Redlands Footlighters will hold auditions for Helen’s Most Favorite Day, a light romantic comedy with ‘fantasy’ overtones, on September 15 and 16 at 7:00 pm.  Auditions will be held at the Footlighters theater, located at 1810 Barton Road in Redlands. (Read on …)

Today’s theater frenzy of jukebox musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Moving Out, and Good Vibrations bring popular and upbeat music favorites from legendary recording artists to theater audiences with fun and energetic stories of love and heartbreak.  All Shook Up is no exception with its high-energy rock ‘n roll design set to the tunes of Elvis Presley.

The Candlelight Pavilion will present All Shook Up August 22 through September 28.  Elvis’s greatest hits such as “Jailhouse Rock,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and more are included in the show’s score.

Visit their Web site at http://www.candlelightpavilion.com/ for details about specific show times. (Read on …)

Back by popular demand, Triple Threat Productions presents Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers Friday, September 5th, at 8pm and Sunday, September 7th, at 5pm.  This production just played to six sold out houses at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater Mercantile Building and will be showing for one final weekend at the beginning of September at the Frangipani Winery in Temecula.

This is a phenomenal production filled with this areas most talented performers, and is not to be missed.  One of Neil Simon’s most beloved plays, Lost in Yonkers is a crowd pleaser to audiences of all ages. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players presents Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig, a comedy directed by Patricia Scarborough.

Down on their luck, two English Shakespearean actors, touring in the Amish country of Pennsylvania, hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long-lost English nephews. They resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. However, when they arrive in York they discover that the relatives are not nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound in Ken Ludwig’s newest farce.

Tickets - $15.00
NO LATE SEATING
No children under 5 years of age admitted

For reservations and information call: (951) 686-4030. (Read on …)

On Friday, August 22nd, 2008, The Diaries of Adam and Eve opens for a weekend run at The Grove Theatre, located in Historic downtown Upland. Eve is portrayed by Becky Broyles, who recently portrayed Esther in Star of Persia At The Grove. Adam is played by Jeremy Lewis, who was recently seen At The Grove as Frankie in the popular Forever Plaid. (Read on …)

Chino Community Young Adult Theatre presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip by Charles M. Schulz; book, music & lyrics by Clark M. Gesner; directed by Christopher Diehl; musical direction by Joshua Himes; and choreography by Juan Torres & Derek Ashley Macumber.

Tickets are $10.  Performances will be held at the Seventh Street Community Theatre, located at 13123 Seventh Street in Chino.  Call (909) 590-1149 for reservations.

You¹re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is based on the enormously popular Peanuts comic strip created by Charles Shultz.  The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1967 and has been delighting audiences ever since.  A successful Broadway revival was mounted in 1999.   Clark Gesner¹s tuneful score includes the title song, “The Kite,” and “Happiness.”   This production features Allison Aoun as Lucy, Andrew Gordon as Schroeder,  Zach Hallett as Snoopy, Joanna Holliman as Sally, and Justin Turrentine as Charlie Brown.

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre is still looking to fill the last remaining open roles in Smokey Joe’s Café.  Final auditions will be held Wednesday August 20, 2008 starting at 5:00 pm at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center. (Read on …)

Auditions for the musical Batboy at Chaffey College will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26 and 27, at 7:00 pm in the theatre, located at 5885 Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga. (Read on …)

Fontana Community Players presents How to Speak Spy, an original play written and directed by Mike Maxwell.  Performances will be held at 8443 Nuevo Ave. in Fontana.  For Tickets call 909-822-4052.

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Fontana Community Players will hold auditions for the classic play Of Mice and Men August 18th & 19th at 6pm at the Fontana Community Players theatre located at 8443 Nuevo Ave. in Fontana.  For more information call Cory Whitfield at 909-743-4744.

LifeHouse Theater is pleased to announce its first annual Alumni Reunion on August 30th, 2008.  The event will take place at the LifeHouse Theater at 5pm, between the matinee and evening performances of Pilgrim’s Progress.

The LifeHouse Theater Alumni Reunion is open to anyone who has been in a production at LifeHouse Theater.  The event will feature entertainment, a light supper and the opportunity to reconnect with old friends.  The reunion is free of charge. (Read on …)

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s production of Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain & Tall, dramatized by Joseph Robinette, will be Thursday, August 28, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. (Read on …)

The Performance Loft, in partnership with the Redlands Regional Players, present a wartime renaissance featuring adaptations of Aristophanes’ [Liz]istrata and The Clouds, performed in repertory, and accompanied by live music and visual arts.

Auditions for [Liz]istrata will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at the Performance Loft, located at the Mitten Building, 345 5th St., in Redlands. (Read on …)

Temecula Valley Players present Damn Yankees, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula, at 8:00 PM on Fridays August 29 and September 5, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM on Saturdays, August 30 and September 6, and 2:00 PM Sundays August 31 and September 7.

The classic Broadway musical tells the story of an aging baseball fan who sells his soul to the devil for a chance to be young again and snatch the pennant from the invincible Yankees. Sponsored by the Theater Foundation, tickets are $20 with Group Rates available. They can be purchased at the Ticket Office, online at www.TemeculaTheater.org or by phone at 1.866.653.8696.

Additional performance added!

The Grove Theatre in Historic downtown Upland is excited to present An Evening with Lucille Ball, starring Suzanne LaRusch, on August 10th at 6:00 pm. Suzanne LaRusch, as Lucy, was awarded fourth runner-up on ABC’s The Next Best Thing, and finished as the highest ranked woman celebrity impersonator in the nationwide search competition. She is the Desilu-approved Lucille Ball official impersonator. (Read on …)

Shakespeare in the Vines will present The Taming of the Shrew, directed by John Clark, September 12-21at Frangipani Winery, located at 39750 De Portola Road in Temecula.

The beautiful and gentle Bianca has no shortage of admirers but her father insists that she will not marry until her shrewish, older sister, Katharina, is betrothed. Bianca’s suitors persuade fortune-seeker Petruchio to court her. The suitors pay for any costs involved and he agrees to woo her with the goal of winning Katharina’s sizable dowry. Petruchio marries Katharina and he carries her off to his country house with his servant Grumio. Petruchio intends to coerce and browbeat Katharina into submission by denying her food, sleep, and beautiful new clothes, whilst continuously singing her praises. Can Kate be tamed?

Tickets:
$20 Adults
$15 Seniors
$17 Groups of 10 or more

Tickets for all performances are available through the Old Town Temecula Theatre box office by calling 1-866-OLD-TOWN (866-653-5696) or visit http://tickets.temeculatheater.org.

Shakespeare in the Vines will present Romeo and Juliet, directed by Paul Kehler, August 15-23 at Wien’s Family Cellars Winery, located at 35055 Via Del Ponte in Temecula.

This is not your Elizabethan Romeo and Juliet. This is a sexy, explosive and intense new version of the most tragic love story of all time. The Capulets and Montagues are rival nightclub owners in a twentieth century city of decay and lurid wealth. The war of these families, which ultimately leads to the destruction of what they love most, is as familiar and frightening as the local evening news. It is a vibrant, rhythmic, and triumphant retelling of this most treasured tale of woe.

Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised.

Tickets:
$20 Adults
$15 Seniors
$17 Groups of 10 or more

Tickets for all performances are available through the Old Town Temecula Theatre box office by calling 1-866-OLD-TOWN (866-653-5696) or visit http://tickets.temeculatheater.org.

The wait is over!  International hit show Menopause The Musical® is coming back to The Grove Theatre!  The limited run will be October 1 – November 23, 2008.

Performance Schedule
Wednesday — 2:00 pm
Thursday — 2:00 pm
Friday — 7:30 pm
Saturday — 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday — 2:00 pm

Tickets: Tickets for Menopause The Musical® start at $43.50 and can be purchased at the box office, by calling (909) 920-4343, or at www.grovetheatre.com.

Group Sales: Group discounts are also available. Call (323) 464-2088 or (866) 464-2088.

Performances are held at The Grove Theatre, located at 276 E. Ninth Street in Upland.

This 90 minute laughter-filled celebration is beyond your ordinary light-hearted musical and is inspirational for all who attend!  The ensemble production features four women at a department store‘s lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex, and more. (Read on …)

Yucaipa Little Theatre proudly presents Man of La Mancha, a musical based on the tale of Don Quixote, directed by Emmanuel Suarez. Show dates are August 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday matinee shows August 3 and 10 at 3:30 pm at Yucaipa Little Theatre, located at 12135 California Street in Yucaipa.

Ticket prices are $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors, students, or children, with a Family Special of $25.00 for two adults and their children. Group rates are also available. For reservations or additional information call 909-790-1884 or 909-797-2347. (Read on …)

WBZB Entertainment, a non-profit, performing arts production company based in the Corona/Norco area, will present Inland Idol on August 9 at 7:00 pm at the Stage One Auditorium at Crossroads Church – 2331 Kellogg Ave. in Corona.

Tickets: $12 in advance online or $15 at the door ($10 each for groups of 10 or more)
For more information on this exciting event, please visit us online at http://InlandIdol.com

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