Rogue Reviews 2026: ‘Madeline Minx Cabaret,’ ‘Watch Party with Black Patti,’ & ‘Cassini LIVE’
More Rogue Festival reviews from TMR guest reviewer Casey Ballard, including an inspiring "Cassini LIVE."
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Rogue Festival 2026 Preview: Fresno’s whirlwind of weird and wonderful returns for its 25th go-round
San Joaquin Valley’s fringe festival returns Feb. 27 through March 7, 2026 in Fresno’s Tower District. TMR theater correspondent Heather Parish offers some options.
Analysis from our Measure P reporter: The Arts Council is out. How will the city keep Measure P on track?
In the first official public meeting since the embezzlement scandal broke, the Fresno commission overseeing Measure P meets Monday, Feb. 23. Reporter Doug Hoagland, who has written more than 50 articles about Measure P, offers his take..
Theater review: This worthwhile ‘Mary Poppins,’ at Good Company Players, finds a tone a few shades darker than Julie Andrews
The production plays at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater through March 22.
Theater, um, parking review: As the city takes over Saroyan Theatre garage, the devil is in the details
The national tour at the Saroyan Theatre continues 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. I'd get there early.
Measure P embezzlement: As city officials attend meeting of concerned artists, confusion and outrage remains
Fresno City Manager Georgeanne White and Councilmember Miguel Arias addressed the artists. Some Measure P recipients have received their 2025 Measure P grants; others haven't.
Top 20: From a breathtaking Coro Piccolo to a year of excellence at Selma Arts Center, it was a memorable 2025
The greater Fresno area offered some stirring artistic experiences in 2025.
Backstage spy: TMR’s intern gets to combine two of her loves, dancing and photography, in Selma’s colorful production of ‘Nutty Nutcracker’
Rachel Yepremian-Owens does double duty as both dancer and photographer in the holiday classic.
In CMAC’s 72-Hour Short Film Race, speed is of the essence for the creators of ‘The Glitch.’ Here’s their whirlwind story.
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.
Rogue Reviews 2026: ‘Spilled Dictators,’ ‘Hot Flash Gospel,’ & ‘teaTIME’
Guest reviewer Casey Ballard offers her take on a few Rogue Festival shows running in the Tower District through March 7.
An appreciation of the Children’s Musical Theaterworks production of ‘SIX’: rewriting history on a small stage
TMR's Manjot Dhanda salutes the small but mighty production, which was held in a black-box theater in a shopping mall.
Yes, I’m a grouch, but why can’t the Academy Awards get it right?
Our own grouchy movie critic offers his take on Timothee Chalomet, potential alien CEOs, a detestable 'Train Dreams' and more.
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