Author: Christopher Trela

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Pink Martini and Pacific Symphony Pops February 14 & 15

Pink Martini Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Pink Martini returns to Pacific Symphony Pops February 14 & 15 to deliver a musical cocktail of sophistication and vibrancy as they mix classical zest, Latin heat, and jazz-tinted pop. They’ll be celebrating 30 years of delighting audiences this season. Dubbed “A Read More

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Concert at Segerstrom Center on February 7 Features OC Native Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith, an alumna of Anaheim Ballet, will be dancing in the LINES Ballet program. Alonzo King has been called a visionary choreographer and someone who is altering the way we look and think about movement. According to his bio, King calls his works “thought structures” created by the manipulation Read More

Sherman Library & Gardens Reveals Reflection Garden Plans and Naming Opportunity

Rendering of the planned Sherman Library & Gardens bell tower entrance along Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. Sherman Library & Gardens, the nonprofit organization and destination in Corona del Mar that serves as an educational and cultural center (including a premier botanical garden and research library), planted the Read More

Ireland Comes to Segerstrom Center with ‘The Musicians of Bremen Live’ February 8 and 9

The cast of “Musicians of Bremen” Ireland is coming to Costa Mesa—well, at least one of Ireland’s renowned theater company’s is headed this way with a show that’s fun for all ages. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is presenting the world premiere of “The Musicians of Bremen Live!” on February Read More

Broadway Tour of Tony Winning Musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ comes to Segerstrom Center January 21 to February 2

Carolee Carmello in the National Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, photo by Joan Marcus In 2001, the play “Kimberly Akimbo” by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire had its world premiere at South Coast Repertory. It received positive reviews including Variety Magazine, which called the play “poignant and significant. Life’s short, the play is Read More

Kandis Chappell is First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in “Eleanor” at Laguna Playhouse Through February 2

Kandis Chappell is First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in “Eleanor” at Laguna Playhouse Through February 2 Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian—and one of the most admired and powerful women in the world. President Harry Read More

Segerstrom Center Presents an Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee January 23

Katharine McPhee and David Foster He has won 16 Grammy Awards as a composer and producer, she has carved a career in film, television, Broadway, recording and concert tours. Together they are the talented husband and wife duo performing in “An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee” on Read More