By Thom deMartino At the 2016 Tony Awards, comedy legend Steve Martin said “I’ve learned a lot: that if you wanna be on Broadway, you have to work hard: you have to […]
“Bright Star” from GG’s own bright star
“Lend Me a Tenor” is love and laughs
By Thom deMartino Maria Callas, an American-born Greek soprano, once said, “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down … It starts in […]
“Ad Astra” fascinates, and then drags
By Jim Tortolano Brad Pitt, he of the dazzling, disarming smile, has now moved far from his beefcake days to a fine mellow elder Hollywood long-distance runner. His latest journey has taken […]
Italy meets Ireland and more at Finbars
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano The hottest genre in dining these days is “fusion.” That is, a blend of culinary tastes such as Chinese-Japanese, Tex-Mex and others. How about something more along […]
Have that full fun under a full moon
There’s a full moon out now … What can you do to howl at it? (Symbolically, of course). Here are some ideas about how to let your inner werewolf out in The […]
Time’s a-wasting, but you shouldn’t
Just two weeks or so left in “official” summer. Don’t just stay at home binge-watching TV. Get out in the sunshine with some hints from The Tribune’s guide to the Weekend. […]
War and the world come to OC area
It’s Labor Day weekend and you are expected to put a lot of effort into relaxing and goofing off. Here are some tips on just how to do that.
The King will rock GG’s Main Street
Elvis will never die! He will be back – in spirit, anyway – at the 20th Elvis Festival on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove on Sunday. But that’s just part of […]
It’s “Bernadette,” Bruce and baseball
Too busy to plan what to do for amusement this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Relax .. The Tribune has done it for you with a quick look at local diversions for the […]
A “huzza” for “The British Are Coming”
By Jim Tortolano The American Revolution was not just the start of a new nation, it was the beginning of a new phase in human civilization in which people began to throw […]
