Read more about the article “Shakespeare Abridged” Is Controlled Anarchy
Evan Patrick Smith and Austin Robert Miller dismantle Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" in Elite Theatre Company's production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]"

“Shakespeare Abridged” Is Controlled Anarchy

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In Evan Smith's program bio for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised], it reads, "Evan Patrick Smith has never performed any Shakespeare, and he's still not…

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Read more about the article A Chat With Jamie & Cathy of “The Last Five Years”
Louis Pardo (Jamie) and Ashley Fox Linton (Cathy) in "The Last Five Years" (photo by Jeanne Tanner)

A Chat With Jamie & Cathy of “The Last Five Years”

BY CARY GINELL Louis Pardo and Ashley Fox Linton star in the Rubicon Theatre Company's new production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. We caught up with Louis and…

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Read more about the article “Moonlight & Magnolias” – Frankly, My Dear, This Is One Funny Play
John Comstock (Ben Hecht), Robert Reeves (David O. Selznick), and Todd Tickner (Victor Fleming) in "Moonlight & Magnolias" (photo by Barbara Mazeika)

“Moonlight & Magnolias” – Frankly, My Dear, This Is One Funny Play

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Moonlight and Magnolias is playwright Ron Hutchinson's dramatic conjecture about what might have happened behind closed doors during the creation of the most talked about motion…

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Read more about the article Part 2: Sam Harris Talks Broadway, Jolson, and “Over the Rainbow”
Sam Harris, with his new book, "Ham." Harris appears at the Ojai Art Center this Saturday, November 15.

Part 2: Sam Harris Talks Broadway, Jolson, and “Over the Rainbow”

BY CARY GINELL In the second installment of our interview with Sam Harris, Sam talks about why he selects particular material, and about his aborted attempt to do a Broadway…

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Read more about the article 2 Pianos, 4 Hands Summons Up Universal Memories of Piano Lessons
Christopher Tocco (left) and Thomas Frey (right) in "2 Pianos 4 Hands" (photo by Jeanne Tanner)

2 Pianos, 4 Hands Summons Up Universal Memories of Piano Lessons

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Not since Victor Borge's one-man show, Comedy in Music has piano playing brought so much humor to Broadway. Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt's mixture of comedy and…

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Read more about the article Heading to the Polls: Director Tom Eubanks and Actor Ron Rezac Talk About “November”
Ron Rezac as President Charles Smith in Elite Theatre Company's satire, "November"

Heading to the Polls: Director Tom Eubanks and Actor Ron Rezac Talk About “November”

BY CARY GINELL David Mamet's play November closes this weekend, just prior to the end of the mid-term election season, and it is just about as laughable (see our review in…

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Read more about the article An Interview With “Dark Heart of Poe” Creator/Director Andrew David James
Andrew David James, director of "Dark Heart of Poe"

An Interview With “Dark Heart of Poe” Creator/Director Andrew David James

BY CARY GINELL Today, we present the first installment of an interview with Andrew David James, director of Dark Heart of Poe, an amalgam of Poe's famous short stories and poems,…

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Read more about the article Actor Daniel Burns Talks About Playing a Troubled Teenager in Carey Crim’s “Conviction”
Daniel Burns (photo by Justin Clynes)

Actor Daniel Burns Talks About Playing a Troubled Teenager in Carey Crim’s “Conviction”

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…

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