Read more about the article Roundtable Discussion: “Following the Mouse” – Part 1
Sarah Watkins and Andrew Metzger, co-hosts of "Following the Mouse" (photo by Cary Ginell)

Roundtable Discussion: “Following the Mouse” – Part 1

BY CARY GINELL On Friday, February 27, local performer Quentin Garzon (who we last saw in Conejo Players' production of Shrek) is producing a revue of songs from Disney productions titled…

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Read more about the article A Chat With Jamie & Cathy of “The Last Five Years”
Louis Pardo (Jamie) and Ashley Fox Linton (Cathy) in "The Last Five Years" (photo by Jeanne Tanner)

A Chat With Jamie & Cathy of “The Last Five Years”

BY CARY GINELL Louis Pardo and Ashley Fox Linton star in the Rubicon Theatre Company's new production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. We caught up with Louis and…

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Read more about the article “Moonlight & Magnolias” – Frankly, My Dear, This Is One Funny Play
John Comstock (Ben Hecht), Robert Reeves (David O. Selznick), and Todd Tickner (Victor Fleming) in "Moonlight & Magnolias" (photo by Barbara Mazeika)

“Moonlight & Magnolias” – Frankly, My Dear, This Is One Funny Play

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Moonlight and Magnolias is playwright Ron Hutchinson's dramatic conjecture about what might have happened behind closed doors during the creation of the most talked about motion…

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Read more about the article Theater League’s New Production:  “Camelot” or “Camelittle”?
Mary McNulty as Guenevere and Adam Grabau as King Arthur in Theater League's production of "Camelot"

Theater League’s New Production: “Camelot” or “Camelittle”?

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In Theater League's new traveling production of Camelot, the venerable musical is described as "the story as you've never seen it before." Given Theater League's penchant of…

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Read more about the article Two Local Youngsters Slated to Perform in Theater League’s “Camelot”
Gannon Hays rehearses his scene as Tom of Warwick with Adam Grabau as King Arthur, in "Camelot" (Photo by Cary Ginell)

Two Local Youngsters Slated to Perform in Theater League’s “Camelot”

BY CARY GINELL For their current touring production of Camelot, which plays this weekend at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Theater League, in conjunction with Phoenix Entertainment, continues the show's…

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Read more about the article “Gift of the Magi” – A Sweet, Whimsical Tale of Giving & Sacrifice
Natalie MacDonald (Della) and Farley Cadena (Maddy) in "The Gift of the Magi" (photo by Paul Cranmer)

“Gift of the Magi” – A Sweet, Whimsical Tale of Giving & Sacrifice

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Getting the public to accept a new Christmas play or musical is a difficult task, given that the holiday itself is based on long-standing traditions that…

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Read more about the article Theater League’s “Beauty and the Beast” – A Fantasy Short On Magic
The enchanted objects of "Beauty & the Beast" - L-R: Samuel Shurtleff, Kelly Teal Goyette, Patrick Pevehouse, Melissa Jones, Emily Jewell. Front: Logan Jeremy Sejas. (photo by Matthew Murphy)

Theater League’s “Beauty and the Beast” – A Fantasy Short On Magic

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Theater League's national tour of Beauty and the Beast is in town this week, playing six performances at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza through Sunday, and it's…

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Read more about the article Part 2: Sam Harris Talks Broadway, Jolson, and “Over the Rainbow”
Sam Harris, with his new book, "Ham." Harris appears at the Ojai Art Center this Saturday, November 15.

Part 2: Sam Harris Talks Broadway, Jolson, and “Over the Rainbow”

BY CARY GINELL In the second installment of our interview with Sam Harris, Sam talks about why he selects particular material, and about his aborted attempt to do a Broadway…

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