By Ande Jacobson
West Valley Light Opera’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens Saturday, 12 March and runs through Saturday, 9 April at the Saratoga Civic Theatre, located at: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070.
They promise a fun-filled evening of entertainment following the wacky contestants, with some surprises in store. A Good Reed Review will be there opening night, so look for the review soon.
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By Ande Jacobson
(Originally appeared on Facebook on Sunday, March 6, 2011)
Tabard Theatre Company’s 10th season closes with Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies Concert Version, a rather bold departure from their usual family oriented faire. As Tabard’s Executive Director Cathy Spielberger Cassetta explains in her program note, this is a “Tabard Too!” production carrying a PG-13 rating. This is also a show that celebrates the magnificence of Broadway in a way that very few can. Continue reading
By Ande Jacobson
(Originally appeared on Facebook on Saturday, February 26, 2011)
Arthur Miller’s iconic play, Death of a Salesman, is a slice of Americana, in some ways ageless, in some ways married to the time in which it was written. A tragedy packed with emotion that should take the audience through Willy Loman’s hopes and dreams for himself and his family, and ultimately, his deterioration and final demise. The story mixes “present day”, which is the post World War II era, with memories and imagination, nay, hallucinations of the past creeping into the present as Willy’s life spirals out of control. Continue reading
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