Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Topeka Civic TheatreJanuary 23, 2023Topeka Civic Theatre, the beloved dinner theatre of Topeka, KS, undertook what is arguably the most difficult script of contemporary theatre: a script that necessitates precision timing, a crumbling set, and a laugh on every line. Director Shannon J. Reilly delivers beautifully.
BWW Interview: Broadway Academy of Performing Open Registration for DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEASTMarch 21, 2017Broadway Academy of Performing, a kid's theatre camp hosted by Newman University Theatre Department, is now accepting registrations. The camp dates will be June 10th through 17th at Newman University in Wichita, KS. Kids ages 11-20 are eligible, and campers under 11 years can be day campers. The campers will arrive the afternoon of the 10th, audition and rehearse all week for this year's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The musical, based on the animated feature of 1991, has music by Menken, Ashman and Rice, and features such delightful songs as "Be Our Guest" and "Something There." Broadway Academy of Performing is celebrating its 20th year, and this is the third at Newman University.
BWW Review: RAGTIME at McCainApril 18, 2016Thursday April 14th, McCain Auditorium of Kansas State University hosted the National tour of Ragtime directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge and produced by Phoenix Entertainment.
BWW Preview: LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC Pulls into Kechi PlayhouseApril 13, 2016LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, a play by Arlene Hutton, is being produced by Just in Time Theatre Productions opening April 22nd-23 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 pm at the Kechi Playhouse (100 E. Kechi Road, Kechi KS). Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 for students, seniors and military. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit justintimetheatre.org
BWW Reviews: AIDA at Music Theatre WichitaJune 18, 2015Music Theatre Wichita is off and running. The 2015 season is full of old favorites and new adventures, beginning with Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida directed by Mark Madama.
BWW Interviews: Theatre Camp Enrolling, GODSPELLMay 12, 2015Broadway Academy of Performing, a kid's theatre camp hosted by Newman University Theatre Department, is now accepting registrations. The camp dates will be May 30th through June 6th at Newman University in Wichita, KS. Kids ages 11-20 are eligible, and campers under 11 years can be day campers.