Tag Archives: David Arisco

Actors Playhouse Joy-Filled Hairspray Crippled By Sound Quality

The tragedy of this lavish, ebullient production of Hairspray is how the muddy, uneven, out of balance, sloppy sound on opening night fatally sabotaged the energy, enthusiasm, theatrical skill and money that the cast, musicians, designers and producers invested into this perfect match of material to a company known for mainstream musicals.

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Avery Sommers, Avi Hoffman, Barbara Flaten, Christopher A. Kent, David Arisco, David Nagy, Ellis Tillman, Hairspray, Renata Eastlick | 3 Comments

David Arisco Find His Feminine Side (Sort Of) As Edna Turnblad in Actors Playhouse’s Hairspray

A look in words and photos of David Arisco trying on Edna Turnblad’s clothes in a fitting before Actors’ Playhouse’s production of Hairspray.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Avery Sommers, Barbara Flaten, David Arisco, Ellis Tillman, Hairspray, Julie Kleiner, Kim Cozort, Sally Bondi | 1 Comment