Reviewing Community Theatre. Are the Gloves Off or On?
BY CARY GINELL Recently, our good friend, actress and costumer-extraordinare Lori Lee Gordon made me aware of an editorial by Skip Maloney in his On Stage blog titled "We Should Review…
"Small Engine Repair" Top: Eric Mello. Bottom: Michael Wayne Beck, Brian Robert Harris, and Joshua Kahn
Combustible Performances Highlight “Small Engine Repair”
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL When you walk into the plain storefront that serves as the home for The Flying H Group Theatre Company, you have to do a double-take to make…
Cassie Nickols, musical director for "Damn Yankees"
Cassie Nickols Takes the Baton for “Damn Yankees”
BY CARY GINELL One of the most talented musicians to join the Ventura County musical theater scene in the past few years has been Cassie Nickols. Most audiences haven't seen…
Renée Marino, who stars as Lola in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of "Damn Yankees"
Renée Marino: Another Op’nin’, Another Show – Part 1
BY CARY GINELL For an actor, Renée Marino has lived a charmed life. This Friday, the "Jersey Girl" will be appearing in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, in the…
Reign Lewis is now appearing in "Nine" at the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse
Reigning Supreme in the Ensemble
BY CARY GINELL We've spent a lot of time interviewing stars, dancers, and directors in this blog, but this is our first opportunity to showcase that bedrock of musical theater…
David Gilchrist as Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. in "H.M.S. Pinafore"
Australian David Gilchrist Lands the Role of a Lifetime
BY CARY GINELL Ventura County has its share of young, talented performers, but the anchors for many of these splendid productions are the veteran actors who have settled here after…
Oak Park High School Drama Director Don Enoch
Don Enoch Takes Over at Oak Park High School With “You Can’t Take It With You”
BY CARY GINELL There's been a changing of the guard at Oak Park High School, as Don Enoch begins his first season as the school's drama director. Enoch doesn't come…
Sami Staitman’s “World” Is More Than Just Awesome
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Sami Staitman is pretty much your typical 15-year-old teenaged girl. On Sunday afternoon, we journeyed into the Valley to see the Ventura County resident play the part of Molly,…
For Costumer Lori Lee Gordon, the Theater Is a Perfect Fit
BY CARY GINELL Lori Lee Gordon is one of those rare individuals whose talents can lead her in multiple directions, and she'd likely be a success in any of them.…
Cast of "Nine" - clockwise, from left: Mary Zastrow (Claudia), Andy Mattick (Guido), Alexandra Lastort (Luisa), and Sara Marie Calvey (Carla)
A Roundtable Discussion With the Stars of “Nine”
BY CARY GINELL On October 2, Camarillo Skyway Playhouse debuts its production of Nine. Based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film, 8 1/2, the musical version, which features a score by Maury…
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