In my original review of the 6th Street Playhouse production of The Pirates of Penzance (running in their GK Hardt Theater through June 21), I noted that the five principal roles were double-cast. The performance I originally attended and reviewed featured the “Bones” cast – Aidan Cumming, Caroline Flett, Drew Bolander, Ginger Beavers, and Ted…
My guests on the 06/05/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Megan Bartlett and David Bradbury from the Cinnabar Theater production of Bright Star. The musical runs at Warren Auditorium in Ives Hall on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park through June 29. Click below to listen: ********** Click…
The Mountain Play, currently on hiatus while it deals with the financial challenges being faced by many arts organizations today, announced today that it was cancelling its upcoming benefit concert due to “lower than expected funding and lackluster ticket sales”. The concert, originally scheduled for June 15 and titled Tradition!, was to be “a tribute…
Every well-rounded theatre-goer should see at least one Gilbert and Sullivan production in their lifetime and Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse is presenting a delightful opportunity to do so right now. Their robust production of The Pirates of Penzance runs through June 21. Perhaps W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s most-produced piece, the comic opera debuted…
My guest on the 05/29/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Amy Miller, Transcendence Theatre Company’s Creative Vision Director. Amy previewed TTC’s upcoming production of Broadway’s Best Night Ever. Their “Broadway Under the Stars” series kicks off on June 12 in Sonoma at the Field of Dreams. Click below to listen: **********…
Who hasn’t been tripped up by the slip of a finger while texting with family or been infuriated with ducking autocorrect? Who hasn’t had their message misunderstood because tone and attitude can’t be conveyed via modern communication methods? Who hasn’t mistakenly wished for the death of their grandfather in a text chain with a sibling…
Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside is an odd play. It’s about people who may or may not exist and things that may or may not have happened. It’s a story being told about a story being told about a story being told. Confused? Maybe, maybe not. After a Tony Award-winning run on Broadway in 2019,…
My guests on the 05/22/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Ginger Beavers and Drew Bolander from the “Bones” cast of the 6th Street Playhouse production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. The show runs in the GK Hardt Theatre at 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa through June 21.…
My guest on the 05/15/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was director Jennifer King from The 222’s production of The Burdens. The play runs through June 1 at The 222 which is located in the Paul Mahder Gallery in downtown Healdsburg. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on…
My guests on the 05/08/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Caroline Clark and Heather Berger from the Raven Players production of Home, I’m Darling. The play runs at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in Healdsburg through May 25. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information on the show.
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