Wine-tasting, murder and merriment are featured in this year’s “Christmas Show” at the Riverfront Playhouse. There is murder afoot at the Davino Brothers’ Vineyard, but the wacky characters don’t let that interfere with wine-tasting, grape-stomping, and celebrating the holidays. The… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, I wrote about the Carl Verheyen Band coming to Redding on Tuesday (Nov. 17). The show is still happening, but the venue has changed. Instead of Bernie’s Guitar, the show is now taking place at 7 p.m.… Continue Reading
Deon Pollett (center), Laurel Wolcott (right) and Christy Himden star in the new Riverfront Playhouse comedy "You Can’t Take it With You." Photo by Rowan O’Connell-Barger. There’s an optimism and confidence in Tess O’Connell’s voice that tells me that the… Continue Reading
What: “Rocky’s Curtain Call” – A fundraiser for the Riverfront Playhouse Capital Campaign When: 6 to 9 p.m. Sept 12 Where: The Main home, 3165 Wilshire Drive, Redding Cost: $30 The Main Family invites you to Rocky’s Curtain Call –… Continue Reading
North state audiences tend to turn out for comedies, and it appears Riverfront Playhouse is off to a excellent start with Michael Parker’s farce “Who’s In Bed With the Butler?” The show’s director, Leon Compton, said the theater was packed… Continue Reading
What: Riverfront Playhouse presents “Who’s In Bed with the Butler” Where: Riverfront Playhouse – 1620 East Cypress Avenue, Redding When: through Aug. 15 Cost: Tickets $15 to $20, available at Graphic Emporium, 1525 Pine Street, Redding. A California billionaire bequeaths… Continue Reading
What: Renaissance Redding’s 8th Annual High Tea When: Saturday, May 16, 3 to 5 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn, Redding Why: Help support Riverfront Playhouse Details: Plans are under way for Renaissance Redding’s eighth annual High Tea event. This year’s tea theme… Continue Reading
What: Writers Forum presents: Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” When: April 15, 2009. Doors open at 7 p.m. Where: Riverfront Playhouse, 1620 E. Cypress Ave., Redding Cost: $20 More: For tickets contact Larry Watters at 227-6669 or LarryWatters@charter.net Includes… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day. How about a nice infidelity? It’s the premise of the Riverfront Playhouse’s current production of Bernard Slade’s two-person play “Same Time, Next Year.” The play opened Jan. 24 and runs through Feb. 21. There are three performances… Continue Reading
“Meshuggah-Nuns” Review Sometimes writers, like ships, hit the doldrums, languishing in familiar waters and not really making much headway. This was once the fate of the seemingly endless spin-offs of the original “Nunsense.” But with this, the fifth iteration of… Continue Reading
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