My guest on the first of two 12/04/25 “Theatre Thursday” segments on The Drive on 95.5 was Britta Rae from the Transcendence Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Broadway Holiday 2025. The show will have multiple performances in Santa Rosa at the Sonoma Country Day School on Dec. 13 & 14, and then in Sonoma at…
by Cari Lynn Pace Every star has a story to tell as she worked her way to the Broadway stage. Transcendence Theatre Company, the Sonoma home for stage and screen luminaries, realized these stories are fascinating for their fun and failures. They built a show around seven women who spanned seven decades of singing and…
by Harry Duke It’s been fourteen years since the Transcendence Theatre Company landed and took root in the Sonoma Valley with their Broadway-caliber musical revues. They added the occasional fully-produced Broadway show to their repertoire in 2018 with A Chorus Line and in 2023 they showed The Full Monty in Glen Ellen. After a few…
By Cari Lynn Pace When I was 20, I listened to Carole King’s album Tapestry so often it’s a wonder the phonograph needle didn’t cut through to the other side. I sang along with the gusto of youth and the emotion of young love. I was nurtured by all the heartfelt lyrics to “It’s Too…
My guest on the 07/10/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was David R. Gordon from the cast of the Transcendence Theatre Company’s production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The show, part of TTC’s “Broadway Under the Stars” series, opens on August 7 and runs through August 17 in Sonoma at the…
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: **********…
My guest on the 04/17/25 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Amy Miller, Creative Vision Director of Transcendence Theatre Company. Amy previewed TTC’s upcoming summer series of shows. Their “Broadway Under the Stars” series kicks off on June 13 in Sonoma with Broadway’s Best Night Ever. Click below to listen: ********** Click…
My guest on the second of two “Theatre Thursday” segments on the 09/19/24 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 was David R. Gordon from the Transcendence Theatre Company production of The Gala: A Sentimental Journey, the fourth and final summer production in Transcendence’s “Broadway in Sonoma” series. The show is running on the Field of…
My guest on the April 4 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 was Brad Surosky, Executive Director at Transcendence Theatre Company, for a discussion of the changes in store for the company this year and a preview of their “Broadway in Sonoma” season. Click below to listen: ********** Click HERE for more information…
There was a period of time when musical theatre creators temporarily averted their gaze from Hollywood as a prime source for material and looked to the British film industry instead. Films like Billy Elliot and Kinky Boots had very successful musical adaptations on Broadway, but the trend started with The Full Monty. Transcendence Theatre Company…
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