In the theater world, there is nothing as difficult to pull off as farce. By definition, a farce is a “comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbably situations, stereotyped…
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Panto Comes To Thousand Oaks With A Looser, Freewheeling “Peter Pan”
12/15/2024
The centuries-old tradition of pantomime came to Thousand Oaks December 13 with 5-Star Theatricals’ staging of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate’s Christmas, which stars John O’Hurley, best known…
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In Author, Cary Ginell
“Voices Of The Conejo” Traces Conejo Valley History With “I Dream Of Genie”
10/26/2024
Last year, actor and voiceover artist Bill Ackerman traced the history of filming locations in the Conejo Valley with an entertaining tableau of scenes from films like “Spartacus” and…
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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. The 1986 remake,…
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In Author, Cary Ginell
A Conversation With Director Richard Israel About “The Sound Of Music”
07/11/2024
Richard Israel has been a member of the Los Angeles theatre community for over 20 years and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Milton Katselas…
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In Author, Cary Ginell
Justin Mark Talks About The National Touring Production Of “To Kill A Mockingbird”
06/15/2024
The national tour of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Thousand Oaks beginning Tuesday, June 25-30 at the Bank of American Performing Arts Center. Aaron Sorkin’s new adaptation,…