By Thom de Martino/Orange County Tribune What would you sacrifice to gain your deepest wish? Middle-aged insurance underwriter and baseball superfan Joe Boyd (William Jordan) knows – his will only […]
‘Damn Yankees’ is darn good
‘Damn Yankees,’ ‘Grease’ on the Gem Theatre stage in 2025
One More Productions at Garden Grove’s Gem Theatre has announced its 2025 Main Stage series with four musicals and two “Black Box Series” performances. “Damn Yankees,” the story of a man who […]
A lovable, dazzling “La Cage”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The things we do for the ones we love. In a sensational new staging from The Gem Theater, the curtain rises on the fabulous production of “La Cage […]
“Woods,” “Dreamcoat” at Gem
The 2022 lineup for plays at the Gem Theatre in Garden Grove has been announced. Subject to availability, the schedule is: “Into The Woods,” March 3-27. Storybook characters with a modern twist. […]
“Friends, Romans … yikes!”
It was a dark and scary night. Studies have indicated that, next to death, the thing that people fear the most is getting up in front of a group to speak. That […]
An intoxicating return at Gem
By Thom deMartino We all agree, it’s been a long few months, as we all readjust to the “new normal.” Putting aside our collective weariness of the words “uncertain” and “unsure”, what […]
“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 beautiful “Beast” for the whole family
By Thom deMartino It is said that beauty is only skin deep: that true beauty emanates from within. But in some cases, it takes a little work, cultivation and change within the […]
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 […]
“West Side Story” explored at the Gem
By Thom deMartino “Go back where you came from!” shout members of the local Jets gang, at the members of the Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks. It’s a rallying cry of anger: […]
