BY CARY GINELL To anyone who has never seen a Gilbert & Sullivan show, you don’t know what you are missing. It can be argued that W. S. Gilbert…
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September 2013
In Author, Cary Ginell, People
An Interview With Actor-Extraordinaire Gary Saxer (Part 1)
09/26/2013
BY CARY GINELL Gary Saxer is one of Ventura County’s local treasures. A performer in various VC venues for the past thirty-five years, Saxer not only has played multiple…
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BY CARY GINELL For what it’s worth, here are the Ventura County Reporter’s listings of the top theater companies & productions in the area. I don’t think it’s fair…
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BY JOSHUA FINKEL Here are a few pieces of advice regarding you and your accompanist at an audition. Remember to always tell the accompanist everything you need him or…
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In Author, Cary Ginell, East Side
Cast Members of “Noises Off” Talk About Their Characters
09/19/2013
BY CARY GINELL After last Sunday’s matinee performance of “Noises Off,” I met with the nine-member cast and asked each one how they approached playing their respective roles and…
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Toward the beginning of the anarchic second act in the play “Noises Off,” Tim, the overworked assistant stage manager says, “This is getting farcical.” This…
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Congratulations to the following for their nominations for the 2013 Ovation Awards! BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (LARGE THEATRE) “Legally Blonde” (Cabrillo Music Theatre) ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL The…
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BY CARY GINELL “Robert E. Lee: Shades of Gray,” which plays at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura through September 29, is a one-man play featuring a bravura performance…
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BY CARY GINELL A musical theater production based on the lives of three heroic Latinos will be performed at California Lutheran University on Saturday, Oct. 5. A chamber music…
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BY CARY GINELL Cabrillo Music Theatre held a “First Rehearsal Party” last night at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts where cast and crew members were introduced in preparation…