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 […]
“Old Acquaintance” was not forgotten
Witty “The Long Weekend” gone too soon
By Thom deMartino It’s a rude awakening when you realize the grass is only so-so greener on the other side. In Westminster Community Playhouse’s production of “The Long Weekend,” Max and Wynn […]
Hung up on WCP’s “Jury Room”
By Thom deMartino “Too many words!” “Too many words!” stammers the flustered and flighty redheaded juror (Noelle LeBlanc), struggling to explain her confusion at the prosecution and defense’s arguments. In the Westminster […]
WCP’s fatal charm at “Dial M for Murder”
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 […]
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 […]
