Artscapes
Segerstrom Center Announces February Online Musical Theater Training Program
Last Fall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts held an online Musical Theater Training Program that was so successful that one enthusiastic parent whose child...
World Premiere of Hershey Felder’s “Before Fiddler” Benefits Laguna Playhouse
Actor, pianist and composer Hershey Felder has carved a distinct theatrical career portraying famous composers in one-man shows and playing their music live on...
Off the Menu
Off the Menu: Fabled Food and Gratitude Cleanse
The fabled Michelin Guide did not award stars to California restaurants last year due to the pandemic, but it did select 25 restaurants in...
Off the Menu: Newport Beach Restaurants Offer NY Eve Takeout Menus
Last New Year’s Eve, I enjoyed a decadent wine-pairing dinner at Andrea Restaurant at Pelican Hill Resort, followed by a NYE countdown in the...
Curtain Up
Curtain Up: Broadway Returns to Segerstrom Center in 2021
Broadway is back in OC!
Well, almost. You’ll have to wait until fall 2021, but it’s worth the wait. Segerstrom Center for the Arts has...
The Show Must Go On at South Coast Rep
By Allie Davis | Special to the Newport Beach Indy
Almost five months since the pandemic forced live gatherings and performances to come to an...
Side Dish
Three Birds Hard Seltzer Flies High
When it comes to adult beverages, my go-to drink is wine. Red wine. Give me a glass of Tobin James zinfandel or Windward pinot...
Double Your Pleasure at Hopdoddy Burger Bar for National Cheeseburger Day
I love a good hamburger. And I love a good cheeseburger. That’s why I’m looking forward to National Cheeseburger Day on Friday, Sept. 18.
Yes,...
Soundcheck
Newport’s Leslie Ledezma Creates Dreamscape Music and Ethereal Poetry
By Simone Goldstone | Soundcheck Columnist
“Windy nights, balconies at sunset, and tower bells blazing all year round,” are the sights and sounds that Newport...
Soundcheck: Looking Back at Favorite Musical Moments in 2020
By Simone Goldstone | Soundcheck Columnist
It was a year of challenges, a year of adjustments, a year of finding ways to keep live music...