BY JEFF LEVENE DRAMA CRITIC Take a moment with me to imagine a game. You’re given a phone and instructed that no matter how estranged, no matter how awkward, no matter how obvious the answer, you must call the person...
The Spartanburg Youth Theatre is excited to open their 2018-2019 season with Grace for President, The Musical Oct. 5-6 at the Chapman Cultural Center. One day in 3rd grade history class, Grace Campbell realizes there has never been a female president,...
BY SANDY STAGGS ARTS CRITIC Stefan Sanders is officially a Hub City resident. A Sparkle City denizen. Spartanburg’s newest prominent citizen. And as music director for the Spartanburg Philharmonic, Sanders is already cementing his reputation as a local treasure. Sanders...
BY SANDY STAGGS DRAMA CRITIC “OX” by Derek Davidson, is a short play with a huge heart. Davidson, who penned the paean to the Women of Shakespeare in “A Part Equal” performed by Theatre Converse at Converse College last season,...
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 Spartanburg Philharmonic and the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau will unveil the 10th music trail sign on September 26, 2018. Located in front of the Subway in downtown Spartanburg, between East Saint John and Magnolia, the new sign will feature...
