By JESSICA NEU I went to the prom my junior and senior year of High School. My date and I gleefully danced amongst all of our friends to “Get Low” and “Hollaback Girl.” Were they the best nights of my… Read More ›
Chad Elder
Stage 62’s ‘Crazy for You’ Delivers a Timeless and Talented Evening at the Theater
By JESSICA NEU I was on the phone with a friend as I pulled up to the Andrew Carnegie Library and Music Hall for Stage 62’s production of Crazy for You. She asked what show I was seeing, but she was not familiar with the title…. Read More ›
Stage 62 is ‘Crazy For You’
This Gershwin musical is a zany rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic comedy opening November 9th at the Carnegie Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. Crazy For You® tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child (Chad Elder), who was sent to Deadrock, Nevada,… Read More ›
Review: Emotionally Charged ‘Falsettos’ Lands With Post-Pandemic Jolt
By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are in 2023. Thousands still die annually from HIV/AIDS related illnesses,… Read More ›
Front Porch Team Climbs Mount ‘Falsettos’
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so it was only natural that when… Read More ›
Stage 62 Nabs The Trophy With “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Where have I been all these years? While The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is being performed, time and time again, on stages all across America, I have been wondering–who wants to see a musical about a spelling bee?… Read More ›