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| The Cast photo by Billy Hardiman |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Show is a delightful holiday production that blends nostalgic charm and whimsical music with heartfelt storytelling. Adapted from the classic Christmas story and set in the framework of a live 1940s radio broadcast, the production at the Phoenix Theatre Company captures the magic of this heartwarming story and of the holiday season with a talented cast, lively songs, and a humorous staging concept. However, while it has moments of warmth, humor, and joy, the show's focus on whimsical characters and musical comedy occasionally overshadows the heartwarming drama at the center of the original story." - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)
"Everyone remembers “Miracle on 34th Street,” its winning belief in Santa Claus, the hot rivalry between Macy’s and Gimbels department stores, and the warm cherishing of Christmas traditions. In an interesting twist, The Phoenix Theatre Company’s production takes us back to a 1947 radio presentation of the popular holiday story...The talented ensemble creates viable and believable characters with nice personality variations as they jump back and forth between the various personalities. The ensemble sings and dances with outstanding harmonies, simple but effective dance routines, and without character costumes, they easily convince the audience that they are the diverse people involved in the well-known plot.." -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)
"It's a lively, warm show that for over 90 minutes plus intermission evokes a pleasant memory of a bygone era when radio drama could dominate a family's evening entertainment...nicely mixes the magic and charm of the holiday with a sense of nostalgia for old-time radio... It makes for a perfectly pleasant and heartwarming live theatre experience, which is exactly what MIRACLE ON 34th STREET: A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO SHOW is all about." - David Appleford, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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