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Performing View – It’s It Doozy!

Performing View – It’s It Doozy!

PerformingView By Chris Murphy March is going to be a doozy! There are new events and performance popping up everywhere and we are only going to be able to scratch the surface this month. There is everything from indie plays, celebrity blockbusters, to enchanting cirque productions. The Gallo Center has events lined up for everyone. […]

Legally Blonde at MJC

Legally Blonde at MJC

Legally Blonde is opening soon at Modesto Junior College!   A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much […]

By February 29, 2024 Read More →
MJC presents A Streetcar Named Desire

MJC presents A Streetcar Named Desire

Modesto Junior College will present Tennessee Williams’ dazzling masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dec 1-Dec 10th in the Little Theatre on Modesto Junior College East Campus. A Streetcar Named Desire, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams was first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947.  The first production starred Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, and Kim Hunter. It […]

By November 12, 2023 Read More →
BargainView: Gratitude Season

BargainView: Gratitude Season

BargainView: Gratitude SeasonBy Monica Barber As a prelude to the busiest season of the year, November often helps us remember our gratitude for the wonderful things our community has to offer. Often we forget to drop by our favorite restaurant or stop to view the artwork in local shops. Upon returning home this afternoon from […]

By October 31, 2021 Read More →
Prospect Theater Project Presents “The Underpants

Prospect Theater Project Presents “The Underpants

Prospect Theater Project Presents “The Underpants WHAT: From the author of Picasso at the Lapine Agile comes this exquisite adaptation of a classic German farce. Louise and Theo’s bourgeois existence is shattered whenLouise’s wardrobe malfunction becomes the talk of the town. What follows is afast and furious romp that skewers gender roles, double standards, fleetingmoments […]

By September 1, 2021 Read More →
PerformingView – New Stagings

PerformingView – New Stagings

PerformingView By Chris Murphy It is a new strange time in our local performing arts. We are trying to open up, we are trying to get larger audiences and yet we hang on the door step. Many venues in the larger cities are requiring vaccination proof or a fresh negative COVID PCR test. This is […]

The Postman Always Rings Twice at the Prospect

The Postman Always Rings Twice at the Prospect

Prospect Theater Project’s Radio Cavalcade Presents “The Postman Always Rings Twice”WHAT:  A middle-aged roadside diner owner hires a drifter to work at his restaurant. The drifter quickly begins an affair with the owner’s beautiful young wife and the two conspire to kill her husband and seize his assets. When they succeed, a local prosecutor becomes […]

By March 15, 2021 Read More →

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Set in New York during WWII, a lone soldier explores the city with only a 48-hour pass before shipping out overseas. A chance encounter with a young lady results in them spending two days together, and along with a friendly milkman, the sites and sounds of the city provide a backdrop for them falling in […]

By February 10, 2021 Read More →
Ceres Drive In Grand Opening

Ceres Drive In Grand Opening

The Ceres Drive-In will celebrate its grand opening next weekend September 25th-27th with Frozen(Friday), American Graffiti(Saturday) and Avengers: End Game(Sunday). Tickets are $30 for a carload up to 8 people. Don’t miss the opportunity to be one of the first to enjoy this nostalgic past time the way it was meant to be. The movies will […]

By September 17, 2020 Read More →
Ceres Drive-In Returns!

Ceres Drive-In Returns!

The Return of the Drive In! This is exciting news. The Ceres Drive In will be reopening later this month! In this day, the drive in has emerged as the safe way to do things and now, you can experience a real full sized screen, concessions, digital sound and a real drive-in experience. How cool […]

By September 5, 2020 0 Comments Read More →
PerformingView – Closed Curtains

PerformingView – Closed Curtains

PerformingView By Kaye Osborn A Time to Close the Curtains in September But will leave a light on the stage Honestly friends I was hoping entertainers would be able to perform live shows by now, but it looks like many venues have shuttered until spring 2021. Everything is up in the air until an effective […]

By August 28, 2020 0 Comments Read More →
Benni’s Night at Prospect Theater Project 

Benni’s Night at Prospect Theater Project 

Benni’s Night at Prospect Theater Project    WHAT: Chef Christopher Bonora (Piccolo Benni’s) and Chef Paul Tremayne (Concetta) will be serving a wonderful drive-through dinner in support of Prospect Theater Project. Dinner will include a bottle of red or white wine specially selected by Chef Tremayne.  Tickets for Benni’s Night at Prospect Theater Project will be […]

By August 17, 2020 Read More →
PerformingView

PerformingView

PerformingView A Virtual Time to Perform in August By Kaye Osborn It’s been a long intermission hasn’t it? Who knew the virus would continue to surge and change our landscape so drastically? You will be amazed how many are offered on-line. Many of our local performance venues are streaming virtual shows. Gallo Rep., Prospect Theater, […]

PerformingView – Snappy New Year

PerformingView – Snappy New Year

PerformingView By Kaye Osborn A Time to Perform Snappy New Year! Hope this year brings fresh starts and new beginnings. Embrace the sunrise of a bright future. Hard to believe it’s a new year and a new decade. Consider this month a blank slate. You can fill it will all things theatrical! The schools are […]

By January 3, 2020 0 Comments Read More →
PerformingView – Holiday Performances

PerformingView – Holiday Performances

PerformingView – Holiday Presentations By Kaye Osborn and the View Crew Happy Holidays! Tis the season to be merry and bright plus treat you and your family to some magical, captivating productions. Music, dance and performers will spice up your holiday traditions! Our valley has a lot to offer! Enhance this time of year with […]

By December 1, 2019 0 Comments Read More →