Review: KING OF PANGEA: Performers Shine Amid Rocky Plot at Aurora Theatre
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - February 07, 2025
In a theatrical world filled with musicals based on books and movies (and musicals based on movies based on books too), it's a rare treat to get a truly original piece. In fact, it's something audiences and reviewers alike have been clamoring for, if any theater-based message board or social media p...
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Springer Opera House
by Russell Warne - December 06, 2024
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — A Christmas Story is one of the most beloved holiday films of all time. Though lesser known, the stage musical adaptation (with a script by Joseph Robinette and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul) is gaining a following. Over the past ten years, productions of the mus...
Review: A HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Where You Least Expect It
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - December 03, 2024
The Six Flags Holiday Spectacular is a brand new Christmas-themed show that is one of the biggest features of Six Flags Over Georgia’s Holiday in the Park. While Six Flags is always one to provide quality music and dance entertainment alongside the thrill rides and theme park amusements, this is the...
Review: HAIRSPRAY 'Can't Stop the Beat' at Out Front Theatre Company
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - November 01, 2024
At Out Front Theatre Company, 2024 Atlanta has become 1960s Baltimore as audiences flock to see their current production of Hairspray. Filled with humor and catchy tunes, it’s a show that is charming and fun while giving the viewers a deeper message too, one about equality and giving the underdog a...
Review: MISERY at Springer Opera House
by Russell Warne - October 18, 2024
A critically injured novelist. His “number one fan” coming to his aid. At first, she is a godsend. But when fandom turns into obsession, events take a darker turn. The play may be called Misery, but at the Springer Opera House, the show is a pleasure. Read the review.
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Review: JERSEY BOYS at the Springer Opera House
by Russell Warne - September 20, 2024
Featuring golden oldies like “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man,” and “Oh, What a Night,” Jersey Boys might look like a vehicle for boomer nostalgia. But at the Springer Opera House, it is so much more than that. The stellar performances and dynamic directing make Jersey Boys a moving show that anyone can e...