Courtney Symes - Page 16

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.

BWW Review: Don Quixote Rides Into Sacramento Theatre Company with MAN OF LA MANCHA

April 23, 2018

An endearing message of hope and positivity is what makes Man of La Mancha a timeless classic.

BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND Flies into California Musical Theatre

April 11, 2018

Fans of Peter Pan will be thrilled to know that Finding Neverland, the Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway musical, has arrived in Sacramento! Based upon the play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan, and the Academy Award-winning movie, Finding Neverland, the story follows the perennial young-at-heart J.

BWW Review: Regional Premiere of MOTHERS AND SONS at Sacramento Theatre Company

March 26, 2018

Mothers and Sons, by 4-time Tony winner Terrence McNally, is a provocative study on guilt, AIDS and familial structure set almost 30 years after the beginning of the American AIDS epidemic.

BWW Review: Sacramento says Hello! to THE BOOK OF MORMON at California Musical Theatre

March 9, 2018

Bawdy, blasphemous, brilliant and blithe! The Book of Mormon has returned after a two year absence and Sacramento is ready! The winner of 9 Tony Awards, The Book of Mormon is a hilarious depiction of the Mormon religion by the creators of South Park (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) and Avenue Q (Robert

BWW Review: MACBETH Solicits the Supernatural at Sacramento Theatre Company

February 26, 2018

Director Casey McClellan, fresh off of a Broadway World Best Director win for The Diary of Anne Frank, brings the Scottish play to Sacramento Theatre Company with a creative spin on the dark and supernatural elements of the show.

BWW Review: Oh, What a Night! JERSEY BOYS Returns to California Musical Theatre

January 31, 2018

Fresh off of the 12th longest run in Broadway history, Jersey Boys returns to Sacramento after a four year absence.

BWW Review: Sacramento Had it Coming! THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS-THE MUSICAL Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company

January 8, 2018

Musical theatre lovers, rejoice! The Musical of Musicals-the Musical! has returned to Sacramento and promises an evening of melodrama, satire, and comedy.

BWW Review: There's Something Rotten in Sacramento!

January 3, 2018

In 1848, a Lutheran scholar named Samuel Mosheim Schmucker first raised the question as to how an uneducated and untraveled man such as William Shakespeare could have penned 37 plays and 154 sonnets that dealt with subjects that he should have no knowledge of.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company

December 5, 2017

During the holiday season, many people flock to church to find solace, seek forgiveness, practice introspection, and soak up lessons on how to live their lives.

BWW Review: THE BOXED UP BINGE Delivered Laughs at Capital Stage

November 8, 2017

There is a new standard for musical theatre in town, and it has been set by composer David Taylor-Gomes.

BWW Review: KINGS OF AMERICA Premieres at Sacramento Theatre Company

November 6, 2017

Sacramento Theatre Company is a regional treasure, unique in the fact that they support and develop local talent.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL-THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL is Some Kind of Wonderful at California Musical Theatre

November 3, 2017

Beautiful-The Carole King Musical is more than a jukebox musical.

BWW Review: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Brings a Lesson of Hope to Sacramento Theatre Company

October 1, 2017

Director Casey McClellan again brings a World War II era piece to the Sacramento Theatre Company and makes it relevant to what we are experiencing today.

BWW Review: Hallelujah! SISTER ACT comes to California Music Circus

August 23, 2017

Dancing, singing, bad-guy-catching nuns? You can't go wrong with that combination! Based on the 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act the musical is a feel-good, rousing testament to the power of sisterhood set in 70's funk, soul and disco.

THE BOY FRIEND at California Stage Theatre - The End of an Era with Sacramento Icon Ron Cisneros

August 1, 2017

The Sacramento children's theatre community is going to have some big shoes to fill next summer.

BWW Feature: MASTER CLASS WITH RORY O'MALLEY at Young Actors' Theatre Camp

May 2, 2017

Last weekend, in the intimate San Francisco Playhouse, about 100 students had the privilege of attending a Master Class put on by the Young Actors' Theatre Camp (YATC).

BWW Review: Intrepid Theatre Lab Debuts in Sacramento with COCK

May 1, 2017

Intrepid Theatre Lab, comprised of artistic director Casey McClellan and producer Greg Foro, made its Sacramento debut with Cock, a play by Mike Bartlett.

BWW Feature: Runaway Stage Productions Welcomes the Community to their Future Home in West Sacramento

April 24, 2017

Runaway Stage Productions is on the move! They have secured funding to begin construction on their new 250-seat theatre in West Sacramento.

BWW Review: THE DONNER PARTY, A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL, Premieres at Sacramento Theatre Company

April 23, 2017

Growing up in Northern California, it is impossible not to hear about the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who tried to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846.

BWW Interview: Ben Vereen of STEPPIN' OUT LIVE WITH BEN VEREEN at Stockton Symphony

April 24, 2017

When an icon is as approachable, affable and humble as Ben Vereen is, it is easy to see why he has been so successful.

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