Want to be a famous star? Do you know yourself well enough to handle it? A whirlwind of stylistic changes have transformed musical theatre performance since David De Silva’s stage adaptation based on the film Fame debuted in 1988 in Miami, Florida, as Fame on 42nd Street. Still, its core issues – the intense desire … Continue reading
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Donald Fowler’s CREEP: A soaring spectacle at WaterTower Theatre
From the moment the first note of music pierces the darkened hall, a chill slides up the backbone. As a wraith-like array of haggard, hollow-eyed, rag-wrapped denizens of the back alleys of late 19th century London come crawling up onto WaterTower Theatre’s stage through underground sewer grates and sidle and sway in out of the … Continue reading