The show marks the theater company’s first fully-staged, new production of its current season.
Category: Theatre Reviews

REVIEW: ‘Anastasia’ musical is a beautifully stylized look at a not-so-distant past
It’s quite the onstage wonder. The costuming is nothing short of amazing, and the adaptability of the set pieces, along with a seamless directorial style, make it all the more like an animated dream.

REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s “Ann” tells a story that humanizes our incessant political cycle
It’s frantic, and it’s thrilling theater. It’s also quite funny, and sometimes shockingly off-kilter.

REVIEW: “Once on This Island” at WAC takes audience on an immersive journey
Once on This Island is onstage at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville through Feb. 16.

REVIEW: ‘The Royale,’ now on stage at TheatreSquared, packs a flurry of punches
It is staged on a beautiful and smartly designed boxing ring, and there’s a surprising set reveal for the sixth round that’s worth letting you discover for yourself.

AT WALTON ARTS CENTER: Musical version of “A Christmas Story” feels familiar in a chaotic world
The holidays are chaos. Be grateful for yours, however it works for you.

REVIEW: In TheatreSquared’s “A Christmas Carol,” new chances arrive as fast as the holiday season
Christmas has come to Fayetteville. Whether you’re ready for it or not, it has arrived – and will be around for a while.

AT WALTON ARTS CENTER: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ now at the WAC, goes side-splittingly right in riotous show
It’s breathtakingly funny, and a dose of pure theater escapism.

AT WALTON ARTS CENTER: ‘Margaritaville’ musical a breezy but basic show aimed squarely at a carefree crowd
It’s a must-visit vacation destination if you love Jimmy Buffett or have a 30A sticker on your car window.

REVIEW: Small story looks at the bigger picture in TheatreSquared’s close up of ‘Native Gardens’
There’s a depth of reality at work that really pushes Native Gardens. For a show that is nominally about a garden, it was a far from peaceful affair.

REVIEW: ‘Shakespeare in Love’ provides a loving introduction to new T2 space
The new TheatreSquared looks brilliant, and we’ll talk about it for some time to come.

REVIEW: Musical theater classic ‘Les Miserables’ closes out WAC season by going big (and going dark)
It’s a big production, with big ideas and big topics. And that’s a reason it remains one of the biggest draws in musical theater.

REVIEW: ‘Cats’ deftly prowls the WAC again after more than two decades away
The show is imaginative, bold and transporting, all of which are things we ask musical theater to be.

REVIEW: TheatreSquared says ‘Yaasss’ to comedy and queens in new show that closes its old space
It’s an outrageous tale, one that stretches believability.

REVIEW: ‘Waitress,’ at WAC through April 14, serves up slice of surprisingly complex lives
Life can be depressing and funny at all once, and that duality is the central idea of the show’s best number.