By YVONNE HUDSON You will be amazed and know not what to say–you will be too busy laughing! When a regional company moving into its seventh decade takes on a cunningly crafter musical satire like Something Rotten!, the stars align for… Read More ›
Ashley Harmon
ICYMI: Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of ‘Falsettos’ Opens on May 19th at the New Hazlett Theater
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. The Tony-award winning Falsettos is from William Finn and James Lapine who were… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of ‘Falsettos’ Opens on May 19th at the New Hazlett Theater
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. Snapshot: Marvin is a neurotic New Yorker, who leaves his wife Trina and… Read More ›
Split Stage’s ‘Kinky Boots’ Brings Big Talent and an Important Message to Local Theater
By Jessica Neu A sold-out crowd of “ladies, gentlemen, and those who have yet to make up their minds” converged on Irwin’s The Lamp Theater to see Split Stage’s production of Kinky Boots. Director Laura Wurzell, music director Joy Morgan Hess, and choreographer Ashley Harmon bring… Read More ›
Split Stage Productions Presents the Big-Hearted Musical Extravaganza Kinky Boots!
The show features a joyous, Tony-winning score by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. The production opens on February 3rd at the Lamp Theater in Irwin. Kinky Boots has won six Tony awards, including Best… Read More ›
Review: Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘A Man of No Importance’
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde By MAC Hoover The Celtic cross is a Christian symbol of a traditional cross with a nimbus or ring featured. The symbolism of a circle features predominantly in the season’s… Read More ›
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘A Man of No Importance’
By Sharon Eberson It is important, Front Porch Theatricals’ production of A Man of No Importance. Let me explain all the reasons why. It’s going to take a little time, so get comfortable. This previously little-done show might just be… Read More ›
Leave Your Troubles at the Door? Haunting Splendor in Little Lake’s “Cabaret”
By Eva Phillips The first time I ever encountered Cabaret, I was a severely depressed 19-year-old, being moved to tears in a Dunkin Donuts at 2 AM as I watched Bob Fosse-directed, spectacularly manic Liza Minelli, and still-closeted Joel Grey… Read More ›
Little Lake Theatre Charms With”The Importance of Being Earnest”
Little Lake Theatre takes us back to the late 1800s with The Importance of Being Earnest as the third installment of their 71st season. Written by Oscar Wilde, this three-act play shows the comedic side of what it is like… Read More ›