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From tonight through February 12th, PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina will be presenting William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, Hamlet. I had the great pleasure of interviewing the lighting designer for the production, Tyler Micoleau. He’s designed extensively throughout New York as well as regionally and internationally, for world premiere plays, musicals, and operas as well as outdoor spaces and touring pieces. Among his Broadway credits are The Band’s Visit (which won him a Tony Award), Be More Chill, American Buffalo, and the recently concluded revival of Into the Woods.
Tony-Winning Lighting Designer Tyler Micoleau on PlayMakers Repertory Company’s HAMLET
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Casting has been announced for the Signature Theatre’s of Selling Kabul, which will run from February 21-April 2. https://playbill.com/article/broadways-mazin-akar-to-star-in-regional-production-of-selling-kabul
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From February 7th-12th, North Carolina Theatre will be presenting Dreamgirls at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, which is located inside Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. I had the great pleasure of interviewing actress Joy Woods, who will be taking on the role of Deena Jones. Some of her previous credits include the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors, the Broadway production of Six, and most recently the world premiere stage musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook in Chicago.
Joy Woods of North Carolina Theatre’s DREAMGIRLS
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Two productions of The Book Thief will take place in the U.K. this fall at Coventry’s Brigade Theatre from September 11-16 and Leicester’s Curve Theatre from September 29-October 14. https://www.playbill.com/article/the-book-thief-musical-sets-u-k-productions-in-coventry-and-leicester
ReplyCopy URLLeicester’s Curve Theatre will stage a production of Evita next fall from November 27-January 14. https://playbill.com/article/leicesters-curve-will-stage-new-production-of-evita-this-fall
ReplyCopy URLLast night, I caught North Carolina Theatre’s production of Dreamgirls. Today, I give my review.
This musical is widely remembered for its foot-tapping score. Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen crafted quite a number of bangers heard throughout. Not to mention that in some scenes, there are conversations written as songs kind of like what you’d see in sung-through musicals like Les Misérables. Although there are book scenes with spoken lines of dialogue. Tom Eyen’s book does feel long at times in Act I, although it is tighter in Act II. Director/choreographer Christopher D. Betts definitely keeps the whole production moving very well. The musical numbers are given such lively staging (which are excellently lit by Charlie Morrison).
Everyone in the cast really delivers the goods. Tamara Jade, Joy Woods, and Nya all work well together as the Dreams. Each of them also have their own individual character arcs. Tamara Jade in particular, who plays Effie White, has the most notable one of all. I’ll not be going into detail about it for those who’ve never seen Dreamgirls. What I will say though is that when she gets to perform ‘And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going’ near the end of Act I, she gets multiple well deserved rounds of applause from beginning to end. Joy Woods is terrific as Deena Jones, a shy young woman who becomes the lead singer of the Dreams. She and Effie even share a heartfelt duet near the end of Act II titled ‘Listen,’ which is a modified version of one of the Oscar nominated original songs from the movie. Nya does a great job as Lorrell Robinson, a good-natured background singer with the Dreams who becomes mistress for James “Thunder” Early. Speaking of which, Saint Aubyn offers such an energetic turn as that raucous performer who later falls into depression. I found Erick D. Patrick to be very charismatic as Curtis Taylor, Jr., a slick Cadillac dealer-turned-record executive.
If you’ve never seen Dreamgirls before, I think this production is absolutely worth seeing. It’s got some slick staging and musical numbers that are very well performed. Not to mention that the story explores the rise and fall of performers in the music industry in such an entertaining way. Audiences should have a great night out.
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North Carolina Theatre, which is one of the regional groups in my area of residence, has recently announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season, which will also be their 40th. The shows they’ll be doing are…
Elf the Musical: December 9th-17th
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Rent: April 20th-28th, 2024
Once on This Island: June 22th-30th, 2024
Camelot: November 16th-24th, 2024The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of King Lear starring Patrick Page will extend its run until April 8. https://playbill.com/article/shakespeare-theatre-companys-king-lear-starring-patrick-page-extends-limited-run
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