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 We've spent a lot of time interviewing stars, dancers, and directors in this blog, but this is our first opportunity to showcase that bedrock of musical theater…
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…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Sami Staitman is pretty much your typical 15-year-old teenaged girl. On Sunday afternoon, we journeyed into the Valley to see the Ventura County resident play the part of Molly,…
BY CARY GINELL Lori Lee Gordon is one of those rare individuals whose talents can lead her in multiple directions, and she'd likely be a success in any of them.…
BY CARY GINELL Last week we spoke to Claire Adams about her role as Gertie in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Oklahoma! Now that Oklahoma! has concluded its run, we conclude our discussion…
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…
Award-winning actor and playwright Tom Dugan is fast becoming "Mr. One-Man Show" in the American theater. His productions of "Oscar to Oscar" (a salute to the Academy Awards), "Frederick Douglass:…