Where to start with this production of Daniel Fish’s “Oklahoma!”. I’ll admit, even though I knew this was a different version of the 1943 production, I still had no idea what I would be walking into. The moment I sat down and saw the very bare, wooden set with walls...
Review by Lauryn Angel Fans of live theater can rejoice! The North American tour of Wicked has come to the Music Hall at Fair Park, and it’s the first show to return to production since Covid-19 shut things down in 2020. And what a show it is! I admit that I had never...
Review by David Ferguson “Nothing is as beautiful as something you don’t expect.” This memorable line works not only for the story, but also holds true as a review of the stage production. When we think of Tony Award winning musicals, we tend to think big and loud,...
Review by Monique Thompson THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an all-new “ravishingly reconceived production...
Review by Lauryn Angel The stage is set up to look like a classroom, with filling cabinets and a teacher’s desk off to the sides and a large, empty blackboard in the middle. Soon, our instructor arrives, dressed like most of the male professors I teach with – jeans,...
Review by Lauryn Angel I confess that I knew very little about Hello, Dolly! before seeing it at Dallas Summer Musicals. I knew that Carol Channing played the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi on Broadway – but that’s about it, really. So I went into the theater knowing...
Review by Lauryn Angel Imagine watching a play with performers who embody the worst acting stereotypes. Complicate that with a set and props that continually malfunction. It sounds like the last way you’d want to spend your time, but on the contrary, The Play That...
Review by Lauryn Angel When I was asked if I wanted to see a musical based on the first book in the Percy Jackson series, I felt more than a little trepidation. A musical based on The Lightning Thief? This could go very wrong or very right. I felt like taking a...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: Eric Idle’s Broadway spin-off Spamalot, the recipient of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, is no substitute for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But, on a Thursday night in Dallas, no one in...
Review by Monique Thompson P H E N O M E N A L! Officially titled HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL, is a theatrical production about forgotten American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. The production tells the story of his ascent out of poverty and to power against...