Read more about the article Director James C. Stevens Talks About “The Boys Next Door”
Tosca Minotto & Shawn Lanz in "The Boys Next Door" (photo by Jen Ridgway)

Director James C. Stevens Talks About “The Boys Next Door”

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 Elite…

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Read more about the article Rubicon’s “Noises Off” Is Comic Mayhem Masterpiece
William Langan (Lloyd Dallas) and Toby Tropper (Tim Allgood) in Rubicon Theatre Company's production of "Noises Off"

Rubicon’s “Noises Off” Is Comic Mayhem Masterpiece

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 Off,…

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Read more about the article Santa Susana High Junior Shines in “Legally Blonde”
Sara Gilbert as Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" (photo by Dave Alton - Luminary Photo)

Santa Susana High Junior Shines in “Legally Blonde”

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 Malibu…

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Read more about the article Cabrillo’s “Forever Plaid” Shows Many Splendored Talents
The cast of "Forever Plaid" in calypso regalia: Top, Jeffrey Scott Parsons. Below, L-R: Roger Befeler, Kurtis Simmons, and Scott Dreier. (photo by Cary Ginell)

Cabrillo’s “Forever Plaid” Shows Many Splendored Talents

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 will…

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Read more about the article An Original Plaid Speaks! An Interview with “Forever Plaid” Director Larry Raben
Director Larry Raben (left) with the Plaids - top to bottom: Scott Dreier, Jeffrey Scott Parsons, Kurtis Simmons, and Roger Befeler (Photo by Cary Ginell)

An Original Plaid Speaks! An Interview with “Forever Plaid” Director Larry Raben

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 rehearsals.…

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Read more about the article Super Troupe Stages “Mamma Mia!” at the Kavli
Gabrielle Mirabella, Georgia Kate Haege, and Carly Sakolove in "Mamma Mia!" (photo by Kevin Thomas Garcia)

Super Troupe Stages “Mamma Mia!” at the Kavli

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL I saw Theater League's national touring company's production of Mamma Mia! this week and although the production itself was virtually flawless, I still walk away with the…

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Read more about the article Director Kenneth Albers Talks About Rubicon Theatre Company’s Raucous & Ribald “Noises Off”
Alyson Lindsay as Brooke Ashton and William Langan as Lloyd Dallas in Rubicon Theatre Company's production of "Noises Off." Photo by Jeanne Tanner

Director Kenneth Albers Talks About Rubicon Theatre Company’s Raucous & Ribald “Noises Off”

BY CARY GINELL The Rubicon Theatre Company's production of Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which opens on February 1, promises to be one of the noisiest, wackiest events in recent Ventura County theater…

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Read more about the article First-Time Director Chelsea Glasner Talks About YA4Ever’s Production of “Godspell”
"Godspell" Director Chelsea Glasner and Nick Berke, who plays Judas/John the Baptist and also serves as the show's music director

First-Time Director Chelsea Glasner Talks About YA4Ever’s Production of “Godspell”

BY CARY GINELL YA4Ever's production of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell marks the directing debut of Chelsea Glasner. Glasner, a junior majoring musical theater at Emerson College in Boston, is a graduate of Newbury…

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