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REVIEW: “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE — Golden West College Theatre

May 6, 2023

REVIEW: “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM" by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE — Golden West College Theatre

Once upon a time, on a warm, Midsummer’s night, four young lovers find themselves wrapped in the dream-like arms of an enchanted forest...

REVIEW: “INVENTING VAN GOGH” — GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE THEATER ARTS

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Mar 12, 2023

REVIEW: “INVENTING VAN GOGH” — GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE THEATER ARTS

MARCH 11, 2023 — HUNTINGTON BEACH "Inventing Van Gogh" by Steven Dietz is one of those theatrical experiences where, at the end of the...

REVIEW: "IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN" — Vanguard University Drama

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Nov 22, 2022

REVIEW: "IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN" — Vanguard University Drama

COSTA MESA — NOVEMBER 22, 2022 The Christmas season seems to start earlier every year. Even before Halloween. Even before our Black...

REVIEW: "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" — Golden West College Theater Arts

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Nov 15, 2022

REVIEW: "THE DROWSY CHAPERONE" — Golden West College Theater Arts

It's Got a Little of Everything! Show Tunes, Tycoons, Mafia Goons and Looney Tunes! NOV15, 2022 HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Drowsy Chaperone...

REVIEW: "Oedipus Rex"— Golden West College Theater Arts

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Mar 24, 2022

REVIEW: "Oedipus Rex"— Golden West College Theater Arts

"Yearning For The Truth at Any Cost..." Classical theater needn’t be tedious, as Golden West College reminds us each season. If properly...

REVIEW: "HAMLET"— Golden West College Theater Arts

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Mar 11, 2022

REVIEW: "HAMLET"— Golden West College Theater Arts

"Of all the ways to catch a killer, few are as psychologically devious as the trap set by Hamlet." Her face gleams keenly under an...

REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!—Vanguard University Lyceum Theater

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Feb 28, 2022

REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!—Vanguard University Lyceum Theater

Come Take a Chance on this Irresistible "Mamma Mia!" It's time to break out the platform shoes and feather boas one more time! Vanguard...

REVIEW: "Cabaret"— Academy for the Performing Arts, HBHS

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Jan 10, 2022

REVIEW: "Cabaret"— Academy for the Performing Arts, HBHS

"Right this way, your table's waiting..." Fifty-five years ago, the musical “Cabaret” took Broadway by storm, winning eight Tony Awards...

REVIEW: “The Addams Family” — Orange Lutheran High School

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Oct 25, 2021

REVIEW: “The Addams Family” — Orange Lutheran High School

"...A character-fueled comedy that aches to be seen!" There they are, lined up like tombstones, and looking as if they had just stepped...

REVIEW: "Acting: The First Six Lessons" — Golden West College Theatre Arts

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Mar 9, 2020

REVIEW: "Acting: The First Six Lessons" — Golden West College Theatre Arts

Golden West College Theatre Arts Department presents “Acting: The First Six Lessons,” playing March 6th through March 15th, and directed...

REVIEW: "Tarzan, The Stage Musical"— (OCCT) Orange County Children's Theatre

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Jan 22, 2020

REVIEW: "Tarzan, The Stage Musical"— (OCCT) Orange County Children's Theatre

"Teach me to speak the language of men!" — Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes OCCT’s "Tarzan, The Stage Musical," based on the 1999...

REVIEW: "Sweeney Todd" – Academy for the Performing Arts, Huntington Beach

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Jan 14, 2020

REVIEW: "Sweeney Todd" – Academy for the Performing Arts, Huntington Beach

This ‘Sweeney Todd’ Really Gets In Your Face A weathered vessel sails into 19th century London's bleak and dreary harbor carrying a...

REVIEW: "Mary Poppins" — Arts and Learning Conservatory, Costa Mesa

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Nov 18, 2019

REVIEW: "Mary Poppins" — Arts and Learning Conservatory, Costa Mesa

Life’s a Jolly Holiday with ALCs “Mary Poppins!” At the Arts and Learning Conservatory in Costa Mesa this month, the 2019-20 season was...

REVIEW: "Gypsy, A Musical Fable" – Academy for the Performing Arts, Huntington Beach

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Oct 28, 2019

REVIEW: "Gypsy, A Musical Fable" – Academy for the Performing Arts, Huntington Beach

..."I’m not a stripper. At these prices, I’m an ecdysiast!” Easily one of my favorite Broadway musicals, I have seen “Les Miserables”...

REVIEW: "Playing With Fire (After Frankenstein)" — Golden West College Performing Arts

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Oct 10, 2019

REVIEW: "Playing With Fire (After Frankenstein)" — Golden West College Performing Arts

"I Ought to be Thy Adam, But I am Rather the Fallen Angel..." At the North Pole, gun in hand, an angry creator confronts his anguished...

REVIEW: "Big Fish" — Orange County Children's Theatre (OCCT), Huntington Beach

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Aug 16, 2019

REVIEW: "Big Fish" — Orange County Children's Theatre (OCCT), Huntington Beach

"A Masterwork With a Moral" HUNTINGTON BEACH: Where fantasy wages war with reality in “Big Fish, a New Broadway Musical,” a delightful...

REVIEW: "Heathers, The Musical" - Young Theatre, CSUF

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Apr 25, 2019

REVIEW: "Heathers, The Musical" - Young Theatre, CSUF

Heather Chandler: “…God, Veronica. My afterlife is so boring. If I have to sing Kumbaya one more time.” “Heathers The Musical,” the...

REVIEW: "Footloose" - Plummer Auditorium, La Habra Theater Guild

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Apr 12, 2019

REVIEW: "Footloose" - Plummer Auditorium, La Habra Theater Guild

Ariel: [Chuck mimics a fire engine's siren and grabs Ariel around the waist; she laughs] You'd never guess your daddy's a fire chief!...

REVIEW: "The Cherry Orchard," - Young Theatre, Cal-State Fullerton

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Mar 21, 2019

REVIEW: "The Cherry Orchard," - Young Theatre, Cal-State Fullerton

“…A Delicate Balance of Comedy and Tragedy” Chekhov is arguably the second-greatest dramatist in history. In this, his most biographical...

REVIEW: "The Phantom of the Opera," - Academy for the Performing Arts

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Mar 20, 2019

REVIEW: "The Phantom of the Opera," - Academy for the Performing Arts

“…Close Your Eyes and Surrender!” In celebration of their 25th Silver Anniversary, APA proudly presents the most popular musical of all...

"A Look Beyond the Playbill"