Local Favorite Landen Starkman Talks About Theater And “Frozen”
In 2013, we saw a performance of West Side Story at Calabasas High School and took note of the young actor Landen Starkman, who was playing the part of A-Rab. Three months…
Sean Samuels (center) with the company of "Cabaret"
Five-Star’s “Cabaret” Is Toned-Down But Still Effective
For half a century, "Cabaret," the 1966 musical about the bawdy, tawdry nightlife of pre-Nazi-era Germany has served as a warning against complacency in a country creeping towards totalitarianism. 5-Star…
Catie Allo and Drew Orlando star in "Hotbed Hotel"
CPT’s “Hotbed Hotel” Is A Hotbed Of Stage Anarchy
In the theater world, there is nothing as difficult to pull off as farce. By definition, a farce is a "comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbably situations, stereotyped characters,…
Davon Rashawn, Ben Giroux, John O’Hurley, Kevin Ivins and Camal Pugh
Panto Comes To Thousand Oaks With A Looser, Freewheeling “Peter Pan”
The centuries-old tradition of pantomime came to Thousand Oaks December 13 with 5-Star Theatricals' staging of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate's Christmas, which stars John O'Hurley, best known as…
Lisa Halub, Chris Carnicelli, and Sarah Ely take the stage at the Stagecoach Inn
“Voices Of The Conejo” Traces Conejo Valley History With “I Dream Of Genie”
Last year, actor and voiceover artist Bill Ackerman traced the history of filming locations in the Conejo Valley with an entertaining tableau of scenes from films like “Spartacus” and television…
An Interview With Jared Goldsmith, Little Shop’s Ultimate Seymour
Little Shop of Horrors, the musical version of the 1960 cult film classic, has been as indestructible as Audrey II, its ravenous man-eating, soul music-loving plant. The 1986 remake, starring…
Richard Israel, director of 5-Star Theatrical's production of "The Sound of Music"
A Conversation With Director Richard Israel About “The Sound Of Music”
Richard Israel has been a member of the Los Angeles theatre community for over 20 years and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Milton Katselas Award…
Scout, Jem, and Dill visit Boo Radley. L-R: Travis Johns (Boo Radley), Maeve Moynihan (Scout), Justin Mark (Jem), Steven Lee Johnson (Dill). (photo by Julieta Cervantes)
Justin Mark Talks About The National Touring Production Of “To Kill A Mockingbird”
The national tour of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Thousand Oaks beginning Tuesday, June 25-30 at the Bank of American Performing Arts Center. Aaron Sorkin's new adaptation, directed…
Paris de la Huerta in the title role as "SHE"
An Interview With Playwright Kimberly Demmary, Author Of “She”
Kimberly Demmary is a talented playwright and actress who has had a number of plays make their debuts on Ventura County stages. Her latest is SHE, an anthology of four stories that…
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash, December 4, 1956
5-Star’s “Million Dollar Quartet” Ready To Rock ‘N’ Roll
Million Dollar Quartet, the show inspired by a legendary Sun Records jam session in 1956, was an unlikely hit when it made its Broadway debut in 2010. Although it was…