By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Sometimes, love just isn’t enough. For a limited engagement, the Gem Theater in Garden Grove is presenting one of their special, intimate Black Box productions: the […]
Enthralling ‘5 Years’ at Gem
A bewitching ‘Cinderella’ on stage at Garden Grove’s Gem
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune There will be no “Bibbity Bobbity Boo”, here. (And that’s just fine.) Closing out their spectacular 2024 season, director Damien Lorton and the One More Productions troupe […]
Giovanna Martinez charismatic as a Gem luminary in “Evita”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend” … isn’t that how the saying goes? The Gem Theater and One More Productions troupe in Garden Grove takes […]
Tom is remembered fondly in the ‘House that Bradac Built’
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune If Yankee Stadium was called “The House that [Babe] Ruth Built,” surely the Festival Amphitheater in Garden Grove– now the Garden Amp – could be termed “The […]
Celebrating life of Tom Bradac
A celebration of life for Thomas “Tom” Bradac, a long-time theatrical producer, director and actor in Garden Grove and Orange County, will be held on Tuesday, April 23. The event will […]
Review: A bold, risque “Pippin”
By Thom deMartino /Orange County Tribune From the stygian shadows of the wings, the players creep into the unyielding glare of the stage lights, playing there among the bare, skeletal set: beginning […]
All the stage is his world
By Declan McDaniels/Orange County Tribune The emotion and excitement brought out through theater is unlike many endeavors. Acting and creating this form of visual art is a stimulating passion that is […]
A ‘Holiday Gem’ to Remember
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Good things come to those who wait. After a notable absence in 2022, a beloved yuletide musical returns by popular demand to Garden Grove’s own Gem Theater. An […]
The Gem’s 100 years of entertainment on Main St.
If you can’t afford a DeLorean or other time machine, you can get a lot of the same effect by visiting the Gem Theatre on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. Opened […]
Spellbinding, riveting “Gypsy”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Be forewarned: the mother of all showbiz mothers is in the house – and what Mama wants, Mama gets. Loosely based on true events, this rags-to-riches story — […]
