The Color Purple opens with two little girls–Celie (Felicia Bosworth) and her younger sister Nettie (Danea C. Osseni)–giggling and playing a game. Flash to 14-year-old Celie holding a baby, her second. Pa (C. Mingo Long) takes the baby from her. We’re certain he’s going to kill it. Traditionally, Portland Center Stage begins each season with […]
Alice Walker, Allee Willis, Brenda Russell, Broadway musical, C. Mingo Long, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Danea C. Osseni, Darius Smith, Felicia Boswell, Gregory Brumfield, Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd, Ithica Tell, Juson Williams, Lana Gordon, Lauren Du Pree, Maiesha McQueen, Maritza Bostic, Marsha Norman, Martavius Parrish, musical drama, National Book Award, Neil Totton, Nia Marche, Pulitzer Prize, Shalanda Sims, Stephen Bray, The Color Purple, Timothy Douglas, Tony CisekPicture this: Eldest son graduates a good college in Padua, Italy, comes home briefly, and then decides to forsake his fortune and hit the road to find his own “extraordinary”. Sounds like a slacker, right? Only this eldest son is Pippin (Paul Harestad), son of King Charles, or Charlemagne (Dan Murphy), leader of the Christian […]
Bob Fosse, Broadway musical, Charlemagne, Dan Murphy, Erik Montague, Erin Shannon, Jessica Tidd, Joan Freed, Kelly Sina, King Charles, Middle Ages, musical, musical comedy, Paul Angelo, Paul Harestad, Pippin, rock music, Roger O. Hirson, Samie Pfeifer, Stephanie Heuston, Stephen Schwartz, Theo Curl, Valery SaulA Depression-era musical based on a Depression-era comic strip opened last Friday at Clackamas Repertory Theatre. Annie (book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin). The play opened on Broadway in 1977, enjoyed a six-year run, and won a Tony Award for Best Musical. It also spawned a 1982 movie […]
Andres Alcala, Annie, Ava Marie Horton, Broadway musical, Cassi Kohl, Charles Strouse, Christopher D. Whitten, Clackamas Community College, Clackamas Repertory Theatre, David Mitchum Brown, Deborah Mae Hill, family entertainment, Grace O'Malley, Jayne Stevens, Jon Quesenberry, Lars Campbell, Lyndi the wonder dog, Martin Charnin, Thomas Meehan, Tony Award Best Musical, Wesley Robert Hanson