Yucaipa Little Theatre will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast January 31 thru February 17, 2008, at 12135 California St. in Yucaipa.  For more information, call (909) 790-1884 or visit yucaipalittletheatre.com.

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The Inland Youth Performers are set open Romeo & Juliet at the Fontana Mummers Community Theater, 8443 Nuevo Ave, in Fontana On February 8th.  The show runs through February 17.

Show Times: Friday & Saturday 8pm; Sunday matinee at 2:30pm

Ticket Prices: General admission $10. Students/Seniors $8. Under 12 years $6
For reservations, call 909-822-4052.

Redlands’ Footlighters Theater will begin their 2008 Spring/Summer line-up of Theater Workshops on Saturday, February 2.

Acting 101: Theater For Beginners, taught by Buffy Guzenski, starts Feb 2nd and runs four consecutive Saturdays, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Fees are $40 for Footlighters Members, $60 for non-members. Pre-registration is required, tuition payable at the first class.

Each month additional courses, taught by award-winning actors and directors, will cover auditioning, advanced acting techniques, set design and ‘backstage basics’. For details, call Buffy at (909)798-9854 or email rfworkshops@hotmail.com.

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre will present The Secret Garden February 29  – March 9, 2008.

Tickets: General – $13.50*   Youth & Seniors – $10.50*  (*Ticket service fees apply.)
Lewis Family Playhouse Box Office: (909) 477-2752
12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
Tickets also available at www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com

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Play With your Food Productions, a dinner theatre company in Hemet, will be holding auditions for their upcoming play The Sensuous Senator on Saturday February 2nd at 2:00 PM.

Actors who are interested in auditioning should bring a recent bio and be prepared to cold read from the script.  Auditions will be held at the Unity Chapel Fellowship Hall located at 140 N. Buena Vista in Hemet.  (Read on …)

Olive Branch Christian Theater will hold a photography workshop presented by professional photographer Dawn Malone on Sunday, January 27th, at Olive Branch Community Church, from 1:00 to 5:00.  Learn how to take and edit pictures that are truly a work of art.  Class includes photo safari.  Fee: $30.00

Class sizes are limited.  Sign up by visiting OBCTheater.org or contact Amanda at (951)264-5794.
 

LifeHouse Theater announces the return of its award-winning original musical comedy production of Snow White.”  Based on the classic fairy tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, this fun family fantasy will be presented for five weekends as part of LifeHouse Theater’s continuing fourteenth season.

Performances begin Saturday, January 12, 2008, at 7:30 PM and will continue on weekends through February 10, 2008.  Performances are Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:15 PM (except Opening Night) and 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:15 PM.  In addition to the weekend performances, a special Thursday performances will take place on February 7, at 7:30 PM. 

The performance on Saturday, January 26 at 7:30 PM will also feature an interpreted presentation for the deaf.

Advance ticket prices are $12 or $17 for adults and $6 or $9 for children ages 3-11 (no children under 3 are admitted) and can be purchased over the phone with a Visa or MasterCard by calling 335-3037, ext. 21. (Read on …)

Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas follows up their August hit, Beauty and the Beast, by presenting The Secret Garden February 15th-24th, 2008 at 1404 West Covina Boulevard in San Dimas.

The public can order tickets online at http://public.serviceu.com/ticketing/default.asp?orgID=9185
Tickets for ITL judges can be requested from Paul Chambers: pauldchambers@hotmail.com or (909) 762-1033.

Some familiar faces from “Beauty” (like Amy Gillette, Thad Watkins, Allen Everman & Paul Chambers) and new ones (like Cassie Murphy and Rob Thompson) will be joining the cast.

Temecula Valley Players is now accepting expressions of interest by experienced theatrical directors who wish to be considered for TVP’s 2008-2009 season.

Beginning in Fall 2008 and ending in Spring 2009, TVP will raise the curtain on three musicals and two straight plays. (Read on …)

Chino Community Theatre opens its 24th season with Neil Simon’s beloved comedy, Barefoot in the Park, directed by Christopher Diehl.

Performances run February 1 – 23, 2008, on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm.  There will be two Sunday matinees on February 10 & 17 at 2:30 pm.

Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $12 for seniors, and students with proper ID. 

CCT will offer a special “Two for One” deal to all patrons who come on opening night, February 1:  Buy one ticket at regular price and receive a second ticket absolutely free!  This one-time, special offer is only available on opening night, February 1. 

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 Performance Riverside presents the Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II masterpiece The King and I February 1 through 10, 2008, at Landis Performing Arts Center. The production is directed by John Vaughan, choreographed by Lee Martino and musically directed by Scott Smith. The production features Jeff Griggs in the role the King and Barbara Hinrichsen as Anna Leonowens.

The King and I performs February 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 8pm, and February 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 2pm at Landis Performing Arts Center on the Riverside City College Campus. Tickets are $24, $29, $36, and $42. In addition, specially priced weekday morning performances are available for school groups through Performance Riverside’s Discovery Theatre program.  For more information and tickets, visit www.performanceriverside.org or call the Landis Performing Arts Center Box Office at (951) 222-8100. (Read on …)

The Fontana Mummers will be raising their voices in song to help support one of their own and past board member.
 
Jeff Millet was diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer in November 2007 and has been battling the disease despite the odds.  The concert is being held to raise funds to pay for Jeff’s cancer treatment.

The event is scheduled for 7:00 pm on January 27, 2008, at the Fontana High School Auditorium.
Ticket Price: Donations to Jeff’s treatment (Read on …)

Temecula Valley Players will mount a production of Living Last Supper in March. This play visits the Last Supper through the eyes of Christ’s apostles as they recount their relationship with Jesus. (Read on …)

Due to popular demand, CAT of Corona have opened up more days and times for private voice classes.  Classes are available Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at $25 per half hour.

Call the CAT office for more information: (951) 279-2298.

Auditions for Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias, directed by Lisa Lanier, will be held Monday, February 11th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, and Tuesday, February 12th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm with possible call backs from 9:00pm to 10:00pm. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players presents the drama The Subject was Roses, written by Frank D. Gilroy and directed by Phil Holmer.  

The action in this engrossing Pulitzer Prize winning drama is deceptively simple. A son who went away to war as a pampered boy comes back a man of his own, and the varying effects on  his mother and father are devastating. They have grown apart… they want to love one another, but do not know how.

Tickets - $15.00
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted
For reservations and information call: (951) 686-4030.

Box Office - Opens on January 14th and will be open Monday-Saturday 6pm-8pm and Sunday 12pm-2pm through the run of the show. On the day of the show, the hour prior to curtain time is reserved for business pertaining to that performance only. (Read on …)

Rialto Community Players now presents Matthew Barber’s Enchanted April, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim and directed by Joe Musil.  Enchanted April opens January 18th and runs through February 10, 2008, Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. & Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for students & seniors
Reservations/Box Office: (909) 873-8514
 
Enchanted April tells the story of four dissimilar women in post-World War I England who leave damp and rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa in Italy (Portofino). Two housewives, who belong to the same church but have never spoken, become acquainted. Each in their own way is suffering through an empty marriage and faces the prospect of a lonely and almost isolated middle age. After seeing a newspaper ad for a villa for rent on the Italian Riviera, the women set about finding two other ladies to share expenses. Joined by a beautiful young socialite and an elderly dowager, the four find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings.

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Riverside Children’s Theatre Proudly presents Richard R. Dixon’s Snow White Fridays, January 18 & 25, at 7:00 pm and Saturdays, January 19 & 26, at 1:00 & 7:00 pm.

Snow White was born to a King and Queen in a far off land. Long before her 1st birthday the Queen became ill and died. An evil sorceress Morgana & her equally evil brother, Mordecai, placed the King under a magic spell causing him forget about his only child and marry Morgana. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s mystery Murder on the Nile, directed by Patricia Boyer McQuillan on January 21 and 22 at 7:00 p.m.  The show runs March 28 – April 13, 2008.

A honeymoon trip up the Nile on a paddle steamer turns deadly for wealthy newlywed, Simon and Kay. There is no lack of suspects, since every one of their fellow passengers nurses a grudge against the couple. By the time the boat reaches its destination, the bride’s guardian, Canon Pennefather, has laid bare an audacious conspiracy. (Read on …)

Play with Your Food Productions will present Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers, directed by Crist Thomas. Lunch shows at 1:15 pm on January 19, 20, 26 and 27. Dinner shows at 6:30 pm on January 18, 19, 25, and 26.

Performances are held at the Unity Chapel Social Hall located at 140 N. Buena Vista in Hemet. Ticket prices are $30.00 for lunch and $33.00 for dinner.

Reservations can be made at (951) 306-2084. Visit their Web site for more information: playwithyourfoodproductions.com

ITL judges: Call for (951) 306-2084 for reservations. Cost to dine is $15.00 for lunch and $18.00 for dinner.