 |
| Aaron Brown and Sophia Donnell Photo by Joanne Wastchak |
Click here for more information on this production that runs through January 28th.
"... another stunning example of Kenny Grossman's expert directorial abilities and the amount of amazing youth talent in the Valley....In her Spotlight debut, Sophia Donnell is a knock-out as Sally. ..Donnell's performance is one of the best I've seen in a youth production this season. Vincent Pugliese is cunning, lovable, fearless, scary, and forcefully commanding as the Emcee. ..As Cliff, Aaron Brown evokes the realistic sincerity of a young writer as well as an appropriate level of both hesitancy and recklessness once Sally comes into his life. ...With an excellent cast and superb direction, Spotlight's Cabaret is especially potent and shocking. It is a production that explodes with grit and glamour, while also being raw and realistic in portraying the immediacy and heartbreaking horrors of Nazism. Some people don't think a youth theatre should present shows that have serious, adult themes like Cabaret, but when it's done with such honesty and emotion it's hard to argue why they shouldn't." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...director Kenny Grossman has struck good fortune with a new generation of young actors wanting to perform.... It has to be true that not all of the cast members here could fully grasp the kind of torment that many of these Cabaret characters are undergoing...at such an age where most of life’s challenges and disappointments have yet to be experienced...But here’re some things to consider that makes this Cabaret surprisingly accomplished..the believable casting of Vincent Pugliese as Kit Kat’s Emcee played...; a slinky, sexualized character in baggy pants and suspenders who doesn’t simply enter on stage but slithers. ...But the real age-appropriate performance, and to whom this production truly belongs, is newcomer to the Spotlight stage, Sophia Donnell as Sally. ...With all the emotional highs and lows required to make Sally Bowles work, newcomer Donnell’s performance is quite the accomplishment..." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
No comments:
Post a Comment
In order to avoid spam, comments will be moderated. Anonymous comments no longer will be allowed. If your comment is from an actual person it will be approved and posted in a timely manner.