Theater Review: ‘Les Miserables’ is Still a Bedazzling, Crowd-Pleaser
Even though the national tour of Les Miserables is somewhat scaled down from its original Broadway version, there is a grandeur and refinement to this brand that is distinctive. Interestingly,…
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Theater Review: ‘Summer’ Flounders as Meaningful Tribute
From doo-wop to disco, saddle shoes to stilettos, SUMMER chronicles the life of Donna Summer, also known (on the radio) as the Queen of Disco. Read what Lauren Van Hemert has to say about the show.
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Summer Duckling Olivia Elease Hardy is Going Places
Between finishing up an online calculus class and playing a young Donna Summer, heaven knows Olivia Elease Hardy is working hard and learning about life on the road. That’s because Hardy, a rising senior at the University of Michigan, is playing Duckling Donna in SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL. Read what Hardy had to say to RDU on Stage about life on the road.
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Theater Review: ‘Mean Girls’ Underwhelms
When the national touring production of MEAN GIRLS opened at DPAC earlier this week, the lobby was buzzing about the fact that Raleigh native English Bernhardt would be covering the role of Janis Sarkisian. Bernhardt can belt, but what did RDU on Stage’s Lauren Van Hemert have to say about the rest of the show?
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