STRONG BOOKING: The Irvine Barclay Theatre is...

STRONG BOOKING: The Irvine Barclay Theatre is on solid footing in its second season, with 136 nights booked over the next 11 months. (F1). . . . The trick is hanging onto audiences after the paint has dried. The Orange County Performing Arts Center was booked as many as 269 nights a year early on. But nearing its fifth anniversary, the Center will be lucky to crack 200 this year.