Grease

By James MacKillop

The Talent Company slides through three decades of fun Grease productions

Wednesday, July 18,2012
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Avenue Q

By James MacKillop

Naughty puppets tell it like it is in Covey Theatre’s area premiere of the not-for-kids musical Avenue Q

Wednesday, July 18,2012
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My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding

By James MacKillop

Real events spawned the edgy musical comedy

Wednesday, July 18,2012
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Cats

By James MacKillop

The kitty city of Cats comes to life in Cortland Repertory’s spirited musical

Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Hound of the Baskervilles

By James MacKillop

Three actors tackle many roles in the Sherlock Holmes send-up Hound of the Baskervilles

Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Mrs. Mannerly

By James MacKillop

The teacher-pupil dynamic is upended in Jeffrey Hatcher’s comic memoir Mrs. Mannerly

Tuesday, July 3,2012
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Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical

By James MacKillop

Dolly Parton is famous for two things. (No, not those anatomical peaks, but we’ll get back to them.)

Wednesday, June 27,2012
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Lube Job

Cortland Repertory’s Grease offers a slick mix of rockin’ licks and nostalgic kicks

By James MacKillop

If the 30 or so most popular musicals, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease is the most changeable. Older shows, like Anything Goes...

Wednesday, June 20,2012
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The Lehrer Report

The greatest hits of longtime satirist Tom Lehrer are still fresh and funny in the Appleseed musical Tomfoolery

By James MacKillop

Yes, songster, satirist and mathematics professor Tom Lehrer is still alive. He’s 84 now, or 29 degrees in Celsius...

Wednesday, June 20,2012
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Crossdressed to Impress

Frank Fiumano, Bob Brown and gorgeous costumes spark TheaterFirst’s happy revival of La Cage aux Folles

By James MacKillop

The new mounting of La Cage aux Folles, the initial outing of TheaterFirst Productions at the State Fairgrounds’ New Times Theater, comes with 103 original...