Of Mice And Men Play

The John Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men" opens tonight at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, on the eve of what would have been the author's 97th birthday. Had he lived, Steinbeck would have witnessed a respect for this work that continues to build more than 60 years after its first publication as a novella.

The John Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men" opens tonight at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, on the eve of what would have been the author's 97th birthday. Had he lived, Steinbeck would have witnessed a respect for this work that continues to build more than 60 years after its first publication as a novella.

The PCPA Theaterfest is something of a tradition in the Santa Ynez Valley and the central coast region. Now into its fourth artistic director (Jack Shouse) and its 14th summer of repertory between the Marian Theater of Santa Maria and the Festival Theatre in Solvang, it is offering three musicals and three plays. Left, Sylvie Drake reviews "Sweeney Todd" and "The Tempest."

Seven years ago, when Liam Neeson was still largely an unknown Irish actor, he somehow knew enough to repair to Le Dome down on Sunset to celebrate landing his first Hollywood agent. A very public industry watering hole and a whole continent away from his neighborhood pub back in dreary Clapham.