Attend the tale of SWEENEY TODD at Draper Historic Theatre
DRAPER — With Halloween right around the corner, even the tale of a barber who loves his family and a woman who runs a pie shop can be quite sinister.…
BRIGADOON is a lovely walk through the heather
DRAPER — Brigadoon is a musical written by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner that has been around over 50 years. The music is well known, and the story one…
SCROOGE’s performances redeem a humbug score and direction
MAGNA — For generations, A Christmas Carol has charmed millions of people in the English-speaking world with its tale of heartwarming change in the Christmas season. The theatre world has…
Empress pulls off THE MUSIC MAN without any trouble
MAGNA — Meredith Willson‘s The Music Man is one of the most beloved of all American musicals. I personally think it’s one of the top five greatest. It has been…
Let Dark Horse Entertain You
PARK CITY — I have long been under the impression that Gypsy is one of those musicals that appeals largely to theatre people who can understand its showbiz heartbreak overtones…
Oklahoma! is a Heap Better’n OK!
MAGNA — I hadn’t seen Oklahoma! in years and my two play-going companions, my husband and 15-year-old son, had never seen the live version, so it was a treat to…
Empress’ La Mancha is a dream
MAGNA — I think there are three great American musicals. They are, in no particular order: The Music Man, 1776 and Man of La Mancha. The last one may surprise…