Thereās a way things are done when one does a musical. Itās all been done and itās all been said.
But not when it comes to this production of Seussical, Stephen Foreman, what in WHO has gotten into your head?
Waitā strike that! Reverse it? No, thatās another show, my brainās a fuzzy mop.
Let me start this thing overā let me start from the top!
author: Anthony Case
Halloween might be over, but that doesnāt mean we have to leave the thrills and chills of Spooky Season behind. CJ Productions might have just what youāre looking for with their production of The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals. The show, with Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim and a book by Nick and Matt Lang, gained a lot of popularity online when a professional recording of the original cast was posted by the very popular Chicago based Starkid Productions.
Some make you happy! Some make you sad! Some are quite big! Some are quite small! Some are too longā some are just plays with song! And theyāreā allā calledā MUSICALS! And CJ Productions (a relatively new and upcoming small professional theatre company based in the Baltimore area) is producing The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals. Direct from Team StarKid, this 2018 viral sensation of a musical is making its Charm City debut under the Direction of Sammy Jungwirth (the J in CJ Productions) with area musical director Charlotte Evans at his side.
Do any live people ever realize life every minute while they live it? Saints and poetsā¦and theatergoersā¦ maybeā¦ Itās time to take a step back, take a breath, and come celebrate the simplistic joys in life. The sunrisingā¦ the birds in the treesā¦the seasons changingā¦ a new theatre company opening its doors for the very first timeā¦ Okay, that last one isnāt quite so simple, but Angelo Otterbein (owner and operator and art enthusiast of Manor Mill) and Vanessa Eskridge (director and producer of Manor Mill Playhouseās inaugural production of Thornton Wilderās Our Town) make it look simple,
āAnd nobody out there ever gets to define the life Iām meant to lead with this unruly heart of mine.ā Because love is love is love is love. And you will fall in love with The Prom at Cockpit in Court. Not because itās an amazing story that should be told and seen and heard and embraced. Not because it has an amazing cast chock-a-block with sensational talent all across the board or because its got astonishing scenery,
Iām going to be honest. Iām not Adam Sandlerās biggest fanā or even really a fan, periodā by any stretch of the imagination. I donāt like most of his movies, I think he thinks heās funnier than he actually is, and on the whole, although weāre living in the Ā golden āOprah Eraā of musicals (āā¦you get a musical, you get a musical, you get a musical, everybody gets a musical!ā) and this particular one is not ānewā per se,
Do you suffer from ADHD and Dyslexia? Does trouble follow you everywhere you go? Do seemingly random people in your day-to-day life that nobody else can remember being there spontaneously turn into scary monsters trying to kill you? You might be a Demigod! A word of caution: when attempting to self-diagnose Demigodism, move at the speed of a mortal: very, very slowly. Or maybe youāre just thrillified that Silhouette Stages is producing The Lighting Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.
Garbage punctuated by art. Isnāt that what life is? Sure feels like it sometimes. If youāre feeling like the garbage part of your life is overwhelming, The Audrey Herman Spotlighters theatre has a magical hall-monitor from a parallel universe ready to wave their magic wand and give you all the wonderful art and zany comedy one could hope for in a musical called Zanna Donāt! This musical fairytale, created by Alexander Dinelaris and Tim Acito,
“…truly a singular sensation…full of heart, full of feeling, full of beautiful sounds and amazing dance routines…”