BY CARY GINELL In the Rubicon Theatre's production of Carey Crim's drama, Conviction, which begins a month-long run this weekend, Daniel Burns plays Nicholas, the son of respected high school teacher Tom…
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…
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…
REVIEW BY NATALIA VIVINO On January 25th, 1996, Rent made its off-Broadway debut shortly before its creator, Jonathan Larson, passed away unexpectedly in his New York apartment. His rock musical masterpiece…
BY CARY GINELL In a week, Natalie Storrs leaves Ventura County to pursue her future in New York City. All of us wish her the best of luck and look…
REVIEW BY NATALIA VIVINO After facing an unfortunate power outage that resulted in a canceled performance on August 1st, the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center reopened its doors on Friday,…
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…
BY KRISTOPHER KYER Years ago while living in New York City, I landed my first summer stock job and was off to Ohio and Michigan to do two shows in…
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…
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…