REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Over the years, Cabrillo Music Theatre has staged just about all of Broadway's classic musicals, but one that they had not yet attempted was "Kiss Me,…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL If you're old enough to remember "The Ed Sullivan Show" (and I proudly say that I am), you will fondly recall those years when stand-up comedy…
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…
BY CARY GINELL A musical theater production based on the lives of three heroic Latinos will be performed at California Lutheran University on Saturday, Oct. 5. A chamber music trio…
BY CARY GINELL Cabrillo Music Theatre held a "First Rehearsal Party" last night at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts where cast and crew members were introduced in preparation for…
BY CARY GINELL They arrived at the theater for their first rehearsal in early summer. By the end of August, they were a family. What is this odd dynamic that…
BY CARY GINELL The character of Inspector Javert in "Les Miserables" is, to me, one of the most fascinating and complex in all of musical theater. Because of this, it…
In the new musical "The Diary," Kimberly Hessler plays the role of Anne Frank. Kimberly is a recent graduate of USC with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance.…