Stellar “Always…Patsy Cline” at Encore Musical Theatre Company (Review)

Emmi Veinbergs and Sonja Marquis create a magical evening of Patsy Cline at the Encore Musical Theatre Company’s “Always…Patsy Cline”. Buy your tickets this minute, then come back and read the review. Seriously. Just buy them right now, I’ll wait: theencoretheatre.org…Okay, have your tickets? Read on… You know all about Patsy right? Oh, you don’t?Continue reading “Stellar “Always…Patsy Cline” at Encore Musical Theatre Company (Review)”

Unmissable “Sondheim on Sondheim” at Encore Musical Theatre Company (Review)

The educational theater person in me wants to scream “SEE THIS SHOW” for you to better understand what goes into the craft of writing musicals and music for musicals. The Sondheim lover in me wants to scream “SEE THIS SHOW” for the remarkable (and rare) video footage of Sondheim talking about his craft, his colleagues,Continue reading “Unmissable “Sondheim on Sondheim” at Encore Musical Theatre Company (Review)”

Amazing Jeremy Jordan at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company (Event Review)

The Encore Musical Theatre Company has never looked as spiffed-up as it did last night at the spectacular fundraiser featuring Jeremy Jordan. In all honesty, I can not start this review without stating the deep pride I feel for Encore’s Founders, Board of Directors, Employees, Staff, and Volunteers. What occurred last night was more thanContinue reading “Amazing Jeremy Jordan at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company (Event Review)”

Hilarious “Spamalot” at The Encore (review)

When Spamalot opened on Broadway in 2005, it ushered in a new type of audience — Monty Python fans who were looking for a ready-made evening of laughs, and not so much musical theater. Based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” they got their money’s worth, crowds kept coming, and the showContinue reading “Hilarious “Spamalot” at The Encore (review)”

The Fantasticks arrive at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company this month (preview)

Created over 50 years ago, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s The Fantasticks has become a staple of American musical theatre, telling the allegorical story of coming of age, young love, and meddling fathers – what’s not to love? Barton Bund makes his Encore directing debut amidst a solid group of actors at The Encore. The originalContinue reading “The Fantasticks arrive at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company this month (preview)”