BY PATRICIA MORISON Cole was a very, very dear friend and he was very helpful to me. For some reason or other, I think he liked me, so I didn't…
NOTE FROM CARY GINELL In July 2010, I produced a piano/vocal songbook for Alfred Publishing of music from "Kiss Me, Kate." With the help of the Cole Porter Trust, I…
BY CARY GINELL Cabrillo Music Theatre's "Kiss Me, Kate," which begins a nine-show run at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza October 18, is a show that could not have…
California Lutheran University has received more than $800,000 for a center for the arts from the estate of its first employee. Ethel Beyer, a Camarillo resident who died in November at…
BY CARY GINELL To anyone who has never seen a Gilbert & Sullivan show, you don't know what you are missing. It can be argued that W. S. Gilbert and…
BY CARY GINELL Gary Saxer is one of Ventura County's local treasures. A performer in various VC venues for the past thirty-five years, Saxer not only has played multiple roles…
BY CARY GINELL For what it's worth, here are the Ventura County Reporter's listings of the top theater companies & productions in the area. I don't think it's fair to…
BY CARY GINELL After last Sunday's matinee performance of "Noises Off," I met with the nine-member cast and asked each one how they approached playing their respective roles and whether…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Toward the beginning of the anarchic second act in the play "Noises Off," Tim, the overworked assistant stage manager says, "This is getting farcical." This is…
Congratulations to the following for their nominations for the 2013 Ovation Awards! BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (LARGE THEATRE) "Legally Blonde" (Cabrillo Music Theatre) ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL The Cast…