Pleasant to watch and quite informative, but little seems at stake
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Talking to the Roosevelts: Interview with Eleanor, Franklin, and Sara from the cast of ELEANOR at Media Theatre
Henrik Eger spoke to the actors about their roles and the real-life characters behind them.
View More Talking to the Roosevelts: Interview with Eleanor, Franklin, and Sara from the cast of ELEANOR at Media TheatreDisney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musical
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is set in a countryside town near a forest. The musical is based on Linda Woolverton’s screenplay for Disney, which focuses on…
View More Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musicalSIDE SHOW (Media Theatre): Coming together on a small stage
SIDE SHOW is a tricky piece, but there was much to savor at Media Theatre’s production
View More SIDE SHOW (Media Theatre): Coming together on a small stageTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Media): Killing Lee’s mockingbird
In directing Christopher Sergel’s dramatic adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Jesse Cline is uncharacteristically too reverential about the material.
View More TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Media): Killing Lee’s mockingbirdBILLY ELLIOT (Media Theatre): Dance Billy, dance
As usual with 2007 musical version of the 2000 movie, the personal scenes are the strength of this production
View More BILLY ELLIOT (Media Theatre): Dance Billy, danceGYPSY (Media Theatre): Everything’s coming up roses
GYPSY is an often produced classic for good reason and is terrific as Mama Rose in the Media Theatre’s production.
View More GYPSY (Media Theatre): Everything’s coming up rosesSUNSET BOULEVARD (Media Theatre): Ann Crumb as Norma Desmond, the delusional diva
Few singers can do what Ann Crumb can do, namely to transform herself in such versatile ways that people follow her wherever she goes, whether she performs on Broadway or in Media. Crumb, a depowered female King Lear, dominated every scene of SUNSET BOULEVARD in her own dream castle.
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