By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune It’s hard out here for a … procurer of concubines, shall we say? Westminster Community Playhouse is staging its annual musical, the classic “A Funny Thing […]
It’s a very funny ‘Forum’
‘Sweeney Todd’: a killer musical
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune A word of advice, Paleo enthusiasts: steer clear of the meat pies. The macabre masterpiece “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has raised its […]
“Footloose’ is a barnburner
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The red boots mean trouble. (The good kind.) The Gem Theater, award-winning staple of the Garden Grove community, is currently presenting “Footloose”, a musical adaptation of the […]
Searing , Striking ‘Sanctuary’ at Chance Theater in Anaheim
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Home should be a place of safety. Not the trapped feeling of the walls closing in. Anaheim’s Chance Theater is presenting, for a limited time, the […]
Powerful ‘Messenger’ at Chance
By Thom de Martino Orange County Tribune The message we don’t want to hear is often the one we most desperately need to. Anaheim’s Chance Theater is now staging the West Coast […]
‘Dead Man Calling’ connects
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune “When people say ‘I love you’ on the phone… where does it go? Now playing through Jan. 25 at the Westminster Community Playhouse is the unusual […]
‘Holiday Gem’ is fresh, original
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune This year’s holiday season just got exponentially merrier in Garden Grove. The newest adaptation of the fan-favorite “Holiday Gem” is currently in full swing at the […]
A devilishly good ‘Angel Street’
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Sometimes you’ve got to wonder: is it all in your own head – or are they *trying* to make you crazy? Now playing at the Westminster […]
Spellbinding “Diviners” at GWC
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Some things are just destined – regardless of the choices we make. “The Diviners,” written by Jim Leonard Jr., has opened at the Mainstage Theater at […]
‘Mature’ puppets at the Gem
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune The dirty puppets have returned to the Gem! But once more, for the folks in the back: YES, this is a puppet show; but with its […]
