Local Entertainment News
- Lincoln Trio journeys to Yuba City
- Internationally praised classical group will perform Monday
- By Susan Benitez/adfeatures
- The internationally acclaimed Lincoln Trio — Marta Aznavoorian on piano; David Cunliffe on cello; and Desirée Ruhstrat on violin — will play at 7:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Yuba City as part of Tri-County Co... Full story
- Trio to perform masterful music
- 'German & Russian Masters' concerts part of Veridian Symphony's chamber series
- By Susan Benitez/adfeatures
- The Veridian Symphony Orchestra will present two concerts this weekend to showcase the master composers of Germany and Russia, including Bach, Mozart, Glinka, Scriabin, Shostakovich and Sviridov.
Part of the orchestra's Chamber Music Series, "German... Full story
- Play melds 'Pan' with 'Life'
- 'It's a Wonderful Neverland' runs Saturdays to Feb. 11 at Magic Theatre in Yuba City
- By Susan Benitez/adfeatures
- "For people who are familiar with 'It's a Wonderful Life' and love 'Peter Pan,' this is the perfect play for them to see because it's pretty much a parody of it." said Carmen Smith, director of "It's a Wonderful Neverland," showing Saturdays through ... Full story
- Broadway Series journeys to the 'West Side'
- 'West Side Story' plays through Sunday at Community Center Theater in Sacramento
- By Saunthy Nicolson-Singh/For the Appeal-Democrat
- What could be the lure of a story that debuted on Broadway in 1957 — one so strong that more than half a century later could still pack a house, even in mean and lean economic times? For the crowd that packed the Sacramento Community Center on ... Full story
- Love is 'Fantastick' at The Acting Company
- World's longest-running musical opens Friday, runs through Feb. 12 in Yuba City
- By Susan Benitez/adfeatures
- "'The Fantasticks' is the longest-running musical in the history of musical theater," said director Curt Schroeder. It opens Friday and runs through Feb. 12 at The Acting Company in Yuba City.
"It has a basic plot of boy meets girl; boy and girl fal... Full story
- Camptonville Academy Players focus on what's important
- Mark Twain's 'The Prince and the Pauper' plays through Jan. 29 in Marysville
- By Susan Benitez/adfeatures
- The Camptonville Academy Players of Camptonville Academy, a charter school in Marysville for grades K-12, will perform Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper," directed by Ellie Palmer, beginning Thursday at Lee Burrows Center for the Arts in Marysv... Full story
- Jackson magic lives on in 'Immortal'
- Cirque du Soleil tour in N. Calif. this week
- By Saunthy Nicolson-Singh/For the Appeal-Democrat
- It doesn't matter if you have "Thriller" on vinyl or the 25th anniversary CD of Michael Jackson's hit album. You'll be thrilled with Cirque du Soleil's take on Jackson, beyond his music with "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" that hit Sacramen... Full story
- Comedy is afoot, both stand-up and out of town
- By Tom Nadeau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Much is afoot theatrically. Let's start with the stand-up comics appearing at Marysville's new Laughing Lotus Comedy Review.
Laughing Lotus first blossomed in an East Marysville garage but was soon replanted to 103 C St. in old Chinatown's garden of... Full story
