Newport Beach News

Can you hear the people sing? Renowned Broadway musical “Les Misérables” marches into Segerstrom Center Sept. 19 – Oct. 1 and lyrical voices will indeed be heard by Segerstrom audiences, as they have for millions of fans around the world. Based on the classic Victor Hugo novel, “Les Misérables” (also known...

The 24th annual Newport Beach Film Festival has announced that it will screen 91 films from 19 countries including 14 World Premieres, 14 U.S. Premieres, six North American Premieres, 15 West Coast Premieres, and five Southern California Premieres from October 12 through 19. Opening and Closing Night films will be...

The popular Tijuana Dogs rock band was scheduled to perform August 20 on the Civic Center Green, but Hurricane Hilary blew through town that weekend and the concert was cancelled. Now, a new date for the Tijuana Dogs concert has been announced: Sunday, September 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Presented...

Looking for something fun to do Labor Day weekend that’s close to home yet feels world’s away? Check out Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, which has aquatic adventures, live entertainment and family-friendly experiences from Friday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 4. All weekend long, the Newport Dunes Inflatable Water Park is open...

By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy It would take months and a dedicated core of theater enthusiasts to stage every play written by Shakespeare – and presenting each drama, comedy and historical play in their entirety would be a monumental endeavor. Enter “The Complete Works of William...

Art in the Park, the annual Fine Arts and Crafts show presented by the Newport Beach Arts Foundation, returns to the Civic Center Green on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 120 artists have signed up to show and sell their artwork and crafts in...

By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Was Julius Caesar ambitious? Ambition is an elusive quality that pushes those gripped by it into deeds often incomprehensible to most of us. Shakespeare knew it well, and explored it through multiple characters – notably Lady MacBeth, Richard III, and Goneril and...

Every year, the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach hosts a special Pageant performance to raise funds for arts programming. This year fundraising gala is dubbed “A Night of Magic” and will be held on Saturday, August 26. The special musical guest is Brazilian music legend...

By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy New Swan Shakespeare Festival always runs all summer and typically pairs one of the Bard of Avon’s comedies with one of his dramas. “As You Like It” and “Julius Caesar” are this year’s shows, but for the first time in its 11...