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“The Wizard of Oz” Recolored, Reinvented, & Reimagined—at ACT

“The Wizard of Oz” Recolored, Reinvented, & Reimagined—at ACT

June 15, 2023 Nicholas Leither

Millennial Notes L. Frank Baum Flies Over the Rainbow in S.F. Masterpiece by Nicholas Leither As a child, I watched it on broadcast television every single year.  As a teenager, I watched it with Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” cued just so to the opening credits.  As an adult, I use it as a metaphor…

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“A Year with Frog and Toad”: Episodes of Woodland Friendship—at BACT

“A Year with Frog and Toad”: Episodes of Woodland Friendship—at BACT

December 6, 2022 Nicholas Leither

Millennial Notes Arnold Lobel’s Classic & Robert Reale’s Music Unite to Delight  by Nicholas Leither My kids noticed it before I did.  All along the edge of the stage, in front of the front row, a row of small lily pad pillows. “Dad, can we sit on the lily pads?” I looked around and shrugged. …

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“Elephant & Piggie”: Perfect Return to Joys of Imagination—at BACT

“Elephant & Piggie”: Perfect Return to Joys of Imagination—at BACT

September 19, 2022 Nicholas Leither

Millennial Notes Mo Willems’ Classic Stars Dynamic Duo Bri Reads & Iyana Colby by Nicholas Leither Vaccination cards in hand, negative symptom check complete, and a temperature gun to the head at the door, my two kids and I entered the dark theater with big smiles under Kn95s. That atmosphere at Bay Area Children’s…

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“Peg+Cat Live!” Delivers Musical Blast, at Bay Area Children’s Theatre

“Peg+Cat Live!” Delivers Musical Blast, at Bay Area Children’s Theatre

February 3, 2019 Nicholas Leither

Hannah Dworkin Tours U.S. with Famous Feline by Nicholas Leither It isn’t until I sit down in my seat and strike up a conversation with a six-year-old named Maddy that I learn that “Peg + Cat” in Castro Valley, California is actually a PBS television series.  “Watch the ‘Tree Problem’ episode,” Maddy tells my…

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