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REDDING The Shasta Col- lege Day Jazz Band will be performing a compila- tion concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 in the Shasta College Theatre with the Shasta College Jazz Choir and the Jazz Big Band. Together, the groups will perform a variety of jazz standards composed by Charlie Parker, Theloni- ous Monk, Dizzy Gillispie, Duke Ellington, John Cole- trane and other great Jazz composers. The concert will begin with the Day Jazz Class, which is a non-audition performance class that is open to all instrumen- tal music students who are interested in learn- ing to solo, learning jazz music theory, and who are working to develop- ing their creative jazz solo skills. The class is directed by Chris Uchibori and his student assistants; Shasta College Jazz Choir is directed by Dr. Eliza- beth Waterbury and con- ducted by Adam Ferris and Shasta College Jazz Big Band is directed by Dan Neece. Tickets are available at the door, and through the college website at www. shastacollege.edu. General admission is $3. For further informa- tion, call Uchibori at 941- 5679. SHASTA COLLEGE Jazzbandconcert scheduled for May 4 The Motown Experience is an all-star lineup of world class vocalists drawn from the ranks of the legendary groups that made these hits timeless classics and will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day at Red Bluff's State The- atre. This dynamic vocal group is assembled from members of The Capitols (Cool Jerk), The Miracles (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and Hollywood Walk Of Fame inductees) and from former members of The Temptations. The show is jam-packed with impeccable harmo- nies, dazzling choreog- raphy and those timeless Motown grooves that ev- eryone knows and loves. You can choose to dance, sing along, or just sit back and watch the show as they perform all of their great- est hits from the likes of The Temptations, The Mir- acles, The Four Tops, Mar- vin Gaye and Stevie Won- der. Every performance con- tains that unmistakable Motown stamp, includ- ing flashy suits, great sing- ing and dancing and a pol- ished show that has set the bar for every vocal artist since the late 1950s. The backup band is made up of seasoned performers who have been the musi- cians of choice for hundreds of Motown, nostalgia, clas- sic rock and doo wop shows around the country. They have both live per- formance and recording credits with a veritable who's who of popular mu- sic artists. Tickets are $40 for Lower and Loge seating and $30 for Balcony seating, avail- able at Tehama Country Visitor Center, 250 Ante- lope Blvd. in Red Bluff, on- line at statetheatreredbluff. com and at the box office that evening. Motown coming to Red Bluff Friday TheMotownExperience STATE THEATRE CHICO Stand-up come- dian Weston McCoy will be representing Red Bluff at the second Chico Com- edy Festival. He'll be part of Aaron Standish's showcase at Duffy's Tavern at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23. The festival kicks off with a free outdoor show in the City Park Plaza 6-9 p.m. Dozens of comics from Chico, the Bay Area, Southern California, Ar- cata, Portland and else- where will perform skits, bits, raffles and family friendly comedy. Afterwards there are mature audience shows 10:30 p.m. at The Blue Room Theatre and The Pageant Theatre, 9 p.m. at Duffy's Tavern and the B Street Public House and 10 p.m. at The Mal- tese. In addition to McCoy and Standish, the Duffy's Tavern show will feature Amy Helen, John Bertoli and Jerm Leather from Chico, Chad Opitz, Phil Griffiths, Brandon Stokes and Matt Lieb from the Bay Area, Torio von Grol from Sonoma and Emily Cata- lano from Santa Cruz. Drunk Batman will close the show. For more information on the festival, go to https:// w w w. f a c e b o ok .c om / events/1783360028553418/ or the Merry Standish Com- edy website at http://www. merrystandish.com/home. html. COMEDY FESTIVAL Locals to perform Saturday in Chico Weston McCoy COURTESY PHOTO Mercy High School will present its 48th musical "Willy Wonka" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and again at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23 and 30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1. Come experience the magical adventure of this family classic at Mercy High School. Tickets are available at Mercy High School. Call 527-8313 for more information. MERCY The Blue Room The- atre will present "In the Other Room or the Vibra- torPlay,"bySarahRuhl,di- rected by Hilary Tellesen and Leesa Palmer at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, until May 7 at 139 W. 1st St. in Chico. Doors open at 7 p.m. The play is a comedy about marriage, inti- macy and electricity — a sex comedy designed not for sniggering boys — but for adults with open hearts and minds. Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre his- torical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat "hysterical" women, the play centers on a doctor and his wife and how his new therapy affects their entire household. Thursdays are pay- what-you-can with a $5 suggested minimum if purchased at the door. Fridays and Saturdays are $15 in advance either online or at the Book- store at 118 Main St., or $18 at the door. CHICO 'In the Other Room' to show By Verda Mackay Correspondent CHICO Learning to love and be loved in return is the heartwarming theme of California Regional The- atre's next musical, "Beauty and the Beast." The well-known and loved show will appear on stage at Center for the Arts on the Pleasant Valley High School campus, April 22-24 and April 29-May 8. "Beauty and the Beast" is a traditional fairy tale by a French writer first pub- lished in 1740. Many varia- tions of the fascinating tale have been written as books, ballets, films and musical theatre. The memorable two- act musical premiered on Broadway in 1994. Music is by Alan Menken, lyr- ics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and book by Linda Woolverton. It's basis is the 1991 award-winning film by Disney Studios. California Regional Theatre Executive Direc- tor Bob Maness is the di- rector of the "Beauty and the Beast." Music is under the direction of Jim White, with choreography by Mad- delynn Copper. This timeless story tells of an arrogant prince (Christopher Sullivan) who is turned into a beast and his staff into household objects by an enchantress. The only way for the Beast to become human again is if he learns to love and be loved in return. A time limit is given by a magical rose. Once it loses all of its petals, all hope will be lost and he will stay a beast for- ever. Belle (Courtney Bar- nett), a lovely young village woman, rescues her eccen- tric father, Maurice (Chris Williams), from the Beast by agreeing to take his place in the castle where he has been kept prisoner. Beautiful Belle has at- tracted the attention of a local hunter and village bully Gaston (Francisco Garcia), who is determined to marry her. Accompanied by his bumbling sidekick, LeFou (Brandon Kingsley), he sets out to rescue Belle and kill the Beast. The musical includes at- tacks by a pack of wolves, fist and knife fights, un- forgettable songs and ter- rific dance routines. Comic scenes take place when Belle interacts with the castle staff turned into ob- jects. Luminere (Adam Ma- ness), formerly a maitre d', has become a cande- labra. Butler of the castle is now Cogsworth (Karen Fox), a tightly wound man- tle clock. Mrs. Potts, the warm-hearted cook (Ni- cole Scoubes), is now an en- chanted teapot. Among her teacups is little Chip (Ma- cie Scoubes/Mia Scoubes), who brings excitement to the musical. There is Babette (Talia Rempel) a feather duster, Madame De La Grande Bouch (Sonya Huss) a wardrobe chest and asylum owner Monsiur D'Arque (Jim Sanderford). Silly girls are portrayed by Chantal Hazzard, Brittney Hubbard and Kel- len Staub. Direc tor Ma ness summed up the musical's theme. "Love is at a deeper level. Beyond the outside appear- ance, we begin to see the heart," he said. "When- ever we do have the oppor- tunity to love one another at deeper levels, we inspire one another to greater things. That's what Beauty does for the Beast. "Throughout this story, we find the give and take in their relationship they both grow. She learns to love deeper and he learns to love better." Tickets cost $20 pre- mium, $18.50 seniors (65+) and children 12 and up. Groups of four to nine peo- ple is $16.50 per person and $15 per person for groups of 10 or more people. Tickets purchased at the door will have an added fee of $5 per ticket. To pur- chase tickets or for more information, call 1-800- 722-4522 or go to www. crtshows.com. THEATER Romantic fairy tale lives in 'Beauty and the Beast' THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |A+E | 5 A