‘Maybe Happy Ending.’
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A New Era Officially Begins at Pacific Symphony
Alexander Shelley’s first season at the helm marks landmark anniversaries, features an opera about Nixon and brings in some big names.
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Aubree Oliverson’s Meteoric Career Rise Took a Lot of Work
The concert violinist found fame early, but her success came from hard work and self-promotion.
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Culture OC Chronicles a Busy Year
We covered newsworthy stories, profiled fascinating artists and shared unjustly overlooked culture throughout O.C.
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Kathryn Kanjo to Lead UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
The experienced administrator has held appointments at other significant California museums.
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Rose Center Theater Announces Major Management Changes
The decision was a surprise to the Friends of the Rose, its longtime management team.
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OCMA and UCI Langson Merger Finalized
The troubled museum gets new stewardship and an enlarged collection. Free admission will continue.
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Carl St.Clair to Lead the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl St.Clair, longtime conductor of Pacific Symphony, has just landed a new appointment. The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) in Bangkok has chosen the him as its next music director. St.Clair’s new…