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With Little Shop of Horrors in its final performances at Asheville Community Theatre this weekend and Sister Act in its second of four weeks at Flat Rock Playhouse, Western North Carolina th…
Audrey II, Seymour & Co. are a delight under Dwight Chiles’s direction.
The creativity of this Tony-winning musical is never in question, and its
message about the nature of love may be simple, but it’s poignant.
Scott Treadway fans arise! The Western North Carolina theater star gets an
entertaining showcase in the current Flat Rock Playhouse production of Neil
Simon’s comedy “The Odd Couple.…
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” strikes a good balance between faithfully
recreating key moments from the “Holy Grail” movie and expanding smaller
details with theatrical potential i…
Bruce and Edwin discuss this excellent 30th anniversary production.
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.
