At Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater
Good CompanyPlayers presents
The leading lady is a triple threat: she can’t sing, act, or dance (or remember when to say her lines). She’s murdered during her opening night curtain call, and the entire company comes under suspicion. Everyone has a motive, no one has an airtight alibi, and Lt. Frank Cioffi must work quickly to solve the mystery before it’s Curtains for them all!
Curtains is the new musical comedy from the creators of Cabaret and Chicago. It’s a wickedly funny whodunit, “littered with laughs…and bodies.”
Here’s a brief video sample from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/rogerrockas
And here’s the review from the Fresno Bee:
http://fresnobeehive.com/archives/22945
Relax with friends and family at Roger Rocka’s and enjoy a really excellent dinner, crafted by master chef Eric DeGroot. Choose from a great menu with table service on Friday and Saturday evenings, or a fresh, delicious buffet on Thursdays and Sundays.
Sip your favorite beverage and feel a smile lift your face as you watch the amazing pre-show performance of GCP’s unique Junior Company.
Then enjoy the delightful music, exuberant dancing and hilarious surprises of Good Company Players’ riotous production of Curtains, onstage at Roger Rocka’s through September 8th. Rated PG.
Get tickets at the Box Office, at (559) 266-9494 or online at www.RogerRockas.com.
Coming soon – Shrek The Musical
An Ogre, a Princess and a Donkey walk into a dinner-theater…
Good Company Players’ production of Shrek The Musical opens at Roger Rocka’s September 19, bringing the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage.
In a faraway kingdom where things have gone awry, the situation gets ugly when an unseemly ogre — not a handsome prince — shows up to rescue feisty Princess Fiona from her tower, guarded by a fire breathing, love-sick dragon. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand…and his name is Shrek.
Full of all-new songs, Shrek The Musical turns the world of fairytales upside-down in an all-singing, all-dancing, irresistible mix of adventure, laughter and romance. This show is rated PG.
Tickets for Shrek The Musical are now on sale at the Box Office, or by phoning 266-9494 or 800- 371-4747, or online at www.RogerRockas.com.
At GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
This tense drama adapted from the Ken Kesey novel tells the story of swaggering, hell-raising rebel Patrick McMurphy who feigns insanity so he can serve his prison sentence in a mental institution rather than a work farm.
A power struggle of epic proportions breaks out between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched, growing more and more ferocious as the lines between sanity and insanity become blurred – with shattering results.
On the 2nd Space stage through August 18 and rated PG-13. 2nd Space Box Office: 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747.
Coming next at 2nd Space
The Importance of Being Earnest opens at GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre on August 22. This wonderfully witty romantic comedy by Oscar Wilde tells the tale of two wealthy young gentlemen who create false identities to escape society’s restrictions but find that they may have to give up the lies to gain true love. Rated G. Get tickets now at 559-266-0660 or 800-371-4747.
Rounding out the 2013 Season
Still to come this year is Young Frankenstein at Roger Rocka’s and A Christmas Carol at 2nd Space.
Good Company Players’ 2014 Season
At Roger Rocka’s
* Sondheim’s hysterical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum January 16, 2014 – March 16, 2014
* Roger’s and Hammerstein’s magnificent The King and I March 20, 2014 – May 18, 2014
* Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling The Pirates of Penzance May 22, 2014 – July 13, 2014
* Bernstein’s masterpiece West Side Story July 17, 2014 – September 14, 2014
* Gershwin’s joyful Crazy For You September 18, 2014 – November 9, 2014
* Leiber & Stoller’s hit filled Smokey Joe’s Café November 13, 2014 – January 10, 2015
At 2nd Space
* Steinbeck’s moving The Grapes of Wrath January 2, 2014 – February 23, 2014
* Broadway’s longest running comedy The 39 Steps February 27, 2014 – April 19, 2014
* Tony and Oscar Award winning Les Liaisons Dangereuses April 24, 2014 – June 15, 2014
* A hilarious Italian-family dinner Over The River and Through The Woods June 19, 2014 – August 17, 2014
* Shakespeare’s Brilliant Farce The Comedy Of Errors August 21, 2014 – October 12, 2014
* Our most requested holiday title The Best Christmas Pageant Ever November 1, 2014 – December 21, 2014
For more information, or to check out the advantages of Season Tickets or a Mini-Season, call Box Office manager Benny Sigle at (559) 266-6981.
Auditions
Saturday-August 24 – Auditions for A Christmas Carol and The Grapes of Wrath
10:00 a.m. , 2nd Space Theatre, 928 East Olive, Fresno
For information: 559-266-0211, www.GCPlayers.com
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR FOR AUGUST
Thursday- August 1, 2013–
*Art Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown
*Village Voices, 7:00 PM, E&e Performing Arts Center, Kingsburg, 559-897-5570
*Michael Martin Murphey, 7:00P, Mavericks Coffee House, Visalia, 559-624-1400
Friday-August 2, 2013–
*First Friday Art Hop, 5:00P, Downtown Mariposa, Mariposa, 559-760-9690
*A Chorus Line-CMT, 7:30P, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, 559-442-3140
Sunday-August 4, 2013–
*Craig VonBerg Trio, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596
Thursday-August 8, 2013–
*Rock the Mall at Sierra Vista Mall- FOREIGNER UNAUTHORIZED, 6:00P, Community Park- Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis, 559-299-0660—Stop by our booth and say HELLO!
*Jazz Hop, 6:00P, Fresno Arts, Tower District & Downtown
Friday-August 9, 2013–
*Chris Isaak, 8:00P, Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, Coarsegold, 866-794-6946
Saturday-August 10, 2013–
*Hawkshaw, the Detective, 7:00P, Golden Chain Theatre, Oakhurst, 559-683-7112
Sunday-August 11, 2013–
*La Visionaria Guild-Children’s Hospital Central California-Take Over, 11:00A, 500 Club Casino, Clovis, 559-326-9292
Tuesday-August 13, 2013–
*JEREMY “ELVIS” PEARCE: WELCOME TO ONE NIGHT IN VEGAS, 6:00P, ROGER ROCKA’S DINNER THEATER, 1226 NORTH WISHON AVE, FRESNO, 93728, 559-266-9494
Wednesday-August 14, 2013–
*JUNIOR COMPANY FOUNDATION PRESENTS “TOWARDS THE FUTURE-FROM THE PAST”, 5:30P, ROGER ROCKA’S DINNER THEATER, 1226 NORTH WISHON AVE, FRESNO, 93728, 559-266-9494 (TICKETS MAY BE IN LIMITED SUPPLY BUT YOU CAN STILL BID ON GREAT ITEMS BY CONTACTING THE FOUNDATION AT JRCOMPANYFOUNDATION@GMAIL.COM)
Friday-August 16, 2013–
*Seussical Jr-CMT, 7:30P, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, 559-442-3140
Saturday-August 17, 2013–
*Central California SPCA 2nd Annual Bets for Pets, 6:30P, Engelmann Cellars, Fresno, 559-233-4782
*Storyland and Jazz, 6:00P, Roeding Park, Fresno, 559-435-3271
Sunday-August 18, 2013–
*FINAL PERFORMANCE- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST- PG13, 2nd Space Theatre
*The Rep: A Documentary, 2:00P, The Tower Theatre, 559-485-9050
*Ani-Jam 2013, 10:00A, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, 559-283-2145
*Mike Dana Jazz, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596
Wednesday-August 21, 2013-
*Chris Botti, 7:30P, Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, 559-625-1369
Thursday-August 22, 2013–
*OPENING NIGHT-THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST-G, 2ND SPACE THEATRE, 928 E OLIVE, FRESNO 93728 – 559-266-0660, WWW.GCPLAYERS.COM, OSCAR WILDE’S BRILLIANTLY WITTY MASTERPIECE OF HAPPILY MISTAKEN IDENTITIES.
*Julius Caesar – Woodward Shakespeare Festival, 8:00P, Woodward Park, Fresno, 559-927-3485
*Fresno Chamber of Commerce Biz Fest Luau, 5:00P, The New Exhibit Hall-Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, 559-495-4800
*Rock the Mall at Sierra Vista Mall- SHOCKWAVE, 6:00P, Community Park- Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis, 559-299-0660—Stop by our booth and say HELLO!
Friday-August 23, 2013–
*Fresno Greek Festival, 4:00P, St George Creek Orthodox Church, Fresno, 559-233-0397
Saturday-August 24, 2013–
*AUDITIONS FOR A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND THE GRAPES OF WRATH, 10:00A, 2ND SPACE THEATRE, 928 EAST OLIVE, FRESNO, 559-266-0211, WWW.GCPLAYERS.COM
Sunday-August 25, 2013–
*David Aus Jazz, 6:00P, Tokyo Gardens, Fresno, 559-268-3596
Tuesday-August 27, 2013–
*Casey Abrams, 8:00P, The Painted Table, Fresno, 443-7199
*Eddie Money, 8:00P, Table Mountain Casino, Friant, 559-822-7777
Saturday-August 31, 2013–
*OrdinaryMan-A film shot on location in Fresno, 8:00P, Tower Theatre, Fresno, 485-9050