Read more about the article Fiddler in the Barrio: Cabrillo’s Ravishing Production of “In the Heights”
Lano Medina (Usnavi) and Ayme Olivo (Nina) share a memory in Cabrillo Music Theatre's "In the Heights" (photo by Ed Krieger)

Fiddler in the Barrio: Cabrillo’s Ravishing Production of “In the Heights”

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights, which won Tony awards for Best Musical, Score, and Choreography in 2008, is completing a two-weekend run at the Thousand Oaks…

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Read more about the article The Value of Community Theater: A Visit to the Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut (photo by Cary Ginell)

The Value of Community Theater: A Visit to the Westport Country Playhouse

BY CARY GINELL We in Ventura County value community theater because of its ability to attract quality performers and entertainment, presented in a relaxed, local setting. Simply put, there would…

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Read more about the article A Talk With Rebekah Tripp of Rubicon Theatre’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten”
Rebekah Tripp (Josie) and Joseph Fuqua (James) in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" (Photo by Jeanne Tanner)

A Talk With Rebekah Tripp of Rubicon Theatre’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten”

BY CARY GINELL A Moon For the Misbegotten is playwright Eugene O'Neill's last published work, a story of vulnerability, passion, humor, and torment. Written as a loose sequel to A Long…

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Read more about the article Blythe Renay: The Girl From Kansas
Ryan Driscoll (Jimmy) and Blythe Renay (Millie) in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (photo by Aaron Kirsch)

Blythe Renay: The Girl From Kansas

BY CARY GINELL At twenty-eight, Blythe Renay is amazingly close to the character she portrays in the Conejo Players' production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Attractive, spunky, and eminently talented, Blythe…

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Read more about the article Theater League’s “West Side Story” – A Revival of Rumbles and Romance
MaryJoanna Grisso, in blue, as Maria, during the "I Feel Pretty" segment of "West Side Story" (photo by Carol Rosegg)

Theater League’s “West Side Story” – A Revival of Rumbles and Romance

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL When West Side Story burst upon the Broadway scene in 1957, audiences and critics were stunned by the frank violence of the show. In The New York Times,…

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