Read more about the article Conejo Players Presents Shattering, Emotional Production of “The Diary of Anne Frank”
"The Diary of Anne Frank" - The members of the annex say a prayer on the first night of Chanukah. L-R: Joanne Zahorsky-Reeves, Larry Shilkoff, Katie Rodriguez, Daniel Jared Hersh, Karen Brundage, Dale Alpert, Natasha Schlaffer, and David Parmenter. (Photo by Mike McCauley)

Conejo Players Presents Shattering, Emotional Production of “The Diary of Anne Frank”

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL The stage play The Diary of Anne Frank, which made its debut at the Conejo Players Theatre last night, is not just a living testament of the horrors of the…

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Read more about the article Julie Alice Auxier Makes Her Choreographing Debut in “Guys and Dolls”
Choreographer Julie Alice Auxier

Julie Alice Auxier Makes Her Choreographing Debut in “Guys and Dolls”

BY CARY GINELL Passion and perseverance is how you describe Julie Alice Auxier's attitude toward dancing. Born in Dallas, Auxier (which rhymes with "walks away"), 25, is one of those…

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Read more about the article Panic! Productions Brings a Newly Imagined Staging of “The Fantasticks” to Thousand Oaks
From Left: Robert Weibezahl as Bellomy shares with Paul Thomas Panico Jr as Hucklebee how one can insure getting a son-in-law in Never Say No for Panic! Production's "The Fantasticks"

Panic! Productions Brings a Newly Imagined Staging of “The Fantasticks” to Thousand Oaks

Panic! Productions begins its third season with the classic musical fable, The Fantasticks, September 5 through 21, at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks. The longest running…

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Read more about the article Natalie Storrs, Part 3: Mishaps and Missteps in “Sister Act”
Micaela Martinez & Natalie Storrs, ready to go on stage at the Sacramento Communty Center Theatre

Natalie Storrs, Part 3: Mishaps and Missteps in “Sister Act”

BY CARY GINELL VCOS: Did the musicians travel with you as well? NATALIE: Yes, we had our own orchestra. They were with us most of the time, but it just…

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Read more about the article Natalie Storrs Interview, Part 2: Getting Into the Habit in “Sister Act”
Natalie Storrs, 2nd from left, on tour in Appleton, Wisconsin, where her family flew to see her in "Sister Act"

Natalie Storrs Interview, Part 2: Getting Into the Habit in “Sister Act”

BY CARY GINELL VCOS: Tell me about your first time on stage with the show. NATALIE: I did my put-in in D. C. but the company then went on a week…

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Read more about the article Will the Curtain Come Down on Cabrillo? Lewis Wilkenfeld Explains
Cabrillo Music Theatre's Lewis Wilkenfeld

Will the Curtain Come Down on Cabrillo? Lewis Wilkenfeld Explains

BY CARY GINELL Now that Bye, Bye Birdie has flown the coop, Cabrillo Music Theatre is heading down the home stretch of its fundraising drive, with its survival in the balance. A…

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Read more about the article An Experience Second to Nun: Natalie Storrs Talks About the “Sister Act” National Tour
Natalie Storrs as Sister Mary Martin-of-Tours in the national tour of "Sister Act"

An Experience Second to Nun: Natalie Storrs Talks About the “Sister Act” National Tour

BY CARY GINELL Ventura County's loss will be Broadway's gain when Natalie Storrs leaves the Conejo Valley in a month or so to test the waters in the Big Apple.…

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Read more about the article “Bye, Bye Birdie” Puts Happy Faces on T.O. Audiences
Albert the McAfees - L-R: Noelle Marion, Jim J. Bullock, Zachary Ford, Micah Meyers, Farley Cadena (photo by Ed Krieger)

“Bye, Bye Birdie” Puts Happy Faces on T.O. Audiences

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL If Cabrillo Music Theatre's current production of Bye, Bye Birdie proves to mean "Bye, Bye Cabrillo," at least it assures that the venerable theater company will go out…

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