The Grove Theatre is proud to present the timeless tale of Annie, the classic musical about never giving up hope, opening Friday, February 10th.  This is the beloved tale of Annie, an orphan determined to find her parents who abandoned her as a baby on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage, run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.  After many fun-filled adventures, Annie overcomes the evil doings of Miss Hannigan, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. 

All performances are held at The Grove Theatre, 276 E 9th Street, Upland, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:29 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm, beginning Friday, February 10th, and ending Sunday, February 26th. Adult tickets are $25 and $20, student tickets are $15 and tickets for children 12 and under are $12. Senior and group discounts are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling or visiting the Box Office, or by visiting The Grove’s website at http://www.grovetheatre.com. (Read on …)

California Baptist University Theatre Arts presents Androcles and the Lion, book by Aurand Harris and music by Glen Mack.

Androcles and the Lion is a enchanting treatment of Aesop’s fable, in the style of Italian commedia dell’arte. Androcles, a Roman slave, tries to help Isabella and Lelio escape Isabella’s stingy uncle, Pantalone. Androcles helps the couple hide in the woods and in the process accidentally becomes a runaway slave, a offense punishable by death in the Roman arena. But while in the woods Androcles makes a unlikely friend who may just change everything. A colorful theatrical experience with zany comedy and warmth that teaches us that to make friends is always an act of risk and vulnerability.

For Reservations Call 951-343-4319

March 2, 2012 8:00 PM March 3, 2012 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM

General Admission $12.00 Matinees and Seniors $10.00 Wallace Theatre 8432 Magnolia Avenue Riverside CA 92504

Riverside Community Players presents The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi by Y. York, adapted from the Story by Rudyard Kipling.
 
When the pristine garden of the diva tailor bird, Darzee, becomes inhabited by the young mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi, she becomes incensed. With her muskrat friend, Chuchu, Darzee pulls out all the stops to devise a way to run off the pesky mongoose. However, when they see the strange effect that Rikki Tikki Tavi has on Nag, the cunning cobra, the friends reconsider. (Read on …)

Redlands Footlighters is proud to announce two programs to be performed during February in conjunction with Black History Month. Both programs, The Buffalo Soldier and Ruminations: The Life of Frederick Douglass are one-man presentations to be performed by Redlands’ resident Robert J. (Bob) Harper.

Both shows were written by Mr. Harper and are being directed by Doug Austin.  All of the performances will be at the Redlands Footlighters Theater, 1810 Barton Road, Redlands.

• Ruminations: The Life of Frederick Douglass: Friday, Feb 10 @ 8pm; Sunday, Feb 12 @ 2pm
• The Buffalo Soldier: Saturday, Feb 11 @ 8 pm

Cost: $5.00 at the box office window for adults.
Student with a valid identification or with their parent or school will be admitted free of charge. (Read on …)

A marvelous, touching comedy by Barbara Pease Weber, Howwash,  is invigorating!

With an all star cast, Rialto Players is proud to present this striking story of Louie Baxter, a trouble-maker, and Mary Baxter who doesn’t know how to react when Louie gets expelled from Sunny Hill Day Care Center for a variety of behaviors offenses. Fire, false alarms and funny antics propel this production towards a touching climax.

Performing February 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, March 2 & 3 at 8 PM and February 12, 19, 26 and March 4 at 2 PM at Rialto Community Players, 152 East San Bernardino Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376

Reserve your tickets today! General admission is $15.00 and students w/ID and seniors are $12.00.

To make reservations, (909) 873-8514.  For more information, visit us online at www.rialtoplayers.org or check us out on Facebook.

Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s beloved novel springs to life in this beautiful, newly adapted theatricalization of the captivating story.

February 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 2012 performing Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. February 10 (opening night) all kids (12 and under) come free, with the purchase of a general ticket.

General Seating is $10, student/senior is $8 and a Family of 4 pack is $30. Cash and checks only please. Call ahead for group rates (20 people +)

This production is appropriate for ages 6 and up.

Elinore (Yesenia Garci) is the level-headed intelligent sister who’s heart belongs to Edward Ferrars (David Dysart), he is secretly engaged to the charming Lucy Steele (Sabrina Billings), and Elinore is left to hid her true feelings. Meanwhile, Marianne (Chelsea Caracoza) is the flirtatious, vibrant  sister who attracts the hearts of many a suitor, including the dashing and wicked John Willoughby (Andrew Graham) and the older but wealthy Colonel Brandon (Rob Foley).

For more information please visit our website at www.heartlandplayers.org, check us out on FaceBook or call at 909-556-4092
Heartland is located at 33994 Avenue E., Yucaipa, CA 92399 near 7th Street Park.

Back, by popular demand, Sweet Mama Stringbean, a celebration of blues legend Ethel Waters starring ValLimar Jansen, returns to the Grove Theatre the weekend of February 4th and 5th.

Born in 1896, the unwanted product her mother’s rape at knifepoint at the age of 12, Ethel Waters grew up unsupervised in the slums of Philadelphia. Violence was more prevalent than warmth or love throughout her poverty-stricken childhood. She left her own abusive marriage at the age of 14, but her voice was beginning to draw attention. She sang and danced at church functions and started performing in black vaudeville in 1917. She then traveled with a carnival and finally moved to Harlem, eventually becoming a celebrated blues singer. She was the first female black singer to be heard on radio and, later, the highest-paid female performer on Broadway. She won a Grammy Award in 1933 and was the second black performer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her performance in Pinky (1949). (Read on …)

Center Stage Theater will present A Chorus Line February 10 – March 4, 2012, on Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 7:00pm, & Sundays at 2:00pm.

 A Chorus Line is a stunning musical-verite about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include “I Can Do That”, “At the Ballet”, “Dance: Ten; Looks: Three”, “The Music and the Mirror”, “What I Did for Love”, “One (Singular Sensation)” and “I Hope I Get It”. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama. The show was instantly recognized as a classic.

Fontana Residents will receive a 25% discount off of any tickets purchased for February 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th & 24th performances. Show Only tickets as low as $13.50 and Dinner & Show tickets for as low as $29.95. Guests must call the box office to redeem this offer. Restrictions apply.

Pass Area Performing Artists presents a dinner mystery theater…Agatha Christie’s And Then There were None.  Several guests arrive at a mysterious mansion upon an island; only to find out they cannot leave. They have all been invited and brought there for one reason…to die.  Directed by Donnell Powell.

• Dinner Performances: Friday, Feb 17 & 24, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, Feb 19 & 26, 2012 @4:00 p.m.
• Theater Seating (no dinner): Saturday, Feb 18 & 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Cost:  Dinner and Play $25. per person or two for $45.
            Saturday performances (No Dinner ) – 12.00 per person.

Tickets through box office:951-722-5526 or www.passareaperformingartists.com

Twin Pierrot Productions presents Marie Curie: Rogue Scientist, a new one-woman play starring ITL Founder’s Award-winner Rebecca Lynn Morales. Presented in association with JTL Productions’ “Acting Out” Series.

Written and directed by G. S. Morales, Rogue is a powerful dramatic presentation based upon the life and achievements of Madame Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the discoverer of radium and polonium, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win a Nobel prize in two scientific fields.

Spend an evening with the specter of Madame Curie as she recounts the trials and successes of her life — from her childhood in Russian-occupied Poland and higher education in Paris, to her Nobel Prize wins, public scandal, WWI exploits, and eventual death from radiation exposure. Full of wit and verve, passion and wisdom, Madame Curie achieved her heart’s greatest desire: “to be something,” to make indelible impression on the scientific community and world at large. Reliving Curie’s story with her will be a night of theatre you’ll never forget.

Please note: this is a touring production. Location, showtimes will vary by weekend. The weekend of Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11, 2012 will be presented at Rialto Playhouse, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The weekend of Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, 2012 will be presented at 7th Street Theater in Chino.

Visit our website for more info: http://www.mariecurieplay.com.
Click here for video preview: http://www.mariecurieplay.com/trailer.html