WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, Motown the Musical, She Kills Monsters
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Jane Zussman
Mar 4, 2016, 10:30:46 PM3/4/16
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I was struck by some similarities in last night’s The Secret Garden at Peppermint Creek and tonight’s THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE by Deborah Brevoort at Riverwalk Theatre’s Black Box. Both addressed grief and loss: last night a widower who couldn’t let go of his wife; tonight a mother who could not let go of her son. Not a musical, Lockerbie was more of an ensemble ritual, and a window into grieving and conflicted souls, as a struggling couple comes to Scotland seven years after the death of their son, looking for some kind of closure.
Director Amy Rickett has gathered an all-around excellent ensemble cast to present this emotional gem: Janet Colson, Jeff Magnuson, Gini Larson, Jackie Payne, Erin Hoffman, Gay Oliver and Doak Bloss deliver a profound exploration of the nexus of grief and love in this relatively short (no intermission) tribute to the tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103.
This is a theatrical piece that summons our common humanity. “Hatred will not have the last word.”
The Women of Lockerbie continues through March 13, 8pm Fri/Sat and 2pm Sundays
$12/$10 general seating
482-5700 for reservations, which assures admission (only 80 seats available) but not a specific seat; it was quite full opening night, so plan to arrive early.
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Tuesday, March 15 — Sunday, March 20, 2016
Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall
Tickets from $38 ● plus applicable fees Student and group discounts available.
whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (performing March 15-20, 2016 as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series) will go on sale Monday, November 16th at 10:00 a.m. Tickets to see MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will be available at Wharton Center’s official ticketing outlets: online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.
Featuring more than 40 classic hits such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL features choreography by Patricia Wilcox (A Night with Janis Joplin) and Warren Adams (Toy Story), scenic design by David Korins (Bring It On: The Musical, Annie), costume design by Tony Award® nominee ESosa (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, “Project Runway”), lighting design by Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (Once, Sister Act), sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (Rock of Ages, The Scottsboro Boys), projection design by Daniel Brodie (Jekyll and Hyde), hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe (Memphis) and casting by Telsey + Company.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL’s arrangements and orchestrations are by Grammy and Tony Award® nominee Ethan Popp (Rock of Ages), who also serves as music supervisor in reproducing the classic “Sound of Young America,” with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Tony Award® nominee Bryan Crook (“Smash”) and dance arrangements by Zane Mark (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is produced by Tony Award® winning producer Kevin McCollum (Rent, In the Heights, Avenue Q), Chairman and CEO of SONY Music Entertainment Doug Morris and Motown founder Berry Gordy.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is generously sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance; The Christman Company; Delta Dental of Michigan; Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.; and Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.
Featuring more than 40 classic hits such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of change in America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL features choreography by Patricia Wilcox (A Night with Janis Joplin) and Warren Adams (Toy Story), scenic design by David Korins (Bring It On: The Musical, Annie), costume design by Tony Award® nominee ESosa (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, “Project Runway”), lighting design by Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (Once, Sister Act), sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (Rock of Ages, The Scottsboro Boys), projection design by Daniel Brodie (Jekyll and Hyde), hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe (Memphis) and casting by Telsey + Company.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL’s arrangements and orchestrations are by Grammy and Tony Award® nominee Ethan Popp (Rock of Ages), who also serves as music supervisor in reproducing the classic “Sound of Young America,” with co-orchestrations and additional arrangements by Tony Award® nominee Bryan Crook (“Smash”) and dance arrangements by Zane Mark (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is produced by Tony Award® winning producer Kevin McCollum (Rent, In the Heights, Avenue Q), Chairman and CEO of SONY Music Entertainment Doug Morris and Motown founder Berry Gordy.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is generously sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance; The Christman Company; Delta Dental of Michigan; Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.; and Jackson National Life Insurance Company
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3/19-27 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ezekiel Orc, High Poobah
Email: keepmons...@gmail.com
Phone: 517.775.4246
MOBB Protests She Kills Monsters
(February 22, 2016; Lansing, MI)--Monsters Organized for Better Behavior (MOBB) is asking its members and supporters to boycott an upcoming Lansing theatrical production. MOBB is upset that Lansing-based theatre company Ixion seems to be encouraging violence against innocent hobgoblins, trolls and kobolds with its next show, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen.
"I'm no wizard," says MOBB spokesman O.G. Re. "But kills sounds like a bad thing to be doing to monsters."
MOBB first learned of the show when a trio of bugbears reported being assaulted by a pair of armored maidens wielding swords.
"Weze just asking for directions," said the bugbear spokesman, Broke Tusk. "One minute we're waving hello and next evil girls rained down pain and fury on us. All we wanted was directions to Old Town."
In light of the unprovoked violence, MOBB is suggesting that all monsters avoid The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI March 19, 20, 26 & 27. "Don't go, dangerous!"
MOBB will be holding a torch and pitchfork vigil to stop the violence.
"If you cut us do we not bleed," asks Re. "No matter how cool limited edition Ixion die is, not worth seeing monsters die.”
Email: keepmons...@gmail.com
Phone: 517.775.4246
MOBB Protests She Kills Monsters
(February 22, 2016; Lansing, MI)--Monsters Organized for Better Behavior (MOBB) is asking its members and supporters to boycott an upcoming Lansing theatrical production. MOBB is upset that Lansing-based theatre company Ixion seems to be encouraging violence against innocent hobgoblins, trolls and kobolds with its next show, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen.
"I'm no wizard," says MOBB spokesman O.G. Re. "But kills sounds like a bad thing to be doing to monsters."
MOBB first learned of the show when a trio of bugbears reported being assaulted by a pair of armored maidens wielding swords.
"Weze just asking for directions," said the bugbear spokesman, Broke Tusk. "One minute we're waving hello and next evil girls rained down pain and fury on us. All we wanted was directions to Old Town."
In light of the unprovoked violence, MOBB is suggesting that all monsters avoid The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI March 19, 20, 26 & 27. "Don't go, dangerous!"
MOBB will be holding a torch and pitchfork vigil to stop the violence.
"If you cut us do we not bleed," asks Re. "No matter how cool limited edition Ixion die is, not worth seeing monsters die.”
SHE KILLS MONSTERS - Ixion Ensemble performing at The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI March 19, 20, 26 & 27.
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Jane Zussman
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