A View from the Bridge

So everyone needs to drop what they're doing and go see Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge" at Richland Players this weekend. They close on Sunday, and you will be sorry you missed this dramatic, suspenseful and somewhat disturbing play. Kudos to director Joyce Bean for creating a really special theatre event for us. The set is beautiful, and the acting is deep and moving. Go see it!

Also, speaking of viewing things from the "bridge," rehearsals for Titanic the Musical (produced by Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre) are in full swing, and I can tell you that the music is going to knock your socks off, and the set will be phenomenal - also the 3rd class passengers rock. That's all I know so far, more as the situation develops.

Connect with a Composer Tomorrow!

There are lots of things going on this week, and then the first two weeks of April is your chance for a break.

Tomorrow is the next Mid-Columbia Mastersingers' "Connect with the Composer" talk. Reg Unterseher will present a forum on ePublishing and the future of music publishing - I got a preview and it is fascinating!

Wednesday night you can catch the Count Basie Orchestra at Kennewick High School - wow!

And next weekend you have multiple opportunities to see two great productions: "West Side Story" at the Academy of Children's Theatre, and Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre's production of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella." I have already seen "Cinderella," and highly recommend it. Justin said "West Side Story" is outstanding, and he never says that - I bet it's good.

In Like a Lion

Man, March is busy! It started off with a great Mastersingers concert weekend, then this past weekend we had both the Mid-Columbia Symphony concert AND the anniversary celebration of Joel and Debra Rogo and their Mid-Columbia Ballet. All three of these groups will collaborate on "Carmina Burana" on May 12 - wow!

And there are so many middle school and high school productions going on, I can't even keep track.

Tomorrow night is your last chance to audition for Richland Players' next production, "Trip to Bountiful," and the next two weekends you can see their current show, "Dearly Beloved," - stop by the box office and your chances of seeing me are pretty high.

This weekend Community Concerts of the Tri-Cities will present "Il Voce," which I will miss since I'm house managing for "DB" - let me know how they are!

Then next weekend Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre (formerly Richland Light Opera Company) opens Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" and the Academy of Children's Theatre opens "West Side Story." I hear great things about both, and I am especially looking forward to hearing Mastersinger Ty Wilde as Tony.

At the end of the month Reg Unterseher will present a forum on ePublishing, and the Count Basie Orchestra is coming to Kennewick High School. I guess everyone gave up sleeping for Lent.

Hallelujah!

If you missed the CUP Oratorio Chorus' "farewell performance" of Handel's Messiah last weekend, well too bad for you. The soprano soloist was especially fine. But you have one more chance to hear this Christmas staple when the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers join the Walla Walla Symphony, conductor Yaakov Bergman, and the WWU I Cantori for what will be one of the best performances of Messiah in our area this season.

And be sure to support the Mastersingers at their Barnes & Noble Book Fair tomorrow. We'll be at the Columbia Center Barnes & Noble all day, performing carols and music from our upcoming concert. Noon will be a GREAT time to show up.

And Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre is offering one last chance to audition for Camelot on December 14. I'm refraining from any RenFaire-esque comments. I just won't do it.

Looking for family-friendly things to do this weekend? You have your pick of multiple showings of The Nutcracker, Beauty and the Beast and A Little Princess. Go crazy. It's the thing to do during the holidays.