By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribunee She’s drinking, again, as she rehearses, the pressure of it all building and becoming too much for her. Her long-suffering friend and pianist talks with her, […]
Spell-binding ‘Rainbow’ at Gem
Welcome return of “Patsy Cline”
It’s a triumphant reopening for the Gem Theatre By Thom deMartino The tide of life flows forever forward: but despite its many trials and tragedies, it is our treasured memories that linger […]
“Cocktail Hour” brings cheer to Gem
By Jim Tortolano If you can’t get enough of your musical theater needs filled while the Gem Theater in Garden Grove is closed due to the “stay-at-home” order in place because of […]
A radiant “Star” at the Gem Theater
By Thom deMartino Tragedy is ubiquitous. Sometimes it feels like it would be so easy to slip under – drowning in the marshy depths of day-to-day hardships and heartbreaks that is the […]
Musical magic at Gem with “Patsy”
By Thom deMartino It’s a story of friendship, respect, ambition, and above all — the music. By popular demand, “Always, Patsy Cline” is back for a limited time at the Gem Theater […]
Don’t have to like country to love “Patsy”
By Thom deMartino They say you should never meet your idols – but this was the exception to the rule. In “Always, Patsy Cline,” based off true-life events, we are introduced to the […]
