Tj Montgomery

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Epiphany Players Drama Ministry

We are back with our second analysis of a local INTO THE WOODS production, this time with The Epiphany Players Drama Ministry. Epiphany has been around since 1991 providing summertime musical theatre opportunities for performers young and old. This group is obviously a religious-based institution, so their mission revolves around providing a supportive space rooted in Christian values.

BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Troy Civic Theatre

Mental illness is not your usual subject matter for a musical.  Although it is not a light, toe-tapping kind of musical, NEXT TO NORMAL by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey however, manages to be an entertaining and thought provoking evening of theatre.  It offers a peak into the lives of one family and their struggles and fears related to the mental illness of their matriarch and the damage left behind.

BWW Previews: NEXT TO NORMAL at Troy Civic Theatre

Troy Civic Theatre is opening the 2018-19 season with the Broadway rock musical. Next To Normal.  A modern look at mental illness and its effects on the individual and their family, the show was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010, and the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2009