By Thom deMartino Even the best laid plans may go awry … How much more so, when planned by the shallow and the scheming? Westminster Community Playhouse had a mind for murder […]
WCP’s fatal charm at “Dial M for Murder”
Wiener dogs, murder and Mariners
Looking for something fun to do or say this weekend in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Stanton-Westminster area? There’s winer dog (dachshund) races on Sunday at Old World in Huntington Beach as part of […]
Lessons on love and life at the WCP
By Thom deMartino It’s certain there are a number of life lessons we could have used growing up: “Being an adult is dirty work.” “To love something, and to possess it, are […]
Truly, “You Can’t Take It With You”
By Thom deMartino True family is not always simply in blood shared, but found in the open, accepting and understanding heart. It’s 1938 in “You Can’t Take It With You” as the […]
“Other Desert Cities” are worth the trip
By Thom deMartino “…I AM California!…” hisses the glowering Trip to his sister Brooke. “And California — Is — Not — Happy.” The Westminster Community Playhouse has just opened it’s newest production, “Other […]
“Fiddler” is a familial masterpiece
By Thom deMartino “…On the other hand…” A troubled village milkman muses, as he weighs the value of love against tradition. But when you’re living on the razor’s edge, balancing as precariously […]
TGIF: Bullets, bears and “Fiddler” on tap
The new year is slowly getting underway with new entertainment choices for the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Here’s what the weekend … and beyond … looks like. MOVIES The three big releases […]
Shining staging of “On Golden Pond”
By Thom deMartino As dearly as we may often wish our lives to remain the same — perennially in a season of bloom — the world inevitably turns, moves on… whether we […]
TGIF: It’s superheroes and Santa Claus
Superman and Santa Claus are on the agenda for entertainment this weekend in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Here’s a closer look at the fun to be had before the holiday rush […]
“Things” explores love, family at WCP
By Thom deMartino Looking back, what were the lessons from your mother that stuck with you? Look both ways before crossing the street? Don’t talk to strangers? Always buy a new toilet […]
