Tag Archives: Charles South

Wick’s West Side Story Is Adequate But Not Transcendent

There is nothing especially wrong with The Wick Theatre’s riff on West Side Story, But if you’ve seen other productions, by comparison, the modestly entertaining result is competent but rarely reaches those emotional peaks that the work is proven capable of.

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arthur Laurents, Bruce Levine, Charles South, James Olmstead, Jeff Smith, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Joanna Grisso, Pasqualino Beltempo, Stephen Sondheim, The Wick Theatre, West Side Story | Leave a comment

Wick’s Swing Is A High-Flying Enthusiastic Celebration Of Big Band Era’s Music And Dance

Bodies seem to fly through the air and end up in a plethora of entwined positions worthy of a terpsichorean Kama Sutra in The Wick Theatre’s thrilling musical revue Swing. Indulge yourself in one of the most energetic and uniformly talented dance corps we’ve seen here in many a year.

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alix Paige, Amelia Millar, Charles South, Jason Pyle, Kelly Shook, Lindsay Bell, Michael Ursua, Paul Reekie, Phillip Attmore, Sean McClelland, Swing, The Wick Theatre | 1 Comment