Birmingham Blues

15YOD and I headed to Trussville this evening for Park Players‘ production of Shadowlands. The cast, headed by Jesse Bates as C. S. Lewis and Sheila Snoddy as Joy Gresham, gave strong performances throughout (several of them in multiple roles). Creative staging and lighting allowed us to travel from Jack Lewis’ home in [...]

If you’re looking for a fun (and affordable) activity this evening, head to Canterbury United Methodist Church at 7 pm for The World Goes ‘Round, presented by members of the CenterStage Rising Stars ensemble. This group of eight very talented young people puts on a great show, and even more impressive, they have done [...]

If you’re an early riser (or if you want to set your DVR/VCR), check out some of The Music Man cast on Good Day Alabama tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. We’ll be featured throughout the show, which runs from 6:00 to 9:00 AM on Fox 6 in Birmingham.
We have four shows remaining: Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 [...]

The Birmingham News theatre critic gives The Music Man four out of five stars. Well done, cast and crew!

Since I’m too tired to think clearly about current events, I’ll flog my show instead. The Music Man opens tonight. There will be three performances this weekend and four next weekend. It’s a fun, family-friendly show. Lots of kids and teens in the cast, great dancing, lively music. Come travel [...]

Here’s my Pick-a-Little hat for The Music Man.

I realize you can’t actually see the hat under there, but it will be firmly secured to my head on Friday night. The show runs June 6-15 (Friday through Sunday the first weekend; Thursday through Sunday the second weekend). It’s a silly, fluffy show full of [...]