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- Audience part of Sutter High's 'Aladdin'
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- Sometimes in theater, the audience plays more of a role than just as observers.
Sutter Union High School's "The Magical Lamp of Aladdin" takes this idea one step further — in it, members of the audience assume roles during the performance.... Full story
- Lyric Opera gives 'Gift of the Magi'
- Company will perform story of love with classic O. Henry twist ending
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- Few authors are more famous for writing twist endings than American author O. Henry.
His "Gift of the Magi" is famous for its ironic twist ending, so much so that other authors have copied the story since it was first published.
The Borgamaria... Full story
- Skater hits the ice with wife for Disney
- Black is Prince Charming to wife, as Cinderella, in Disney on Ice production
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- Often in the skating world, a husband and wife get the chance to perform in the same show.
The same is true of James Black and his wife, Victoria. The two are part of Disney on Ice's "Princess Classics" — he as Prince Charming and she as... Full story
- String quartet promotes classical music
- Foothills String Quartet seeks to teach audiences about complex pieces
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- The music of Mozart, Brahms and other composers has been around for centuries, but many find it inaccessible.
The Foothills String Quartet aims to change that attitude by educating audiences about classical music through performance.
The quartet... Full story
- Prima Trio launches concert season
- Tri-County Concert Association's season includes four concerts
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- A season of classical music at the First United Methodist Church in Yuba City begins Monday as the Prima Trio kicks off the Tri County Concert Association's season.
"The one thing I love about this trio is that they're able to interpret such... Full story
- Chorale performs musical theater standards
- Group to perform songs by composers Gershwin, Sondheim, Porter
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- The Yuba-Sutter Master Chorale will fill the First Lutheran Church in Yuba City today with sounds of Gershwin and Cole Porter for the group's annual fall pops concert.
"This is going to be a really nice concert," said Joaquina Calvo Johnson, the... Full story
- 'The Miser' not stingy with the laughs
- Moliére play a comedy about a man who is tight with his money
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- The situation comedy has been a staple of TV and theater for centuries.
French playwright Jean-Baptise Moliére created the middle-class situation comedy with plays such as "The Miser."
The Yuba College theater department will perform "The... Full story
- ABC's 'V' remake a highlight of November sweeps
- By Josh Kendrix/Appeal-Democrat
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- November means Thanksgiving, retailers trying to get you to shop more, cooler weather and, to TV, sweeps.
Sweeps is when TV networks revise their advertising rates. They do this by running more interesting and ratings-friendly programming, which... Full story
- 'Magi' at YSRAC; theater gears up for the holidays
- By Tom Nadeau/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Borgamaria Lyric Opera is now being presented with "The Gift of the Magi" at 7:30 p.m. at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts in Marysville, and will continue to do so until Nov. 15.
This inspired story was written by O. Henry in the early 1900s.... Full story
