The Wizard of Oz is hardwired into our psyches. When we hear “Yellow Brick Road,” half of us are thinking, “OK, Dorothy, walk to the painted backdrop, turn, wave, and then fade to the second commercial break.” So think how high the bar was set when the stage version of The Wizard of Oz …
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Click your heels together three times; whether seeing it for the first time or the fifth, audiences young and old are in for a spectacular holiday treat as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the classic MGM film everyone knows and loves: The Wizard of Oz! There is truly no place like home as …
We sat down with the fantastic and talented cast of Smokey Joe’s Cafe, which opened this past Thursday evening (Sept 19), and asked them each the same five questions. With four more performances to go, here’s what some of the talent behind the musical had to share: What’s your favorite Lieber & …
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 …
——- 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 …