Category: Stage Theater
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS By Gary Murray Starring Bryan Fenkart, Felicia Boswell and Rhett George Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music and Lyrics by Davie Bryan Directed by Christopher Ashley Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn recently died. For those who do not know, he was the bass player for Booker T and [...]
AMERICAN IDIOT
American Idiot By Gary Murray Starring Scott Campbell, Jake Epstein, Gabrielle McClinton, Nicci Claspell and Leslie McConel Music by Green Day Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer The jukebox musical has a varied history. While some (like Mama Mia) seem to blend songs meant for a [...]
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Contemporary Theatre of Dallas John Strange Hearing the title you might immediately think either “man bashing” or (more likely) “woman bashing”. In truth, DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN is not either one. It is a 90 minute stroll down relationship lane, with an honest look at how men and women look [...]
IN THE HEIGHTS
IN THE HEIGHTS By Gary Murray Starring Christina Aranda, Katherine Brady, Kyle Carter, Virginia Cavaliere, Tauren Hagans, Roddy Kennedy, Presilah Nunez, Benjamin Perez, Celina Clarich Polanco Robert Ramirez and Perry Young Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda New musicals appear just about every year on [...]
Million Dollar Quartet
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET By Gary Murray Book by Colin Escott & Floyd Muturx Featuring Lee Ferris, Derek Keeling, Cody Slaughter, Kelly Lamont, Billy Shaffer, Chuck Zayas and Christopher Ryan Grant On December 4, 1956 there was a jam session with four rockers at a little recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. [...]
BRING IT ON–THE MUSICAL
BRING IT ON—THE MUSICAL By Gary Murray Starring Taylor Louderman and Adrienne Warren Libretto by Jeff Whitty Music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics by Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda Bring it on was a cheerleading film from a few years ago. I remember seeing it but [...]
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dallas Theater Center Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75204 John Strange This fresh telling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol utilizes the theater’s revolving stage to bring scene changes as well as different looks at scenes as they played out. The director, Joel Ferrell, choreographed [...]
The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-less-Q Nutcracker!
The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-less-Q Nutcracker! Mark-Brian Sonna Productions John Strange Imagine if you will a small town full of colorful folks. Folks who faithfully attend the town’s weekly book club meetings to widen their horizons. Now imaging this group realizing that they are, well, broke. No, not broke, [...]
West Side Story
WEST SIDE STORY By Gary Murray Starring Ross Lekites, Evy Ortiz, Michelle Aravena, Drew Foster and German Santiago Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by David Saint West Side Story is a flawless musical experience. The tragedy based on Romeo & [...]
HAIR
HAIR By Gary Murray Starring Steel Burkhardt, Matt DeAngelis, Phyre Hawkins, Kaitlin Kiyan, Darius Nichols, Aleque Reid, Paris Remillard and Caren Lyn Tachett Book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni Music by Galt MacDermot Directed by Diane Paulus The original production of Hair was a 1967 counter-culture [...]
