By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune It was supposed to be so simple. A brief respite in between cases for the illustrious detective Hercule Poirot (Eric Schiffer), as he enjoyed the opulence of […]
An enthralling ‘Orient Express’
Spellbinding “Wait Until Dark”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Sometimes seeing clearly has nothing to do with sight. The Westminster Community Playhouse has just raised the curtain on its 63rd season with a tale of deceit […]
A rapturous dream at GWC
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The bard beckons you to join his dream… Playing through Sunday, May 7 at the Mainstage Theater at Golden West College is one of the most enduring […]
A timeless, classic “Oklahoma!”
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 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 […]
