Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater

Sep 2022 28

Young Frankenstein On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

2022 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

Do you remember the first time you saw the Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder movie Young Frankenstein? It was so different than anything you’d ever seen, and you laughed . . . a lot. Now, imagine seeing it live on stage, with people up there . . . singing and dancing! The laughter level in your brain must be going off the chart! You can have that feeling now at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, thanks to the rollicking Good Company Players production of Young Frankenstein (the musical) playing through November 6.

Jul 2022 27

Sister Act On Stage Again At Roger Rocka’s

2022 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

Sister Act returns to Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, with important parts and people from the 2017 Good Company Players production still intact. Camille Gaston is Doloris Van Cartier again, Ethel Birrell returns as a bubbly nun, and Laurie Pessano re-directs with style and strength. All of this against a background of Covid cancellations, substitutions, and understudies that underscore the depth and strength of the GCP casting pool.

Jun 2022 7

The Music Man On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

2022 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Theatre during a pandemic can be a challenge. Both of Good Company Players’ current shows have seen cancelations of performances due to cast members getting Covid, and there has been a shuffling around of casts on some nights. But one thing you can count on with GCP is that when you see a show, it will be the best show they can give you and you won’t be disappointed.

Mar 2022 23

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

2022 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

Spelling bees—some people love them; some people hate them. It all depends on how well you did. But no matter how you finished in your school’s event—win or lose—you’ll find a moment that resonates in the Good Company Players’ musical, The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater through May 15.

Jan 2022 15

Shawn Williams: Local Actor/Dancer/Singer and Now Director

2022 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

KRL always enjoys taking a look behind the curtain of local theatre. We have interviewed actors, singers, dancers, directors, and more. This week we are interviewing someone who either has, or will be doing, most of those during his time in local theatre, Shawn Williams. Recently he was seen reprising his role of Buddy in Elf at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater, presented by Good Company Players.

Sep 2021 22

The Addams Family On Stage At Roger Rocka’s

2021 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

Gomez and Morticia, singing and dancing?
It must be The Addams Family musical, back onstage in the Good Company Players production at Roger Rocka’s Music Hall through November 7.

Jul 2021 21

Daddy Long Legs On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

2021 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

There was I Do! I Do! in the 60s, and then there was the off-Broadway Daddy Long Legs, and a Good Company Players production of Daddy Long Legs is onstage at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater through September 12.

May 2021 26

Nunsense On Stage at Roger Rocka’s

2021 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Theatre

by Terrance McArthur

Wouldn’t you like to go and see a funny, silly musical on a stage again, a show where there’s singing and dancing and comedy, but the world has been closed down for over a year? Guess what? The Good Company Players are back on Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater stage with Nunsense.

Jan 2021 30

Great Food Search: Best Of 2020

2021 Articles, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, The Great Food Search

by Terrance McArthur

What a year for the Great Food Search! Quarantine! Lockdown! Shelter in Place! forced to review my own cooking! Take-out Time! Looking for places that kept COVID-safe!
Here are my top eateries of 2020—a year that will go down in infamy!

Dec 2020 19

The Great Food Search: When COVID Gives You Lemons…

2020 Articles, Food Fun, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, The Great Food Search

by Terrance McArthur

Wouldn’t you like to party like it’s Two Thousand Nineteen? Things were so much simpler, then. Now…oh, boy. Imagine what it would be like to run a restaurant during this pandemic. No, you can’t. Yes, you can. No, you can’t. Yes, you…maybe. Owners have to find some way to make things work and keep their employees employed.