BY CARY GINELL This weekend, the husband-and-wife duo of Kirby and Beverly Ward will be performing Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, in three concerts at the Rubicon Theatre Company. Although nothing new…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Agatha Christie's masterpiece, The Mousetrap, made its debut in London's West End in 1952, and, incredibly, some 64 years later, it's still running, the longest continuous run…
BY CARY GINELL This is the time of year when high school seniors are getting ready to head off to college, and for those who are looking toward a career…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL It's funny how many shows we've seen recently that bring to mind concepts evident in the current election season. In In the Heights, it was the plight of…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL If you ever wondered what the kids on Glee did during their summer vacation, the answer might be Disney's Camp Rock, The Musical. With space unavailable at the…
BY CARY GINELL In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about community and family in a Dominican-American neighborhood in New York City, has a multi-layered meaning for its talented cast. The…
BY CARY GINELL We continue with our visit with Kevin Repich, Malissa Marlow, and Leah Dalrymple, three of the stars of California Lutheran University's production of The Drowsy Chaperone, which closes…
BY CARY GINELL Playing a character is hard enough for many actors and actresses who are starting out in musical theater, but The Drowsy Chaperone throws its performers a curve because of…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Occasionally we venture beyond the borders of Ventura County to see what is going on in Los Angeles, and on this occasion, we couldn't resist taking…
BY CARY GINELL Ventura County is never short of young talent, and we always like to track young performers as they make their way up the theater ladder. Many begin…