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| Alexander Crossland, Jacqueline Brecker, and Cast Photo by Reg Madison Photography |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"...Bandstand...focuses on a group of servicemen who've returned home after World War II as they struggle to fit back into society. It's a serious show that does a fairly good job in depicting how the trauma and horrors of war can impact a group of soldiers and how music has the power to heal. However, while the show has an upbeat, jazz, and swing music score and the book does a pretty good job depicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the show's plot struggles a bit and isn't entirely successful, with a leading lady who doesn't appear until well into the first act. Fortunately, with a sensational cast and excellent direction, The Phoenix Theatre Company is presenting the local premiere of this moving, inspirational, and often engaging musical that also has an abundance of rousing dance numbers..." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"An endlessly snappy musical tribute to returning but war shocked World War II veterans does not produce an exciting theatrical adventure in “Bandstand” at The Phoenix Theatre Company. Although TPTC’s sharply defined staging with a remarkable ensemble of singing/acting/dancing talents isn’t the issue; the uninteresting musical lets the cast and audience down..." -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)
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