2024’s Top 5 Moments in Classical Music, Dance and Theater
We are nearly at the end of 2024, and it’s been a memorable year. As we prepare for the rare occasion when Christmas and the start Hanukkah fall on the...
December 23, 2024
Bill Kerlin Steps Down as Managing Director of Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Playhouse announced today that Bill Kerlin will step down from his position as Managing Director of the Laguna Playhouse to focus solely on his work as Managing Director of...
December 17, 2024
SCR Cofounder Martin Benson Has Died
A cultural pioneer with partner David Emmes, he developed one of America’s most successful regional theaters.
December 3, 2024
Culture OC Picks the Season’s Best for 2024 in Orange County
Performances, exhibitions, holiday festivals and more are in store for the culturally curious in our 2024 holiday guide.
November 25, 2024
Artist of the Year High School Awards Program is at Risk of Disappearing
Program needs to raise $12,500 to continue this season.
November 5, 2024
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.
November 4, 2024
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.
November 1, 2024
Segerstrom Center for the Arts Announces New Vice President of Programming and Production
Limor Tomer will fill the role as Judy Morr retires after 39 years with the Center.
October 28, 2024
At 20, Arts & Learning Conservatory Opens a New Theater
Along with opening a new theater space, Arts & Learning Conservatory is also piloting a technical theater program called Behind the Scenes for students in grades three through eight.
October 23, 2024
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.
October 2, 2024
Eric Eberwein Nurtures Orange County’s Community of Playwrights
This local playwright loves OC theater; does it love him back?
September 9, 2024
Fall Preview 2024: Our Writers Have Chosen Their Top Arts and Culture Picks
We’re excited to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, food, culture and music for fall 2024. Culture OC’s talented team of arts...
September 4, 2024
