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Arts Orange County Announces Honorees for Its 25th Annual Awards

1 week ago | cultureoc.org | Paul Hodgins

The ceremony on Sept. 16 will include honoring the group’s longtime leader, Richard Stein, who is retiring. For the silver anniversary of its OC Arts Awards, Arts Orange County will honor several institutions, emerging and established artists and arts leaders, including its president and CEO, Richard Stein, who will step down at the end of June after nearly 17 years in the position.
World Premiere 'End of the World!' is an Intensely Personal Flight of Fancy

2 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Eric Marchese

REVIEW: At SCR, Keiko Green’s delightful dramedy interlocks one man’s terminal illness with global issues. Not many plays can be said to be both intensely personal and universal, but count Keiko Green’s 2024 dramedy “You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!” among these. Green’s script was featured in last spring’s Pacific Playwrights Festival. Along with “The Staircase,” it’s one of two anchor productions of this year’s PPF, and is now getting its world premiere.
Fullerton Museum Gets a Dose of Orange County's Punk Rock Rebellion

3 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Joel Beers

Joel Beers16 minutes ago7 min readO.C. punk rock exhibit is the largest, longest in Fullerton Museum Center history.
Orange County School of the Arts Supporters Protest Santa Ana Unified Amid Legal Battle

3 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Cynthia Rebolledo

OCSA parents, students, teachers and school supporters protest Santa Ana Unified and call for a settlement to avoid bankruptcy. More than 200 Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) supporters attended the March 25 Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD)’s board meeting to protest SAUSD’s demand of $16 million from the school for special education services.
A Tale Reimagined: Wheeldon's 'Winter's Tale' Makes its North American Debut with ABT

4 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Kaitlin Wright

Director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's emotionally rich Shakespeare adaptation finds new life at Segerstrom Center. A decade after its premiere with The Royal Ballet in London, Christopher Wheeldon’s “The Winter’s Tale” comes to the U.S. for the first time.
‘Fellowship!’: ‘Lord of the Rings’-Inspired Musical Parody Returns to Fullerton Stage for Spring

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Jessica Peralta

There are hobbits, a very important wizard, an epic journey and civilization’s fate resting on one ring. It’s the story “The Lord of the Rings” fans have all come to know and love – except for one, two … maybe a handful of differences.
Culture OC Announces Its Next Donor Level

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Paul Hodgins

We are proud to honor donors giving $5,000 or more in our new Publishers donor level. As Culture OC settles into our second year of providing local arts and culture news, we’re receiving broader support from the community. To acknowledge that generosity, we have created a new category, Publishers, for individual or institutional donors who give $5,000 or more. We’re honored to include three supporters at that level.
Something for Everyone at the Orange County Museum of Art - Including an Umbrella?

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Richard Chang

REVIEW: There’s a sense of things nearly getting out of control in Sun Yu-Xin’s latest body of work, and that seems appropriate for these times. It’s been about two years and five months since thegrand opening of the Orange County Museum of Art at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in October 2022. Because it’s been a little while since our last look at the Costa Mesa institution, I figured it’s time to pay a visit and have a gander at OCMA’s latest exhibitions.
The Five Details Orange County Restaurants Fail to Notice, and Five They Do Well

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Anne Marie Panoringan

Culinary contributor Anne Marie Panoringan shares what surprises her about a restaurant’s attention to detail – or lack thereof. As a customer, there are minor items that can make or break a meal that have less to do with food or flavor and more to do with simple dining details. More often than not, the “fails” outdo the “wins.” Perhaps a meal service is short staffed, or employees who want to give constructive criticism don’t for fear of being reprimanded.
Vienna Philharmonic Brings Distinctive Sound to Beethoven and Strauss

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Timothy Mangan

REVIEW: Yefim Bronfman shines as soloist, Nézet-Séguin almost makes ‘Ein Heldenleben’ work. The first thing a veteran concertgoer does when the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra takes the stage, as it did Sunday afternoon in the first of two concerts this week in Segerstrom Concert Hall, is count the women. The number has been a point of controversy for a few decades now, at least when the orchestra plays abroad. I counted 10, and perhaps missed a couple. A bonus: The concertmaster was a woman.