“I Am Not A Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce”
Last night I ventured into deepest, darkest North Hollywood to take in a one-man show about comedian Lenny Bruce (1925 - 1966) that is now on the third extension of…
Jeremy Zeller (foreground, in black shirt) and the Conejo Improv Players
An Impromptu Talk About Improv With Jeremy Zeller
A big part of theater is what is known as "improv," acting sessions that help prepare actors' reaction and thought process skills. Usually these are done behind the scenes, but…
Peter Van Norden as famed conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler in "Taking Sides"
Art vs. Politics: The Dilemma of Wilhelm Furtwängler
In the era of Germany's Third Reich, there was no symphonic conductor more admired than Wilhelm Furtwängler. A virulent anti-Nazi, Furtwängler denounced the repressive government of Adolf Hitler at every opportunity,…
Brent Ramirez as Chad in "All Shook Up" (photo by Paul Cranmer)
“All Shook Up” Charms Simi Audiences With Elvis Pop Catalog
Today, an interview with Barry Pearl, director of Studio C Performing Arts current production of All Shook Up, the jukebox musical celebrating the music of Elvis Presley. The show is concluding…
Patrick Cassidy and the Ensemble in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (photo by Ed Krieger)
“Joseph” Displays New Colors In 5-Star’s Inaugural Musical
There was much to like in 5-Star Theatricals’ reinvention of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which concluded its two-weekend run at the Fred Kavli…
Actress/singer Miyuki Miyagi
Miyuki Miyagi – A Newcomer Finding Her Way
This summer we ventured into Los Angeles to see a performance of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris at the Odyssey Theater (see our July 12 review)…
Matthew Patrick Davis (Daphne) and James Gleason (Osgood) in "Sugar." (photo by Alan Weston)
Musical Theatre Guild’s “Sugar” Leaves ‘Em Laughing
The temptation to take a film classic and turn it into a Broadway musical is a road fraught with peril. How do you take something perfect and make it better?…
Claire Adams and Mark Jacobson as "Patient H. M." and his adoring wife in "Incognito" (photo courtesy Rubicon Theatre Company)
Rubicon Explores Identity & Albert Einstein In “Incognito”
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Nick Payne's acclaimed, thought-provoking play Incognito made its debut at the Rubicon Theatre Company last weekend in a performance that is sure to have audiences scratching their…
Cynthia Killion (Becky) and Brian Robert Harris (Steve) in "Becky's New Car" (photo by Brian Stethem)
Becky’s New Car – A Farcical Comedy With A Heart
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Have you ever acted on an impulse, knowing you were doing the wrong thing, but went through with it anyway? That's the dilemma housewife Becky Foster…
Producer/writer Tom Eubanks
Elite’s Tom Eubanks Talks About “The Pachyderm Project”
BY CARY GINELL Now playing at the Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard is At the End of the Day, the initial offering from Elite's Pachyderm Project, a play development program begun…
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