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Gabrielle Mirabella, Georgia Kate Haege, and Carly Sakolove in "Mamma Mia!" (photo by Kevin Thomas Garcia)

Super Troupe Stages “Mamma Mia!” at the Kavli

REVIEW BY CARY GINELL I saw Theater League's national touring company's production of Mamma Mia! this week and although the production itself was virtually flawless, I still walk away with the…

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Read more about the article Director Kenneth Albers Talks About Rubicon Theatre Company’s Raucous & Ribald “Noises Off”
Alyson Lindsay as Brooke Ashton and William Langan as Lloyd Dallas in Rubicon Theatre Company's production of "Noises Off." Photo by Jeanne Tanner

Director Kenneth Albers Talks About Rubicon Theatre Company’s Raucous & Ribald “Noises Off”

BY CARY GINELL The Rubicon Theatre Company's production of Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which opens on February 1, promises to be one of the noisiest, wackiest events in recent Ventura County theater…

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Read more about the article First-Time Director Chelsea Glasner Talks About YA4Ever’s Production of “Godspell”
"Godspell" Director Chelsea Glasner and Nick Berke, who plays Judas/John the Baptist and also serves as the show's music director

First-Time Director Chelsea Glasner Talks About YA4Ever’s Production of “Godspell”

BY CARY GINELL YA4Ever's production of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell marks the directing debut of Chelsea Glasner. Glasner, a junior majoring musical theater at Emerson College in Boston, is a graduate of Newbury…

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Read more about the article A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 5: On Jack Cassidy, “The Partridge Family,” and Working with Patrick Cassidy
Shirley Jones as Mrs. Paroo and Patrick Cassidy as Harold Hill in "The Music Man"

A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 5: On Jack Cassidy, “The Partridge Family,” and Working with Patrick Cassidy

BY CARY GINELL In the 1960s, Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy worked together on a number of productions. Their marriage fell apart in 1974 and Cassidy subsequently died in a…

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Read more about the article A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 4: Filming “The Music Man”
Shirley Jones & Robert Preston in "The Music Man" (1962)

A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 4: Filming “The Music Man”

BY CARY GINELL When Shirley Jones married actor Jack Cassidy in 1956, it was the beginning of an eighteen-year marriage that included many on-stage collaborations. As Shirley moved primarily into…

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An Animated Broadway Musical for Christmas: “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”

BY CARY GINELL Christmas season brings an abundance of seasonal musical entertainment, programs and movies that have been become traditional in American households. Broadcasts of movies such as “Holiday Inn,”…

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Read more about the article A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 3: Why Frank Sinatra Left “Carousel”
Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones in the film version of "Carousel" (1956)

A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 3: Why Frank Sinatra Left “Carousel”

BY CARY GINELL Today, we continue our interview with Shirley Jones as she talked about performing on the road in Broadway musicals and appearing in the film version of Carousel. VCOS:…

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Read more about the article A Visit With Shirley Jones, Part II: Playing Laurey in “Oklahoma!”
Shirley Jones (Laurey) and Gordon MacRae (Curley) in the 1955 film version of "Oklahoma!"

A Visit With Shirley Jones, Part II: Playing Laurey in “Oklahoma!”

BY CARY GINELL Today we continue our recent interview with Shirley Jones. After finishing her initial Broadway run in South Pacific, Shirley was invited by Rodgers and Hammerstein  to appear in…

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Read more about the article Scrooge Descendant a Wall-Street Raider? Writer Paul Gordon Talks About His New Musical, “Little Miss Scrooge”
The cast of "Little Miss Scrooge" (photo by Jeanne Tanner)

Scrooge Descendant a Wall-Street Raider? Writer Paul Gordon Talks About His New Musical, “Little Miss Scrooge”

BY CARY GINELL It's always nice to see fresh, new productions come around Christmas time. It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, et. al. are always nice and…

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