Wooden cabinets and hideously appropriate floral wallpaper create the most believable set: the cozy, middle class home of the Magrath sisters in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. More specifica…
As we enter the tiny theater, I see the set: all black everything excepting the simple grey blocks of various heights for added dimension. Already, I am drawn by an invisible yet perceptible…
As soon as I sit down, I begin to wonder about this "twist" on Charles Dickens' well-known classic, Oliver Twist. The set precedes the production, pumping anticipation through the audience l…
In earnest, words don't do this production justice, but I will try. If Sweet Honey and the Rock met Langston Hughes on a corner in Harlem back in the day, a more soulful production could not…
Most Americans know Motown: the music. The artists. The sound. Berry Gordy forged a way by which some of America's most iconic performers " Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Mar…
Many have told the tale of Cinderella, but not quite like this. Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is appropriately titled because it is a version all its own"and thankfully so. Not only is …
Friday night. Everyman Theatre. The air is filled with soft exclamations about the set, and, indeed, it is breathtaking. From the lobby to the stage, there is a palpable buzz of great expect…
2nd Star Productions’s The Music Man"book, music and lyrics written by Meredith Willson"proved to be a fine showcase of talent on all fronts, and a delightful evening for the family! W…
What could be more compelling than watching a man look into a mirror, and see a woman looking back? UrbanArias' As One "a contemporary opera offering heartfelt, and at times, comedic, vignet…