Jackie Moe
Jackie Moe is a professional entertainment reporter and editor who lives for live music, spaghetti, beef ribs, long distance running, and good stories. Working as a features reporter for major newspaper publications Orange County Register, Press-Enterprise and Los Angeles Times, and as an editor for a variety of magazines including OC Business Journal, Inland Empire Magazine and Parenting OC, she recognized the need for quality digital coverage for all of the truly fascinating people and events in and around Orange County. She created Backstage SoCal in 2017 to provide unique entertainment content beyond the general calendar items. You may contact her directly on her social media or email: socalnewsjackie@gmail.com
Q&A: Actress Krysta Rodriguez on empowering female arts students in virtual show
Krysta Rodriguez and other Broadway stars join Orange County School of the Arts and CSArts-SGV for reimagined "Performing with Pros" theater event.
27th annual Herb Alpert Award In the Arts winners announced
Herb Alpert, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and fierce philanthropist for the arts, will present the 27th annual Herb Alpert Award In the Arts on May 20.
‘The Graceful Exit’ founder talks new website and podcast for navigating divorce
New website serves women enduring the divorce process throughout Orange County and Southern California.
Herb Alpert brews unique coffee paintings for online exhibit
Herb Alpert's new coffee paintings now on display at Heather James Fine Art as an exclusive online art exhibition through June 30.
Virtual ‘Dixie’s Happy Hour’ brings cocktails & laughs to your living room
Enjoy a cocktail or two with off-Broadway hit Dixie in your own living room. The live virtual show will benefit several performing arts theaters, including Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
Broadway’s Back: ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Tootsie’ & More Will Premiere in Costa Mesa
Broadway's back in Costa Mesa this fall at Segerstrom Center of the Arts with premieres of exciting musicals "Mean Girls," "Tootsie" and more.
Catching up with TV & Broadway star Matthew Morrison
'Glee' star Matthew Morrison talks lockdown life, discovering new talents, and his passion for his former grade school.
Q&A: Herb Alpert on doubling his arts support and new doc on his iconic...
For over six decades, legendary trumpeter and philanthropist Herb Alpert has made a substantial impact on the art world.
‘Hamilton’ star Chris Jackson brings live show experience to homes for virtual benefit concert
Broadway star Chris Jackson will present a livestream concert event "Live from the West Side" on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. PST in support of Segerstrom Center for the Arts and other theaters throughout the nation affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Q&A with legend Herb Alpert: ‘Artists are our second responders’
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and visual artist icon Herb Alpert talks about why, more than ever, the world needs artists.
No theater? No problem! OCSA students will perform ‘Now. Here. This.’ virtually
Author of musical "Now. Here. This." Susan Blackwell reimagines musical with OCSA students to create virtual theater experience in a COVID world.
Soap opera diva Arianne Zucker talks live COVID charity event, new podcast & more
Soap opera fans can see their favorite daytime television stars virtually gather this Saturday, May 9 for the "Daytime Cares: A Live Event," a live variety show featuring soap stars of the past and present.
Legendary saxman Tom Scott is ready to bring the funk to O.C.
Grammy Award-winning iconic saxophonist, composer and arranger Tom Scott is coming to Orange County to perform his countless hits with his celebrated...
Magic of ‘Margaritaville’: SoCal-grown lead Sarah Hinrichsen
It may be brisk outside, but the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa is in the island state of mind...
‘Wicked’ star performs with OCSA’s aspiring Broadway students
Before she was belting out "Defying Gravity" as Elphaba in the Broadway and national tour of Tony Award-winning Wicked, Jessica Vosk was...
