Sofia Gilson

Matt Crowle as Thénardier (left) and Victoria Huston Elem as Madame Thénardier (right) in the national tour of Les Misérables. Photo credit: Matthew Murphy. A review of Les Misérables by Sofia Gilson, age 16 Les Misérables , based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name, follows ex-convict Jean Valjean on his path to redemption, with a heaping side of French resistance, romance, and death. Les Mis  is my favorite musical—the first show I ever costumed for—and this production did not...

The company of A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Sofia Gilson, age 16 A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas tale, constantly retold through many media forms, following Ebenezer Scrooge and the visitation of four ghosts to inform him that his constant greed and visceral hatred of the holiday season will lead to his demise. In Lake Country Playhouse’s fourteenth annual production of this show, they...

From left to right, William Swoboda as Alex Schmorell , Reiley Fitzsimmons as Sophie Scholl, Marko Van Slyke as Hans Scholl , Lio Landis as Christl Probst , and Natalie Ottman as Else Gebel in The Rose of Treason at First Stage Young Company. Photo credit: Paul Ruffolo. A review of The Rose of Treason by Sofia Gilson, age 16 Based on the real White Rose resistance group in 1940s Germany, The Rose of Treason tells the story of Sophie Scholl (portrayed by Reiley Fitzsimmons) and her...