The team at the JCC CenterStage Theatre has done it again with Hitmakers: Origins of Classic Rock! Picking up where last year’s British Invasion tribute left off, this year’s production explores what happened to rock and roll from the late ‘60s through the ‘70s. The cast delves into the spirit of this genre, belting out … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Hitmakers: Origins of Classic Rock’ at JCC CenterStage
Melissa Pletscher-Nizinsky Reviews
Theatre Review: ‘Raging Skillet’ at JCC CenterStage
Set in an on-stage kitchen at the book launch of Chef Rossi’s same titled memoir, Raging Skillet is a raucous good time that pulls at the heartstrings. Both a story of a chef’s professional journey as well as a tale of mother daughter relationships, this production will have you laughing and singing along one minute, … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Raging Skillet’ at JCC CenterStage
Theatre Review: ‘Detroit ’67’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Set in July 1967, a time which would become known as the Long Hot Summer as race riots plagued American cities such as Newark, Buffalo, Rochester, Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee and of course, Detroit, Dominique Morisseau’s play Detroit ‘67 leaves the audience with a lot to reflect upon. . . .an amazing performance. . . The … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Detroit ’67’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Indecent’ at JCC CenterStage
Set throughout the first half of the 1900s, “Indecent” takes the audience on a journey of a play within a play. On the surface, this production is about Sholem Asch’s play God of Vengeance and the controversy surrounding it. Written in 1906 in Yiddish, the play dealt with the love between a prostitute and the … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Indecent’ at JCC CenterStage
Theatre Review: ‘The Humans’ at Geva Theatre Center
Set in a turn of the century tenement apartment building in New York City’s Chinatown on Thanksgiving 2013, “The Humans” offers the audience a complex view of intergenerational struggles. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this play going in, but the write up framed it as a production about middle class struggles. What was … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Humans’ at Geva Theatre Center
Theatre Review: ‘Ordinary Days’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Within the ordinary hides the potential for the extraordinary. Set in New York City circa 2008, “Ordinary Days” follows the lives of four ordinary individuals. Each a transplant to the city, having their own hopes and dreams, their own “big picture,” yet each struggles with what it means when inevitably life happens and their picture … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Ordinary Days’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Hitmakers – The British Are Coming!’ at JCC CenterStage Theatre
The British are coming! The British are coming! Or at least they are in the JCC CenterStage cover band version. For the fifth year, CenterStage creates their take on a rockumentary, this time focusing on the British Invasion of the 1960s. The writing and directing team of Jack Garner, Esther Winter, Casey Filiaci and Ralph Meranto … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Hitmakers – The British Are Coming!’ at JCC CenterStage Theatre
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