Arkansas Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 16

BWW Review: SINGING IN THE RAIN at Red Curtain Theatre Has The Audience Singing Along
by Theresa Bertram - August 13, 2019

With only having seen a sampling of 'Singing In the Rain' with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, I didn't have a formed idea of what the Red Curtain's interpretation of the musical should have been like, but I knew Director Bob Bidewell, Choreographer Olivia Stephens, Music Director Kent Britton, and ...

BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Argenta Community Theater is One Singular Sensation
by Theresa Bertram - July 26, 2019

The Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., in North Little Rock, never fails to bring a top-notch performance with every show, and the audience has caught on to this fact. Not only was the show that I saw on Sunday sold-out, the whole entire run was sold out by opening night. When most theaters ho...

BWW Review: ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Red Curtain Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - April 24, 2019

Revolting children? I think not! Audiences were encapsulated by the enter-twining story that Matilda spun in The Red Curtain Theatre's regionally premiered Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical at The Staples Auditorium at Hendrix College in Conway April 12, 13, 14, 19, and 20. Directed by Kristin Sherma...

BWW Review: KITCHEN WITCHES at Rialto Community Arts Center
by Theresa Bertram - March 22, 2019

The Rialto Community Art Center performs a charming rendition of Caroline Smith's Kitchen Witches Thursday through Sunday, March 21 through 24. This is the funniest cooking show you will see on stage. Touted as a cross between Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer, this play touches base with infidelity...

BWW Review: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL at North Little Rock High School Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - March 11, 2019

With a very colorful set and equally colorful costumes, North Little Rock High School Theatre Arts Department presented SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL Friday March 1, through Sunday March 3, to well attended and entertained audiences both young and young at heart. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Flaherty and...

BWW Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES! THE MUSICAL at Argenta Community Theater
by Theresa Bertram - March 05, 2019

The Argenta Community Theater cast of Newsies may not be the King's of New York, but they are most definitely the King's of North Little Rock. Argenta never fails putting on a fantastic show. Led by Director Vincent Insalaco, and produced by Judy Tenenbaum, the casting was superb, the set was enviou...

BWW Review: LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION at RED CURTAIN THEATRE
by Theresa Bertram - January 21, 2019

Do you hear the people sing? Well if you didn't hear these performers sing, you missed out. The Red Curtain Theatre presented Les Miserables: School Edition, December 7-16, 2018, at the Staples Auditorium located on the Hendrix College campus, and let me tell you, I found it hard to believe these ki...

BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - November 26, 2018

Many people will be giving thanks this week with the arrival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's' Love Never Dies' to Little Rock's Robinson Performance Hall. The extravagant sequel to the Phantom Of The Opera is a musical and visual holiday treat. The book was written by Ben Elton with music by Andrew Lloyd W...

BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - October 14, 2018

Jersey Boys is a unbelievable show with incredible singing, lots of humor and heart. See it where ever you get the chance....

BWW Review: BIG RIVER at Argenta Community Theater
by Theresa Bertram - July 23, 2018

Nestled at 405 Main Street in North Little Rock, the Argenta Community Theater deserves its spot amongst the other 'artsy' venues and clubs taking residence in the Argenta district. Though it isn't a very big setting (not as small as a black box theater, but definitely not auditorium size), they imp...

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - May 30, 2018

Stellar cast, Incredible singing and Songs that you never forgot and never will. Beautiful is an absolute joy of a musical story, that is so full of music, drama and comedy that you will feel like it was over way too soon....

BWW Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at ARGENTA COMMUNITY THEATER
by Theresa Bertram - April 24, 2018

Nestled in the the downtown corridor of North Little Rock sits the perfect-sized theater (in my opinion) called the Argenta Community Theater. In this perfect-sized theater, magic happens. This group of talented artists come together and utilize every space harmoniously to tell their stories. The st...

BWW Review: THE LION KING at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - April 23, 2018

Long Live the Lion King! Little Rock welcomes theatrical Royalty April 19th - May 6th....

BWW Review: DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at North Little Rock High School Performing Arts Center
by Theresa Bertram - March 04, 2018

North Little Rock High School's Theatre Arts Department did not disappoint with their production of Disney's The Little Mermaid....

BWW Review: LES MISERABLES at Robinson Performance Hall Dazzles in its Return to Little Rock
by Mike Noland - December 02, 2017

It's wonderful to have this iconic musical based on the French revolution return to Arkansas, especially to Little Rock. The city's name is derived from La Petite Roche (the 'little rock' in French), a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River that was used as a navigational land...

BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Robinson Performance Hall-The Most Beautiful Thing in the World is watching this amazing cast shine like a sequined covered stiletto!
by Mike Noland - October 17, 2017

Kinky Boots struts it's stuff right into Little Rock. The 2013 Tony winner for Best musical is a joyous, funny and timely show that entertains even the straightest of laces. It's amazing how much more important the message of the show seems right now....

BWW Reviews: SOLD Is Bold and Daring Filmmaking of the Highest Order
by Herbert Paine - May 19, 2015

SOLD, the award-winning film based on Patricia McCormick's novel about the worldwide tragedy of human trafficking and directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, is a necessarily unsparing and stunning account of a Nepali child's ordeal in the nefarious world of brothels and gangsters, featuring riveting performa...