Tag Archives: Reggie Whitehead

Glorious Voices Outweigh Unsubtle Script In ‘The Journey’

The scruffy damaged denizens of New Orleans’ underclass depicted in the musical The Journey: The Story of Your Life really only have one dimension and the subtlety of a freight train, but, good God, the power that this cast and creative team from Outré Theatre Company invest in that one dimension is overwhelming.

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arts At St. Johns, C. Stefan Morrisette, Courtney Poston, Daniel Bourgoin, Dew Pendleton, Elvin Negron, Kristen Long, Meaghan Nagy, outre theatre company, Reggie Whitehead, Sabrina Lynn Gore, Sharyn Peoples, The Journey | Leave a comment

The Joint At The Wick’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ Starts Jumpin’ After Intermission

Something remarkable happened opening night when the band played the entr’acte to the second half of the Wick Theatre’s Ain’t Misbehavin’. What had been a merely competent if unremarkable evening of entertainment suddenly transformed. The joint, finally, was jumpin’ and it stayed that way much of the second half.

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Ain't Misbehavin', Debra Walton, Fats Waller, Phillip Boykin, Reggie Whitehead, Ron Hutchins, Shirley Tripp, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

Wick’s Full Monty Isn’t Half-Bad

The Full Monty is one of those scruffy street mongrels that are undeniably cute and even inexplicably winning for short periods, but not a stray you want to take home. The Wick Theatre’s production of the musical is competent, perhaps one of the better renditions you’ve seen of it, but its not equal to the recent triumph with 42nd Street.

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Jorth, Andy Fiacco, Barry Tarallo, David Yazbeck, Dom Ruggiero, Michael Ursua, Preston Ellis, Reggie Whitehead, Sabrina Lynn Gore, Terrence McNally, The Full Monty, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

Pippin May Feel A Bit Threadbare, But BRTG Delivers Vibrant Performances

Those big budget companies make productions with much smaller budgets such as Boca Raton Theatre Guild seem to be missing something – when, in fact, their Pippin this season has outstanding elements that are just as fine as those found in better heeled-companies.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bob Fosse, Conor Walton, Keith Garsson, Mike Westrich, Patti Gardner, Paul Reekie, Pippin, Reggie Whitehead, Ron Hutchins, Stephen Schwartz, Troy Stanley | 1 Comment