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“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd / His skin was pale and his eye was odd / He shaved the faces of gentlemen / Who never thereafter were heard of again / He trod a path that few have trod / Did Sweeney Todd / The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” And so begins Steph...

Some people get into the holiday spirit by shopping for presents or decorating a tree. For me, it’s seeing a holiday-themed show. Last weekend, I got a double dose of seasonal cheer when I took my friend Della to see ABT’s “The Nutcracker” at Segerstrom Center on Friday night,...

In 1964, Orange County’s population was about to hit one million, Irvine was still a dream waiting to be built, and John Wayne had settled on Newport Beach as his new home. Newport Beach is also where college pals Martin Benson and David Emmes (who attended Newport Harbor High...

  The movie “Shakespeare in Love” nabbed seven Academy Awards in 1998, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. The romantic comedy is in essence an ode to The Bard and cleverly tells the story of how Romeo and Juliet was created. It’s filled with quotes and characters...

  “Was ever a scarf so red?” Yes, “A Christmas Carol” has returned for its 38th year at South Coast Repertory, and with it Hal Landon Jr. as Ebenezer Scrooge, and his iconic red scarf. In fact, several other SCR founding artists, including Richard Doyle and Art Koustik, are...

Segerstrom Center is renowned for its Broadway musical series, while South Coast Repertory has long been a haven for dramatic works. In September, their roles are reversed when Segerstrom Center presents the North American tour of the National Theatre production of “The Curious...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Between the various venues at Segerstrom Center and the two theaters at South Coast Repertory, we usually find ourselves attending performances several times a month. For us, that also means dining out at a nearby...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  Christmas is a time for traditions. One of ours is attending the annual production of “A Christmas Carol” at South Coast Repertory. This year is the 37th annual production of the perennial holiday favorite, starring SCR...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  Juliette Kitchen & Bar on Bristol Street has introduced a Social Hour menu offered Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., so we figured it was our duty to go check it out, especially since it had been several years...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  It’s time for a Holiday. Holiday, Westside Costa Mesa’s new social lounge/speakeasy, has officially opened to the public after several months of soft openings with VIP and charity events. Holiday’s press material offers...

  South Coast Repertory’s 53rd Season Gala, “Stagestruck!”, brought out the Southland’s movers and shakers – and theater lovers – for a highly imaginative evening in celebration of all things theatrical. With their arrival at The Westin South Coast Plaza, the Orange County...

Kids take center stage at South Coast Repertory this summer when the group’s Summer Players tackle Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” on the Julianne Argyros Stage through August 14, directed by Hisa Takakuwa, with music direction by Erin McNally.     “Beauty and the Beast” is a...

Seasoned actors are often intimidated by Shakespeare, so imagine what it would be like for teenagers to try and tackle something like The Bard’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” At South Coast Repertory, they don’t just imagine. They do. On May 14-15 and 20-22, SCR’s...

Students from Newport Beach and other Orange County cities will take to the stage this weekend in a wickedly charming play at South Coast Repertory. The SCR Junior Players will perform “The Witches,” adapted by David Wood from Roald Dahl’s popular fantasy novel, in the Nicholas...

The holidays are a time for tradition, which means it’s time for a traditional holiday show. This year, holiday offerings range from SCR’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” to ABT’s “The Nutcracker” at Segerstrom Center to a new holiday-themed show...

Christmas is considered a family affair; so too is South Coast Repertory’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” that starts previews this weekend. Hal Landon Jr. returns to play Scrooge for the 36th year, and a handful of other longtime SCR favorites are back in pivotal...

By Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy Rediscover your childhood (and your favorite nanny) at the South Coast Repertory Summer Players’ rendition of the musical “Mary Poppins.” Based on the classic Disney movie and P. L. Travers’ original stories, audiences can rejoin Jane and Michael...

Twelve actors in contemporary street clothes wander onto the stage as though arriving at rehearsal and seeing this space for the first time. All that is there are a couple of scaffold-like platforms and a smattering of random set pieces. Way upstage is the exposed back wall of...

When it comes to smashingly effective stagecraft there’s this thing our British Cousins do very well indeed. Call it the art of the ensemble, the troupe. Anyone lucky enough to have seen the entire Royal Shakespeare Company gloriously inhabit every last nuance of Dicken...

South Coast Repertory is kicking off 2015 with a pair of plays as different as you can get. Now playing through Jan. 25 on the Julianne Arygros Stage is “The Whipping Man” by Matthew Lopez, whose interest in the Civil War helped shape his play. Founding Artistic Director Martin...