Tag Archives: Susan Powell

Lee Roy Reams’ Dolly Is At His/Her Best Inhabiting The Widow’s Resurrecting Reveries

The first question that everyone wants answered is: Is it possible to buy Lee Roy Reams as Dolly Levi in The Wick Theatre’s Hello, Dolly! The answer is “sometimes.” The answer also depends on how willing you are to accept the theatrical conceit of Reams being the second man ever to play the part, even with composer Jerry Herman’s blessing.

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alexandra Dow, Ashley Rubin, Chris Brand, Danny Durr, David Vogel, Erin Eloise, Hello Dolly, Idalmy Carcache, James Clow, Jason Edward Cook, Jerry Herman, Joey Lucherini, Kayley Stevens, Lee Roy Reams, Lewis J. Stadlen, Megan Sell, Meredith Bartmon, Michael Stewart, Michael Ursua, Molly Anne Ross, Randy Slovacek, Robert Wilday, Shannon Bates, Susan Powell, The Wick Theatre, Troy Stanley | Leave a comment

Hello, Dolly! At The Wick, Lee Roy Reams Asks If “It Takes A Woman” To Play Dolly Levi

It’s not a drag show. Broadway veteran Lee Roy Reams may become only the second man to play Dolly Levi in a sanctioned production of Hello, Dolly! when it bows this week at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, but he is committed to playing it straight.

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Gower Champion, Hello Dolly, James Clow, Jerry Herman, Lewis J. Stadlen, Marilynn Wick, Susan Powell, The Wick Theatre | 1 Comment

George M Delivers The Razzle Dazzle Plus A Little Insight

George M is a razzamatazz, flag-waving, tuneful, toe-tapping, tap-dancing bio-revue tailor-made for the target audiences embracing its current revival at The Wick Theatre.
But written in 1968 as the world was changing, it also forces us to see the duality of that can-do optimism and post-Manifest Destiny confidence that made us the leading power for much of the 20th Century.

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged George M, George M. Cohan, Norb Joerder, Scott Leiendecker, Susan Powell, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment