Theater
Visions Of Sugar Plums
Dancers raise the bar in ‘The Nutcracker’ JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com It is nearly synonymous with the Christmas season: Clara, her Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King chassé their way across
Dancing Queens
‘Mamma Mia’ cast having the time of their lives BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Caity Church. Michael Myers. Dennis Laing. John Bass. Erin Hagar. Anna Knight. Shiloh Jones. Mary Larkin Furlow. Lexie
Doors And Sardines
FSLT takes on ‘No. 1 farce of all time,’ ‘Noises Off’ BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “If we can just get through the play once tonight — for doors and sardines. That’s
At What Price?
Top Girls’ looks at sacrifices women make for work LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com First produced in London in 1982, Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls” hit the stage with a main character,
A Smart, Spooky Tale
ArkansasStaged’s ‘Squeamish’ lives up to name LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Playwright Aaron Mark’s one-woman play “Squeamish” opens in the middle of the night in the office of a psychiatrist’s home,
At The End Of The Tunnel
Hopeless situation gives hopeful voice to actors LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Diversity, notes Kimille Howard, director of TheatreSquared’s production of Dominique Morisseau’s “Skeleton Crew,” can be hard to find in
All The News That Fits
Gridiron journalists poke fun at everyone BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Any longtime fan of the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show surely expects to see Donald Trump in the first sketch — and
‘Walk Like A Man’
Story of Frankie Valli and Four Seasons struts back to WAC stage JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com It’s the music that has permeated our culture — from TV and movies to radio
Change? Or Just Another Coverup?
UA play explores issues spanning 50 years LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Bruce Norris’ Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Clybourne Park,” first published in 2010, is particularly relevant in today’s political
‘A Band Of Mothers’
Comics find the funny side of new parenthood BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Shayna Ferm says she is a member of the biggest club in the world. She’s a mom. Sharing some