Terrance V. Mc Arthur

Oct 2023 28

Death and the Sisters By Heather Redmond: Review/Giveaway/Interview

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by Terrance McArthur

It’s London, 1814. Mary Godwin and Jane Clairmont are sisters—well, stepsisters. They live above the family bookstore, and there is a dead man downstairs. Is it Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet? If Percy isn’t the dead man, could he be the murderer? Death and the Sisters is Heather Redmond’s first book in a new series, sending the reader spinning into a historical maze of real-life historical and literary figures.

Oct 2023 11

Once Presented by CenterStage Clovis Community Theatre

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by Terrance McArthur

Once.
It’s a word that starts things happening. Once upon a time. Once a (something), always a (something). Once is enough. Once is not enough.

Sep 2023 20

The Pirates of Penzance On Stage at Roger Rocka’s in 2023

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by Terrance McArthur

William S. Gilbert wrote the words. Arthur Sullivan wrote the music. After 144 years, The Pirates of Penzance is still great theatre, good fun, and lots of laughs. Join the crew for the Good Company Players’ production now playing at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater through November 5.

Aug 2023 26

The Great Food Search: My Salad Days

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by Terrance McArthur

Sometimes, I hanker for a rare steak. Other days, I long for salmon. In the summer, a salad sounds like a really good idea. Yes, summers are My Salad Days.

Aug 2023 24

Arsenic and Old Lace On Stage at 2nd Space

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by Terrance McArthur

Arsenic and Old Lace, that classic killer comedy about sweet little old ladies with a homicidal hobby, is knockin’ ‘em dead at the Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre through October 8.

Aug 2023 19

The Flying Z By Leo W. Banks: Review/Giveaway/Interview

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by Terrance McArthur

The Flying Z by Leo W. Banks. Hmmm. By the cover, it’s a Western. Let’s see. Desolate landscape. Remote ranch. Tough cowboy. Doddering old uncle. Beautiful young woman. Truck? Drug traffickers? A Mustang...by Ford?

Aug 2023 9

Frozen Jr. Presented By Children’s Musical Theaterworks

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by Terrance McArthur

Let It Go! Let it go!
It’s the call of any child who has seen Disney’s animated Frozen. Children’s Musical Theaterworks (CMT) has brought the kid version of the Broadway adaptation, Disney Frozen Jr., to Fresno’s Veterans Memorial Theater through August 13.

Jul 2023 29

The Great Food Search: That’s the Way the Banana Splits

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by Terrance McArthur

It happened in 1904: Latrobe, Pennsylvania. “Doc” Strickler, an optometrist, cut a banana lengthwise, added three different scoops of ice cream, topped it with strawberries, raspberries, crushed pineapple, marshmallow syrup, chopped nuts, and pitted black cherries. That was the first Banana Split. It was a hit, and Strickler eventually bought the pharmacy/soda fountain downstairs from his office.

Jul 2023 19

Disney’s The Little Mermaid On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

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by Terrance McArthur

Bring your scuba gear to Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater and go “Under the Sea” to see the Good Company Players’ rollicking production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

Jul 2023 19

Beehive: the ‘60s Musical Presented by River City Theatre Co

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by Terrance McArthur

Once upon a time, there was a place called the 1960s. There was music, and there were girl groups, and there was big hair, especially . . . . . Beehive Hairdos. Journey with me now to the Reedley Opera House, where the River City Theatre Company presents . . . . . Beehive, the ‘60s Musical through July 30.