BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Well, not really. It was an uneventful trip to downtown Spartanburg. But it makes for a great headline. The genuine antics didn’t begin until Dr. Kenneth Tice, in his Spartanburg Little Theatre music directorial debut, raised...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Jim Huber., Jay Coffman and Benjamin Abrams in “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) At any given time during the holidays, there are at least 7 variations of “A Christmas Carol” on Upstate stages....
Carolina Curtain Call’s Critics’ Picks of the 2017-18 Theatre Season (September 1, 2017 – August 30, 2018) They ain’t the Tonys or even the Suzy Bass Awards, but the Carolina Curtain Call Awards, a hybrid recognition by Upstate critics and theatre...
The theatre social season is upon us. No sooner than we began reflecting on ending a banner year of performances in Upstate theatres, it’s time for new seasons and the theatres are rolling out their biggest, their best, their most...
Two Theatres Present the Cult Musical Sensation This Season BY SANDY STAGGS ARTS WRITER There are great roles. And then there are GREAT roles: Willy Loman. Hamlet. Lady Macbeth. Blanche DuBois. Dr. Frank-N-Furter. SOUND-OF-A-PHONOGRAPH-NEEDLE-SREECHING-ACROSS-A-VINYL-RECORD! Why, you ask, is the Sweet...
Feel-good, irresistible nostalgia with a bevy of rock numbers we all know and love whether we want to admit or not! BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC Sit back and feel the noize as Spartanburg Little Theatre covers the grandest classic...
