Elizabeth Cortes is excited and grateful to be joining BroadwayWorld! A writer and visual artist, with a passion for the craft of musical theatre, she has been involved in a variety of positions from wardrobe crew to box office. Elizabeth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Furman University, where she spent time writing for the student newspaper about the theatre, doing a study-abroad in London about the theatre, and generally obsessing over the theatre. Originally from Oklahoma, Elizabeth currently lives and works in Greenville, South Carolina, where she can typically be found reading novels, eating breakfast food, and listening to Broadway cast albums.
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Review: LES MISÉRABLES at Peace Center
January 18, 2026
January 18, 2026
The revolution still going strong after decades.
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Peace Center
October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025
Circus fans of all ages, step right up to the latest Broadway national tour to hit downtown Greenville! Water for Elephants is a new adaptation of the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, which was also brought to the big screen in 2011 by Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence.
Review: SHUCKED at Peace Center
March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025
Original down-home musical is an evening of a-maize-ing comedy!
Review: HAMILTON at Peace Center
February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Peace Center?
Review: DISNEY'S THE LION KING at Peace Center
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
The crown jewel of Broadway roars into upstate South Carolina
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Peace Center
June 8, 2024
June 8, 2024
What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at Peace Center?
Review: PETER PAN At Peace Center
April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024
The iconic character hasn’t grown out of perfect family entertainment.
Review: COMPANY at Peace Center
February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024
Sometimes art imitates life, and such was the case when both Britney Coleman (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Beetlejuice, Sunset Boulevard) and her character both celebrated their 35th birthdays at Tuesday night’s performance of Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Peace Center. In this fresh new production, the classic score shines in its full glory. That alone makes seeing this national tour of Company worth it, even without a meta-theatrical serenade of “Happy Birthday” at the curtain call.
Review: ODD at the Warehouse Theatre
December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023
Original world-premiere is the most loving, and most Gen-Z, tribute to Neil Simon you could imagine
Review: MJ at the Peace Center
September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023
'Thrilling' dance moves abound in Michael Jackson musical. Where do you even begin when telling the life story of the most successful entertainer of all time? Is creativity, which inherently involves MJ, the bio-musical about Michael Jackson that just opened at Greenville’s Peace Center, tells the story of his life by telling the story of his work.
Review: WICKED at the Peace Center
August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023
Oz-worthy spectacle and a 'wonderful' touring cast prove why Broadway's 4th longest-running show is as 'popular' as ever.
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