As the earliest Broadway musical ever to feature children playing major roles, Oliver! usually bristles with youthful excitement. But despite being marketed as a family-oriented musical, Oliver! is really…
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The Distinguished Speaker Series kicked off its 28th season with a rare appearance by actress, producer, author, and children’s health advocate Goldie Hawn. Over the years we have seen…
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Anatomy Of A Play: Darrin Ingram Premieres “Sage” In A Staged Reading At Conejo Players
08/04/2023
Staged readings are an emotional time for a writer of a play or musical. It marks the first time a creation moves from the two dimensions of the written…
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In Douglas Carter Beane’s 2013 revamping of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical version of the “Cinderella” fairy tale, apparently, the magical transformation of a ragamuffin house servant into a…
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An unprovoked assault on a Black motorist. An unwanted infant buried alive in a garden. Vengeful vigilantes burning down firehouses. A vapid starlet seeks tabloid publicity through the sensationalism…
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In Which We Find Out What’s “Nu” With Yente From “Fiddler On The Roof”
03/08/2023
The classic 1964 musical Fiddler On the Roof arrives in Thousand Oaks on Thursday, March 9 and prior to opening we had a chat with Mary Beth Webber, who…