What do the songs “On Broadway,” “Yakety Yak,” and “Love Potion No. 9” all have in common? Beyond being memorable hits from the 1950s and 1960s, these catchy tunes (along with 27 others) will be featured in the 2019-2020 season opener at the NorShor: the sizzling-hot Smokey Joe’s Café. Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of …
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——- Opening night of the Duluth Playhouse’s musical Grease had lots of women screaming, hooting and whooping, both onstage and in the audience. And that included Amber Burns, the show’s masterful director/choreographer, who was clearly enjoying this joyful celebration of the ’50s as much as everyone else. With Burns’ sure-handed direction and featuring her creative …
——- THE REVIEW This review was originally written by Lawrance Bernabo for the Duluth News Tribune on Friday, May 10 Photo by Nicole Modeen Photography The Duluth Playhouse is putting on The Government Inspector. It is a farce. A Russian farce. About politicians. (No, not that one.) This version of The Government Inspector has been …
A jazzy musical revue that harkens back to the 1950s and a tantalizing technicolor adventure down the yellow brick road to Oz will kick off the upcoming 2019-2020 season at the NorShor Theatre, presented by The Duluth Playhouse, but first, we’ll be hosting auditions for each show Details are listed below for each upcoming audition. …
In Don’t Dress for Dinner, the French farce that returned to the NorShor stage Thursday night (1/31), Katy Helbacka makes two bold decisions as the director that could have thrown the production off the rails. Fortunately, she booked a really good cook. You may ask, does it matter that you did not see Boeing Boeing (a prequel to Don’t …