“Beautiful” – A Flawed But Effective Chronicle Of The Rise Of Carole King
The appeal of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which arrived in Thousand Oaks on February 13 for a four-day run, can be summed up by the comments of an elderly…
Kennedy Caughell Talks About Channeling Carole King In “Beautiful”
Beautiful, the musical that chronicles the life of singer/songwriter Carole King, comes to the Conejo Valley for the first time in American Theatre Guild's national tour. Many performers have portrayed…
Anna Kotula as "Shirley Valentine" (photo by Stephen Adams)
“Shirley Valentine” Teaches Us How To Live & Love Life
The sudden death of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant on Sunday cast a pall over not just Southern California basketball fans, but people around the world who admired Bryant…
Chandra Bond (Caithleen) and Trent Trachtenberg (Robbie) in "Bloomsday"
Time-Twisting Tale Of Love And Regret In Elite’s “Bloomsday”
Steven Dietz's play, Bloomsday, which made its debut at the Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard January 17, is a Twilight Zone-like story that mixes past and present, using James Joyce's…
“Finding Neverland” – A Charming, Delightful Anatomy Of A Fantasy In The Making
In Finding Neverland, reality is blurred by imagination as J. M. Barrie, the creator of the characters and the original play version of Peter Pan, struggles with writer's block as…
The 7th Annual “Vee-Cee” Awards for Top Performances in Ventura County Theater
It’s time once again for the annual “Vee-Cee” Awards, in which we honor some of the most memorable performances on Ventura County stages over the course of the past year.…
Barry Pearl (Banjo) and Jim Beaver (Whiteside) in "The Man Who Came To Dinner"
“The Man Who Came To Dinner” Is Rip-Roaring Comedy For The Holidays
For sheer timeless comedy, there are few plays better than The Man Who Came To Dinner, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's hilarious love letter to owlish American theater critic…
Former 5-Star Theatricals Artistic Director Patrick Cassidy
On Patrick Cassidy’s Departure From 5-Star
Toward the end of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, traveling salesman Harold Hill tells Marian Paroo, "For the first time in my life, my foot got caught in the door."…
Scott Bell, who plays trumpet player Nick Radel in "Bandstand"
Musician Makes Acting Debut In “Bandstand” National Tour
Bandstand is a musical that most people are not familiar with, but should be. Its plot deals with a group of musicians who come back to the U.S. after serving…
Teri Bibb, Josey Montana McCoy, David Aron Damone and Clarinda Ross (photo by Loren Haar)
A Visit With “Huck” and “Jim” Of “Big River”
Good news for theater fans! Rubicon Theatre Company's current production of Big River has been extended until November 17. Its success is due in part to Beverly and Kirby Ward's evocative,…
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