NC Theatre Receives Indy Picks & Midtown Magazine Diamond Award!

Kudos to the creative team and cast for our final production of the 2009 season, West Side Story! Byron Woods of Independent Weekly listed "The Best in Live Local Theatre in 2009" and chose NC Theatre's West Side Story in the following categories:

• Best Musical Direction: Edward G. Robinson
• Best Direction: Joshua Bergasse
• Best Lead Performances: Catherine Cheng Jones (Maria) and Josh Young (Tony)
• Best Supporting Performances: Freddy Ramirez (Bernardo) and Leo Ash Evens (Riff)

Catherine & Josh perform "Tonight" in West Side Story
Photo Credit: Curtis Brown Photography

For the complete listing, click here. Bravo!

North Carolina Theatre was also recognized last night by Midtown Magazine at Midtown & Bar 115. They held their 2nd Annual Diamond Awards there and we received the "Best Place to See a Show" Award - thanks to everyone at Midtown for this special honor!

PS Tickets are on sale for all shows in our 2010 season - The Full Monty, Cinderella, Annie & Little Shop of Horrors - click here to purchase tickets and find out more.

Independent Weekly Review of Phantom

By Zack Smith

For the record, Phantom, N.C. Theatre's musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux novel currently playing at Memorial Auditorium, is not the Andrew Lloyd Webber version whose tunes are constantly covered by aspiring singers and elevator-music companies. It's a different version, developed before Webber's, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit, author of Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad. It plays frequently around the world and was made into a 1990 NBC miniseries you can find on YouTube. While this version features forgettable music compared to Webber's bombastic ballads, it boasts a far stronger, more dramatic story that strikes a deep emotional chord.

To continue reading the review, click here.