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"The ensemble cast is amazing."-Sharon Reid, Alameda Sun

"ACLO's production exquisitely combines fine acting, brilliant singing, superb dancing, colorful costumes, and elegant sets. The principals are uniformly excellent."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

"Alameda Civic Light Opera's final show of it's 2006 season is a beautifully acted, authentically costumed and well choreographed version of Disney's Aida. The musical will likely keep its audiences spellbound."
-Alice Chalip, Alameda Times Star

"A brilliantly conceived and realized A Chorus Line opened last weekend in Alameda. Director Jeff Teague has assembled 19 fine performers and developed them into so cohesive a group that the star of the show is the cast
itself."-Alice Grace Chalip, Oakland Tribune

ACLO's 'Chorus Line' Led By Standout Performances "Imaginatively choreographed by Jeff Teague, this two act musical was a definite hit with the opening night audience."-Robert Mallard, The Alameda Journal

Dynamic 'Chorus Line' Deserves A Hand "Choreography by Los Angeles-based Jeff Teague is crisp and appropriate for the individual characters."-Alice Chalip, The Oakland Tribune

"Executive Artistic Director Jeff Teague directs and choreographs by tempering the salacious subject matter with homespun simplicity. Teague approaches the characters as "simple, honest, down-home folks who wear their
hearts on their sleeves", using broad strokes to address the more penetrating themes of tolerance, acceptance and honesty. Those who know Teague's work can expect these themes to be delivered with his characteristically
playful touch and high-caliber choreography."-Sharon Edler Reid, The East Bay Monthly

"A well acted, lewd, beautifully set, salacious musical, "Cabaret" is the latest offering from Alameda Civic Light Opera produced with professional pizzazz".-Alice Grace Chalip, The Tribune, The Herald, The Times-Star.

"Contra Costa Musical Theater's production of "Damn Yankees" got a standing ovation after hitting a big home run with the audience this past weekend at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Under
the collective efforts of Director Greg Schuh, Musical Director Karl Pister and Choreographer Jeff Teague, the dancing baseball players shine. "Damn Yankees" is made new again with superlative acting, staging, dancing and
singing."-Charles Jarrett, Rossmoor News

Damn Yankees Hits Home Run "Damn Yankees is one of ACLO’s stronger shows — good costumes, good sets, excellent casting of principal roles and a musical with a story we can get behind. Who doesn’t want the local team
to win? Who doesn’t like baseball, anyway? Damn Yankees is one the whole family can enjoy (even boys) but, like fall baseball, won’t be around long. Enjoy it while you can".-Julia Park, Alameda Sun

"Director Jeff Teague employs some original methods to handle some of the most difficult scenes. Several dance numbers, including "Who's Got the Pain (When They Do The Mambo)," are supremely choreographed by
director Teague".-Alice Grace Chalip, Inside Bay Area

Damn Yankees' Closes Season With A Hit
"Alameda Civic Light Opera's "Damn Yankees" director/choreographer Jeff Teague have mounted a riotous spectacle of acting, singing and dancing. It's a fitting conclusion to Alameda Civic Light Opera's 2005 season. ACLO's
"Damn Yankees" is a thoroughly enjoyable show and well worth seeing".-Tom Billings, Contra Costa Times

"Evita is an extraordinarily enjoyable theatrical experience. The tightly perfected show is truly a masterpiece. A work of such enormous difficulty few theater companies dare to assay; here it's delivered with truly professional flair"
-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

"The collaboration of director/choreographer Jeff Teague, lighting designer Paul Vega and conductor Julia Hinkley has transformed 'Evita', Broadway's 1978 rock opera, into a breathtaking spectacle."
-Julie O'Shea, Contra Costa Times

"Just as good as it's ever going to get doesn't do full justice to ACLO's current production of 'Fiddler On The Roof'. As both director and choreographer, Jeff Teague's realization is superb. Typical of Teague's fine work,every
movement by the entire company, not just the dancers, is organic and gives rise to an ongoing series of splendid tableaux."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

"The challenge for director Jeff Teague is how to keep a theater favorite fresh and enjoyable, balancing an audience’s nostalgia while also making the show pop, sizzle and bang. And he does. As always with Teague’s
productions, the dancing is superb."-Julia Parks, Alameda Sun

"'Fiddler on the Roof' has been given rousing new life at Alameda Civic Light Opera under the guidance of director/choreographer Jeff Teague".-Alice Grace Chalip, ANG Papers

"Jeff Teague's direction of this huge cast is impressive and innovative. He has filled the auditorium's cavernous stage with dancers in energetic ensembles and lyric solos. Technically difficult scenes are creatively staged."
-Alice Chalip, ANG Newspapers

"Choreography is Jeff Teague's forte, and that extraordinary talent is marvelously showcased here. He is at his very best when staging masses of people, and the coordination and intricate precision of his tableaux as well as
action numbers are magically breathtaking. The effect is energetic pageantry of the finest sort."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

Jesus Christ Superstar -- Beautiful to Watch "The direction and choreography by Jeff Teague was really worth watching. I have said before that the thing this company does well is big production numbers, and this show is no
exception. The dancing and chorus are wonderful. There is not nearly enough of some really wonderful dancing. The choreography was great. A beautiful production, it was a worthy goal for this spunky theatre company."
-Merle Yost, East Bay Voice

Jesus Christ Superstar Rocks "Teague's choreography is Broadway caliber, and the large ensemble cast effortlessly rises to the challenge in addition to handling the evocative movement, quick scene and mood changes as
well as playing multiple characters throughout."-Sharon Reid, Alameda Sun

"By all means treat yourself to some awesome musical entertainment and go see Jesus Christ Superstar."-Ruth-Angela Fears, San Leandro Times

"ACLO’s Jesus Christ Superstar is a powerful, essentially professional offering."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

ACLO's Jesus Rocks the House "With inspired perfromanes by three principles, the Alameda Civic Light Opera's first offering of the 2006 summer season, Jesus Christ Superstar, was a theatrical success. As always in a Jeff
Teague production, the ensemble numbers, from costumes to dance steps, shone."

Hot Hit From ACLO "Jeff Teague directs a sharp, snappy script with many creative new touches, and also provides amazing original choreography, from the courtly wedding pavane and suggestive grape-stomping scene to the
steamy "It's Too Darn Hot". The longest extended dance sequence in Broadway history, it showcases the talents (and hard work) of ACLO's always-impressive hoofers, and the effect is electrifying."
-Susan Steinberg-The Independent

ACLO Triumphs With 'Man of La Mancha'
"Those who love "Don Quixote," the classic tale, will thrill to Alameda Civic Light Opera's current production of "Man of La Mancha," and those who don't know the tale will be astonished. Directed by Jeff Teague, "Man of La
Mancha" is a theatrical jewel, perfectly cast, tightly staged, and brilliantly directed. All of the voices are excellent and the acting is universally superb."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

ACLO’s Man of La Mancha is a Downright Dream
"The Alameda Civic Light Opera opens its 2005 season with a powerhouse production of the musical Man of La Mancha. It’s easy to see why ACLO is the Broadway of the East Bay."-Sharon Reid, Alameda Sun

ACLO's 'La Mancha' a Theatrical Dream Come True
"ALAMEDA Civic Light Opera's season opener, "Man of La Mancha," is a Broadway-quality musical production. It resounds with the compelling artistic direction of Jeff Teague and the impressive musical direction of conductor
Dean Starnes. The orchestra, the singing and first-rate acting integrate this many-faceted work into a fast-paced, cohesive drama."-Alice Grace Chalip, Oakland Tribune

"If there were ever any doubt about whether Jeff Teague is a worthy successor to the legendary Bob Fosse, the tour de force created by Teague's legerdemain as both director and choreographer of ACLO's production of the
musical "Pippin" absolutely lays such doubt to rest. The uniformly excellent acting and singing, and especially the dancing - intricate, energetic, precise, and perfectly polished - are truly breathtaking."
-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

" Bravo! Encore! That's how I felt applauding the ACLO cast during their curtain call last Friday night. Why all the hoopla? Because ACLO's current production of 'Pippin' is deliriously daring and dazzling-a tour de force."
-Patrick Tracy, San Leandro Times

"The bar has been raised and a new standard set for musical comedy in the area. Diablo Light Opera Company's production of "Ragtime," an East Bay premiere, is a breathtaking theatrical achievement, and, hands-down, the
best musical I've ever seen performed in the Lesher Center."-Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times

"Director Jeff Teague has expertly mounted this opulent, enormously complex show. His choreographic skill is manifest in the blocking as well as the dancing and, indeed, even manipulations of set pieces and drops are
elegantly orchestrated."-Tom Billings, Alameda Journal

"Director Jeff Teague has taken Stephen Sondheim's tale of revenge and madness and set it in motion with grand results"-Julia Parks, Alameda Sun

"Flawlessly directed and choreographed by Jeff Teague, Stephen Sondheim's dark, gripping musical drama 'Sweeney Todd' brilliantly concludes Alameda Civic Light Opera's 2003 season"-Tom Billings,Alameda Journal