Silence, maggots! The smell of rebellion is in the air! And it’s wafting through the atmosphere all the way over from Silhouette Stages in Columbia with their brilliant production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda! Directed by Amy Haynes Rapnicki (assisted by Derek Cooper) with Musical Direction by Terin Kelsey and Choreography by Hunter Lubawski, this zesty, good-fun musical is filled with heart and is being enjoyed by the audience as well as everyone on the stage;
Love is an open door! Love is putting someone else’s needs before yours. Disney’s Frozen was a game-changer in redefining what an act of true love really could be; so many Disney fairytale animated features (and subsequent Broadway musicals) depended on the princess finding her prince and true love’s first kiss. And while there’s a total side-plot component in Frozen, this wintery-wonderland-fairytale musical is all about the love of family.
29. The number of colors in Joseph’s coat. Go ahead, sing the song and count just to double check.
12. The number of sons that Jacob has. Sing that song too, just to be sure.
15. The number of productions of Joey & His Colorful Coat I’ve reviewed over the last 14 years, including one production who rotated five-narrators in and out over the course of their 12-week run.