*THEATER REVIEW* DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Book by Linda Woolverton, Composer – Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice NETworks *TO VIEW COLUMN REVIEW ONLINE WITH PICTURES, CLICK ON LINK: http://thecolumnawards.org/columnonline/review/04-17-2014_DISNEYS-BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST/ http://thecolumnawards.org/columnonline/review/04-17-2014_DISNEYS-BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST/ Director – Rob Roth Choreographer…

*THEATER REVIEW* “I LOVE LUCY” LIVE ON STAGE Adapted for the stage and with new material by Kim Flagg and Rick Sparks The original episodes of “The Benefit” and “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” were written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn…

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL Book and Lyrics by Nan Knighton Music by Frank Wildhorn Based on the novel “The Scarlet Pimpernel” by Baroness Orczy Artisan Center Theatre Director – Clay White Stage Manager – Marina Fabian Music Director – H. Richard…

LEADING LADIES by Ken Ludwig Runway Theatre Director – Evelyn Davis and Judy Bauman Blalock Assistant Director/Stage Manager – Laurie Grissom Choreographer – Terri Hagar Scherer Set Design – Judy Bauman Blalock Properties Design – Abel Casillas and Terri Hagar…

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jon Jory Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Stolen Shakespeare Guild Director – Jason and Lauren Morgan with Chelsea Duncan Stage Manager – Chelsea Duncan Set Design – Jason and Lauren Morgan Lighting Design –…

A Wrinkle in Time, produced by Artisan Center Theater, is a story of individuality and non-conformity. Based on the classic book by Madeleine L’Engle and read by generations of children, the story opens with Meg Murry, an awkward teenager, being…

The Civil War as produced by the Artisan is by far one of the better musicals I have seen lately. ****SPOILER ALERT**** – the North wins. In a nutshell, the basic premise of the Civil War is that the Confederate…

Fool for Love, produced by L.I.P. Service, was a riveting drama from start to finish. The drama was intense and the acting was phenomenal. The play centers around two battling lovers in the Mojave Desert. May is at a motel there, trying to start a new life when Eddie comes to convince her to move with him to the farm they always dreamed of.

The set design was outstanding and Jason Leyva did a wonderful job. The Mojave motel room

The Hiding Place, as produced by the Artisan Center Theater, is a deeply moving and emotionally impactful play. It follows the lives of the Ten Boom family as they struggle with the Nazi invasion of Holland and the atrocities committed…