Courtney Symes - Page 11

Courtney Symes is a long-time theatre aficionado who has been writing for BroadwayWorld since 2017. She has been active in theatre and youth organizations in her community. After trying law school, she decided that a life in the arts was the way to go. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. During the day, she teaches incarcerated and at-risk youth. In addition to theatre, Courtney enjoys music, reading, sports, hiking, traveling, and raising San Francisco Giants fans.

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Favorite Show

The Phantom of the Opera

Favorite Stories

BWW Interview: Ottmar Liebert of OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA at The Sofia - I love the process of interviews. Delving into someone's life and career teaches me something new every time I do it. Everyone has an interesting story if you take the time to listen. Ottmar Liebert has been my favorite subject. He is one of the most intelligent, interesting, and humble people I have ever come across.
Review: Nostradamus Predicts a Hit With SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Broadway At Music Circus - Something Rotten was such a great show to write about. The Easter eggs (references to other musicals) in that show are so numerous that it's almost impossible to catch them all. The book is quick, the dialogue is clever, and it's just a fun, fun show to lose yourself in.
BWW Review: HAMILTON Brings Theatre Back to Broadway Sacramento - What can I say? Hamilton speaks for itself.
BWW Interview: Ben Vereen of STEPPIN' OUT LIVE WITH BEN VEREEN at Stockton Symphony - Growing up in the 80s in a theatre loving home meant that Ben Vereen was a big deal. I remember watching him on tv and being in awe. This was the first interview that I ever did with Broadway World, and to have it be with such a large figure from my childhood was incredible.
Review: RAGTIME Sets the Standard at Broadway At Music Circus - I have so many favorites that it's hard to pick just a few. I chose Ragtime because I did my undergraduate capstone paper on the novel by E.L. Doctorow. Music Circus also did a phenomenal job in staging the show. It really worked in the round and, to be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. This production blew me away.

Review: FROZEN Warms Hearts at Broadway Sacramento

January 7, 2023

The beauty and mystique of Arendelle have come to Sacramento in the North American tour of Frozen.

Review: It's Double the Holiday Fun at the Ooley Theatre With Two Special Christmas Shows

December 16, 2022

What did our critic think of MISSISSIPPI MOTEL AND A NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS NIGHT at Ooley Theatre?

Review: 'TIS THE SEASON to See Live Theatre at B Street!

December 9, 2022

Reindeer and aliens and elves, oh my! The B Street Theatre has kicked off the holiday season for the family with ‘Tis the Season, a rollicking romp of holiday cheer that is guaranteed to entertain kids and adults alike.

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Sacramento Theatre Company

December 4, 2022

As we reach the end of 2022, it’s time to pause and reflect on the past year.

Review: LIFE SUCKS Doesn't Suck at Big Idea Theatre

November 29, 2022

Thanksgiving this year was a wonderful gathering at home, enjoying the riches of food and family.

Review: THE LOST CLAUS Finds Christmas Spirit at the B Street Theatre

November 23, 2022

‘Tis the season to be jolly! Unless you’re Santa, whose ancient body has compiled a laundry list of ailments.

Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT Sparks Dialogue at Sacramento State's Playwrights Theatre

November 21, 2022

As I watched The Laramie Project at Sacramento State University on Saturday night, I thought to myself how far we’ve come as a society and how much progress we’ve made since 1998.

Interview: Freefall Stage Talks About THE MOUSETRAP, Plays vs. Musicals, and Being Excellent

November 13, 2022

A cozy parlor, a warm hearth, an inviting inn…what could possibly go wrong when seven strangers gather to seek refuge from a storm? Come find out in Freefall Stage’s production of Dame Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

Review: Sacramento Says Hello! And Welcome Back To THE BOOK OF MORMON

November 3, 2022

Our favorite doorbell-ringing devotional devotees are back in Sacramento with a new and improved version of the Tony Award-winning hit, The Book of Mormon.

Review: Come Aboard for MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Sacramento Theatre Company

October 14, 2022

It’s the dawn of a titillating new season at Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) and this one may be the best yet! The 2022-2023 Season of Curiosity, Intrigue, and Suspense kicked off with previews of the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s famous whodunit, Murder on the Orient Express.

Review: LOVE AND BASEBALL is a Grand Slam at B Street Theatre

October 5, 2022

Two of my guilty pleasures-romantic comedies and baseball-are married in a hilarious one-act play showing now at the B Street Theatre.

Review: COME FROM AWAY Comes To Broadway On Tour at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

September 21, 2022

Once in a while, an event occurs that is so viscerally powerful that you will always remember exactly what you were doing when it happened.

Review: Come Join the CHARADE at The B Street Theatre

September 11, 2022

A beautiful woman, international espionage, a mysterious stranger, and so many twists that you’ll be dizzy-that’s what’s happening at the B Street Theatre this week.

Review: Say 'Hell Yes!' to THE COLOR PURPLE at Broadway At Music Circus

August 24, 2022

For me, the end of summer in Sacramento is signaled by the same event every year-the last show of the Broadway at Music Circus season.

Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Dazzles at Woodland Opera House

August 21, 2022

My first foray to the historical Woodland Opera House occurred this weekend to take a trip back to Washington Heights, the neighborhood that Lin-Manuel Miranda memorialized in In the Heights, his successful precursor to Hamilton.

Review: Come and Enter THE SECRET GARDEN at Broadway At Music Circus

August 10, 2022

Broadway at Music Circus is taking us back to England again, not to a shoe factory or the Globe Theatre, but to a gloomy moor in Yorkshire.

Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Brings the Magic of ALEGRIA to Sutter Health Park

July 29, 2022

Cirque du Soleil is back in Sacramento, this time under the big top at Sutter Health Park.

Review: Nostradamus Predicts a Hit With SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Broadway At Music Circus

July 27, 2022

Broadway at Music Circus welcomes you to the Renaissance with its newest resounding success, Something Rotten! This is the first time the Tony Award-nominated musical is being performed at Music Circus and the round lends a special intimacy to the production that, I’ll admit, made it better than

Interview: Jonathan Louis of THE BAND CELL Talks About The Who, Local Music, and His Eccentric Style

July 18, 2022

Just over the Sierra Nevada Mountain range from the Sacramento Valley lies the town of Reno, Nevada.

Review: It's Another Op'nin, Another Show With KISS ME, KATE at Broadway At Music Circus

July 15, 2022

Another classic from the 1940s is gracing the stage at Broadway at Music Circus.

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