REVIEW BY CARY GINELL At one point during the brilliantly colored musical Elf, Jovie, the disillusioned girlfriend of Buddy the Elf, tells him her philosophy on life: "Lower your expectations so you…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Two very different works by playwright James Goldman are currently being featured in Ventura County during November - and they couldn't be more different from one…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In the opening scene of the Rubicon Theatre Company's production of My Fair Lady, buskers in London's Covent Garden, where Cockney Eliza Doolittle works as a flower…
BY CARY GINELL Today we visit with Samantha Eve, artistic director and founder of the Out of the Box Theatre in Santa Barbara. Although we're not changing our web name…
BY CARY GINELL This week we conclude our interview with Renée Marino, who stars as Lola in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, which closes this weekend at the Thousand…
BY CARY GINELL Recently, our good friend, actress and costumer-extraordinare Lori Lee Gordon made me aware of an editorial by Skip Maloney in his On Stage blog titled "We Should Review…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL When you walk into the plain storefront that serves as the home for The Flying H Group Theatre Company, you have to do a double-take to make…
BY CARY GINELL One of the most talented musicians to join the Ventura County musical theater scene in the past few years has been Cassie Nickols. Most audiences haven't seen…
BY CARY GINELL For an actor, Renée Marino has lived a charmed life. This Friday, the "Jersey Girl" will be appearing in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, in the…
BY CARY GINELL We've spent a lot of time interviewing stars, dancers, and directors in this blog, but this is our first opportunity to showcase that bedrock of musical theater…