Tag Archives: Henry Gainza

Joy In The ‘Hood; Dreaming In The Heights

It’s been a long, long time since a locally-produced musical has thrust inside an audience’s collective chest to touch its heart like Actors’ Playhouse’s triumphant production of In The Heights. Several shows this season have produced near raves among critics and audiences, but this production is cause once again for recalibrating your standards.

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged David Arisco, Doreen Montalvo, Elise Santora, Henry Gainza, In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Manny Schvartzman, Nick Duckart, Oscar Cheda, Rayner Garranchan, Renata Eastlick, Sarah Amengual | Leave a comment

Godspell Gets Another Fresh Makeover at Actors’ Playhouse

The sparse crowd Saturday night at Actors Playhouse must be a result of people thinking, “Oh, I like it well enough, but I’ve seen Godspell.” But they’d be wrong, to their loss. This earnest troupe led by director David Arisco has reinterpreted and re-imagined for the umpteenth time the venerable warhorse so that it seems fresh and familiar at the same time.

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Cindy Pearce, David Arisco, Gene Seyffer, Godspell, Henry Gainza, Josh Canfield, Nick Duckart, Stephen Schwartz | Leave a comment