Energy of the Stage
Topping the list: “Chasin’ dem Blues” at True Colors, “Rent” at Actor’s Express, “Uprising” at Horizon Theatre, plus the opening of “Evita” at Serenbe Playhouse and “Memphis” at Aurora Theatre. Weekends should be a little longer, shouldn’t they?
Read More“Chasin’ dem Blues.” “Rent.” “Uprising.” “Drood.” Start there this weekend, and enjoy.
Read MoreSay goodbye to “Avenue Q” and hello to “Chasin’ dem Blues” at True Colors, “Drood” at Stage Door Players, “Nelle’s Story” at Synchronicity presents and “Rent” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreHappy Fourth of July weekend! Want to add a little culture to your celebration? Our top recommendations include “A Night of Twisted Tales” from the Weird Sisters Theatre Project, opening Sunday, and, beginning previews Wednesday, “Rent” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreWant to get your culture on? Topping our recommendations this week is “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike” at Horizon Theatre for its final weekend. Check out what’s just ahead, too. July gets busy.
Read MoreJonathan Larson based the book of the musical Rent on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème. Larson changed the setting of the story from 1830s Paris to New York City’s Lower East Side in the 1990s, substituted AIDS for tuberculosis and introduced homosexual characters into Puccini’s love triangles, but many details from the opera remain intact…
Read MoreAvenue Q originally was meant to be a television series. “But, how could you say no to the producer of Rent ?” says Robert Lopez, half of the musical’s original concept/music and lyrics team…
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