LOVABYE DRAGON Takes Flight at First Stage
Amelia Sajdak as Girl (left) and Penny Whitmore as Magical (right) in Lovabye Dragon at First Stage. Photo credit: Paul Ruffolo. A review of Lovabye Dragon by Ellory Woodford, age 12 On Saturday January 24th, I was able to attend the opening performance of Lovabye Dragon at First Stage’s Goodman Mainstage Hall. This production was directed by Marion Frank, and is adapted by Jeff Frank and Barbara Joose from Joose’s Girl and Dragon book series. Lovabye Dragon is a fun and
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NOW AND THEN: A Story About Life and Choices
From left to right: Jack Anderson as Jamie, Jim Mallmann as Man, Amanda Springob as Abby, and Nichole Kivela as Woman in Now and Then at Sunset Playhouse. Photo credit: Erika Navin. A review of Now and Then by Ava Sabel, age 15 Now and Then is a beautiful story about love, life, regret, and second chances. The show is set in the 1980s at an Irish pub. A young man named Jamie is just about to close up for the night when an older man walks in and offers him money in exchange
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Brevity is the Soul of Wit
From left to right, Diane Kallas as Rebecca Heminges, Topher Lowmar as Ed Knight, Evelyn Ewald as Elizabeth Condell, and Paul Weir as Richard Burbage in The Book of Will at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of The Book of Will by Benjamin Earnest, age 13 The Book of Will is one of those fan “What if?” ideas that actually did happen, come to life as a play at Lake Country Playhouse. This production tells the story of William Shakespeare’s friends’ jo
Feb 13 min read
A Show of Many Colors!
Mason Hanizeski as Joseph (center), and visible from left to right, Shawn Holmes as Judah, Matthew Torkilsen as Benjamin, Jake Horstmeier as Simeon, Matt Zeman as Naphtali, William Toney as Asher, Joshua Thone as Gad, and Josh Pope as Levi in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Skylight Music Theatre. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Ava Sabel, age 15 Skylight Music Theatre’s production of Joseph and the Amazi
Jan 302 min read
NEWSIES Stops the World
From left to right: Copi Tappa as Jack Kelly, Kyla Johnson as Les, Megan Rose Miller as Katherine Plumber, and Jacob Cesar as Davey in Newsies at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Newsies by Ellory Woodford, age 12 I attended Newsies at Waukesha Civic Theatre on December 4th. Newsies was written by Harvey Fierstein, and this production was directed by Matt Matysik-Przybylski. Newsies the musical is the story of the newsboy strike in 18
Jan 263 min read
Holiday Cheer (and Also Ghosts)
Todd Denning as the Ghost of Christmas Present (left) and Matt Daniels as Ebenezer Scrooge (right) in A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of A Christmas Carol by Meika Olson, age 17 ‘Tis the season for Christmas musicals, and over at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the most classic Christmas musical of all time was playing in the Pabst Theatre! This 50th anniversary production is a wonderfully crafted show, and if anyone wer
Jan 252 min read
News is NEWSIES
The company of Newsies at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Newsies by Lake Siglin, age 11 Hello guys! I saw Newsies at the Waukesha Civic Theatre and it was awesome! Here's a quick summary of the show: The newsies go on strike because the people in charge raised the paper cost. They rip the newspapers and get all of the other newsies to help, but the main character Jack Kelly's friend goes to jail, so he quits. You'll have to see the sh
Jan 221 min read
