A proud California resident, Paul Panico graduated from C.S.U.N. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Communication.
Paul Panico and Robert Weibezahl founded Panic! Productions in 2011 with the critically acclaimed production of Working: The Musical.
Panic! Productions is a nonprofit community theatre troupe committed to presenting professional-level productions of musicals and plays for the enrichment of its participants and the community. “We strive to present theatre that challenges expectations, offering actors and other theatre artists, both amateur and professional, the opportunity to take part in shows beyond the limits often found in a community theatre setting.” Presenting less-often produced works as well as new interpretations of familiar works, Panic! hopes to enhance the theatre-going experience while educating and, most of all, entertaining its audiences.
Panic! Productions now presents a full season of musicals, plays, and concert performances, such as Next To Normal, The Fantastics, Inspecting Carol, Little Shop of Horrors, Camp Rock The Musical, 13 The Musical, and, most recently, Footloose The Musical under the capable direction of Barry Pearl.