musical

Queen’s Musical Theatre’s production, Assassins, a dark and comical musical, features quirky and passionate musical numbers and directing worth an applaud.
  • 9 years 2 months ago

A killer way to end the semester

With an aim to capture the fallacy of the American Dream, and a culture of violence that pervades society, Assassins hits the nail on the head.Continue...

The Threepenny Opera production aims to explore the idea of interaction through the use of Twitter and Instagram projections around the stage.
  • 9 years 2 months ago

Comedic commentary

A socialist commentary on capitalism, The Threepenny Opera, put on by the Queen’s drama department, aims to capture the essence of human interaction.Continue...
  • 6 days 7 hours ago

QMT’s ‘9 to 5’ uses comedy to explore suppression and defiance

Superb lighting, strong casting, and thoughtful social commentary—just a few of the reasons to watch Queen’s Musical Theatre’s (QMT) showing of 9 to 5 .Continue...
  • 2 years 4 days ago

‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical,’ the production of all our dreams

When the pandemic caused theatre doors to close last year, musical theatre didn’t immediately find its footing in the online world. Fair enough—its appeal draws from the raw power of a live performance and booming applause. By the end of 2020, however, a new recipe for the musical had emerged, and Ratatouille was the final dish.Continue...
  • 4 years 10 months ago

Cabaret’s timely take on 1930s Berlin and today

Stepping into a nightclub may provide an escape from social justice issues, but only for a moment.Continue...

The musical offered a new twist on Sondheim.
  • 4 years 11 months ago

Singing, Sweden and Sondheim at the Rotunda Theatre

For four more days this month, the Rotunda Theatre will transform into the Swedish countryside for the classic Steven Sondheim musical A Little Night Music .Continue...
  • 5 years 2 weeks ago

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee sends-up the awkward years

Presented by Blue Canoe Productions and held in The Grand Theatre until Jan 21, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , directed by Queen’s alum Maddy Scovil, is a funny, heartwarming love letter to prepubescence.Continue...
  • 5 years 2 months ago

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying brings work home

Running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9 at the Rotunda Theatre, Queen’s Musical Theatre presents their own take on the Tony-award winning musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Continue...
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Queen’s Players: Satires, selfies and sex!

On Friday night at The Mansion, I witnessed the Queen’s Players’ most recent attack on cheek muscles and social stupidity, entitled Scooby-Doo! Wherefore Art Thou?Continue...
The Kingston Meistersingers presents Young Frankenstein, a musical full of innuendo.
  • 9 years 3 months ago

Affectionate and morbid parody

Forget “Thriller,” because this Halloween everyone is dancing the “Transylvania Mania” from Young Frankenstein, a musical theatre production presented by
Kingston Meistersingers.Continue...

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