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<\/p>\nJoss Stone, St. Clair Conducts Beethoven & Don Quixote, plus more things to do in O.C. this week.<\/p>\n
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FEB. 4 FEB. 5 THROUGH 7 FEB. 5 THROUGH 7 FEB. 6 THROUGH 22 THROUGH FEB. 8 THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY
Joss Stone
The Grammy Award\u2013winning soul singer performs music spanning her more than 20-year career. Known for her distinctive take on classic R&B and soul, the British artist has been touring the world since her teenage years. Expect to hear fan favorites including \u201cSuper Duper Love\u201d and \u201cRight to Be Wrong,\u201d along with her recent release, \u201cNo Thankyou.\u201d\u00a0Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org<\/a><\/p>\n
St. Clair Conducts Beethoven & Don Quixote
Music Director Laureate Carl St. Clair leads the Pacific Symphony in a program featuring two powerful classical works. The evening opens with Beethoven\u2019s\u00a0Violin Concerto, celebrated for its technical brilliance and lyricism, featuring violinist Paul Huang. The performance concludes with Richard Strauss\u2019\u00a0Don Quixote, showcasing Pacific Symphony Principal Cellist Warren Hagerty.\u00a0Ren\u00e9e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-755-5799, pacificsymphony.org<\/a><\/p>\n
24th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival
Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County present three days of concerts featuring acclaimed classical musicians performing treasured works. On Thursday, violinist and festival artistic director Stefan Jackiw performs a recital with pianist Kevin Ahfat. Friday\u2019s program features the\u00a0Kreutzer Sonata\u00a0with the Parker Quartet alongside Ahfat and Jackiw. The festival concludes Saturday with a tribute to America\u2019s great composers, performed by the Parker Quartet with Ahfat, Jackiw, and clarinetist Yoonah Kim.\u00a0Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-715-9713, lagunabeachlive.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d
Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling playwright brothers, are desperate to make a name for themselves in Renaissance England. Their outrageous solution\u2014inventing the musical\u2014sets off a wildly funny chain of events. Packed with clever wordplay, catchy songs, and over-the-top humor, the production puts a modern spin on Shakespearean satire and theatrical tradition.\u00a0Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, 714-990-7722, ci.brea.ca.us<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Notebook-1024x930.jpg\")
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\u201cThe Notebook\u201d
Based on the bestselling novel and hit film,\u00a0The Notebook\u00a0musical tells the enduring love story of Noah and Allie, who fight for each other despite coming from very different worlds. Their romance begins in their teenage years and endures over a lifetime. Featuring an emotional score by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, the production pairs sweeping visuals with a deeply moving story of love and resilience.\u00a0Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-556-2787,\u00a0scfta.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cOnce\u201d
An unlikely connection forms between a Dublin street musician and a Czech immigrant in this Tony Award\u2013winning musical. Two complete strangers discover a beautiful common ground and spend a week together bonding and creating music. Known for its powerful and emotional score, the heartwarming production is a tribute to finding community in the most unexpected places.\u00a0Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, 714-777-3033,\u00a0chancetheater.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cGod of Carnage\u201d and \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u201d
South Coast Repertory presents two Tony Award\u2013winning plays on alternating nights with an overlapping cast.\u00a0God of Carnage\u00a0is a twisted dark comedy offering sharp, biting commentary on civilization and human nature. The classic 1960s play\u00a0Who\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u00a0is a comedic drama driven by psychological games and escalating tension.\u00a0South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-708-5555,\u00a0scr.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joss Stone, St. Clair Conducts Beethoven & Don Quixote, plus more things to do in O.C. this week.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-163865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}