“Armitage” messes with your head. But confusion is not the goal of the play — entertainment is. The audience will be transported to another time, but it may not know what time that is. The characters, time span and plot are wide-ranging, but one thing is common through all of it: drama. “It’s a Gothic [...]
Jean Valjean, Roxie Hart and Christine Daaé will all be in one place, for one night. “100 Years of Broadway,” one of the biggest touring Broadway concerts in the U.S., created by composer and lyricist Neil Berg, will feature Broadway stars Carter Calvert, Sandra Joseph, Ivan Rutherford, Chuck Wagner and Danny Zolli. “When you deal with such incredible talent and people who are revered [...]
The recital of violinist and University professor Michael Heald and pianist Timothy Lovelace was, indeed, a showcase — displaying their eager dedication, close collaboration and innate talent. “Night Visions” was a most outstanding and innovative work, even though the performers only had two days to rehearse a completely new piece, written by another University faculty member, [...]
The cast and crew of rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” were only given an inch – of time to prepare. Being thrown into their first and only week of on-stage rehearsals gave new meaning to “Hell Week.” “It makes me nervous,” said Phillip Barnette, who’s playing Tommy Gnosis, an in-show rock star. “I [...]
Not every college student takes a reading day study break to see a play about the science of language — but the unorthodox decision to switch textbooks for a theater ticket was a rewarding experience … And The Classic Center’s showing of “My Fair Lady” actually made linguistic study hilarious to watch. Actress Aurora Florence [...]
The surprise of “My Fair Lady” is its universality. Putting hard work into the pursuance of a goal is a familiar story for college students, said Daniel Cardenas, who plays Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the show. The story of Eliza Doolittle — a working-class girl with dreams of becoming a lady despite her harsh Cockney accent [...]
The cast of “Overnight Christmas” is reminding Athens of the deeper meaning of the holidays. A spoof off Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” this community-driven musical twists the classic story into a production that has more religious value than its counterpart. “Overnight Christmas,” a Cornerstone Productions show, follows the journey of Frank Green, a UPS [...]
Editor’s note: for the next in our behind-the-scenes look at local media outlets, we turn to the Town & Gown. One man’s struggle is another man’s musical. And for Town & Gown director G. Derek Adams, the plight of Judas is the driving motif in his remake of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Tim Rice and Andrew [...]
Where there’s a will, there’s a play. “We are here to make dreams come true,” said Nathan Cowling, president of the Thalian Blackfriars and third year theater major. The Thalian Blackfriars, a student-run extracurricular theater club, listens to the artistic voices of its members — and for a few chosen students per year, the organization [...]
At last night’s performance of “In the Heights” the invasion began slowly. One-by-one the cast filled the corners of the set as the lights came up and the overture began. The set was expansive: a corner of Washington Heights crammed with shops and balconies. The cast moved with chaos, multiple motions blurred together as people from all [...]
