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Eric Marchese is a veteran writer on theater, performing arts and cultural events in and around Orange County. For more than three decades, he amassed a total of more than 2,000 articles – reviews, features, news stories and profiles – for The Orange County Register. He has worked as a theater critic for Backstage and as a news and features writer for a wide variety of local news organizations.
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Nov 4, 2024 ∙ 4 min
SCR World Premiere Paints A New Portrait of Joan Rivers
REVIEW: Tessa Auberjonois’ uncanny, tour-de-force realization of the icon elevates Daniel Goldstein’s script. Even if you think you...
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Nov 1, 2024 ∙ 9 min
Bernadette Peters Opens Pacific Symphony's 2024-25 Pops Season
The iconic star returns to Costa Mesa for the first time since 2015 for a concert with a bounty of Sondheim works. Think Bernadette...
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Oct 2, 2024 ∙ 5 min
Who is ‘Gloria,’ and is the Price We Pay for Success in the Workplace, and in Society, Too High?
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ 2015 play, in its Orange County premiere at Chance Theater, homes in on the world of publishing. While movies...
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Sep 11, 2024 ∙ 14 min
Asian Hall of Fame Coming to the Great Park in Irvine
OC Music and Dance is giving the Pasadena-based cultural institution entrée into an 800-seat multipurpose venue slated to open at the...
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Aug 5, 2024 ∙ 6 min
Outdoor Plays and Concerts Will Deliver a Last Blast of Summer That’s Fun and Exciting
Under-the-stars theater productions and concerts – of both the classical and pop music variety – are singular ways to enjoy the breezes...
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Jul 29, 2024 ∙ 7 min
'Hallmark Movie Musical' is Supercharged with an Immersive Audience Experience
Irvine Theater Company is combining the O.C. premiere of ‘My (unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical’ with ‘Dr. Love’s Rom-Com Experience’...
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