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Tune up your summer at free concerts all around the county
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The summer concert season is here, which means BYOB or C (bring your own blanket or chair) to a park or plaza. All you need is something to keep you off the itchy, lumpy, dewy grass or hard-boiled concrete. Full story »
Cast change, onstage mishap don't derail opening night of the Camarillo show
Thursday, June 26, 2008
It was a perfect storm of a "Pippin" staging Saturday night at the Camarillo Airport theater. As the lights dimmed and Camarillo Community Theatre prepared to perform the Stephen Schwartz musical, the audience was told that director-choreographer Jeff Wallach would be playing the key role of Charlemagne, with Paul Babb returning for performances from the July 4 weekend through the final July 27 curtain. Full story »
Favre: Sunset Strip clubs throw a three-day music festival
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Sunset Strip, a mile-and-a-half section of Sunset Boulevard that winds its way through West Hollywood, is one of the most famous stretches of asphalt in the world. Full story »
Rousing 'Music Man'
Thursday, June 26, 2008
It's a great way to get the kiddies and teens off Ojai's — uh, River City, Iowa's — streets for the summer. Full story »
Five things to do in Ventura County
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Five things to do in Ventura County this week. Full story »
Songs in the key of 'Life'
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Like a refreshing splash of cool water on a warm Ventura weekend, "It's Only Life" washed over Sunday's matinee audience at the Rubicon Theatre with a thoughtful look at beginnings and endings, hopes and fears, all expressed through the ingratiating music and well-honed lyrics of composer John Bucchino. Full story »
Favre: Cheech Marin shares his Chicano art trove in L.A. museum exhibit
Thursday, June 19, 2008
In a discussion of the most influential Chicano comedians of the 20th century, Cheech Marin would have to be placed high on the list. He would also be near the top when it comes to popular comics who flaunted convention by openly dealing with drug humor, and he is one of the more successful stand-ups to make the transition to film and TV acting. Full story »
Veteran actors make historic 'Trial' come alive in T.O.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Gothic Productions leader Michael Jordan has dipped into the past to revive a drama that still has resonance today. The Thousand Oaks troupe first staged Saul Levitt's "The Andersonville Trial" in 1988, inspired by the 1970 TV production directed by George C. Scott, who himself had played the pivotal role of Judge Advocate N.P. Chipman on Broadway. Full story »
Actors are note-perfect in Ensemble Theatre's 'Old Wicked Songs'
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The transformational power of music is the engine that hums through Jon Marans' "Old Wicked Songs," which is being staged through June 22 by Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara. Full story »
Favre: Immerse yourself in the legend of African water spirit Mami Wata
Thursday, June 5, 2008
By all accounts, she's gorgeous, intelligent, able to attract money and — just in case the need arises — she can also charm snakes. Full story »
Favre: Musical tells Janis Joplin's stirring story in her own words
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Janis Joplin's death from a heroin overdose came on Oct. 4, 1970, just one month after the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix and less than a year before the passing of Doors frontman Jim Morrison. All three were 27 years old when they died, and all three became icons of a music and cultural era that still fascinates millions. Full story »
Five things to do in Ventura County
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Ideas of things to do in Ventura County. Full story »
Hats off to 'Chorus Line'
Thursday, May 29, 2008
The revival, now on its national tour and currently at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, appears nearly four decades after Michael Bennett first conceived the idea of an entire musical based on the physical and psychological roller coaster of the audition process. Full story »
Favre: Getty exhibits document life in 20th-century Germany
Thursday, May 22, 2008
There are many paths to understanding a society. One way is through studying its citizens, and another is by examining the structures that dot its landscape. Full story »
High Street center's comedy delivers warmhearted laughs
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Continuing what seems to be a community theater season for high-minded, warmhearted plays from the past, the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark is staging its entry in the genre, John Patrick's 1950 comedy "The Curious Savage." Savage is the family name, not necessarily the heritage. Full story »
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