BY CARY GINELL In the conclusion of our somewhat disheartening visit with Lewis Wilkenfeld, we talked about the future of Cabrillo Music Theatre, both the hopeful and the realistic prospects for…
BY CARY GINELL We conclude our discussion from a few weeks ago about the production of Conejo Players' The Wizard of Oz, featuring David Colville as the Lion and Jared Price…
SPECIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE Before his retelling of the Witches of Oz in Wicked, composer Stephen Schwartz took on a contemporary retelling of some of the most…
BY CARY GINELL Cabrillo Music Theatre's recent announcement of the production company ending its 22-year existence at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza was a devastating bombshell to dedicated theater…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL At the beginning of Act II of Ragtime, Terrence McNally's masterful musical adaptation of E. L. Doctorow's novel, journeyman pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr., decimated by the murder…
BY CARY GINELL We just received the following news release from Cabrillo Music Theatre: It is with great sorrow that the Board of Directors of Cabrillo Music Theatre announces that…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Those who are experienced in theater know that a show's success varies based on a number of factors, including the quality of the product, good casting,…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL When you look at the track record for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, 5003 performances during a 12-year run, you begin to wonder what made…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL John Ford's 1962 film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, is one of the all-time greatest westerns. So when I heard that a play version was making…
BY CARY GINELL The Wizard of Oz may be one of the most daunting musicals to stage as any - not just because of the technical challenges (making a house…