SAC reconsiders "Grease" with energy, humor, and a few rough edges, writes TMR theater critic Heather Parish.

'I Shot Jennifer Lopez,' by Hanford native Cricket Daniel, makes its California premiere on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Doug Hoagland reports: Fresno Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission sends new guidelines to Fresno City Council.

TMR's Heather Parish visits the festival that centers music, poetry, community, and the enduring spirit of the American West.

Collin Salvatorè plays the boyfriend in the stage version of the musical, which plays May 26-27 at the Saroyan Theatre.

Jason Bionda and Gitzelle Villa deliver powerful performances in a musical that remains relevant 10 years later

Connor Barton, a Fresno native, got to perform in front of a hometown audience in the opening-night show.

The latest William Raines invitational at Corridor 2122 features 17 artists from Washington, Colorado and California.

Also: At the May 18 hearing, a controversial proposal to divide the Measure P funds equally between emerging and established arts organizations is on the agenda.

Analysis by Doug Hoagland: As the details of the City takeover of the Measure P grants process are ironed out, Fresno arts organizations plead for sticking to a schedule.

The website picked up awards for best news story, best writing and an honorable mention for best commentary.

TMR theater critic Heather Parish praises the show's spectacle but says the human element falls short.

Booroojian is following in the footsteps of her mother, Roxie, who died in 2023.

Ryan Gosling is perfectly cast in a smart, generous crowd-pleaser, our occasional grumpy movie critic says.

A protest poetry reading hosted by the Fresno Arts Council features notable Fresno-area poets, including Lee Herrick, recently reappointed as the state poet laureate.

Green Room Films, a filmmaking group from Fresno City College, gets the title of their film on a Friday and delivers a completed short film on a Monday. Anahid Valencia follows their journey.

TMR writer Manjot Dhanda weighs in on two recent performances. 'Wrinkle' continues through April 19.

TMR theater critic Heather Parish calls the national tour stop "a moody, gritty, often gorgeous night of theater."

Gonzáles Chávez leaves the beleaguered organization after embezzlement scandal.

TMR reporter Doug Hoagland wants to know why the city isn't taking responsibility for its role in the Measure P embezzlement fiasco and has been asking City Manager Georgeanne White specific, revelatory questions. She has simply ignored him.

The Netflix adaptation trims and twists the stage version in all the right ways to make 'Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical' a success.