by Mike McKeon “Stick it to the man” has been melodically playing through my mind all weekend, in both the literal and metaphorical meanings, as this show hilariously drives that theme home. On Thursday evening I had the pleasure of viewing The Grand Theatre: Home of The Road Company’s musical production of School of Rock directed by Maria Panvini and musical direction by Ruslan Odintsov. When I hear a theatre is producing School of Rock I can’t help but immediately think o

by Lori Clark Picture this: it’s opening night of Rocky Horror Show at the Ritz Theatre, and we are at a nearby restaurant, enjoying pre-show margaritas. I’m people watching and take notice of some fellow patrons decked out in what I initially assumed were Halloween costumes. It was only after further inspection that it dawned on me…these people were in their Rocky Horror finest - fishnets, glitter, sequins, hats. The WORKS! Their energy and excitement were palpable, and i

by Josh Buffington South Pacific is a 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical set during World War II on a South Pacific island. It explores themes of love, war, and racial prejudice. The story follows Nellie Forbush, a U.S. Navy nurse from Arkansas, who falls in love with Emile de Becque, a French plantation owner. Their romance is tested when Nellie discovers that Emile has mixed-race children from his late Polynesian wife, revealing her own ingrained prejudices. A parallel s