My guests on the first of two “Theatre Thursday” segments on the 09/12/24 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 were actors Michael Bauer and Joanna Lynn Bert from the Sonoma Arts Live production of Young Frankenstein. The show runs on the Rotary Stage at the Sonoma Community Center through September 22. Click below to listen:…
Mel Brooks followed up his incredibly successful Broadway adaptation of his film The Producers with a musical adaptation of what he considers his finest film, Young Frankenstein. Not nearly as successful with audiences or critics as The Producers, it’s still a solid show for fans of the film and others looking for light amusement. Sonoma…
My guests on the second of two “Theatre Thursday” segments on the 09/05/24 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 were Lukas Raphael and Michael Girts from the Jacobethan Theatre Workshop “Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot)” productions of Macbeth and As You Like It. The shows run in rep in the parking lot of the Arlene…
My guests on the second of two “Theatre Thursday” segments on the 08/29/24 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 were Amanda Claiborne and Ashley Kennedy from the Curtain Call Theatre production of God of Carnage. The show opens September 6 and runs through September 28. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information…
The predominant story in Bay Area theatre for the past year continues to be company closures and the regular announcement of emergency fund raisers to stave off further closures. No theatre company is immune to the financial pressures created by the combination of the increase in costs of doing business and the reduction of income…
The predominant story in Bay Area theatre in the past year continues to be company closures and the regular announcement of emergency fund raisers to stave off further closures. No theatre company is immune to the financial pressures created by the combination of the increase in costs of doing business and the reduction of income…
My guest on the August 15 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Eric Jackson, Conceiver/Director/Choreographer of Transcendence Theatre Company’s third production in their “Broadway in Sonoma” series. Dancing in the Street runs through August 18 at the Field of Dreams in Sonoma. Click below to hear the interview: ********** Click HERE for…
My guests on the August 1 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Danny Bañales and Jackie Rosas from the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center production of Our Lady of the Tortilla. The show runs at the Performing Arts Center from August 10 through August 25. Click below to hear the interview: ********** Click…
My guest on the July 25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Velina Brown, director of American Dreams, the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s latest production. The show is playing at various venues throughout Northern California, including at La Plaza Park in Cotati on August 3 and the back lawn of the Mill…
My guest on the July 18 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Tony Gonzalez, Artistic Director at Transcendence Theatre Company. Tony previewed Don’t Stop Us Now, the second production in Transcendence’s “Broadway in Sonoma” series. The show opens July 25 at the Field of Dreams in Sonoma. Click below to hear the…
