REVIEW BY CARY GINELL At one point during the brilliantly colored musical Elf, Jovie, the disillusioned girlfriend of Buddy the Elf, tells him her philosophy on life: "Lower your expectations so you…
BY CARY GINELL This week we conclude our interview with Renée Marino, who stars as Lola in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, which closes this weekend at the Thousand…
BY CARY GINELL One of the most talented musicians to join the Ventura County musical theater scene in the past few years has been Cassie Nickols. Most audiences haven't seen…
BY CARY GINELL For an actor, Renée Marino has lived a charmed life. This Friday, the "Jersey Girl" will be appearing in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, in the…
BY CARY GINELL Ventura County has its share of young, talented performers, but the anchors for many of these splendid productions are the veteran actors who have settled here after…
BY CARY GINELL There's been a changing of the guard at Oak Park High School, as Don Enoch begins his first season as the school's drama director. Enoch doesn't come…
BY CARY GINELL When Annie Get Your Gun makes its debut at the High Street Arts Center September 11, the little lady totin' the rifle will be a familiar face to…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL On Saturday night, we journeyed outside of our usual geographical sphere to the West Valley Playhouse in Canoga Park to see several familiar Ventura County faces perform…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In Scene Two of Lynn Riggs' play, Green Grow the Lilacs, farm girl Laurey Williams speaks passionately to her Aunt Eller about the ranch where she grew…
BY CARY GINELL When we last saw Claire Adams, it was 2011, and the Oak Park High School graduate was off to USC's School of Dramatic Arts. Now, freshly graduated,…