A Nice Evening With THE ADDAMS FAMILY
MAGNA — The Addams Family started as a single panel comic in the New Yorker magazine drawn by Charles Addams, was later adapted to a television show, an animated cartoon,…
The Empress Theatre has a delightful SHREK THE MUSICAL
MAGNA — Shrek The Musical far surpassed my expectations for the DreamWorks film-turned-Broadway musical. The script basically takes all the best jokes from the movie Shrek then expands them into…
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS buoyed by strong cast
MAGNA — The Empress Theatre has chosen an interesting season this year. 2014’s first production, Around the World in 80 Days, is the North American premiere of this particular adaptation.…
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS at the Empress needs more than partridge in pear tree
MAGNA — Before I went out to the Empress Theatre in Magna Friday night, I was hoping to find out more about 12 Days of Christmas, their current production directed…
9 TO 5 in Magna (a.k.a. “Sexism: The Musical!”)
MAGNA — The musical 9 to 5 was penned by Dolly Parton, a living legend who can do no wrong. It racked up 15 Drama Desk and 4 Tony nominations…