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Theater review part deux: Premiere!

Premiere! (now playing at the Cox Building Playhouse in Plano) is Dale Wasserman’s final script. The playwright of such famous Broadway plays such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Man of La Mancha is an excellent wordsmith. He is very capable ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hawkins, Inc.

Theater review: Evita

This is my fourth time to see Evita (which closed June 28 at the Promenade Theatre in Richardson). Each time I’ve seen it has had the luxury of having a huge budget behind it. This is frequently called the first of the mega-musicals, and hence why it’s ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Patti LuPone

Theater review: I Ought to be in Pictures

There is no doubt One Thirty Productions mounts impeccable shows. The talent is always evident on the stage, the production values are tops, and they find scripts that are suited for audiences of all ages, even though according to their mission ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  26 May 2009
Related Topics: Neil Simon

Theater review part deux: Around the World in 80 Days

Rover Dramawerks has taken a leap into a larger venue by doing the world premiere of the play Around the World in 80 Days written by the director, Carol M. Rice. While they usually use the Courtyard Theatre for their One Day Only festivals this is the ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  19 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Jules Verne,  Joe Porter

Opera Review: The Italian Girl in Algiers

The curtain has come down on the 52 year stint of the Dallas Opera at the Fair Park Music Hall. This fall they move in to the nearly complete Winspear Opera House. For their last production at this venue the company decided to resuscitate the seldom ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Josh Groban,  Meryl Streep

Theater Review: A Bench in the Sun

Ron Clark’s trifle of a play A Bench in the Sun is one of the most smile-inducing plays I’ve ever seen. This simple story of two old fogy’s in a retirement home bickering about the mundane life they lead only to find a new topic of bickering – an aging ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  13 Mar 2009

Theater Review: Last Lists of My Mad Mother

This one hour play deals with Alzheimer’s and the repercussions it has on the caregiver and family. It captures the whirlwind of emotions of dealing with this agonizing, befuddling, aggravating and frequently darkly funny disease. As someone who has ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  8 Mar 2009

Theater Review: Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Casa Mañana Children's Playhouse's production of is chock full of talent. This impeccably staged production thanks to director Valerie Galloway-Chapa and choreographer Laura West Strawser showcases the talents of six dynamic and uber-talented actors. ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  22 Feb 2009

Opera Review: La Bohème

There is a reason La Boheme is one of the most beloved operas: the music soars, the simple story is easy to follow, the lyrics are sincere, the characters are all youthful and charming, and it is a genuine heartbreaker. Dallas Opera is presenting this ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  19 Feb 2009
Related Topics: David Croft

Theater Review: The Star-Spangled Girl

by Neil Simon is a comedy that isn’t performed that often. It didn’t fare well on Broadway when it premiered, and part of it may have been due to the fact that it was following on the heels of The Odd Couple which has now gone on to be viewed as one ...

From MARK-BRIAN SONNA OF MBS PRODUCTIONS, Pegasus News,  27 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Neil Simon,  Calvin Klein

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