Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the Musical, now playing in Toronto and London, and heading to Broadway this coming spring, is in a word “FAB-U-LOUS.” Seen in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the musical follows the movie pretty faithfully, expanding on a few key scenes, and using much of the music of theContinue reading “Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Musical – (Review) Toronto pre-Broadway”
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Very funny “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Performance Network (review) Ann Arbor, MI
Performance Network in Ann Arbor is currently presenting the first professional Michigan production of The Drowsy Chaperone, and it is high on fun, sparse on tickets (it’s been extended to January 2nd) and a good musical in residence for the holidays. The more you know about musical theater, the more you will love the extraordinaryContinue reading “Very funny “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Performance Network (review) Ann Arbor, MI”
UM’s “Gibson Fleck” shows promise, fine score (review)
It’s hard to review a workshop production of a show. Such is the case at the University of Michigan, where the musical theater program is presenting GIBSON FLECK this weekend. There are parts of this new musical that work well. There are others that don’t. But what works well works very well –the opposite isContinue reading “UM’s “Gibson Fleck” shows promise, fine score (review)”
Magical “Mary Poppins” tour (review) East Lansing, MI Wharton Center
Disney’s Mary Poppins the musical has been a magical sensation from its opening night in London, through it’s UK tour, Broadway (where it is still running) and now the tour which arrived in East Lansing MI at the Wharton Center, where it will soon be a return visitor if the sold out audiences and enthusiasticContinue reading “Magical “Mary Poppins” tour (review) East Lansing, MI Wharton Center”
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