Talented The PRINCE OF EGYPT at HCT Plagued by Poor Adaptation
SANDY — Directed by Dave Tinney on the Centre Stage at Hale Centre Theatre, The Prince of Egypt: The Musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by…
First-rate cast makes Hale Centre Theatre’s HELLO, DOLLY! a joy
SANDY — Hello, Dolly! is not only a venerable workhorse in the American musical theatre canon, but it is nearly flawless in its dramatic structure. That is one reason the…
Hale’s GUYS AND DOLLS has New York dice & Cuban vice
SANDY — Guys and Dolls is an iconic 1950 Broadway musical whose songs have entered into the American songbook—in other words, they’re part of our culture. If you’re like me,…
Hale’s THE MUSIC MAN is slick as a traveling salesman
SANDY — The Hale Center Theatre’s production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, directed by James Christian, is not unlike Professor Harold Hill, himself. It is slick, polished, even a…
Funny fraud, hilarious hijinks in CASH ON DELIVERY
OREM — If you’re in the mood to laugh for two hours straight, Hale Center Theater Orem’s Cash on Delivery is where you need to be. The jokes were non-stop,…
A terrifically tortured time with THE ADDAMS FAMILY
OREM – When a character as classic as The Addams Family’s Uncle Fester takes the stage and begs the Addams ancestors to sing of nothing but love, what choice does…