It’s quite the onstage wonder. The costuming is nothing short of amazing, and the adaptability of the set pieces, along with a seamless directorial style, make it all the more like an animated dream.
It’s frantic, and it’s thrilling theater. It’s also quite funny, and sometimes shockingly off-kilter.
Once on This Island is onstage at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville through Feb. 16.
It is staged on a beautiful and smartly designed boxing ring, and there’s a surprising set reveal for the sixth round that’s worth letting you discover for yourself.
The holidays are chaos. Be grateful for yours, however it works for you.
Christmas has come to Fayetteville. Whether you’re ready for it or not, it has arrived – and will be around for a while.
It’s breathtakingly funny, and a dose of pure theater escapism.
It’s a must-visit vacation destination if you love Jimmy Buffett or have a 30A sticker on your car window.
There’s a depth of reality at work that really pushes Native Gardens. For a show that is nominally about a garden, it was a far from peaceful affair.
The new TheatreSquared looks brilliant, and we’ll talk about it for some time to come.
It’s a big production, with big ideas and big topics. And that’s a reason it remains one of the biggest draws in musical theater.
The show is imaginative, bold and transporting, all of which are things we ask musical theater to be.
It’s an outrageous tale, one that stretches believability.
Life can be depressing and funny at all once, and that duality is the central idea of the show’s best number.
Depending on where you sit, which night you attend or where your focus happens to be at any given moment, you get to see a slightly different play.
It’s a brisk piece with no intermission. You’ll be in and out of the theater in less than 90 minutes. But do get there early.
TheatreSquared knew asking Liz Callaway to do a show of theirs would be a stretch, but when she read the script she had a strong reaction to it.
The musical is an onslaught of rhythm and dance and colorful outfits, all surging together at once. There’s rarely a moment to catch your breath.
TheatreSquared’s telling of Miss Bennet runs through Dec. 30 at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville.
If you want to be awed by the precocious talent of a kid’s rock band, the Walton Arts Center would like to take you to school.
It’s a different kind of play than its immediate predecessor on the T2 stage. But an important one nonetheless, and one that helps us examines new stories.
At its core, Once is about the people in life you meet only in passing but still have a profound impact on you.
