Tag Archives: Michael Scott Ross

Zoetic’s Shimmering Sunday Explores Conflict Between Artists’ Calling And ‘Real Life’

A wave of sheer glory lifts the audience into a firmament of validation, redemption and pure beauty in the last ten minutes of Zoetic Stage’s production of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Adrienne Arsht Center, Anna Lise Jensen, Carole Caselle, Chaz Mena, Cooper Grodin, Eric Alsford, Greg Duffy, James Lapine, Jayne Ng, Jeni Hacker, Jonah Robinson, Kimberly Doreen Burns, Lucia Fernandez de los Muros, Margot Moreland, Michael Freshko, Michael McClain, Michael Scott Ross, Rebecca Montero, Rick Hvizdak, Shannon Booth, Stephen G. Anthony, Stephen Sondheim, Stuart Meltzer, Sunday in the Park With George, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

Kander & Ebb’s World Goes Round Gets Affecting Outing

MNM Productions at the Kravis Center’s superb revival of the Kander and Ebb revue The World Goes Round takes us on a detailed tour of the landscape of the human heart, not just the joyful peaks or the crippling abysses, but the winding trails through murky wilderness.

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bruce Linser, Clay Cartland, Fred Ebb, Jimon Deeb, John Kander, Kimberly Dawn Smith, Michael Scott Ross, Paul Reekie, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Shelley Keelor, The World Goes Round | Leave a comment

Once More With Feeling, A Local ‘Hair’ Cavorts At The Kravis

Hair never was and isn’t now accurate reportage on the 1968 counter-culture,any more than Oklahoma was a faithful account of homesteading on the eve of statehood. But what the raw material got right and MNM Productions’ engaging edition gets right at the Kravis Center is the infectious vitality, youthful optimism and the genuine sense of communal love.

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alexa Baray, Elijah Word, Emily Tarallo, Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, Hair, Isaac Ocean, James Rado, Jerel Brown, Jerry Jensen, Jinon Deeb, Keagan Tanner Cerny, Khadijah Rolle, Kimberly Dawn Smith, Mallory Newbrough, Marcus Davis, Michael Scott Ross, Mike Westrich, Nicole Dikun, Nicole Kinzel, Paul Reekie, Pierre Tannous, Rio Peterson, Rosseroni Parris, Sandi Stock, Sean Dorazio, Shenise Nunez | Leave a comment

Despite Snazzy Tech Design, Political Satire Angry Fags Wanders Off-Message

Immersive technology goes a long way in elevating Topher Payne’s Angry Fags at Island City Stage, but the play still suffers from elephantine pacing and a sense of crippling logorrhea. Yet there is a modicum of brilliance awaiting patient audiences.

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Angry Fags, Craig Moody, David Hart, George Wentzler, Gretchen Porro, Island City Stage, Jeffrey Leshansky, Mark Demeter, Merry Jo Cortada, Michael McClain, Michael Scott Ross, Peter Lovello, Preston Bircher, Sharyn Peoples, Topher Payne | 1 Comment