Our culinary columnist ‘pairs’ food and beverage options with a trio of popular destinations. Baseball season, concerts and all things Snoopy are reasons why you’d find visitors driving around Anaheim…
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,…
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,…
Halal chef-owner’s success came with burns, hunger and tough love. Now Imran Ali Mookhi has two restaurants and two more in the works. Determined to seek his fortune in America,17-year-old…
Churros are experiencing a surge in popularity. Here’s where you can get your own bite of this sugary favorite, from the perfected classic to 2024’s must-try modern twists. Churros: They’re…
After years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted construction for two tenants of the Great Park’s dedicated…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performs Saturday, April 13 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Consider the ukulele. It’s not exactly the Rodney Dangerfield of instruments. That’s the accordion, obviously….
Wayne McGregor’s first full-length ballet for American Ballet Theatre was inspired by the late writer’s nonlinear approach to narrative. The multi-award-winning British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor is known for…
REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant than youth and love and tuberculosis?,” Virgil Thomson once wrote…
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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