REVIEW BY CARY GINELL A Chorus Line, the 1975 Broadway musical that broke barriers and ran for over 6,000 performances, is one of those shows that you rarely see on local…
REVIEW BY NATALIA VIVINO This past Saturday, the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse delivered a fun and friendly production of the classic Tony-award winning musical Bye, Bye Birdie. As many theatregoers know,…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In just a few short years on Ventura County stages, Andrew Metzger has proved himself to be a master of physical comedy in the tradition of…
BY CARY GINELL In Jack Lemmon Remembers, now playing at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, music plays a key role in Chris Lemmon's performance. Music is featured throughout the show,…
BY CARY GINELL Last month, Southern California audiences got a special treat when the Musical Theatre Guild presented a rare stage reading of the 1954 Broadway musical The Golden Apple. The…
BY CARY GINELL After last Sunday's matinee performance of Jack Lemmon Returns, we met his son Chris Lemmon in the green room at the Rubicon Theatre Company to talk about the…
BY CARY GINELL Beginning Thursday and continuing for four performances this weekend, Ventura College will be presenting Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring a familiar name…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Fifty-six years ago, Buddy Holly, who was, with Elvis serving in the army, the reigning King of Rockabilly, died in a plane crash along with two…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Ever since Hal Holbrook first portrayed Mark Twain in 1954, the one-man play-as-tribute has become a staple of the Broadway stage. Subjects have been wide-ranging, from…
BY CARY GINELL It wasn't too long ago when Ariel Downs was a kid, singing in middle and high school musical programs. Now fully grown, the petite, perky 25-year-old is…