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Charlotte Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Charlotte.

Review: FUNNY GIRL at Blumenthal Performing Arts

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.

Review: A SOLDIER'S PLAY at Free Reign Theatre

Review: A SOLDIER'S PLAY at Free Reign Theatre

by Vickie Evans — September 7, 2023

'A Soldier's Play', Presented At Free Reign Theatre, Rock Hill, SC, Was Brilliant And As Equally Exciting As The Movie Adaptation, 'A Soldier's Story'.

Review: I AND YOU at Theatre Charlotte

Review: I AND YOU at Theatre Charlotte

by Perry Tannenbaum — June 22, 2023

Within a restrictive two-hander format, Lauren Gunderson hatches a surprise beyond my imagination in I AND YOU, parlaying the pleasures of Walt Whitman, John Coltrane, and Jerry Lee Lewis along the way.

Review: ONLY AN OCTAVE APART at Spoleto Festival USA

Review: ONLY AN OCTAVE APART at Spoleto Festival USA

by Perry Tannenbaum — June 12, 2023

Starring Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond, ONLY AN OCTAVE demonstrates how much we've changed - and how much we haven't - since Carol Burnett and Beverly Sills first sang the song in 1976, one year before Spoleto arrived in Charleston.

Review: AN ILIAD at Spoleto Festival USA

Review: AN ILIAD at Spoleto Festival USA

by Perry Tannenbaum — June 3, 2023

David O'Hare's AN ILIAD can be taken as one man's distillation of Homer's ancient oral epic, or as one of many, many possible Iliads that could be written about the wars that plague mankind.

Review: PETER PAN at Knight Theater

Review: PETER PAN at Knight Theater

by Perry Tannenbaum — April 28, 2023

The new Charlotte Ballet production of PETER PAN, choreographed by Christopher Stuart, is the most inclusive and politically correct I've seen, retaining sets and costumes from previous editions while completely changing the music.

Review: CLUE at Matthews Playhouse

Review: CLUE at Matthews Playhouse

by Perry Tannenbaum — April 20, 2023

With deft direction that plumbs the depths of silliness in turning a Parker Brothers board game to farce, Jill Bloede weds the flimsiness of the 1985 film's plot with a divinely flimsy set populated by precision actors scurrying around amid flawless transitions and scene changes, lifting Sandy Rusti

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Blumenthal Performing Arts

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Blumenthal Performing Arts

by Perry Tannenbaum — April 14, 2023

The new Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS, now touring with a significant portion of the New York cast, dispels the too-clever-by-half aftertaste I've experienced in previous productions and bares Stephen Sondheim's heart in an affecting tribute to the late master.

Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Blumenthal Performing Arts

Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Blumenthal Performing Arts

by Perry Tannenbaum — March 31, 2023

Scott Brown and Anthony Brown's stage adaptation may be hit-and-miss, and Eddie Perfect's score may be a punkish bust, but thanks to a design and tech dream team, BEETLEJUICE fanatics won't be disappointed with the touring Broadway version.

Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony

Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony

by Perry Tannenbaum — February 5, 2023

A worthy candidate for CSO's vacant musical directorship, Vinay Parameswaran brings a winsome personality and an eclectic modern program to the Knight Theater podium for his Charlotte debut.

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