After taking our seats to watch The Company Theatre’s production of RENT, I heard the young ladies behind me saying how difficult it would be to refrain from singing along, having seen the movie.  This tickled me a bit; I briefly imagined myself as a staunch old man turning around and saying with indignation “In [...]

I like to believe that I was well suited to review The Company Theater’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  I have a particular love for words.  One might describe me as sesquipedalian.  One of my favorite words is even a song title from the show (Weltanschauung).  Some may say I go [...]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  Let’s face it; it has been looking a lot like Christmas since Halloween.  The early onset of retail promotions tends to leave my holiday cheer a bit stale and smelling a bit of mothballs.  Much like unpacking my winter sweaters, I often find my holiday cheer to [...]