Review: CABARET at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg
- Jan 20, 2023
What did our critic think of CABARET at Porchlight Music Theatre? Porchlight invites audiences into the glittering, gritty world of early 1930s Berlin with John Kander and Fred Ebb’s iconic musical CABARET. Under the direction of Porchlight Artistic Director Michael Weber and with associate direction and choreography by Brenda Didier, this production largely belongs to Erica Stephan in the role of Sally Bowles. As the seductive and desperate nightclub singer, Sally, Stephan is an absolute dream. She not only plays the character’s arc beautifully, moving from artful seduction to total desperation and panic by the show’s end, but she showcases her powerful belt and vocal control in each of Sally’s solo numbers. In this way, Porchlight’s production mirrors Sally’s character arc; as the other characters in the show are awakened to the realities of the Nazi party’s rise to power, they must contend with the fact that life is not, in fact, a cabaret.
Video: BEETLEJUICE Takes its Final Bow on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 10, 2023
The beloved musical adaptation of BEETLEJUICE ended its Broadway run this weekend after 679 performances on Broadway. See video from the show's final performance featuring a sell-out crowd of devoted fans, an appearance from the show's Tony-winning director Alex Timbers, and a very grateful cast.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for for 'Porchlight Revisits' I AM A CAMERA
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 29, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre is continuing its 2022 - 2023 season with Porchlight Revisits I am a Camera, book by John Van Druten, directed by Nate Cohen+. Porchlight Revisits I am a Camera is presented for two performances only Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m.
Review: BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre
by Linda Hodges
- Dec 19, 2022
What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Golden Gate Theatre? Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, beat a path to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre for a night of frighteningly funny laughs about death.
Review: Porchlight Revisits THE APPLE TREE
by Rachel Weinberg
- Dec 9, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre invited audiences to take another bite of musical theater history with Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s THE APPLE TREE. The musical, composed of three one-acts centered on the theme of temptation, was the season opener for the Porchlight Revisits series. As usual, Porchight Artistic Director Michael Weber introduced the show with a brief educational talk on THE APPLE TREE’s history.
Porchlight's RENT Announces Extension Through December 11
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 9, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the extension of its production of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, RENT, with music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson, through Sunday, Dec. 11. Porchlight's production, now playing at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., is directed by Adrian Abel Azevedo, music directed by Dr. Michael McBride and choreographed by Laura Savage.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of Porchlight's RENT
by Blair Ingenthron
- Nov 5, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre's production of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, RENT, music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. has opened, and will run through Sunday, Nov. 27. The production is directed by Adrian Abel Azevedo, music directed by Dr. Michael McBride and choreographed by Laura Savage. Check out the photos here.
BEETLEJUICE Comes to The Detroit Opera House in January 2023
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 19, 2022
It’s showtime! The ghost-with-the-most will make his Detroit debut in this edgy and irreverent new Broadway musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play at the Opera House from January 31 – February 12, 2023, as part of Broadway In Detroit's 2022-23 Season.
BEETLEJUICE Goes Is On Sale At DPAC On Thursday, October 13
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 11, 2022
It's showtime! The ghost-with-the-most will make his Triangle debut in this edgy and irreverent new Broadway musical comedy. BEETLEJUICE will play DPAC from April 11 – 16, as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC.
Photos: Porchlight Music Theatre Honors Donna McKechnie at ICONS Gala
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 7, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre was joined by nearly 200 people to launch its 28th season, honor the 2022 ICON Award recipient, one of Broadway’s foremost singing and dancing leading ladies, Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie, present The Luminary Award to Dan Ratner and The Genevieve and Daniel Ratner Foundation and raise funds for its artistic and educational programs. Check out photos!
Lina Beckmann nimmt Auszeichnung „Schauspielerin des Jahres“ entgegen
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 2, 2022
nach der gestrigen Wiederaufnahme von »Richard the Kid & the King« in dieser Spielzeit wurde Lina Beckmann auf der Bühne des SchauSpielHauses mit einer Urkunde für die Auszeichnung als „Schauspielerin des Jahres“ gewürdigt. Nach 2011 erhält sie diese Auszeichnung nun bereits zum zweiten Mal. Die Kritiker*innen-Umfrage 2022 der Fachzeitschrift „Theater heute“ ehrte damit Beckmann für ihre Verkörperung von Shakespeares Antihelden Richard in Karin Henkels Inszenierung am Deutschen SchauSpielHaus Hamburg. »Richard the Kid & the King« ist eine Koproduktion mit den Salzburger Festspielen und eröffnete die Spielzeit 2021-22 in Hamburg.
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