Martin Benson In November of 1964, a fledgling theater company named South Coast Repertory staged its first production, Moliere’s “Tartuffe,” at the Newport Beach Ebell Club. Tartuffe marked the SCR directorial debut of Martin Benson, the co-founder with David Emmes of South Coast Repertory. Over the next six decades, Benson Read More
Richard Soto and Richard Doyle in South Coast Repertory’s 2023 production of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jerry Patch. Photo by Jenny Graham/SCR. Tradition plays an important part this time of year, and there is no longer-running, time-honored holiday tradition in Orange County than South Coast Repertory’s Read More
Sally Struthers stars in “Rapunzel and her Holiday Wish” at Laguna Playhouse Laguna Playhouse is keeping it “All in the Family” this month when it presents Lythgoe Family Productions ninth Panto at the Playhouse production of “Rapunzel and her Holiday Wish” that runs December 7 through 29. Sally Struthers, who Read More
The Snow from Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Nutcracker.” Photo: Marty Sohl. Holiday traditions abound this time of year. One of the most popular of those is the belove ballet “The Nutcracker,” which is performed by ballet companies throughout the country. Orange County is fortunate that Segerstrom Center for the Arts has Read More
Attendees pose for a photo with Santa at a previous year’s Corona del Mar Christmas Walk. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin © The Annual Corona del Mar Christmas Walk returns on December 8 for another holiday stroll that celebrates the merchants and restaurants of the Corona del Mar Village. The Read More
A new Costa Mesa City Council was sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 5 with voters re-electing Mayor John Stephens and Council Member Loren Gameros to District 2 and choosing new District 1 Council Member Mike Buley and new District 6 Council Member Jeff Pettis. The new Council joins existing Council Read More
GARY RAYA CLASSIC El DORADO 69, LAGUNA BEACH 60: The Golden Hawks (6-2) were led by Elias Rodarte, who had 21 points and three 3-point field goals, Caleb Hendrix, who had 18 points and two 3-pointers; Noah Barker, who had 13 points; and Brian Kee, who had 10 points. El Read More
