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Ms. Prutsman has been teaching since 1988. (Yes, she was 2 when she started!) She has taught every grade, K-12, (except 1st) and has found great joy in EVERY grade. She currently teaches music enrichment to kindergarten students and loves watching her students grow and develop into active learners and happy humans.



Ms. Prutsman has been involved in the performing arts since she was a child and brings music, theatre, and dance to almost every classroom activity. She was a biology/sociology major at the University of California, Riverside, and earned her teaching credential there, also. She has a MaEd in Educational Administration and has received extensive training in PBIS, GATE education, Orff/Schulwerk music education, and implementation of California Performing Arts Standards.

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Inland Pacific Ballet Will Perform Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in March

Inland Pacific Ballet in partnership with Candlelight Pavilion will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast the Broadway Musical, the international sensation nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to Lewis Family Playhouse Next Month

Inland Pacific Ballet will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast next month. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, this stage version includes all of the songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman.
Inland Pacific Ballet Performs BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Next Month

Inland Pacific Ballet in partnership with Candlelight Pavilion will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast the Broadway Musical. Learn more about the show here!
2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW San Diego Awards; PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, ZACH, Ovation Theatre & More Lead!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards; PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Leads Best Musical!

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Inland Pacific Ballet Hosts Fall Dance Fest Fundraiser This Month

Inland Pacific Ballet’s 29th season kicks-off with a Fall Dance Fest fundraiser taking place at IPB’s Academy studios in Montclair. Learn more about the event and find out how to get tickets here!
Inland Pacific Ballet Presents World Premiere of LILYPADA, a New Original Musical For All Ages

Inland Pacific Ballet presents the world premiere of LilYpada, a new original musical for all ages, combining musical theater and ballet, a journey in song that has a connection to Rancho Cucamonga, with two magical performances on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga.
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WTH GEORGE at CCAE Theatricals is not to be missed

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE may be a beloved musical,  but it isn’t staged that often- it requires an excellent cast to perform a show based on a classic painting by George Seurat, with the complicated but gorgeous Sondheim music to perform in order to make it great.  Luckily, this show by CCAE Thearicals is stunningly good, from vocals to musicians, and scenery it is a show you do not want to miss.   SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is playing through March 5th.
Photos: First Look At CCAE Theatrical's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, Sunday in the Park with George, won the Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 1984 including Best Musical. This rarely-done musical was last produced in San Diego by Ion Theatre in 2016. Sunday in the Park with George, starring Will Blum and Emily Lopez, runs February 17 - March 5, 2023. Check out photos here!
CCAE Theatricals Announces Cast For SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

This rarely done musical was last produced in San Diego by Ion Theatre in 2016. Artistic Director, J. Scott Lapp and Managing Producer, Jordan Beck announces the casting of Sunday in the Park with George running February 17 - March 5, 2023.
VIDEO: See a Sneak Peak of ECCLESIASTES: THE CIRCUS OF LIFE

From the Writer and Producers of Off Broadway's 2019 REVELATION: THE MUSICAL, comes a new musical ECCLESIASTES: THE CIRCUS OF LIFE for a one-night cabaret.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse

I witnessed the best stage effects I have ever seen anywhere (including Broadway), when  on Saturday, July 20, I had the pleasure of seeing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Sharon Playhouse, in Sharon, CT!   While this story is likely familiar to most people, the Sharon Playhouse grips the audience right from the start, not merely by elevating the Enchantress into the air, but by having the Young Prince transformed into the Beast, on stage, in front of the whole audience, in a manner of seconds, with effective use of strobe lights, a successful undertaking of a greater magnitude than what people can expect in a typical magic show, much less a musical!  Without providing any spoilers, for those of you familiar with how the story ends, that happens on stage too, right before our eyes, with effective use of strobe lights.  Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick deserves a lot of credit for working what appears like magic, on the stage.  Every show I have seen at Sharon Playhouse has been wonderful, but this is the best!
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse

This fun and family friendly musical, adapted from the original Disney film, brings to life “a tale as old as time” of a selfish prince who is turned into a hideous monster and must win the affection of a beautiful, young girl in order to regain his humanity. This musical includes the classic scores of “Be Our Guest”, “If I Can't Love Her”, “A Change in Me”, the title song “Beauty and the Beast” and many more. The magical musical offers humor, romance, and excitement for all ages.
Sharon Playhouse Announces 2019 60th Anniversary Season!

Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative teams for its 2019 60th Anniversary mainstage summer season.
BWW Review: Candlelight's Treat for Halloween: a Delicious ADDAMS FAMILY

The Addams Family, whose Broadway run was clouded with negative reviews and less than powerful performances from its two  talented stars Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, is receiving a handsome revival at Candlelight Pavilion.. Director Chuck Ketter puts the kooky Addams Family through their diliriously divergent moves through November 24.
Photo Flash: Cabrillo Music Theatre Takes to Heaven SISTER ACT

CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE is going to 'take you to heaven' with the second show in its 2016-2017 season, SISTER ACT! For the first time in the Kavli theatre, Cabrillo will present this hilarious new musical, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, musical direction by Kyle C. Norris, choreography by Michelle Elkin and direction by Misti B. Wills.
VIDEO: Watch Highlights of Cabrillo Music Theatre's SISTER ACT

Cabrillo Music Theatre is going to 'take you to heaven' with the second show in its 2016-2017 season, SISTER ACT.
Cabrillo Music Theatre's SISTER ACT to 'Take You to Heaven' in Thousand Oaks

Cabrillo Music Theatre is going to 'take you to heaven' with the second show in its 2016-2017 season, SISTER ACT. 
BWW Review: Senior Editor DON GRIGWARE Gives His Annual Eddon Awards in Honor of the Best in Los Angeles Theatre for 2016

There are undoubtedly other productions worthy of merit in 2016 which I did not cover. This list is based only on what I saw and reviewed. (alphabetical listings; Equity, Equity-waiver & Non-Equity productions are mixed) (artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories) No set, costume, technical awards. I leave that to the bigger awards and to the expertise of those who really know those fields inside out.
BWW Review: Cabrillo's Enchanting LITTLE MERMAID Goes Swimmingly Under the Sea

Watching Cabrillo Music Theatre's The Little Mermaid on the Fred Kavli stage is an enjoyable treat, almost like viewing the Disney film ... it's so alive and scintillating. All the color and splendor of the ocean is onstage, and that has a lot to say about this production's creative team. All the technical aspects of the show are working smoothly, in sync. Cabrillo may be assuredly proud of their production. The sad thing is it only plays a week more, until Sunday July 24.

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