“It is so large,” says successful 19th century artist Jules when he gets his first glimpse of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” And yet, when Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s SUNDAY IN THE PARK ...

With SHOUTS!'s theme of female empowerment, why not cater to a Girls Night Out at the theatre?  While marketing to women as a whole may seem obvious, we’ve seen the most success with theatres around the country who have appealed to small ...

I’m glad to be back in my hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts to see SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at the local community theater.Granted, you may giggle a bit when you hear the official name of the place. Can’t you just tell that “Arlington ...

It only ran 63 days in 2002, but The Last Five Years has lasted far longer than the last 11 years.

Audiences love when a character makes a fast costume change. If it happens with enough speed, they almost feel as if they’re getting two characters for the price of one.function dnnInit(){var a=0,m,v,t,z,x=new ...

When my New Jersey travels took me to Plays in the Park in Edison for Nunsense, I was overwhelmed by the power-packed performance of Susan Speidel – and told the director afterward.“Oh, yes,” she said. “Susie’s our Ethel ...

Love will get you every time. One charismatic con-man is about to find that out—and you're about to experience the joy, romance and heart-pounding thrills of this musical powerhouse, LEAP OF FAITH in your own theatre!  Featuring a ...

Her name was Stella. She was a heavy-set girl who was a techie in the high school drama club for which I was an advisor. Between scenes of every show, you could see, if you looked carefully through the dimmed lights, Stella’s unmistakably large ...

If you do Passion correctly – meaning the way that Stephen Sondheim envisioned it – your audience will applaud only once the entire night.That will happen at the end of the show, after the lights have dimmed and the performers have emerged to ...

On the 12th of April 1861, Confederate guns opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, thus beginning the bloodiest battle in American history.  The Civil War remains this nation’s single most defining experience; ultimately giving a new ...