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"The Sound of Music," show #925
While many Golden Age musicals are reaching the end of their mainstream relevancy, The Sound of Music only grows in its urgency while...
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"Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," show #924
Bram Stoker created one of the most riveting, terrifying, and dramatically sound characters when he wrote Dracula. Gordon Greenberg and...
Sep 112 min read


"Disney's Frozen," show #923
Disney’s Frozen is making its Central Valley premiere at Good Company Players, and this production serves as a frozen respite from the...
Sep 53 min read


Not Just Any Cohort...
When looking up the term Cohort, Merriam-Webster’s expert definitions provide the following: Companion, colleague. “A few of their…...
Aug 147 min read


"When Stones are Hurled:" a response to an article...
An article was posted earlier this week for those of us in the Central Valley community. It infuriated me. I couldn't understand exactly...
Aug 124 min read


"Cabaret," #921
My first trip to Minnesota afforded me the pleasure in seeing The Guthrie Theater’s currently running production of Cabaret , a musical...
Aug 73 min read


"Rent," show #922
Selma Arts Center has launched into its final weekend of Jonathan Larson’s opus, Rent. The unfinished reality of the show–Larson passed...
Aug 14 min read


"1776," show #920
Just a year shy of this nation’s semi-quincentennial is a new production of 1776 playing at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. Easier to say...
Jul 105 min read


"The Taming of the Shrew," #919
One of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, where gender roles and rivalrous dynamics are at the crux of the plot, The Taming of the Shrew...
Jul 93 min read


"Co-Founders," show #918
Just closed at American Conservatory Theatre was a world premiere hip-hop musical, Co-Founders; a very energetic, hometown hype of a...
Jul 83 min read


"Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical," show #917
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is premiering a new musical adaptation, Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical. ...
Jul 34 min read


"Luigi: the Musical," show #916
Seeing a show like Luigi: the Musical affords audience members to curb a sadistic appetite for seeing how a fastidiously written show can...
Jul 14 min read


"Silent Sky," #915
Leave it to Lauren Gunderson to bring out the romance in science. Often known for her feminine-forward storytelling, with focus given to...
Jun 112 min read


"Richard III," show #914
It’s a bold move to trim a Shakespearean History-Tragedy down to where most of the “history” elements are removed in service of the...
Jun 84 min read


"Seussical: the Musical," show #913
"Oh, the thinks you can think!" This oft-repeated phrase in Seussical: the Musical is a motivating, inspiring message that securely...
Jun 34 min read


"The Sound of Music," show #912
The Berkeley hills are alive with the sound of music in a riveting production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein II classic. The opening...
May 293 min read


"Brigadoon," show #911
The Lerner and Loewe, Scottish-set, time-travel musical, Brigadoon , is receiving a terrific homage to Golden Age musical authenticity at...
May 283 min read


"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," show #910
Jukebox bio-musicals offer audiences a chance to experience an artist’s story and music performed by a cast of dedicated performers who...
May 212 min read


NYC 2025 Round-Up; shows #900-908
Conversations with Mother (#900) My NYC 2025 trip kicked off with a Monday night showing of Conversations with Mother , a wonderful play...
May 1721 min read


What the Fresno County Tax Office Taught Me About Teaching
About two years ago, my wife and I became proud, if not suitably stressed, homeowners; you know, mortgages, yard work, never-ending...
May 145 min read
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