By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Just because you can change something, doesn’t mean you should: sometimes, you just don’t tinker with the classics. Such is the case with “Oklahoma!”, newly opened at […]
A timeless, classic “Oklahoma!”
A funny “Fuddy” at the WCP
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Can you tell who you are — or “who” others tell you you are — if you don’t find out for yourself? In Westminster Community Playhouse’s “Fuddy […]
Magic “Into the Woods” at Gem
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep …” Just in time for the […]
Fun revamp of “Holiday Gem”
By Thom deMartino You can’t stop the tap dancing Santas. Don’t even try. With the Christmas season rapidly approaching, the curtain has risen upon the newest iteration of the One More Productions […]
Get away with “Murder” at WCP
By Thom deMartino “It was a dark and stormy night…” Isn’t that always how it starts? Lightning blazing, thunder crashing, underscoring the menace of the moment? And what better setting for a […]
Conscience and “Inspector Calls”
By Thom deMartino Each and every one of us hides behind a mask of civility in our culture: to hide our flaws, our transgressions, our shames … those regrettable traits within ourselves […]
“Lend Me a Tenor” is love and laughs
By Thom deMartino Maria Callas, an American-born Greek soprano, once said, “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down … It starts in […]
“Old Acquaintance” was not forgotten
By Thom deMartino With friends like these, who needs enemies? An assertive woman is not something new – though it has only been with the passage of time that they have been […]
It’s a fiery “Pan” at Golden West College
By Thom deMartino Great art is not produced without great sacrifice: and the greatest art digs deep, even at the risk of opening old wounds – in a hunt to find the […]
“Disaster: The Musical” a fine catastrophe
By Thom deMartino Hey hey! Now boarding the S.S. Barracuda for your tour of the 1970’s: please enjoy your complimentary bellbottoms, platform heels, shag carpets and Lite-Brites. It’s something very new and […]
