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...
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...
BY STEVE WONG DRAMA CRITIC Tears – both real and make believe – were shed during the opening weekend of the play “Southern Baptist Sissies” in Spartanburg. The tears were those of four gay and anguished young men who grew...
Proud Mary Theatre Production Still Selling Out Shows BY SANDY STAGGS Proud Mary Theatre Company’s production of “Southern Baptist Sissies” has set off a tidal wave of controversy on social media in the Upstate, though you would never know by...
