From the man who gave us Guys and Dolls comes a tender and powerfully personal love story about a middle-aged vintner, Tony Esposito, whose mail-order marriage proposal is accepted under the girl’s mistaken assumption that a photo of Tony’s young, handsome foreman is her intended husband.

A grand Broadway hit, The Most Happy Fella is full of soaring romantic melodies and catchy show-stoppers, including the favorite “Standing on the Corner.” (Read on …)

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Fontana Community Players will be holding auditions for Rocky Horror Show, directed by Joe Impesado.  Auditions will be held July 28, 29 and 30th at 7pm at the theatre, located at 8443 Nuevo Ave in Fontana.

All roles are open – any age, ethnicity welcome. (Read on …)

Fontana Community Players is currently in need of a choreographer for Rocky Horror Show.

This position pays a small stipend, with audtions in August, rehearsals in August/September and one weekend of performances in October at the March Air Force Base in Moreno Valley.

All interested applicants should email the Artistic Director, John Edous, at jedous@verizon.net or call 909-822-4052.

Fontana Community Players is accepting submissions for directors for Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues.
 
This is a volunteer position, with auditions in August, rehearsals in August/September and one weekend of shows in October at the March Air Force Base in Moreno Valley.

All interested applicants should email the Artistic Director, John Edous, at jedous@verizon.net or call 909-822-4052.

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for their main series comedy, 4 Beekman, by Ron Clark and directed by Rory Dyer.

A May-December couple has just returned from their honeymoon, and the bride is shocked to find that her new husband has unwittingly bought the very same apartment that she used to live in with her ex-husband. Not only that, her ex-husband has bought the apartment right next door to their’s. But romance reigns and all ends well in this swift-moving comedy.  (Playing September 4 – 20, 2009) (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players will hold auditions for their family series show, The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, adapted by Scott Davidson, and directed by Jennifer Young Lawson.

This timeless tale of love and sacrifice as revealed through the story of a small stuffed rabbit given as a gift to a little boy is a gentle and tender fable for the young and young at heart.  (Playing October 2 – 4, 2009) (Read on …)

Auditions for the Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be held at Yucaipa Little Theatre on July 27 and 28, 6 – 9 pm.

In Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 stage musical, Todd is reinvented as a tragic character driven by revenge rather than greed and whose real name is Benjamin Barker. (Read on …)

Nearly a dozen young area dancers, ages 9 to 19, have been hard at work to showcase their talent for the upcoming “Just Dance!” performance on Sat., July 25, at 1 pm, at the Yucaipa Little Theatre.  This event will feature unique choreography to songs made popular by Broadway musicals and popular culture including “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray, “Seize the Day” from Newsies, and “Perfect Day” by Hoku. (Read on …)

Oliver! The Musical opens Thursday, July 23, at 7:30, at the Yucaipa Little Theater.

Based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, the story follows orphan Oliver and his adventures from workhouse to funeral parlor and finally to his perilous friendship with the Artful Dodger his mentor, Fagin, the master thief.

The show features several memorable songs such as “Consider Yourself,” “Food, Glorious Food,” and “I’d Do Anything.”  The cast of more than 30 local thespians is hard at work on choreography and is excited about the upcoming opening weekend.

The show runs three weekends from July 23 to August 9, 2009. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. on July 23, 24, 25, 31 and August 1, 7 and 8.  Matinee performances are at 3:30 p.m. on July 26, and August 2 and 9. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior, students, and children. Family tickets are $25, and groups of eight or more may purchase tickets for $6 each.

For more information, visit the theatre’s web site www.yucaipalittletheatre.com, or call (909) 790-1884. Yucaipa Little Theatre is located at 12135 California Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399.

Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. on July 27 and 28 at Seventh Street Theatre, 13123 Seventh St. in Chino, for Chino Community Theatre’s production of On Golden Pond, written by Earnest Thompson and directed by Chris Diehl.

Actors of all ages are needed. For information, leave a message at 909-590-1149 or for a character breakdown, visit www.chinocommunitytheatre.org.

The Ramona Bowl Courtyard Dinner Theatre presents Musical:  Past & Present August 7-8, 14-15, 21-23, 2009.  Cocktails 6:30, Dinner 7:00, Showtime 8:00 PM.
 
Act One of this cabaret-style musical brings out the favorites from seven years of Ramona Bowl musicals.  Act Two previews shows yet to come – and the audience chooses from them to determine the future.

Performances will be held at 27400 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet.

Tickets: $45.  For reservations, please call (800) 645-4465 X103.
 
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Candlelight Pavilion will hold open call audtions for Man of La Mancha on Monday, August 3 at 7pm at the theater located at 455 West Foothill Blvd. in Claremont.  Callbacks will be held Tuesday, August 4.  The show runs September 25 to November 11.

All roles open except Don Quixote.

For more information including a character breakdown, please visit the following websites: www.thecpdt.com & www.tamswhitmark.com. (Read on …)

Chino Community Children’s Theatre presents their teen/young adult musical: Into the Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Levine, and directed by Jennifer McHugh.

CCCT is thrilled to return Into the Woods, its award winning production from the summer of 2000, to the Seventh Street stage.

Just imagine if Jack and his beanstalk lived next door to the Baker and his wife who lived next door to the Witch who raised Rapunzel, all within the realm of Cinderella’s kingdom. Sondheim brilliantly weaves our favorite fairy tale characters into a funny and heartwarming tale about wishes and just what happens when they actually come true.

Come and laugh at two princes in “Agony,” cry at the tenderness of “No One Is Alone,” and watch this wonderful fairy tale come full circle by the end of the evening.

Tickets:  $10 for Seniors, Students and General Admission

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Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s Robin Hood, directed by Bethany Schwartzkopf, will be Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. (Read on …)

Riverside Community Players’ Curtain Raisers invites children (ages 6-12) to live the theatre dream at a workshop on July 28th (one day only) that is sure to fire up the imagination and encourage the star within to shine. (Read on …)

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre is pleased to present this year’s summer family musical, Oliver! at the Lewis Family Playhouse at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center beginning Friday, July 10th and continuing through Sunday, July 19, 2009.

Oliver! is the musical based on the book, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver is a young orphan in a large workhouse who draws a great deal of attention to himself when he asks for more at the dinner table. No one likes a greedy orphan, so Oliver finds himself sold to an undertaker. He runs away, and is taken in by a group of pickpockets who try to teach the innocent boy to be a thief. Eventually he escapes from the clutches of the crime ring and finds love, happiness, and a home. Music and lyrics are written by Lionel Bart. (Read on …)

Stars of Tomorrow Children’s Theater in association with Heartland Players Theatre Co., proudly presents their Children’s Theater Festival!       
 
In the festival, participants ages 9 and up will develop and fine-tune their  acting skills by rehearsing and performing alongside seasoned and professional actors.  Students will perform in the theatrical styles of classic comedy, black box theater, and melodrama. (Read on …)

The Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre presents Annie Get Your Gun July 10-12, 17-19 and 24-26, 2009 at 7:00 PM.
 
The Ramona Bowl’s rustic stage is the perfect setting for this classic.  “Irving Berlin’s greatest achievement in the theatre”, wrote the New York Post, Annie Get You Gun “will always be a musical for the ages.” 
 
Performances will be held at 27400 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet.
 
This is a FREE event; a $5 donation is suggested.

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