Posts Tagged ‘Moonlight Amphitheatre’
Getting Schooled by Children in Funny, Wicked-Smart ‘Matilda’ at Moonlight
“Matilda the Musical,” directed by Jamie Torcellini, has dynamic elements that we expect from Moonlight Stage Productions and a splendid cast that shines. Every scene screams with childlike imagination. In the tender song “Quiet,” Charity Rose as Matilda sings in a heartfelt whisper. As she walks closer to the stage edge, we are struck by her tiny frame and bravery…
Read MoreTentacled Twist, Tap Dancing Make Moonlight’s ‘Mermaid’ Bubbly Fun
Randall Hickman’s Ursula is big and loud–a bottle of rum in the kiddie punch– and balances the sweetness and puns spawned from Disney. His timing and naughtiness are to die for…
Read MoreHigh-Flying ‘Peter Pan’ at Moonlight, a Charmer that Won’t Grow Up
Robert J. Townsend as the wonderfully vain Captain Hook hooks the audience with his lacy garb and curly wig in the first few seconds…
Read More‘Big Fish’ Doesn’t Wilt at Moonlight
Sometimes, when you take a show out of the hothouse that is Broadway and make it available for less harried regional audiences, what wilted in the hothouse blooms when transplanted. And sometimes, the show stays wilted…
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Read MoreMoonlight’s ‘Catch Me’ is Criminally Fun
Young Frank Abagnale tells his story of deception and family dysfunction with the glitz of a 1960s TV variety show. Loaded with satire and flashy dance numbers, ‘Catch Me if You Can’ is criminally fun, and the portrait of an elusive con artist is true.
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