Leads, director make CenterPoint’s JOSEPH a class above the rest
CENTERVILLE — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an old musical. The story is thousands of years old, and at over 50 years old, the lyrics by Tim Rice…
Uninspiring acting makes A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED struggle for life
CENTERVILLE — Typically, I am a big fan of the various productions at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre. I was quite excited as I filed into the intimate black box theater for…
THE FANTASTICKS: a simple pleasure at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
CENTERVILLE — With just a little imagination, a simple fable between a boy, a girl, two fathers, and a wall transforms into a beautiful adventure of love, hurt, and reconciliation.…
Humor feels right in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — When the world is falling apart, there is a perverse comfort in watching things smash in a safe, contained environment and letting yourself laugh as you cringe. The…
A CHRISTMAS STORY is a wonderful addition to the holidays
CENTERVILLE — A Christmas Story is a popular Christmas movie that debuted in 1983. In 2012 the musical adaptation made its way to Broadway for a limited run, and now…
CenterPoint offers a strong production of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CENTERVILLE — The Scarlet Pimpernel was first a stage play in 1903, and then turned into a novel by the same author, Baroness Orczy, in 1905. It is a popular…
CenterPoint’s SISTER ACT is a soulful sensation
CENTERVILLE — Sister Act the Musical at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, directed by Danny Inkley, is lively, entertaining, and spirited. As a long time fan of the Sister Act movie and…
CPT’s THE RAINMAKER: basically The Music Man in 1929, sans music
CENTERVILLE — Richard Nash’s The Rainmaker is more or less what you would get if you put Harold Hill in rural 1929, and took away the music and the ensemble.…
NEWSIES at CenterPoint won’t disappoint
CENTERVILLE — Newsies is a popular show around these parts. It follows the story of the newsboys in 1899 that fought against the corporate giants who owned the newspapers and…
A playful MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Centerpoint
CENTERVILLE — Perhaps one of the most well known and delightful of Shakespeare’s works, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is currently playing at Centerpoint Legacy Theatre’s Leishman Hall, directed by Marinda…