Cary Ginell
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Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center?
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Fred Kavil Theatre
What did our critic think of MRS.
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at 5-Star Theatricals
What did our critic think of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at 5-Star Theatricals?
Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage
Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hillcrest Center For The Arts
A delightful way to kick off Christmas week weas this offbeat radio play production of Charles Dickens' classic short story.
Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Rubicon Theatre Co.
Musically superb, a faulty book prevents 'Million Dollar Quartet' from being one of the best rock musicals of all time.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre
What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre? 5-Star Theatricals' production of Hairspray, which opened October 10 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks, is the bubbly, effervescent morality tale about civil rights in Baltimore in the early ’60s that won Tony awards for be
Interview: Landen Starkman of FROZEN at 5-Star Theatricals
In 2013, we saw a performance of West Side Story at Calabasas High School and took note of the young actor Landen Starkman, who was playing the part of A-Rab.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Hollywood Pantages Theater
'Beautiful Noise' is a better-than-average jukebox musical about the career of superstar singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, presented as an aged Diamond goes through psychoanalysis with a therapist.
Review: CABARET at Scherr Forum
5-Star Theatricals uses low-angle lighting to highlight the decadence of pre-Nazi era Berlin, but the performances are not as bold as previous productions of 'Cabaret' have been.
Review: PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL: A PIRATE'S CHRISTMAS at Scherr Forum Theater
What did our critic think of PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL: A PIRATE'S CHRISTMAS at Scherr Forum Theater?
Interview: Jared Goldsmith of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at 5-Star Theatricals
Little Shop of Horrors, the musical version of the 1960 cult film classic, has been as indestructible as Audrey II, its ravenous man-eating, soul music-loving plant.
Interview: Richard Israel of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at 5-Star Theatricals
An interview with acclaimed director Richard Israel about the forthcoming 5-Star Theatricals production of 'The Sound of Music'
Interview: Justin Mark of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Fred Kavli Theatre
We had the opportunity to talk with actor Justin Mark, who plays the oldest of Finch's children, Jem.
Interview: Kimberly Demmary of SHE at Elite Theatre Company
Kimberly Demmary is a talented playwright and actress who has had a number of plays make their debuts on Ventura County stages.
Interview: LJ Benet, Summer Greer of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Fred Kavli Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet, the show inspired by a legendary Sun Records jam session in 1956, was an unlikely hit when it made its Broadway debut in 2010.
Review: OLIVER! at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of OLIVER! at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center? As the earliest Broadway musical ever to feature children playing major roles, Oliver! usually bristles with youthful excitement.
Review: GOLDIE HAWN at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of GOLDIE HAWN at Bank Of American Performing Arts Center?
Interview: Darrin Ingram of SAGE at Conejo Players
On July 30, Ingram premiered his play, Sage, a deeply personal slice of life about an old man on a park bench and the various characters that he encounters, either in passing or who come to sit beside him on the bench.
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