McG's River Jetty Restaurant Group has been tapped to operate The Lido Theater as it prepares to host the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/John Shearer/WireImage With ...

Director and producer Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG, believes the best seat in the house at Lido Theater in Newport Beach is right in the center. “I think that is the finest seat.

Joseph McGinty Nichol, a Hollywood film producer and director professionally known as McG, well remembers his days as a “theater kid” growing up in Newport Beach and the impact the town’s movie houses ...

Newport Beach,' screens at the Lido. It shares stories from a time when the city was a seaside playground for illegal booze ...

With nearly a quarter of a century in Hollywood, McG is returning to his Newport Beach roots. The Uglies director’s River Jetty Restaurant Group has been tapped as the new operator of The Lido Theater ...