BWW Review: Effervescent and Upbeat DOLLY! at Welk Resort, Escondido
Some shows I can see again and again, especially those composed by the forever upbeat Jerry Herman. Hello Dolly bowed on Broadway when I was a teenager in the 60s and it had a long run with original star Carol Channing, followed by turns with Ethel Merman, Ginger Rogers, Pearl Bailey, Martha Raye and Molly Picon, to name a few. Every major star wanted to do it because the role offers a female actress the chance to sing, dance and act the hell out of it. It's a big, splashy gut buster about a woman who has more moxy than the Pied Piper and enough wisdom and panache to win over an army or a whole kingdom, for that matter...and, for the audience, it's one of those extra-special feel-good musicals that just doesn't quit... for a moment. You leave the theatre actually humming the tunes.Welk Resort's current production of Dolly! in Escondido through November 15 is right on target...it's wondrously delectable.
Photo Flash: First Look at LES MISERABLES at Lamb's Players Theatre
LES MISERABLES by Claude-Michel Shonberg and Alain Boublil is currently running at Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, through September 7, 2014. The production is directed by Robert Smyth with musical direction by G. Scott Lacy, dance choreography by Carlos Mendoza, and fight choreography by Jordan Miller. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action below!
Lamb's Players Theatre Extends LES MISERABLES Through 9/7
CA Lamb's Players Theatre announced today that due to early demand for tickets, they have now extended their upcoming production of Les Miserables through September 7th. The production goes into previews this Sunday, July 20th and Opening Weekend begins July 25th.