Performance Review
on an almost friday Live at the Observatory North Park | October 22, 2026 By four in the afternoon, people were already waiting outside the Observatory North Park. Doors weren’t scheduled to open until seven. They helped me find out where to find the band. Three hours early, and it seemed San Diego had begun […]
30 Years of Beautiful Noise Modest Mouse’s discography expands across numerous genres. Indie-Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-punk, and early Emo styles. Isaac Brock has spent over thirty years making music that denies any genre. No small feat. His early 1996 EP Interstate 8 was a stake in the musical ground tethering his sprawling tent of genres […]
Opening night of The Notebook at Segerstrom Center for the Arts was a powerful reminder of why live theater has the ability to move us in ways nothing else can. While audiences may arrive expecting heartbreak—after all, this is The Notebook—this production delivers far more than tears alone. It finds a delicate, beautiful balance between […]
Cal Mitchell as The Lion, Dana Cimone as Dorothy, D. Jerome as The Tinman, and Elijah Ahmad Lewis as The Scarecrow in the North American Tour of THE WIZ. Photo by Jeremy Daniel I first experienced The Wiz in New York City as a young child in 1975. My mother, who loved the theater, took […]
This season’s production of Charles Dickens’ timeless story, A Christmas Carol, on the Segerstrom Stage at the South Costa Repertory (SCR) in Costa Mesa marks a milestone 45th anniversary. Directed by Hisa Takakuwa and adapted by Jerry Patch, this heart-warming production continues to be hailed as a “cultural rite of passage” and a “gold standard” […]
The electrifying production of Million Dollar Quartet at South Coast Repertory delivers a truly unforgettable night for music lovers and history enthusiasts alike. Set in the intimate atmosphere of a recording studio, the play recreates the legendary 1956 session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, four icons who […]
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