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CINDERELLA: A SALSA FAIRY TALE Brings Bilingual Magic to SCR
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026

Swap glass slippers for basketball high-tops and join South Coast Repertory (Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel) for Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale.

Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF? at South Coast Rep
by Tracey Paleo - Feb 9, 2026

South Coast Repertory’s production of Edward Albee’s dark psychological comedy 100% embodies all the epic frustration and athletic dysfunction which begins and ends with Martha. 

Photos: First Look at WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF at South Coast Repertory
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2026

South Coast Repertory is now presenting Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Directed by Lisa Rothe In association with University of California, Irvine Claire Trevor School for the Arts Department of Drama, the production runs through March 21, 2026. Check out photos here!

Bill Rauch To Be Presented With Harvard Arts Medal
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2026

Bill Rauch ’84, acclaimed theater director and artistic director of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York (PAC NYC), will be the recipient of the 2026 Harvard Arts Medal.

Video: Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
by Michael Major - Feb 4, 2026

Watch video clips from South Coast Repertory's Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' The cast features Gabriel Gaston, Kim Martin-Cotten, Elysia Roorbach and Brian Vaughn.

GOD OF CARNAGE and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Come to South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

South Coast Repertory And UC Irvine Will Launch THE NEXT STAGE, A Pilot Program For Emerging Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2025

South Coast Repertory and UC Irvine will launch THE NEXT STAGE, a pilot program integrating UCI drama students into SCR’s professional productions. The initiative will offer mentorship, hands-on training, and performance opportunities.

Irvine Barclay Theatre Celebrates 35th Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2025

 Irvine Barclay Theatre, one of Orange County’s top performing arts venues, will kick off its 35th season of bringing top-tier artists to Southern California with a community celebration of music and dance.

Becca Kidwell's IF YOU HADN'T...BUT YOU DID Comes to Don't Tell Mama
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2024

Becca Kidwell will return to Don't Tell Mama with her enthralling show If You Hadn't…But You Did, a daring exploration of love, sex, and murder, later this month.

Laguna Art Museum's ART + NATURE Brings Week-Long Events And Opens Artist Call For 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2024

Laguna Art Museum invites visitors to engage with art and the environment at its 12th Annual Art + Nature. 

Dalia Ashurina Named 2024-2025 SDCF Denham Fellow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2024

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has named Dalia Ashurina as this season’s SDCF Denham Fellow for her upcoming production of Iraq, but Funny by Atra Asdou. Learn more about Ashurina and the play.

Awni Abdi-Bahri's THREE TALL PERSIAN WOMEN Gets World Premiere At Shakespeare & Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2024

Shakespeare & Company will present the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina and staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre from August 30 through October 13.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Returns To Orange County In Orchestral Residency Of Concerts, Education, And Community Engagements
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2023

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Orange County for a week-long residency of concerts, education, and community engagements. Don't miss their incredible performances and engaging community programs.

New Exhibition Grounded In Disability Innovation to Open At UCI Beall Center For Art + Technology
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2023

Discover a groundbreaking exhibition at UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology, featuring innovative multisensory media art installations that aim to broaden access through disability innovation. Explore the work of artists Meesh Fradkin, Carmen Papalia, Josephine Sales, Andy Slater, and Olivia Ting.

National Alliance For Musical Theatre Reveals Lineup For The 2023 Festival Of New Musicals
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2023

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has revealed the roster of new musicals for their 35th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which returns in person and takes place on Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27, 2023, at New World Stages.

Five Boroughs Music Festival Co-Presents CHAMBERQUEER 2023: WE REFRACT, June 9- 11
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023

New York City's Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF), co-presents ChamberQUEER 2023: We Refract, a three-borough tour of the collective's acclaimed annual Pride Month celebration on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at Littlefield in Brooklyn; Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at Red Eye NY in Manhattan; and Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor on Staten Island.

Arts Leader To Be Honored At Pacific Chorale's Gala Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2023

Grammy Award-winning Pacific Chorale caps its 2022-23 Season with a celebratory gala, “A Night in Salzburg,” honoring one of Orange County's most prominent and impactful arts leaders, Richard Stein, President & CEO of Arts Orange County, on Saturday May 20, 2023.

Review: Melissa Errico's A NOIR ROMANCE Is A Perfectly Dark Valentine's Treat at Birdland Jazz Club
by Belle Goodman - Feb 11, 2023

Melissa Errico is starting a cult of the noir, and she wants you to join!

UCI To Host 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2022

If early African American classical music composers such as Scott Joplin, who went bankrupt trying to promote his 1911 opera “Treemonisha,” had been better received by white audiences – particularly philanthropists – the history of American music might be much different than it is today.

UCI to Host 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference
by Michael Major - Oct 10, 2022

If early African American classical music composers such as Scott Joplin, who went bankrupt trying to promote his 1911 opera “Treemonisha,” had been better received by white audiences – particularly philanthropists – the history of American music might be much different than it is now.