BY KRISTOPHER KYER In recent years I’ve been asked to not only star in a musical, but to direct it as well. Usually it has been a show I…
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Theater League’s “West Side Story” – A Revival of Rumbles and Romance
03/12/2014
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL When West Side Story burst upon the Broadway scene in 1957, audiences and critics were stunned by the frank violence of the show. In The New York…
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“The Boys Next Door” – A Hilarious & Touching Presentation
03/01/2014
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Tom Griffin’s play, The Boys Next Door, presents a sympathetic look at the mentally disabled through the eyes of a burned-out social worker. Elite Theater…
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Director James C. Stevens Talks About “The Boys Next Door”
02/22/2014
BY CARY GINELL The Boys Next Door, Tom Griffin’s serio-comic play about four mentally disabled men living in a communal home in New England, makes its debut at the…
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In what show can you find a fire ax, a hot water bottle, a cactus plant, and a migrating plate of sardines? The answer is Noises…
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REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Remember the name Sara Gilbert. The sixteen-year-old Santa Susana High School junior delivered a mature, engaging, and perfectly executed performance as Elle Woods, the misunderstood…
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Cabrillo’s “Forever Plaid” Shows Many Splendored Talents
02/01/2014
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL On February 9, Cabrillo Music Theatre’s production of Forever Plaid will close, but that day marks a very special milestone in popular music history – it…
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BY CARY GINELL High Street Arts Center’s new production of Fiddler on the Roof stars a new kind of Tevye. Randy Crenshaw has been doing voiceover work and singing in cartoons…
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BY KRISTOPHER KYER Memorizing lines easily and quickly is an integral part of an actor’s work. I often play roles that have nonsensical, flowery words and patter songs that…
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An Original Plaid Speaks! An Interview with “Forever Plaid” Director Larry Raben
01/28/2014
BY CARY GINELL Cabrillo Music Theatre’s production of Forever Plaid begins this weekend and we had a chance to chat with its director, Larry Raben, prior to the start of…