Look for Christmas miracles at Tabard this holiday season

December 6, 2015December 7, 2015 A Good Reed Review Review Bob Visini, Catherine Snider, Claire Lentz, Gregg Zigler, Hayley Lovgren, Jay Manley, Karen DeHart, Kevin Kirby, Mary Melnick, Miracle on 34th Street, Nicolae Muntean, Patrick DeRosa, Tabard Theatre Company

By Ande Jacobson

Thanksgiving is over, and it’s December. Many folks spend time with family and friends enjoying holiday entertainment and festivities during this part of the year. Before the television age, LUX Radio Theatre followed certain movie releases with live radio presentations of particularly compelling stories. Four years ago, in a tribute to that bygone era, Tabard Theatre Company brought us a stunning production of It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play. This year, they’ve done it again as they return us to the WBFR radio studio to present another holiday classic – Miracle on 34th Street – a Live Radio Play, adapted by Hayley Lovgren from the 1948 LUX Radio Theatre script. Continue reading →

The Devil is in the details

July 28, 2013September 11, 2015 A Good Reed Review Review Catherine Snider, Damn Yankees review, Daniel Mitchell, FMT, Foothill Music Theatre, Jeff Clarke, Jen Wheatonfox, Katie O'Bryon, Mary Melnick, Matt Tipton, reader, Tom Gough, WPLongform

By Ande Jacobson

The boys of summer keep the balls flying and the bats swinging, and Foothill Music Theatre combines with Foothill College Theatre Arts to capture the spirit of baseball in their energetic production of a longtime Broadway favorite, Damn Yankees. Director Tom Gough has large shoes to fill as he grabs the reins after Foothill Music Theatre thrived under its originator, Jay Manley, for over 30 years. This year for the first summer production under his guidance, Gough states in his program notes that he gravitated toward a show that combined three of his favorite things: baseball, live theatre, and the Faust legend. Gough’s drive and love of the theatre program have kept the FMT summer tradition alive for audiences to enjoy. Continue reading →

Silence Isn’t Golden

May 15, 2011September 11, 2015 A Good Reed Review Review Mack and Mabel review, Mack Sennett, Mary Melnick, SBMT, Walter Mayes

By Ande Jacobson

South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) closes its current season with Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s Mack and Mabel which chronicles a fictionalized account of the real-life relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett, best known for his Keystone Kops, and his find, Mabel Normand. Continue reading →

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