Category: Entertainment

Spring break gave me the opportunity to do a lot of things. I had the chance to clean my room, to work on my music, and most importantly of all, get out there and have fun. One of the most important forms of fun to me and my music-riddled brain would be going to see some local live music. Now that I had some time off, I was able to see some shows, and boy did I go see some! During the break, I went to see two concerts, meaning I got to see a whopping six sets altogether. Now…

Anime Corpus Christi returned for their third consecutive year the weekend of Feb. 7-9. For the fans of anime or pop culture, the event not only had a stacked lineup with talent from series like “Death Note,” “Dragon Ball Z,” “One Piece” and many more with plenty of merchandise and unique offerings, sure to please those who experienced it all. Upon entering visitors were greeted with a dedicated booth of staff members welcoming you in, handing out passes and pamphlets with information for special guests, events and more. The theming around the entrance was consistent and well done. Adorning the…

Every time I’ve been involved in musical theater, it’s been as one of two things: as an actor or as a musician. The boundaries between these aspects of a production have always been defined. At Aurora Arts Theatre for instance, the band has a designated spot for performing while the cast has practically the entire building at its disposal. For one night though, I had to blur the lines. A singular “West Side Story” performance wherein I, one of the actors, traded in my costumes for a set of drumsticks and performed alongside the musicians as a drummer to a…

There are few three-word titles as instantly recognizable as “West Side Story.” They conjure images of gang warfare, young love, and well-choreographed dance numbers. They conjure sounds of American jazz, mixed with a grab bag of famous Latin music styles. After my time rehearsing for this production, I’ll also conjure thoughts of long nights spent doing the thing I love most: watching a show come together, and being a part of it as well. Why is that? Well, let’s go back to the start. November of 2024, to be exact. Now that “A Christmas Story: the Musical” has begun performing,…

By the time this article publishes, I will have already performed on the Harbor Playhouse stage. Getting to this stage was a dance with my friends and a fight with myself. I walked into Harbor Playhouse on a sunny September afternoon with two things in mind: the thought that I was out of my element auditioning for “A Christmas Carol,” but the conviction to still give it my all. My afternoon was spent watching many people give stellar performances, meanwhile I stayed worried about my chances about making it in the cast after all. We were told that the cast…

Del Mar Drama student Cameron Spencer has been working their way toward getting on a community theater stage for some time. “I’ve been auditioning for Aurora [Arts Theatre] and Harbor [Playhouse] for years,” Spencer said. All that hard work finally paid off when he got the call to be in “A Christmas Story,” a role he accepted. “I was glad to get in,” Spencer said. Based on the 1983 film of the same name, “A Christmas Story: the Musical” follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker doing anything he can to get his hands on his dream Christmas gift: a Red Ryder carbine…