Review: The Broadway Stage Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Debuts at Theatre Charlotte
by Vickie Evans - February 17, 2024
The Mountaintop is an interesting spin from the mind of Katori Hall of a fictitious conversation between Dr. King and a maid named Camae in the Lorraine Motel the day before his assassination. I find her creativity and imagination very vivid and enlightening indeed especially since it did have some ...
Review: COMPANY at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - November 27, 2023
Injecting diversity, switching genders pell-mell, and even gifting us with a gay couple, Marianne Elliott's overhaul of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY isn't more illuminating or revelatory than the 1970 original. But the horseplay and the gay wedding-day shenanigans are wildly entertaining - and the sup...
Review: THE INTRICACY OF THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Three Bone Theatre
by Vickie Evans - November 21, 2023
The acquisition of knowledge is important to me. Before this production, I knew nothing about The Lehman Brothers and their capitalistic pursuit. After the production, which was three-hours long, I thoroughly knew their evolution from shop owners to investment bankers and their integral role in the ...
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - October 20, 2023
They haven't fixed the clunky storytelling or finally used actual Fanny Brice material, but FUNNY GIRL still scores big when it comes equipped with an electrifying lead and a top-notch cast....