Theater
If The Glass Slipper Fits
‘A Kid Like Jake’ looks at love, parenting and gender identity BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette Jake is 4 years old, about to make the transition from preschool to kindergarten. His
One Last Hurrah
BHS buddies battle it out in ‘Les Miserables’ BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “Who am I? Who am I? I am Jean Valjean!” In this case, Jean Valjean is Sam Ellgass, and
School Days
Arts Live finds new classroom LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Arts Live Theatre of Fayetteville is partnering with the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale to present a new play,
Food For Thought
‘Waitress’ celebrates ordinary women JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com The Tony Award-nominated musical “Waitress” has been lauded for many aspects of the show, chief among them its groundbreaking all-female creative team. The
Local Girls Make Good
Two will share role when ‘Waitress’ stops at WAC LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Casting director Dayna Dantzler must have one of the most adorable jobs in the world: As the
One ‘Freaky Friday’
Pilot Arts picks a musical perfect for families LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com In 1972, when Mary Rodgers published “Freaky Friday” — her hilarious young adult novel about what happens when
Adding A Little Arkansas
New Play Festival enjoys fresh new eyes LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com TheatreSquared’s artistic director, Robert Ford, says that the planning for the theater’s 11th annual New Play Festival —which kicks
Popular Demand
APT announces season BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Ed McClure loves a secret. Actually, when this story was written, he had eight secrets — the eight shows he was planning to announce March 1
Playing With Air
Unique show puts wind in WAC sails LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone — the married duo behind the fantastical circus-of-sorts “Air Play,” which they are performing
‘Topdog/Underdog’
Siblings, rivalry and race examined at UA LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Kevin Free, guest director with the University of Arkansas department of theater, says Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Topdog/Underdog”
