A Halloween to Remember at Act2PV Theater

I trust everybody’s Halloween was as much fun as the revelers on the streets of Centro. All. Night. Long. As we were constantly reminded yesterday with the passing of musician David Duvall, life is short, so play it loud.

The Greatest Show last night in the Casa Karma Red Room, usually a wildly exuberant production, was tempered, and rightfully so, with an aching reminder that a piece of the Act2PV family was missing. David Maiocco began the show with Billy Joel’s Piano Man; I was grateful for the low light in the theater. Musical Directors Mark Hartman and Bing Young helped Maiocco on the piano to kick off Act2PV’s Opening Night of the 2024/25 Season.

Sarah Joy Heckbert sang an aria first, then joined her Best of Broadway stars Sargento, Alfredo Mendoza, and Yutzil Mar, giving us a taste of their show, which will be premiering later this month.

Gloria Fiona, in a huggable costume, twerked her way into everyone’s hearts. Stephanie Wright Watts announced her new show, which will run concurrent with her role as Donna in Mamma Mia, beginning in January.

David Sabella offered up a Jerome Kern/17th-century Ave Maria mashup that gave me chills in his unique countertenor voice.

Cate Elizabeth Valcic and David Maiocco cohosted last night’s first Greatest Show -scheduled to run all winter – a departure from seasons past.

We continue in Mexico to honor the dead today, dedicated to all the children that have passed, and tomorrow, El Dia de Los Muertos. While we are remembering ancestors, reach out and touch someone today with all the love in your fingertips and tell them how dearly they are loved, now and forever.