Starting tonight, Selma is ‘Under the Sea’
Calling all fishes and their friends: It’s opening night for the Selma Arts Center production of “The Little Mermaid.” The show, which opens 7 p.m. Friday, May 11, and continues through May 26, is the musical based on the Disney film. I featured Maria Monreal, who plays Ariel, and Joshua Plowman, who plays Prince Eric, on the May episode of “The Munro Review.” They sat down to talk with me a little about the production and then performed a musical number: https://youtu.be/s_lyAoB8kwg Tidbits from the interview:
You fill in the blank: ‘Men are From …’
THEATER PREVIEWConsider this as a title: “Men Are from Pluto, Women Are from Neptune.” Not quite the same ring to it, wouldn't you agree? But “Mars” and “Venus” seemed to do the trick, somehow perfectly encapsulating author John Gray’s premise that most common relationship problems between the sexes can be chalked up to fundamental psychological differences between the sexes. After selling more than 50 million copies, “Men Are from Mars, Women are From Venus” has been adapted into a number of genres, including infomercials, audiotapes and videotapes, weekend seminars, theme vacations, a one-man off-Broadway show, a TV sitcom, and a proposed movie.
Perhaps most successful is a one-man stage version that premiered in Paris in 2007 and was seen by 1 million people throughout Europe. It debuted in the U.S. in February 2013 and has been touring the country ever since. (It last played in Fresno in 2016.)
You can win a pair of tickets to Saturday’s performance of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" (8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, Tower Theatre). To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us 1) if you've ever read the book; and 2) whether you ever used anything from it in a relationship. (Or, if you're too shy to share about your personal life, just tell us why you'd like to go.) Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. I'm giving away three pairs of tickets, and I’ll pick the winners at random. Please don’t enter if you won’t be able to use the tickets. I’ll be informing the winner by email, so check yours on Thursday.
The touring stage version makes a stop at the Tower Theatre for one performance only (8 p.m. Saturday, May 12). It stars Ryan Drummond, an actor, singer, juggler, mime instructor, and voiceover artist (he was the original voice of “Sonic The Hedgehog” for Sega Gaming Corp.).