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The up-and-coming company makes a promising mainstage debut.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s breakthrough musical receives a thoroughly joyful
production.
The debut production from Be Young. A Theatre Collective bodes well for the
fledgling company’s future.
The stage musical version of “Footloose” shares its grassroots appeal with
“Mamma Mia!,'“ and at Flat Rock Playhouse, it’s just as fun and uplifting.
“The Notebook: The Musical” provides a new approach to the material that’s
unique to this format: Three incarnations of the central couple co-exist
onstage, creating a special reso…
“Pride and Prejudice” at Flat Rock Playhouse is not strictly a parody or a
spoof, but more of an affectionate retelling of Austen’s enduring love
story that underscores the aspects…
Veanna Black dazzles in this thoroughly engaging one-woman show.
Alternating between 1911 and the present, David Brendan Hopes’
thought-provoking new play considers individual responses to tyranny among
small circles of friends in two centuries.
With two talented, charismatic actors facing off, sometimes mere inches
away, it's a theatrical experience not to be missed.
This colorful, big-hearted show is bursting with enthusiasm.
Trinity Smith Keel is masterful in ArchNemesis' debut production.
Fitzgerald purists may pick apart this adaptation's choices, but the
musical is undeniably entertaining and often impressive, with a number of
standout songs.
The onstage format may be the best way to experience "Tiny Beautiful
Things," and in this production director Angie Flynn-McIver keeps the tone
heartfelt but low-key.
Behind every great woman there stands… more great women. Suffs, a musical recounting the battle to win women the right to vote in the United States, is revelatory in that regard, ensuring …
The new company's debut production deftly combines comedy and existential
angst.
"Hell's Kitchen" was created to showcase Alicia Keys' songs, and that it
does, as each tune is passionately delivered by an ensemble with deep wells
of talent.
The latest "Jeeves" production offers some much-needed comforting comic
chaos.
The classic S.E. Hinton novel mostly translates well as a stage musical.
Our reviewers reflect on their favorite theater experiences of the past
year.
Now in its ninth incarnation, the production remains fresh, vibrant, and
full of cheerful revelations.
Don't miss Mildred Inez Lewis' remarkable, 1940s Asheville-set reimagining
of Sophocles' "Electra."
Anytime is a good time to revisit The Sound of Music, and this is a
top-notch effort, with a likable, talented cast and grand staging.
The fact-based drama inspires sharp performances and thought-provoking
ambiguities.
The 50-year-old cult classic receives a riotous revival on the local stage.
In a pair of disaster-set one-acts, playwright Travis Lowe, The Sublime
Theater, and a capable cast consider whether the end of the world as we
know it can also generate hope for the fut…
