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THEATER REVIEW: ‘White Christmas’
Some fine solo voices — not to mention a bounteous amount of holiday cheer — are the best part of the Children’s Musical Theaterworks production of “White Christmas,” which is finishing up a...
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THEATER REVIEW: ‘Grease’
My word for “Grease” is OK. On one hand, the new Children’s Musical Theaterworks production — the company’s annual all-ages community theater offering — includes some of the best choreographed numbers...
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Backstage Spy: ‘A Chorus Line’
Only three performances remain of Children’s Musical Theaterworks’ very fine production of “A Chorus Line” (7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday). Here’s my review. We asked Sarah Waxman and...
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Closing weekend for CMT’s ‘Seussical Jr.’
Because of scheduling conflicts, I didn’t get a chance to see the new Children’s Musical Theaterworks production of “Seussical Jr.” to review. But I do want to remind people that it runs through...
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Opening tonight
Lots of theater openings tonight: CLYBOURNE PARK: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for best play, this title almost seems like it comes to Fresno straight from Broadway. (I got to see...
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This interview subject crawled into my lap
It wasn’t your usual celebrity interview. Nick crawled into my lap. Then I rubbed her belly. How could I resist? In honor of the River City Theatre Company production of “Annie” at the Reedley Opera...
View ArticleAn enthusiastic pitch for ‘Tarzan’
Lots of new theater in Fresno this weekend — and one big show is “Tarzan” from Children’s Musical Theaterworks. We featured the show on the cover of today’s 7 section. For my story I talked to the...
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Opening tonight: ‘Annie Jr.’
We need more rain, so you might not actually want the sun to come out tomorrow, but on stage it’s a different picture. Children’s Musical Theaterworks is opening “Annie Jr.” tonight (Friday, Dec. 5)...
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THEATER REVIEW: ‘Cinderella’
This isn’t your 1950s Cinderella. Not when the wicked stepmother snaps at her family that they are teetering between upper middle class and lower upper class. Not when the heroine talks about income...
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Guest post: Double casting: a double-edged sword
Taylor Mosher is a Cal Poly journalism major appearing in the current production of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” from Children’s Musical Theaterworks. She’s been “shadowing” me for a few days...
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