Every once in a while, a bottle will wash up on the beaches of Tybee Island. Inside is an old parchment treasure map, with a note: I, Lefty the Pirate, […]
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A ‘Red Hot’ season opener
As the Little Theatre of Savannah’s board of directors put together the group’s 60th season, they chose an opening play that would both touch the heart and tickle the funny […]
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When the cirque comes to town …
The European circus tradition has infected the rest of the world. Founded in 1993, Florida-based Cirque Productions was the first American company to import, adapt and present shows combining amazing […]
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‘Hedda Gabler’ on the prowl
Hedda Gabler is a scamp, a camp and a bit of a tramp. In Henrik Ibsen’s classic psychological drama Hedda Gabler, she’s all this and more – ruthless, scheming, predatory. […]
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‘Hedwig’ is here to rock this town
Musical theater knows few characters quite as fascinating as Hedwig, who began life as “a slip of a girlyboy living in communist East Berlin,” suffered a botched sex-change operation and […]
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May the farce be with you
Ray Cooney is the go-to guy when a community theater wants to put on a door-slamming English farce. British-born and well-versed in the blending of broad comedy, bawdiness and split-second […]
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Off to see ‘The Wiz’
Michael Jackson’s sudden death hit the cast of The Wiz hard. “We were having rehearsal that night,” says Ellie Pyle, who’s directing the R&B musical for the City of Savannah’s […]
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To pee or not to pee?
Hey there, Bob and Betty Theater-goer. Why not see Urinetown while you’re in town? It’s affectionately known as The Number One Musical. Actually, the full title of the Little Theatre […]
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Simon says
Neil Simon wrote “Rumors” at the end of the 1980s, following the three semi-autobiographical plays that made up his so-called “Eugene Trilogy.” Although wildly successful, those plays (“Brighton Beach Memoirs,” […]
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Kids ‘n’ creatures
It’s got a lion, a witch and a wardrobe, a cast of thousands – well, a cast of about 75 – and an army of half-human creatures sporting hooves, horns […]
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Psycho Beach Party
This play is most definitely not your typical Beach Blanket Bingo. Instead, try to imagine Gidget crossed with The Three Faces of Eve and Mommie Dearest. The Little Theatre […]
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Dial D for dinner theater
Playwright Frederick Knott had a real knack for putting audiences on the edges of their seats and keeping them there. Best known for Wait Until Dark, he also penned a […]