Jun 23rd, 2010 by hotinlittlerock
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Musical Tour
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June 23, 2010
Last week we gave you a bit of a sneak peak into our busy week ahead. Well, now we’ve completed our theater tour, and we are pleased to report that both Smokey Joe’s Cafe and The Wizard of Oz lived up to our expectations.
First, we took the ministaffers to The Rep’s final production of the season, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. What fun. As promised, the cast performed such beloved songs as “Hound Dog” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Love Potion #9.” And then there were even more, like the nostalgic “Neighborhood” and the empowering “I am a Woman” and the hilarious “Don Juan.”
The cast had extraordinarily high energy – which is needed in a production where the music and dancing never stop. And, of course, the casting was spot on. That’s something we’ve come to (almost) take for granted when we see a production at The Rep. This is certainly a production for all ages – and one that you simply cannot miss seeing on the stage of The Rep.
Our next show we saw this week was The Wizard of Oz at Robinson Center Music Hall. This is the last production for Celebrity Attractions’ current season – and we must say – probably the best. This production is based on the movie we’ve all come to know and love, and everyone involved with this production, from the director, to the cast and crew, did an outstanding job. Even Toto got all his lines right.
The special effects were simple yet effective. One of our favorite effects was using reversible clothing to change the dancing poppies from red to white when the snow hit them. This simple effect brought about “wows” from all around us. Robinson is sometimes a hard venue to enjoy because of it’s acoustics – but this production sounded – and looked – perfect. It was a very worthwhile and fun evening, and we highly recommend you see it today or tonight for it’s last day here in Little Rock.
These two productions are both family friendly and worth every penny for the cost of admission on these hot and sticky nights during an Arkansas summer. Enjoy.
“Smokey Joe’s Cafe”
Through June 27
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Call (501) 378-0405 for tickets.
“The Wizard of Oz”
June 23 – 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Robinson Center Music Hall
Call (501) 244-8800 for tickets.
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