Theater
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”
A Bowl Full Of Laughs
Comedy fresher than last night’s leftovers JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com “Hey darlin’, this is Dixie, your Tupperware lady!” The Alabama accent comes in thick and fast on a phone call with
Happily Ever After?
FSLT cast looking for love in hilarious places BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It’s moments before her wedding, and Francie has barricaded herself inside the church nursery, convinced that she’s destined for
Tangled Web Woven
Murder is the mystery in ACO whodunit LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Evan Crawford, director of the upcoming production of “A Murder Is Announced” at the Arts Center of the Ozarks,
