KSRO Interview – “Born Yesterday”
My guests on the Thursday, April 25 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Jaime Love and Melissa Claire from the Sonoma Arts Live production of Born Yesterday. Click below to listen: **********
Sonoma Arts Live Unveils 2019-2020 Season
The Sonoma theatre community gathered in Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center for Sonoma Arts Live’s 2019 – 2020 season announcement. Attendees were treated to sweets, champagne and musical performances by Sarah Wintermeyer and Daniela Innocenti Beem as SAL Executive Artistic Director Jaime Love announced their “Season to Remember” of six productions. They are:…
Review: “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Junior College’s Theatre Arts Department closes out their second season ‘on the road’ with a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. With the Burbank Auditorium still undergoing renovations, the Maria Carrillo High School theatre hosts this production through May 5. Director Leslie McCauley has gathered…
KSRO Interview – “Jesus Christ Superstar”
My guests on the Thursday, April 18 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Leslie McCauley and Ariana LaMark from the Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Click below to listen: **********
KSRO Interview – “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
My guests on the Thursday, April 11 theatre segment on KSRO’s The Drive with Steve Jaxon were Sandra Ish and Steven David Martin from the Raven Players production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Click below to listen: **********
On Easter movies, alternative traditions, and ‘Muppet Christ Superstar’
Every holiday has its own traditions, and watching certain holiday-themed movies has long been part of many family’s annual observations of Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and others. Easter is no exception. As practiced in America (and many other Western countries), Easter has become an especially odd blend of sacred and secular, as some approach the…
A Day at SFFILM 2019
I’ve been covering the San Francisco International Film Festival for over ten years now, so long that it’s changed its name. Now it’s known as the SFFILM Festival and it’s running now through April 23 at a variety of venues in the Bay Area. My day began with a “check-in” at the Festival Lounge. This…
Review: “Scott & Zelda: The Beautiful Fools” in Ross
The venerable Ross Valley Players have a long history of presenting new works to their audiences. In 1984, they initiated the Ross Alternative Works (RAW) program, dedicated to staged readings and full productions of original works by Bay Area playwrights. This season brings Scott & Zelda: The Beautiful Fools, running now through April 28. Written…
Review: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in Novato
In the pantheon of great American musicals, one would be hard-pressed to find Clark Gesner’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on the list. What began as a concept album in 1966 soon transmogrified into a very successful off-Broadway show that never really cut it on Broadway. Its first run in 1971 lasted less than…
Reviews: “Heathen Valley” in Sebastopol and “A Perfect Ganesh” in Petaluma
God takes center stage in two North Bay productions running through April 14. Sebastopol’s Main Stage West transports to you to 1840 and an Appalachian Heathen Valley, while Petaluma’s Cinnabar Theater takes you on a passage to India in search of A Perfect Ganesh. Heathen Valley is referred to in the play as “the land…
North Bay Stage and Screen 