author: Anthony Case
There is a lot to say about the play for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf by Nzotake Shange. The play, or choreopoem as she put it, was written in 1977 and has become a legendary text in black theater. Its exploration of the trials and joys and hardships of being both black and a woman in America has spoken strongly to black women,
What makes a city hum? Who gives it life? Evita! Evita! And Silhouette Stagesâ current production of the Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita will have the whole city of Columbia more than just humming. Youâll cheer. Youâll cry. Youâll be moved. Directed by Daniel Douek, with Musical Direction by Ginny Moses, and Choreography by Amie Bell, this tragically beautiful tale of Argentinaâs first ladyâ the first âprincess of the peopleââ is in gloriously capable hands under Daniel Douekâs direction and his production teamâs innovative practices on stage.
Iâm going to be honest. Iâm not Adam Sandlerâs biggest fanâ or even really a fan, periodâ by any stretch of the imagination. I donât like most of his movies, I think he thinks heâs funnier than he actually is, and on the whole, although weâre living in the  golden âOprah Eraâ of musicals (ââŚyou get a musical, you get a musical, you get a musical, everybody gets a musical!â) and this particular one is not ânewâ per se,