An unprovoked assault on a Black motorist. An unwanted infant buried alive in a garden. Vengeful vigilantes burning down firehouses. A vapid starlet seeks tabloid publicity through the sensationalism of a deadly love triangle. Are these merely headlines in a daily newspaper? No, they are key plot points from Ragtime, the celebrated Tony Award-winning 1998 musical that is celebrating its …
In Author, Cary Ginell
New Book: Broadway Musicals: Show by Show

Broadway Musicals: Show By Show features a wealth of statistics and inside information, plus critical reception, cast lists, pithy commentary about each show, and numerous detailed indexes that no Broadway will want to be without. Since its original publication in 1985, Broadway Musicals has proved to be an indispensable addition to any Broadway aficionado’s library.
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In Author, Cary Ginell
In Which We Find Out What’s “Nu” With Yente From “Fiddler On The Roof”
03/08/2023
The classic 1964 musical Fiddler On the Roof arrives in Thousand Oaks on Thursday,…
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In Author, Cary Ginell
Conejo Players Presents “The Nameless Star” – One-Time Only Staged Reading
02/27/2023
On Sunday, March 5, the Conejo Players Theatre will be presenting a staged reading…
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The title of Lucas Hnath’s 2013 play is unwieldy. In fact, if it weren’t…
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Long before Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys put the pop into pop musicals, a…
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Halloween is once again upon us and with that, you can expect another visit…
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In Author, Cary Ginell
Prodigal Daughter Returns Home: Jonalyn Saxer Stars in 5-Star’s “Newsies”
07/03/2022
When we first saw Jonalyn Saxer, it was 2010. Jonalyn was an eighteen-year-old senior,…
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Summer is here and what better way to spend the week of the Fourth…
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If you were a five-year-old girl going to see her first musical, Agoura High…
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America was a different place in 1949 when Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific made…