The great virtue of Good People is its ability to put a vivid, emotional, human face on what sometimes can seem an abstract policy discussion or merely the subject of a 30-second political spot.
Next to Normal demands that the characters be portrayed as unflinchingly real, even in the midst of their weirdness and stress and notwithstanding the stylization inherent in a musical. The MCP cast passes this test with flying colors, being utterly believable throughout.
TAP’s production of Out of Order is very skilled and runs smoothly.
On balance, the production is a worthwhile, well-performed, attempt at providing deeper content to a well-known popular culture story.
Tom Lehrer has returned to ESP with a vengeance, in a delightfully funny production of *Tomfoolery*, a revue of Lehrer’s songs put together by Cameron Mackintosh and others in 1980.
The loveliness of the production details carries over into the acting.
The play ran two and a half hours. It seemed longer.
Long-term, structural unemployment in post-industrial America is not the most obvious context for an upbeat musical, but that is the case in The Full Monty, now in a delightful production at the Little Theater of Alexandria. Every facet of the production sparkles.
The opening night audience for Dominion Stage’s production of Avenue Q loved every minute. And what’s not to love?
Besides being a very enjoyable show for performers and audience, the production had a serious purpose, as half the net proceeds from the production plus the concession revenue are being donated to The Young Hearts, a local cancer charity.