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Gregori and company bring ‘loverly’ musical to EPAC
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri When Andrea Gregori wrote her bucket list, there was something she definitely wanted to cross off of it: the chance to play Eliza Doolittle in a fully staged production of...
View ArticleCast of SRO Underground’s ‘Avenue Q’ offers good clean dirty fun
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original review. Reviewed by George Basler Audience members know they’re in for a funny evening when even the pre-show announcement about fire exits and...
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You can bet on fun at EPAC’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri Some musicals survive because they are timely; others because they are dated and, thus, nostalgic. Guys and Dolls is kind of both. Set in New York City, the 1950 Broadway hit...
View ArticleEPAC’s ‘Annie’ casts a warm glow
Reviewed by George Basler Annie is a sugar-coated fairy tale of a musical that radiates optimism and good cheer that only the most hard-hearted Grinch could resist. Such is also the case with a buoyant...
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‘Mockingbird’ earns standing ovation at EPAC
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri “Miss Jean Louise. Stand up. You’re father’s passing.” This is one of the most powerful and memorable lines from Christopher Sergel’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic...
View ArticleGet ready to laugh: EPAC’s ‘Something Rotten’ is a solid smash
Reviewed by George Basler Shakespeare is universally recognized as the greatest playwright in the English language. But did you know he was also an Elizabethan rock star complete with screaming...
View ArticleBLAST cast serves up humor, warmth and poignant moments at Cider Mill Stage
By George Basler Over the River and Through the Woods has some elements that work against it. The Italian-American family at the center of the play comes dangerously close to caricature. The plot veers...
View ArticleBLAST plans busy summer at Cider Mill Stage
By George Basler BLAST (Bold Local Artists of the Southern Tier), which just finished its second season at the Cider Mill Stage, 2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, is not taking the summer off. The company...
View ArticleShakespeare meets Broadway in EPAC’s ‘Kiss Me Kate’
By George Basler When it comes to the giants of American musical theater, Cole Porter is near the top of the list, and Kiss Me Kate is arguably his greatest show with a basket full of classic songs in...
View Article‘Addams Family’ to take up residence at EPAC
By George Basler Growing up, Pat Foti was a big fan of The Addams Family television show of the early 1960s. “They were people who were not normal but thought they were. I related to that,” said the...
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