Orange County Register: Entertainment
- Newport Beach couple lets their families negotiate marriage on the reality TV show 'Arranged'
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 03:00 AMThe first time Maneka Shewa married she married for love, but the love didn’t last and the marriage ended in divorce.
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“And then I had gotten engaged again for love and that didn’t really work out, either,” says the 34-year-old real estate... - Peter Frampton tells Chapman students that learning never stops
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:18 AMChapman students had a chance to meet the rock icon behind eternal radio classics like “Do You Feel Like We Do” and “Show Me The Way” when guitarist, singer and songwriter Peter Frampton came to the school to give a talk about his career.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- DESERT TRIP: Tickets on sale for two weekend mega concerts with Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 01:53 PMWhat organizers dubbed as a once-in-a-lifetime concert is happening twice. Tickets are on sale now for both weekends of Desert Trip, which will run Oct. 7-9 and Oct. 14-16 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Box office: 'Captain America: Civil War' nabs fifth-best opening ever
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 10:19 PMWhat superhero fatigue? Disney and Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” the 13th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has strong-armed its way to becoming the fifth-highest domestic opening ever according to comScore estimates Sunday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- MUSIC: Everything you need to know before buying tickets to the Desert Trip mega-concert
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 05:10 PMThey’re calling it the concert of a lifetime and if you weren’t alive for Woodstock, well, they just may be right.Desert Trip will happen Oct. 7-9 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who, Roger Waters,...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackson Browne makes his points in Costa Mesa
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:25 PM“There are those who build walls/ And those who open doors.” Those lyrics, from Jackson Browne’s translation of a song by Cuban protest singer Carlos Varela, are “especially appropriate today,” Browne said before playing the number to a...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Sex and Education' a potent combination in Laguna
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 07:56 PMDo high school students really still pass handwritten notes in class? It seems unlikely that anyone under a certain age would opt to scribble a note versus the more rampant use of texting and tweeting.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Hot chili, 'Stars on Ice,' derbies galore: 20 things to do in Orange County this weekend (May 6-8)
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 10:54 AMFRIDAY
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KIDS NIGHT IN, PARENTS NIGHT OUT: Buena Park’s recreation staff is hosting a Fiesta Fun-themed party Friday for children ages 4 to 10. Held at Ehlers Event Center from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., the “Parents Night Out” event includes crafts,... - At Disneyland, May the Fourth has a "Star Wars" ring to it
Thursday - 05/05/2016 - 01:40 PMANAHEIM – “Star Wars” fans flocked to Disneyland on Wednesday, some dressed in apparel reflecting the movie franchise, telling one another, “May the fourth be with you.”
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They were playing off of the date – and the line made famous by the... - Review: Yuja Wang astonishes in recital at Soka Performing Arts Center
Wednesday - 05/04/2016 - 03:34 PMA near-capacity audience of all ages turned out for Yuja Wang's astonishing recital of works by Brahms, Schumann and Beethoven on Tuesday night at the Soka Performing Arts Center. What kids and teenagers thought of Wang’s towering rendition of...
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- EmC x BD dance festival brings five alum choreographers together at Chapman's Musco Center
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:53 PMWhen she was given the chance to put on the first evening of dance at the Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman graduate and professor Jennifer Backhaus knew just what to do – she put the call out to some of her best students, who now lead some of...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - William Schallert, 'Patty Duke Show' actor and union activist, dies 93
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 08:32 PMWilliam Schallert, a veteran TV performer and Hollywood union leader who played Patty Duke’s father — and uncle — on television and led a long, contentious strike for actors, has died.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Big wins at World Beer Cup: TAPS, Beachwood, Noble nab coveted awards
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:16 AMBreweries from Orange County and Long Beach took home a handful of top awards at the prestigious World Beer Cup in Philadelphia. The Friday ceremony, held every two years to celebrate the art and science of brewing, had a record-setting 63 countries...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Music Tastes Good fest unveils premiere lineup
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 07:40 PMMusic Tastes Good, a new music and food festival set for downtown Long Beach over the Sept. 23-25 weekend, announced its lineup Saturday night, and it’s every bit the eclectic mix you’d expect at a fest presented by the influential KRCW-FM/89.9....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Getty cave exhibit displays the original global village
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:20 PMA bit of China has arrived in Los Angeles, in the form of an extensive exhibit at the Getty Center that recreates an ancient landmark along the legendary Silk Road.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Big Meal' in Anaheim is a choice play to be savored
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:00 AMMovies easily compress entire life spans into the space of two hours, but can live theater do the same with actors in multiple, interchangeable roles without confusing the heck out of the audience?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sunday's Costa Mesa jazz concert canceled
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 01:45 PMThe jazz concert set for Segerstrom Center on Sunday will not take place after one of the three artists on the bill was unable to make it to Orange County as planned, a spokeswoman for the center said Friday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- SLIDESHOW: Celebrate the final concert season at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 03:00 AMWell, this is it, folks, the end is near for the beloved Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. For the past handful of years it has been reported that the iconic venue, which opened in 1981, will be torn down at the end of the 2016 concert season.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jazz Weekend branches into blues, R&B
Thursday - 05/05/2016 - 03:00 AMThe British blues bandleader who hired a handful of the greatest guitarists of the rock era. A long-lost soul singer whose re-emergence a dozen years ago thrilled fans with the power and passion in her voice.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Review: Rihanna puts on lean and mean show at the Forum
Wednesday - 05/04/2016 - 03:40 PMFor “Anti,” the eighth and most recent album from Rihanna, the superstar singer took more time and greater control over her work than ever before.
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Still only 28 years old – startling given all the success and spotlight time she’s seized since...
- Cirque du Soleil bringing guidance for Chapman dance majors and technologists
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:38 PMA new collaborative class led by Chapman professors Don and Alicia Guy will give its final presentation to the public in the Musco Center for the Arts this week, with a postshow talk-back with guests from Cirque du Soleil.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- You can still tour a working movie studio, just not at Universal
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 05:27 PMAs theme parks like Universal Studios Hollywood evolve away from their movie-studio roots, others are stepping up to offer the detailed, behind-the-scenes look at moviemaking Universal used to deliver.
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Last week, I noted that several of Universal... - Rosario Dawson, Billy Joel, Ghostface Killah: May 9 celebrity birthdays
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 10:13 AMHere are a few famous people celebrating their birthdays today. Guitarist Nokie Edwards of the Ventures is 81. Actor Albert Finney is 80. Guitarist Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and the Crickets is 79.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Rod Gilfry brings charisma to the Musco
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 02:41 PMThe song recital seems on the wane in our technological age, an increasingly rare occurrence on our concert stages. Who knows why? Perhaps the intimacy of the art form is no longer comfortable in our arms-length world.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Andriessen's 'Theatre of the World' lands with a thud at L.A. Phil
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:15 PMLouis Andriessen’s “Theatre of the World,” which was given its world premiere by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and guests Friday night in Disney Concert Hall, is ineffective because it isn’t very communicative.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Prince 'lifesaving mission' turned tragic for doctor's son
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 11:29 PMAndrew Kornfeld’s red-eye flight to bring a prescription drug to Prince has been described by his attorney as a “lifesaving mission” to persuade the superstar to start treatment for addiction.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘Hamilton,’ success, weird requests
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 02:10 PMThe last year has proven to be an incredible journey for “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, culminating this week with a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations. It has also produced a best-selling cast album, and there’s a huge tour planned...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pacific Chorale unveils plans for John Alexander's last season
Thursday - 05/05/2016 - 04:06 PMJohn Alexander’s last season as artistic director of the Pacific Chorale is going to be a big one.
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The conductor will celebrate his 45th season with the group performing several masterworks of the choral repertoire, the Chorale announced this week.... - Janet Jackson drops some baby news
Thursday - 05/05/2016 - 01:50 PMJanet Jackson dropped a bomb yesterday.
The 49-year-old singer - who will turn 50 on May 16 - released a new single, "Dammn Baby."
But that's not the big news.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Walking Dead' auditions: Do you have what it takes to be a Walker?
Wednesday - 05/04/2016 - 03:51 PMDo you have the perfect zombie limp-and-leg-drag routine down? Can you moan, growl, snarl and convince unsuspecting victims that you are indeed the dangerous, rotting, blood-thirsty and guts-hungry undead? Your talents may finally be used for...
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