As kids, when most of us thought "Let's put on a show" (–and honestly, who didn't?) usually that's all it was, with nothing much coming of it; then again, most of us weren't 14-year-ol…
Who among us doesn't recollect the old nursery rhyme that queries "Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" This very question may easily apply to "The Secret Garden", the …
"Hasn't this been a most surprising afternoon!" 'Jane' breezes incredulously in Disney's "Tarzan, The Musical"; yes, it is a bit eyebrow-raising to think they've made a musical about this le…
"What gives a gal power and punch? Is it charm? Is it poise? No it's 'Hairspray'!" Now the award-winning "Chance Theater" at the "Bette Aiken Theater Arts Center" in Anaheim, California is p…
"Please Louise! Jack Get Back! Whoa, Milo!" Let's hear it for the historic "Laguna Playhouse" in Laguna Beach California, where they've kicked off their 2015-2016 season with the totally awe…
"It's medicine"not magic" her doctor informs "Diana", the complex woman at the center of "Next To Normal"–the winner of three 2009 "Tony Awards" including "Best Musical Score" as well …
"If you reach for the stars all you get is the stars, but we've found a whole new spin: if you reach for 'The Heavens', you get the stars thrown in!""Mary Poppins It's a 'Jolly Holiday" …
"Hey Hobo-man! Hey 'Dapper-Dan'!"–you've both got your style but "The Segerstrom Center For The Arts" in Costa Mesa California has got "Annie"! The Tony Award-winning" musica…
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Step right up" to see one of the most inventive extravaganzas ever to grace the Great White Way! We're talkin' about "Side Show" folks–the hit musical featuring …
Weigh anchor with one love-sick Wall-street whiz-kid, a pretty but prim socialite, her determined mother, two less than enthusiastic religious converts, a dim-witted gangster who's on the la…
You can't keep a good girl down! In 1988, it seemed that "Carrie, The Musical" would be simply another casualty along the Great White Way; that is, until 2012 when its creators came together…
Talk about "some enchanted evening"! Although “I expect every one of my crowd to make fun of my proud protestations of faith in” musical theater that can be fanciful and romantic…
Talk about "some enchanted evening"! Although “I expect every one of my crowd to make fun of my proud protestations of faith in” musical theater that can be fanciful and romantic…
When was the last time you really had 'FUN' at the theater? If you have to think about it, then run, hop, skip or jump to the landmark "Plummer Auditorium" in Fullerton, California where 3-D…
"It’s like that there’s music playing in your ear, and I’m listening, and I’m listening, and then I disappear; and then I feel a change–like a fire deep inside,…
"It’s like that there’s music playing in your ear, and I’m listening, and I’m listening, and then I disappear; and then I feel a change–like a fire deep inside,…
"If you follow the foot-path through the cool, green meadows alive with blue mountain streams, you will soon become aware of the fragrance of sweet pasture land…it is here, at the foot of …
"Will wonders never cease?!" Just in time for the holidays, "The Chance Theater" at "The Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center" in Anaheim California, is presenting "She Loves Me"! Charming, roma…
How many opportunities do you have to leave your cynicism at the door and sincerely appreciate the best of what this season is supposed to be? Now, "One More Productions""the resident produc…
"Bit by bit, putting it together; piece by piece"only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution"eve…
"Part epic tale, part fire sale–just one dad, inspiring just one son," we're told at a key point in Musical Theatre West's "Big Fish", the hit musical based on the 2003 Blockbuster Tim…
"Everybody's got the right to be 'different'; even though at times they go to extremes. Aim for what you want a lot"everybody gets a shot!" They all had their reasons; they all had their own…
"It was the music of something beginning, an era exploding, a century spinning–in riches and rags, and in rhythm and rhyme…and the people called it 'Ragtime'."Â "The wheels are tu…
Who hasn't, at one time or another, imagined what it might be like to travel back to at least visit another period in time? Now, Anaheim California's award-winning "Chance Theater" explores …
Had it with mood-swings, Midol and Merlot? Then head on down to the "Laguna Playhouse" in Laguna Beach California, where Cindy Williams, the multi-talented star of the classic TV series "Lav…