Auditions for ‘Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her’ will be held in 2 weeks Benicia Old Town Theatre Group will be holding open auditions for its fall play, “Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her” in a few weeks. Written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore in 1982, “Having a Wonderful […]
Review: Starlight Players deliver the ‘Unexpected’
When a stranger appears at her door one foggy evening, the flustered matron of a South Wales estate (Dorian Taylor as Laura Warwick) is forced to think fast. She concocts a hasty story to explain the dead body the visitor has discovered seated in a wheelchair by her window, unwittingly setting in motion a fantastic […]
Comic book community excited for ‘Wonder Woman’ film
Natasha Curtis, owner of Zeppelin Comics, has been looking forward to seeing Wonder Woman on the big screen since the ’80s. Curtis grew up on reruns of the Lynda Carter “Wonder Woman” TV show from the ’70s and even had the Wonder Woman underoos as a child. The comic store owner along with legions of […]
3 school drama programs combine for ‘Virgil’s Wedding’
Benicia Unified School District would like to invite you to a wedding— “Virgil’s Wedding,” that is. This week, audiences will be treated to a performance of Eddie McPherson’s Southern comedy at Benicia Middle School for a dinner theater fundraiser. However, the union depicted in “Virgil’s Wedding” is not the only marriage that attendees will stand […]
Review: Suitors shine brightest in Old Town ‘Apparel’
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) marked the opening of its current production, Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Intimate Apparel,” with an impressive, catered gala at the historic B.D.E.S. Hall on West J Street Friday. The play’s set, a melange of scenes from Teddy Roosevelt-era New York City, extended into the first rows of the audience, […]
Benicia High School casts a ‘spell’: Spring musical opens tonight
Benicia High School’s newest Panther Production aims to put audiences under a spell— figuratively speaking, of course. The spring musical this year is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” based on the 2005 Broadway production about a group of quirky middle schoolers and their quest to win in a local spelling competition. The play, […]
Review: Lead ‘Sister’ carries grand high school musical at the Lincoln
Review By Elizabeth Warnimont Special to the Herald Spunky Justin-Siena High School senior Tyler Bertani rocks the lead as young soul singer Deloris Van Cartier in Alan Menken’s musical, “Sister Act,” on stage at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville through April 2. Bertani kills the lead role, but beautifully-choreographed dance numbers (Lisa Clark Schmeling) and […]
Review: B8’s ‘Man’ a well-crafted biopic
B8 Theatre Company is back, and they’ve kicked off their 2017-2018 season with the world premiere of “Man of Letters: A View of Oscar Wilde,” a biographical collage of the words of the late playwright masterfully compiled into a sentimental one-act play by B8 actor and director Alan Cameron. B8 Theatre, formerly Butterfield 8, […]
Benicia High gets ‘angry’ in fall play
’12 Angry Men’ is school year’s first production Benicia High School will be going back to the ‘50s for its fall play, but the themes touched upon in it are relevant to any era— especially right now. That play would be “12 Angry Men,” which has had a long performance history. Reginald Rose wrote the […]
‘Rocky Horror’ is back: Pinole Community Players revive the cult classic
Welcome back to Planet Transylvania, from the galaxy of Transexual. The Pinole Community Players open Richard O’Brien’s stage rendition of the cult flick classic, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Friday, Oct. 28. Peter Del Fiorentino reprises the lead role of Frank, short for Frankenfurter, a role he played once before with Missouri Street Theatre […]