Travel back through time with Broadway Sacramento's Rain, a Beatles tribute show that began as an offshoot of the Broadway production of Beatlemania. Rain ran on Broadway for 300 shows and 8 preview performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City and has also been a hugely successful national tour for years. Together longer than the Beatles, Rain has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance. This multi-media show begins by taking us away to a time when four young men stepped on stage at the Ed Sullivan show and changed music as we knew it. Rain chronicles the journey America took with the Beatles,

Galena Street East will be celebrating 40 years of bringing “Joy to the World” at this year’s annual performance of “Holiday Tapestry.” Comprised of young adults from throughout the Sacramento metro area, Galena Street East is preparing to light up the stage with songs and dances that celebrate the spirit of the holidays here in the United States and all over the world.  Variety is what Galena Street East is known for. The exciting repertoire for this year’s show, entitled, “A Season of Miracles,” includes partner dances with advanced lifts, American Clogging, international folk dances from around the world, holiday-themed musical numbers, vocal solos and even a dance number in the style

Solstice: Dance of Light  -- Vocal Art Ensemble with Econesis Friday, December 9, 2011, 7:30pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (2620 Capitol Ave, Sacramento) Saturday, December 10, 7:30pm at the United Methodist Church of Davis (1620 Anderson Road, Davis) Sunday, December 11, 4:00pm at the Brunelle Performance Hall (Davis High School, 315 W. 14th Street, Davis) Suggested donation:  $6-20. This December the Davis a cappella group Vocal Art Ensemble will present three performances of Solstice: Dance of Light. This concert provides an alternative to traditional Christmas music and focuses on one of director Tracia Barbieri’s favorite themes: emerging out of darkness. Equally rooted in t

El Dorado Musical Theatre held auditions Monday night for the classic Broadway musical, "42nd Street". Set in 1933, "42nd Street" tells the story of a chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, who gets the chance to become a leading lady after the fading diva, Dorothy Brock, is injured before opening night of her Broadway show. Fresh off their multiple Elly Award wins and their critically acclaimed production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast", El Dorado Musical Theatre drew a crowd of 53 local actors and actress, all between the ages of 13 and 22. Don't let age fool you. El Dorado Musical Theatre is far from your run-of-the-mill youth theatre group. Many of the performers are seasoned professionals, w

The Sacramento Opera unveiled the program for its upcoming season after canceling shows last spring and then going on a fundraising drive to make this season possible. The two full operas, “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo and “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi, will be augmented by a special performance in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament to kick off the season Oct. 6. General Manager Rod Gideons said the Opera at the Cathedral show will highlight the top-10 musical numbers performed by the Sacramento Opera since its inception in 1981 as voted on by about 200 opera subscribers. “We’re going to be doing arias, duets, trios, quartets and ensembles,” he said, adding that six singers wil

Performers from Sacramento’s young performing ambassadors, Galena Street East, recently returned from a triumphant tour to Oahu, Hawaii. Galena was selected to represent the state of California in the 2011 "Festival of States" concert series. This summer, the Music Festival was set to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. For Galena Street East, this was their 39th good-will ambassador tour. They performed at various venues presenting "The Spirit of America." The ensemble, comprised of a select group of talented youth between the ages of 15 to 18, were featured performers at the iconic Polynesian Culture Center, Pearl Harbor, Shriners Children's Hospital, Ala Moana Center Stag

Galena Street East, California’s young performing ambassadors from Sacramento, will be holding auditions for the Children’s Chorus, Allegro, and East Street Gang groups on Saturday, June 4, 2011. All auditions will be held at the Sacramento Performing Arts Company Studio located at 2598 Del Monte Street in West Sacramento.  These groups are the training ground to prepare young performers for Galena Street East, the performing ensemble comprised of young Sacramento ambassadors who perform locally and abroad each year. "This year marks our 40th anniversary for performing here in the Sacramento area, and we are thrilled for what this year holds in store for us," said Jeri Clinger, artistic

The world renowned Cornell University Glee Club will be performing a special concert here in Sacramento on Wednesday, January 5th at Congregation B'nai Israel beginning at 7:30 p.m.  The program will feature both classical and contemporary men's choral music, including the Sacramento premiere of San Francisco Conservatory Professor David Conte’s new work for men’s choir, Crossing the Bar. This choral performance is a rare treat for the Capitol region and with tickets priced at only $15 per person, a classical performing arts bargain! Brett Owens, a local Cornell alumnus who now calls midtown Sacramento home, is excited to see his alma mater's Glee Club here in town. "These guys are incred

My name is Aaron Myers, I am the Sacramento area director of an arts organization called RAW:natural born artists. RAW showcases emerging/underground artists in film, fashion, music, art performing art, hair, makeup, photography and performing art. We do this on a local level through monthly multi-faceted arts showcases that showcase all of these forms of art together in one event. I'm writing to introduce myself and RAW to you! RAW is based in Southern California, but we currently operate in 6 cities across California and are launching in Sacramento for the first time in February! We are launching nationwide to an additional 21 cities as well. We'll be hosting our monthly showcases a

Sometimes, reading (and writing) an acerbic review that drips acid like one of those drooling, double-jawed xenomorphs from "Aliens" can be more entertaining than the show itself.  Imagine an evaluation that begins, "If Dave MacDonald's Best of Broadway cast had dropped its sequin-covered panties and urinated all over the stage like an elderly Carol Channing, they literally could not do worse..." Sure, such a critique – clearly inspired by the delicious sarcasm of "Glee's" musical-hating cheer coach Sue Sylvester – might be a whole lot of fun on some admittedly sick, sick level, but comments like, "This is the most offensive thing I've seen in 30 years of reviewing – and that includes an

The spirit of patriotism is alive and well in the hearts and minds of nineteen young adults from the Sacramento area. Recently returning from a summer tour in Washington, D.C., these talented teens sang, danced and performed as members of Galena Street East, a performing arts ensemble dedicated to training Sacramento’s rising generation in the various styles of music and dance. The group spent a week performing at several prominent venues in the nation’s capital, including the Holocaust Museum, the Old Post Office, and the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Festival of States, an exclusive concert series for musical and vocal ensembles throughout the country celebrating the history and legacy

New York’s Radio City Music Hall, London’s Royal Festival Hall, Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, Paris’ Le Palais Congrès, next stop: Sacramento Convention Center. Shen Yun has traveled the world in an extensive tour and is now stopping in Sacramento for two days. Shen Yun Performing Arts company is composed of an ensemble of choreographers, dancers and professional musicians whose material evolves from year to year. According to its mission statement, Shen Yun Performing Arts came into being in 2006 "with a vision of cultural renewal." A non-profit organization disassociated from China's communist regime, the company's mission is "to revive the true, five-millennia-old artistic tradit

I'll be the first to admit it. I was drawn to Spring Awakening for all the wrong reasons. I was disappointed, but I won't fault anyone but myself for that. And, as much as I'd like to blame the marketing for this musical, I can't. I knew Rachel Berry was not going to grace the stage. I knew better than to think the practically perfect cast of Glee would surprise me in Sacramento with their best Duncan Shiek. Regardless, I approached Spring Awakening with a complete lack of common sense. I can honestly say I had no idea what my Spring Awakening experience would be like. Regrettably, I did very little research on the plot or protagonists. The only thing I knew was that "everyone" was doin

High energy and fun brought Old Sacramento to life at the Second Annual Sacramento World Music and Dance Festival.  The two-day festival kicked off Saturday at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center, which featured Angentine tango champions Miriam and Leonardo.  Festivities continued Sunday in Old Sacramento. Both days were a celebration of international cultures through ethnic dancing, musical performances, historical storytelling and traditional reenactments of stories and folktales from all over the world. Despite the sweltering Sacramento heat, close to 5,000 attendees managed to stay cool under the shade of large tents and trees, and with the aid of popsicles and cold drinks sold by s