Review: CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse
What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Omaha Community Playhouse? Omaha Community Playhouse has cooked up another hit with their first show of the 99th season, Clyde’s. A continuation of two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage’s script Sweat, which ran on the very same stage in the fall of 2019, Clyde’s tells the story of four previously incarcerated individuals who found themselves working together at Clyde’s, a truck stop diner, through the help of a transition program.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse
I witnessed the best stage effects I have ever seen anywhere (including Broadway), when on Saturday, July 20, I had the pleasure of seeing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Sharon Playhouse, in Sharon, CT! While this story is likely familiar to most people, the Sharon Playhouse grips the audience right from the start, not merely by elevating the Enchantress into the air, but by having the Young Prince transformed into the Beast, on stage, in front of the whole audience, in a manner of seconds, with effective use of strobe lights, a successful undertaking of a greater magnitude than what people can expect in a typical magic show, much less a musical! Without providing any spoilers, for those of you familiar with how the story ends, that happens on stage too, right before our eyes, with effective use of strobe lights. Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick deserves a lot of credit for working what appears like magic, on the stage. Every show I have seen at Sharon Playhouse has been wonderful, but this is the best!
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse
This fun and family friendly musical, adapted from the original Disney film, brings to life “a tale as old as time” of a selfish prince who is turned into a hideous monster and must win the affection of a beautiful, young girl in order to regain his humanity. This musical includes the classic scores of “Be Our Guest”, “If I Can't Love Her”, “A Change in Me”, the title song “Beauty and the Beast” and many more. The magical musical offers humor, romance, and excitement for all ages.
Sharon Playhouse Announces 2019 60th Anniversary Season!
Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative teams for its 2019 60th Anniversary mainstage summer season.
START SWIMMING to Debut as Part of Hollywood Fringe Fest
Indomitus Theatre Company is proud to present their inaugural production of Start Swimming, by James Fritz. ITC brings to life this new and relevant play as they officially kick off their theatre company. Indomitus Theatre was founded on the notion that all art must be brave, compassionate, and captivating. Start Swimmingopens June 7, 2019 at The Broadwater.
Photo Flash: Sharon Playhouse Opens ALL SHOOK UP
The Hip Swiveling hit musical based on Shakepeare's Twelfth Night written by Joe DePietro and featuring the iconic hits of Elvis Presley explodes onto the stage of Sharon Playhouse July 13 through 22 and BWW has a first look! Check out photos below!
Seven New Works Set for NMI's 15 Minute Musical Project, 6/29-7/1
One of the hottest tickets in Los Angeles every year is the inspiring 15-minute musicals developed at New Musicals Inc. There are seven musicals this year, having their world premiere on June 29, 30, and July 1 at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood. These musicals are a decades-long tradition at the NMI's Academy for New Musical Theatre.