Tag: Theatre Raleigh
The Rocky Horror Show
“Let’s do the Time Warp” That song is still stuck in my head… The Rocky Horror Show came to the Booth Amphitheater in Cary, NC, this weekend presented by Theater Raleigh. The Musical is based on the original stage production from 1973 by Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien. Later became the classic cult film The… Read More ›
Theatre Raleigh’s Presentation of Once Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Theater Experience
When the movie, Once, came out in in Ireland 2006, it was a surprise hit. The movie starred Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, who also happen to have written all of the music and lyrics for the film. Folks embraced the story of a brokenhearted Irish street musician/vacuum cleaner repairman who has lost all hope,… Read More ›
Theatre Raleigh’s Production of Once Is Beautiful and Brutally Honest
Most love stories go something like this: guy meets girl, guy and girl fall in love, guy loses girl, guy gets girl back. However, in the case of Once, a musical currently onstage at Theatre Raleigh under the direction of Tim Seib and based on a film of the same name by John Carney,a slightly more… Read More ›
First-Rate Acting and Superb Musicianship Make Theatre Raleigh’s Once a Must-See Musical
Theatre Raleigh’s current production of Once, directed by Tim Seib, is a 2011 Off-Broadway and 2012 Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and book by Enda Walsh, based on a 2007 Irish film. This is a relatively recent trend for many of us, who grew up watching film versions… Read More ›
Theatre Raleigh’s Master Class Is First-Class Entertainment! We Were Blown Away!
Some of the most intriguing art is “about art,” and this play is a shining example. Under Ray Dooley’s direction, Theatre Raleigh’s production of Terrence McNally’s Master Class is first-class entertainment. What we are treated to is two hours in a representative, yet fictionalized, day-in-the-life session of a voice class. But this is not just… Read More ›