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by Theresa Bertram - December 23, 2024

The holiday season is in full swing at The Joint Comedy Theater, located at 301 Main Street in North Little Rock! The Main Thing Comedy Trio—featuring my favorite comedians, Steve Farrell, Vicki Farrell, and Brett Ihler—brings the uproarious Fertle family to life in A FERTLE HOLIDAY this Friday and ...

by Theresa Bertram - December 20, 2024

If you mix the Hee Haw cornfield joke skits with a PG-13 RomCom, you get SHUCKED, which is playing at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville now through December 22nd. This hilarious Broadway musical (Book by Robert Horn with Music and Lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally) combines down-home hu...

by Theresa Bertram - December 20, 2024

I now have a new favorite Christmas rock band! Scratch that. I now have a new favorite rock band that happens to play Christmas music, and let’s be honest, if you can make Christmas music sound this cool, you deserve high accolades....

by Theresa Bertram - December 16, 2024

To close out the holiday season, the Argenta Contemporary Theatre in North Little Rock presents A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL now through December 22, to a sold-out crowd, and rightfully so. The talent level for this production is through the roof, with a cast that brings extraordinary energy and ch...

by Theresa Bertram - December 15, 2024

What did our critic think of WINTER WONDERETTES at The Pocket Community Theatre?...

by Theresa Bertram - December 13, 2024

What did our critic think of SILVER BELLES at The Royal Theatre?...

by Theresa Bertram - December 13, 2024

With Music by Henry Krieger and Books and Lyrics by Tom Even, DREAMGIRLS follows the rise of a fictional 1960s girl group, The Dreams, which was inspired by acts like The Supremes. Effie (Courtney “Coco” Briggs), Deena (Rosa Howard), and Lorrell (Tiara Piggee) enter a talent contest with hopes of la...

by Theresa Bertram - December 10, 2024

As one of their last main shows in their space that they have been inhabiting for about a decade, the Studio Theatre in Little Rock brings the timeless charm of ANNIE to life in a heartwarming production with songs that you know and love now through Sunday, Dec. 15. It’s going to be sad to say goodb...

by Theresa Bertram - December 07, 2024

What did our critic think of THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL at North Little Rock High School Performing Arts Center?...

by Theresa Bertram - December 07, 2024

What did our critic think of CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Lakeside High School?...