Next to Normal demands that the characters be portrayed as unflinchingly real, even in the midst of their weirdness and stress and notwithstanding the stylization inherent in a musical. The MCP cast passes this test with flying colors, being utterly believable throughout.
TAP’s production of Out of Order is very skilled and runs smoothly.
The show is well-played and I had a good enough time. Proposals is a better evening out than the shoot ’em up at the local Cineplex at a better ticket price.
Tom Lehrer has returned to ESP with a vengeance, in a delightfully funny production of *Tomfoolery*, a revue of Lehrer’s songs put together by Cameron Mackintosh and others in 1980.
Castaways Repertory Theatre has released their planned 2013-2014 season.
Port City Playhouse (Alexandria, VA) has released their planned 2013-2014 season.
The loveliness of the production details carries over into the acting.
Any lover of Harper Lee’s story, heralded as a quintessential American novel and taught in classrooms nationwide, will enjoy this production.
The play ran two and a half hours. It seemed longer.
The Fairfax Times is reporting that the Elden Street Players will change from a community theater to a professional theater in August, and will be renamed to the NextStop Theatre Company.