BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC The world’s most beloved nanny flies high again this weekend at Dorman Theatre in an ambitious, elaborate and sweet production of “Mary Poppins” that umbrellas down is the best deal in town this Easter weekend. This...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC The Shoestring Players at USC Upstate ended their season on a very, very high note – literally 40 stories high (I am guesstimating) – with the office romantic comedy “How to Succeed in Business Without Really...
An Emotional Triumph of the Human Spirit! BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Every American distinctly remembers where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. The emotional wallop of a musical “Come From Away” now...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Glow Lyric Theatre kicks off its 2019 “Raising Voices” series May 6-7 with the world premiere of a new musical work by Upstate songstress Jessica Eckenrod that examines the journeys of women throughout history, and the...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC This review is dedicated to my friend Austin Smith. The Mill Town Players are back this month with one of the company’s finest show this season, “Pump Boys and Dinettes.” Tidy and succinct, entertaining and emotional,...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC There is a world premiere, and then there is a “new” play. Furman University Theatre students have the rich understanding of the difference as they receive a master class level experience with a brand new drama...
