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“Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy” Will Raise the Roof at DPAC Through Sunday, May 19th(0)
You don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy, playing now through Sunday at the Durham Performing Arts Center, but it does heighten the hilarity of this laugh-out-loud Broadway musical version of the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a nightclub singer who witnesses a murder and is sent to [...]
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“Sister Act” Makes a Flawless Transition from Film to Stage in DPAC’s Charming Production
Just about every 90s kid (and adult) has seen the 1992 fish-out-of-water comedy “Sister Act” starring Whoopi Goldberg. Unfortunately, not everyone has had the incredibly fun experience of seeing the film brought to bigger and better life in its stage version as adapted by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner and playing now at DPAC. Embarking [...]
Teens Successfully Tackle Tough Issues in Studio A’s “Twelve Angry Men”
Reginald Rose’s “Twelve Angry Men” tackles some very tough issues. It focuses, first and foremost, on people—their beliefs, their prejudices, and the multitude of ways in which they choose to live their lives, as well as on the choices society makes for them to an extent. In addition to being a commentary on human nature, [...]
An All-Star Cast Makes “The Drowsy Chaperone” a Hit
Before this review can proceed, this reviewer has a small confession to make: She is a bit of a Clay Aiken fan-girl, so her review might be somewhat biased in his favor. Now that the truth is out in the open, suffice it to say that, even without Aiken’s indomitable presence in his role as [...]
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