BWW Review: CSO Takes Flight With STRAVINSKY FIREBIRDOctober 24, 2019Charlotte Symphony continued its skein all-Russian concerts with somewhat diminished returns as they failed to conquer Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain for the third time in the last 10 years, but with Christopher James Lee wielding the baton with more controlled fury, they slayed with Stravinsky's FIREBIRD Suite.
BWW Review: New DRACULA Sports Female Feline FangsOctober 16, 2019While his fixed-set concept is too confining and his Van Helsing isn't on her best form, Tony Wright's new COUNTESS DRACULA is plenty of fun at its best, smoking with feline sharpness, sexuality, and grace.
BWW Review: ShakesCar's CYRANO Has Ample Eloquence but Faulty AmplificationSeptember 7, 2019Like its title, CYRANO is a shortened adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' Presented outdoors at the Winthrop Amphitheater, the Shakespeare Carolina production is an engaging intro to this classic - if you can comfortably plow through the distractions of a wayward sound system.
BWW Review: ATC's Outdoor MIDSUMMER Is Electrifying FunAugust 20, 2019Outdoor Shakespeare is back in Charlotte with a fine Actor's Theatre production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Master access, bring a beverage, and get a good sightline - NOT in the middle - for the dreamiest experience.
BWW Review: UNC Doctors Do No Harm in Charlotte Ballet's SHAKESPEARE REINVENTEDJanuary 31, 2019No amazing synthesis or revelation emerges in Charlotte Ballet's audacious SHAKESPEARE REINVENTED collaboration with UNC Charlotte, but the evening bristles with excitement and electricity, probably because the two imaginative choreographers didn't allow their academic partners to get inside their heads - or their art.
BWW Review: THE DAFFODIL GIRLS Vie Viciously for Survival – and a PonyNovember 14, 2018THE DAFFODIL GIRLS, Jeff Swearingen's makeover of 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' transformed David Mamet's real estate shark tank into a Girl Scout Cookie drive. Now in a further mutation, Three Bone Theatre successfully produces this children's theatre hit with an all-adult cast.