BWW Reviews: Shirley Jones and Son Make Already Spectacular MUSIC MAN Beautiful
Mother-son pair Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy have more than star power.
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BWW Reviews: New LITTLE MERMAID Still Entertains, but Fails to Fix Broadway Version
When you're dealing with a musical version of a classic like 'The Little Mermaid,' it becomes nearly impossible to botch a show enough to give viewers reason to hate it.
BWW Reviews: Audiences Get a Kick Out of ANYTHING GOES
Apparently, anything goes at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto.
BWW Reviews: Music Circus Opens With Charismatic GREASE
The ultimate musical on peer pressure, sex and parties, "Grease" always wins out as a good time, despite shallow characters that overshadow deeper truths.
BWW Reviews: Fresno Comes Alive With THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Audience members laughed and smiled as if they had never before seen Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" at Saturday night's Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater performance of the classic musical.
BWW Reviews: Broadway Sacramento Goes WICKED
Seven is the perfect number.
BWW Reviews: Runaway's KISS ME KATE is Simply 'Wunderbar'
"Another op'nin, another show.
BWW Reviews: Broadway Sacramento Brings in a MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
On December 4, 1956, four legendary musicians ended up at the same recording studio in what turned into the dream jam session.
BWW Reviews: Broadway by the Bay's HAIRSPRAY Offers Strong Cast and Uplifting Message
Refreshingly different from its film counterpart, the original Hairspray musical offers all the highs of the movie set to the thrill of live performance.
BWW Reviews: Marin Theatre Leaves Strong Impression with Fierce Performances in OTHELLO
A slim moon and dark scenery set the mood for Marin Theatre Company's production of Othello.
BWW REVIEWS: Superb Cast and Sets Make CCMT's SUNSET BOULEVARD Broadway Quality
Andrew Lloyd Webber's indisputable claim to fame, "The Phantom of the Opera," has made the composer a favorite of Broadway, West End and the masses.
BWW Reviews: BLAST Blasts Audiences Away, Comes to Modesto, SoCal
From start to finish, "blast" consists of creative, high energy routines that make every number equally mind-blowing.
BWW Reviews: Ballet Preljocaj Presents Stunning BLANCHE NEIGE in U.S. Tour
From the moment Blanche Neige begins - a pregnant, dying queen dragging herself across the floor and giving life to another in her own final moments - you know what lies ahead will challenge your preconceptions about the way Snow White's tale should be told.
BWW Reviews: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Brings Audiences to Life with Laughter
The humor of Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein: The Musical" follows that of the original 1974 film, but adds just enough new punch lines to make the show fresh for the younger generations unfamiliar with the movie.
BWW Reviews: California Musical Theater Turns Favorite Musicals Into FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
A small piece of the national tour of "West Side Story" remains in Sacramento these next two months, but it's not what you might think.
BWW Reviews: Grittier WEST SIDE STORY Tour Delivers with Amazing Vocals and Choreography
The national tour of "West Side Story," which visits Broadway Sacramento at the Community Center now through January 29, updates a classic, not with modern reinventions and sets, but with a somewhat darker take on the musical's Romeo and Juliet story, as well as with new Spanish dialogue added for a
BWW Reviews MY FAIR LADY Brings 'Loverly' Production to Fresno, Modesto, SoCal
Based on quality alone, it seems unfair to equate the touring production of "My Fair Lady" with a low-budget, non-equity production.
BWW Reviews: Beatles RAIN on Sacramento Through Jan 1
Classical music had Mozart and Bach.
BWW Reviews: MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Continues Holiday Tradition
Christmas has a brand name.
BWW Reviews: It's a Merry Old Time at Playhouse Merced's WIZARD OF OZ
During this cold winter season, it can be tempting to sit at home in front of the fire and watch classics like "The Wizard of Oz" play over and over again on TV.
BWW Reviews: It's a Fun, Energetic WHITE CHRISTMAS With Runaway Stage Productions
As one of the title characters sings in "White Christmas," the best things happen when you're dancing.
BWW Reviews: BLUE MAN GROUP Explores Music, Paint and Toilet Paper
Strange blue visitors have arrived in Modesto, California.
BWW Reviews: Sierra Rep Creates A Winter Wonderland with the WINTER WONDERETTES Now Through Dec 17
Classic Christmas window displays and lights on either sides of the stage invite audiences to the warm spirit of the season as they walk to their seats at the Fallon House theatre in historic Columbia State Park.
BWW Reviews: JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL Delivers Energetic New Take On Dickens Classic Now Through Dec 18
After numerous adaptations - films, musicals, Muppets, cartoons - Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' tends to lose its appeal.
BWW Reviews: RIVERDANCE FAREWELL TOUR Brings Irish Culture to California
What is it about Ireland that we Americans love so much? Is it the rich, green land? Is it the unique culture? The music? And for young, unmarried women, is it the handsome accent of a dreamy, far off man? Or maybe, it is the dance.
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DRACULA on Tour Roseville Host Lions Clubhouse (10/16-10/17) |
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Storytellers Family Theater: GINGERBREAD BOY Roseville Host Lions Clubhouse, 107 Sutter Ave (10/17-10/17) |
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Alice by Heart Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center (10/16-10/24) |
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GRACE & THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT By Jane Kelley, Clifford Lee Johnson, and Greg Alexander B Street Theatre (9/26-10/11) |
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Jota DeRosa University Center (10/23-10/23) PHOTOS |
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A VERY FEZZY CHRISTMAS by Peter Story B Street Theatre (11/27-12/26) |
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COCKTAILS & TRAVAILS by Brent Askari B Street Theatre (6/12-7/11) |
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In a Nutshell Storytelling: Dark Hearts The Sofia: Home of the B Street Theatre (10/16-10/16) |
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Legally Blonde Jr Davis Musical Theatre Company (1/06-2/07) |
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WILDCARD! True Stories Told Live By YOU (Oct 21) Teneral Cellars (10/21-10/21) |
