Terrance V. Mc Arthur

A Look Back at Valley Theatre in 2025

by Terrance McArthur
& Lorie Lewis Ham


“Out in Reedley, the River City Theatre Company filled the Opera House with the music of Irving Berlin with a lively production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, complete with snow blowing over the audience. In Fresno’s venerable Warnor’s Theater, the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co. brought Richard III, their first production as a professional theatre troupe, blending local talent with professionals.

Mary Poppins On Stage At Roger Rocka’s

by Terrance McArthur


“Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Chim-Chim Cheree,” “Step in Time,” “Feed the Birds,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.”
Sounds like the world’s favorite fictional nanny has landed in the Valley. Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins is now playing at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater in a Good Company Players production through March 22.

Spooky October Movies—No Screaming Necessary

by Terrance McArthur


October is a time when all the spooky comes out—decorations, costumes, and movies. I have compiled a small list of some of my favorite spooky. They may be thought of as horror movies, but they aren’t blood-and-guts fests. These are films I have seen, which leaves out some popular films like Monster Squad and Hocus Pocus. Most of these are pretty old, and not too violent. (I have a problem with slasher-monster-jump scare films.)

My Fair Lady On Stage Again at Roger Rocka’s

by Terrance McArthur


“I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me To the Church On Time,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” “The Rain In Spain,” and more. All classic songs from My Fair Lady, the Lerner-Loewe musical that the Good Company Players have staged for the sixth time at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, running through November 16. Did GCP do a good job of honoring the legacy of this workhorse of the musical theatre? GCP—You Did It!