Tag: Peter Comperatore

Heathers the Musical at NRACT Is an Outrageous Satire on Teen Angst

The cast for North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre's community-theater production of Heathers the Musical includes (from left) Christine Michelle Lane, Emily Schmid, Sabrina Palazzo, and Alissa Alba (photo by Ashley Popio)

Heathers the Musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, based on the film written by Daniel Waters, is an outrageous satire on teenage angst, now being brilliantly performed by the cast at North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre. All the problems of high school socializing and hierarchical competition are blown… Continue reading Heathers the Musical at NRACT Is an Outrageous Satire on Teen Angst

Heathers at NRACT: How Very!

The cast for North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre's community-theater production of Heathers the Musical includes (from left) Christine Michelle Lane, Emily Schmid, Sabrina Palazzo, and Alissa Alba (photo by Ashley Popio)

Set in 1989 and based on the cult-classic film Heathers, Heathers: The Musical, onstage now at NRACT, is every bit as fun, lively, and wildly entertaining as its predecessor, perhaps even more so. Featuring a to-die-for cast, fun direction by Peter Comperatore, colorful costumes, and a wonderfully vulgar script with catchy, risque songs, this musical… Continue reading Heathers at NRACT: How Very!

NRACT Teens Tackle “Macbeth”

NRACT's modern-dress teen production runs Sept. 9-25

“I connected with ‘Macbeth’ specifically because of the universality of the story,” says director Peter Comperatore. “I felt that by setting it in a modern-day corporation, we can see the same type of characters in today’s world.”