Thalian Association Community Theatre premieres new military musical at Historic USO in July wwaytv3.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wwaytv3.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The social justice-driven stage is back with "Dogfight," a musical set in the Vietnam War era. The Arts Partnership sat down with Act Up board member Jackie Shaw to catch up on the upcoming number and what’s ahead for the troupe.
Powerful as that theme may be, DOGFIGHT as written isn't fully the righteous proposition it hopes to be. At its core are some deeply troublesome male figures who engage in truly horrendous behavior, and while theatre is always welcome to put unseemly or complicated characters on the stage, DOGFIGHT never entirely deals with their deeds, which include among other things attempted rape. Playwright Peter Duchan clearly understands his character to be problematic, but their brisk redemption by way of jaunty music and degrees of forgiveness from the women on stage can at times feel like unearned absolution.
Christopher Newport University s Ferguson Center For The Arts Launches Inaugural New Musicals Lab For Emerging Musical Theatre Artists broadwayworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from broadwayworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.