This twist on the familiar fairy tale “The Princess and The Pea” comes to life with wonderful songs and side-splitting shenanigans! From a moat-swimming princess to a mute king, Once Upon a Mattress combines the love and charm from the classic fairy tale with humor for all ages. Once Upon a Mattress is billed as “fresh, inventive and funny,” by The New York Daily News.

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“Day by day, day by day, Oh dear Lord three things I pray…” From the composer of Wicked comes the vivacious musical based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Godspell is one of Broadway’s biggest successes and features the international hit “Day by Day.” Not to be outdone by brilliant theatrical displays including comedic charades, puzzling pantomimes and various Vaudeville antics, Godspell is billed as “A hit, a big, big hit” by the New York Times and a “rapid fire musical fun house” by Billboard Magazine. This colorful and invigorating musical is not to be missed and is on stage May 21st-June 27th!

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 The risks of a workplace-romance are exposed at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory! What was once a simple conflict between management and labor quickly bursts into a battle of the sexes.  With a mega-hit score including “Hey There,” “Steam Heat,” “Hernando’s Hideaway” and “Small Talk”, you won’t want to miss the Tony® Award winning The Pajama Game playing at the Candlelight Pavilion February 12 – March 21.  

Visit the Candlelight Pavillion web site for specific show dates, times, and prices.

Tickets are available by calling (909) 626- 1254, ext 1. Regular ticket prices range from $48-$60 which includes both dinner and show.  Group rates are available for parties of 10 or more at even lower rates.  Save 10% on season tickets when you book as few as four shows.  The Candlelight Pavilion is proud to announce its flexible payment plans to all Season ticket holders; save as much as 20% when you book 8 performances.   For more information regarding the 2010 season line-up and ticketing, please visit us online at www.thecpdt.com. (Read on …)

Always…Patsy Cline opens January 8 at the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater. Tickets are available by calling (909) 626- 1254. Make plans now to take in this hand-clapping, toe tapping evening of fun, nostalgia and mesmerizing talent.    

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Certainly every country music fan knows Patsy Cline as a phenomenal singer who pioneered the rise of female country stars. More importantly, at a time when country and pop music were a twain that almost never met, Patsy was the first female country singer to achieve a pop hit in Walkin’ After Midnight, the first of many crossover successes.  (Read on …)

The Pass Area Performing Artists (PAPA) presents its holiday production of The Littlest Angel and Dr. Mary Kay Switzer’s adaption of O’Henry’s Gift of the Magi.  Dr. Switzer is also the director for this production.

These two one act plays are for the entire family.  The Littlest Angel is about a young angel who has difficulty adapting to heaven.  The Gift of the Magi is a story of selflessness and sharing as seen in a young impoverished couple.

The plays will run December 10, 11, 12 @ 7 p.m. It will run Sunday December 13 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults,  $5 for children under 12.   Tickets can be purchased through our box office 951-722-5526.  For more information call the box office number or visit www.banningculturalalliance.org.

Performances will be held at the historic Woman’s Club Building, 175 W. Hays St, in Bannning, CA.

Riverside Community Players, one of the oldest continuously active community theatre groups in the United States, has announced its line-up for its 83rd season, and the organization is currently accepting applications for the position of director and technical director for the following productions. Experience with theatre-in-the round is a plus, but not required.

In order to receive a director’s or technical director’s application, please call (951) 369-1200 9am-noon, Monday-Friday.  For more information on the organization, visit www.riversidecommunityplayers.com. 

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A few weeks ago, the service hosting the ITL calendar broke. Instead of waiting for it to be resurrected, a new and, hopefully, better one has been built.

With the other service going down, upcoming events had to be pieced together from old e-mails. While many have been recovered, there are likely several others that were missed. If you do not see your event, please re-submit it.

To add or change your event, email happenings@inlandtheatre.org.

Due to the overwhelming response to their High School Musical K-Fusion Session, Kaleidoscope Arts Factory has recently added a second class.  To learn more about this class, to register online or for information on other Kaleidoscope Arts factory programs, visit www.kscopekids.org  or call us at (951) 372-9544.  Scholarships are available.

The Inland Theatre League welcomes the Canyon Lake Community Theatre & Performing Arts Association (CLCT) and Triple Threat Academy (located in Temecula).

Whether you’re in a small club or involved in a huge community event, there is a great new outlet for information about your group – the PE’s new San Bernardino County Community sections.  (There are new sections for Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Mountain communities, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, and Yucaipa.)

Fill out their online form to submit information or browse the PE Web site (click My community on the left.)

The 2005 ITL Awards Ceremony were held on April 12 at the Landis Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Riverside Community College.

Click here to view the 2005 nominees and winners.

For any spelling corrections or changes to your ITL award certificates, contact Michael Charles at President@InlandTheatre.org.

If you were unable to attend the ceremony, your award certificate was given to a representative of the theater where you performed.  Contact that theater to receive your certificate.

Click here to view the 2005 nominees.

The Fontana Mummers are endanger of closing and disbanding! A membership meeting will be held at the theater on Tuesday, February 21 at 7 P.M. They need your ideas, your help, and your opinions. If it is decided to continue the Mummers theater, the members will need to elect new Board members for 2006 – 2008. You do not have to be a member to attend this meeting!

Performance Riverside is going out of the set rental business.  All warehouse items must be cleared out by February 24th. Come and get some fabulous deals! Many items will be free.

Complete Sets for Sale:  Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, Tommy

Friday, February 17 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, February 18 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
5055 Hallmark Parkway, San Bernardino

Call Performance Riverside at (951) 222-8221 for additional information.

We’ve painted the walls and discovered a set of wonderful draperies!

Beneath these cosmetic changes are some structural updates that, we hope, will make updating the site much easier and faster.

Over the next month, new pages will be added as we incorporate the old site. Check back often to see it grow!