Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
ROCK OF AGES
As the opening song says, "it don't get better than this," and it is true. The touring company of ROCK OF AGES is in top-notch form, and the entire evening is nothing but fun, laughs, and good times.
Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis is the perfect wanna-be rock star with impressive stage presence and acting/vocal ranges. His transition from handsome and humble barback to front man during "Cum on Feel the Noize" cements his star status.
Patrick Lewallen as Lonny/Narrator welcomes the audience immediately and just about steals every scene with his comedic timing and comprehension of the material, which is both over-the-top but credible.
Rebecca Fulkenberry's hearty and deep voice propel her portrayal of Sherrie with both sex appeal and charm.
The on-stage band "Arsenal" also invites the audience upon arrival and lets us in on the fun, and we know we are part of the party. The entire cast is of high quality and caliber.
Not to be overlooked is Jason Lyons's lighting design which impressively re-creates the arena rock concert feel and appeal of the 1980s.
Not of all the songs are played in full, but this keeps both the novelty and movement alive, and it all works.
If you're looking for "nothing but a good time," visit the Bourbon Room and ROCK OF AGES.
GRADE = A
Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis is the perfect wanna-be rock star with impressive stage presence and acting/vocal ranges. His transition from handsome and humble barback to front man during "Cum on Feel the Noize" cements his star status.
Patrick Lewallen as Lonny/Narrator welcomes the audience immediately and just about steals every scene with his comedic timing and comprehension of the material, which is both over-the-top but credible.
Rebecca Fulkenberry's hearty and deep voice propel her portrayal of Sherrie with both sex appeal and charm.
The on-stage band "Arsenal" also invites the audience upon arrival and lets us in on the fun, and we know we are part of the party. The entire cast is of high quality and caliber.
Not to be overlooked is Jason Lyons's lighting design which impressively re-creates the arena rock concert feel and appeal of the 1980s.
Not of all the songs are played in full, but this keeps both the novelty and movement alive, and it all works.
If you're looking for "nothing but a good time," visit the Bourbon Room and ROCK OF AGES.
GRADE = A
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, October 04, 2010
A Dirty Rotten Good Time!!
What a difference new house and a new director make! North Shore Music
Theatre's current production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS breathes new life
into a book that during the national tour appeared bland and
underwhelming. To be unfair, the score by David Yazbek resembled a
watered-down of his previous THE FULL MONTY. To be fair, the DRS tunes
sounded both professional and efficient at best.
Under the attentive direction of Mark Martino, both the story and humor
spring to vibrant life, and musical director Steven Freeman makes the
songs catchy and full of wit and wisdom.
Thanks, of course, also have to go to the outstanding leads Brent Barrett,
D.B. Bonds, and Brynn O'Malley, who play so well off each other one would
swear they'd been performing this production for years.
The same can be said for the featured roles performed by Jennifer Cody,
Lynne Winterstellar, and John Scherer, who are not only hilarious in their
own rights, but because they are clearly having a great time, the audience
is right there with them.
Not to be overlooked is Denis Jones's vivid and sharp choreography, and the ensemble is
a pure joy to experience.
The entire cast and crew know how give us what we want, and that's a
fun-filled afternoon or evening at a theatre who deserves future
productions such as this one.
GRADE - A.
Theatre's current production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS breathes new life
into a book that during the national tour appeared bland and
underwhelming. To be unfair, the score by David Yazbek resembled a
watered-down of his previous THE FULL MONTY. To be fair, the DRS tunes
sounded both professional and efficient at best.
Under the attentive direction of Mark Martino, both the story and humor
spring to vibrant life, and musical director Steven Freeman makes the
songs catchy and full of wit and wisdom.
Thanks, of course, also have to go to the outstanding leads Brent Barrett,
D.B. Bonds, and Brynn O'Malley, who play so well off each other one would
swear they'd been performing this production for years.
The same can be said for the featured roles performed by Jennifer Cody,
Lynne Winterstellar, and John Scherer, who are not only hilarious in their
own rights, but because they are clearly having a great time, the audience
is right there with them.
Not to be overlooked is Denis Jones's vivid and sharp choreography, and the ensemble is
a pure joy to experience.
The entire cast and crew know how give us what we want, and that's a
fun-filled afternoon or evening at a theatre who deserves future
productions such as this one.
GRADE - A.
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