By Sam Desmond – Suffolk County News The 1997 Cast of Man of La Mancha With windmill chases and epic romance, “Man of La Mancha” is the ultimate in escapist high literature. For a special…
PERFORMANCE REVIEWS & NEWS
by Sam Desmond, Suffolk County News & Islip Bulletin A staple of childhood for those (grudgingly) known as geriatric millennials, Disney’s 1992 animated film “Beauty and the Beast” set a bar for romance and splendor,…
REVIEW BY SAM DESMOND, SUFFOLK COUNTY NEWS If you’re looking for an uproarious interlude into the fall performance season, then CM Performing Arts Center’s “We Will Rock You” is the perfect entre into theater after…
STORY BY SAM DESMOND, SUFFOLK COUNTY NEWS Continuing its repertory of dynamic, visual feasts with a dollop of nostalgia, the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale will be opening “We Will Rock You” on Saturday,…
REVIEW BY JAIME ZAHL OF LONG ISLAND ARTS SCENE Many musicals prove to be a product of their time. Classic shows like Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel” provided an escape from World War II…
REVIEW BY MICHELLE BERTUCCIO OF SAYVILLE MACARONI KID Lately, my husband and I have been dedicating at least one or two evenings per month to spend time together and just recently were presented with the…
REVIEW BY MELISSA GIORDANO OF BROADWAY WORLD When Green Day‘s American Idiot arrived on Broadway in 2010, it received a mixed response. When I saw the original Broadway production, I thought the cast was glorious and found the…
REVIEW BY JAIME ZAHL OF LONG ISLAND ARTS SCENE It’s “now or never” to catch the final three performances of “All Shook Up” at CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale. While the news on television…
REVIEW BY MELISSA GIORDANO OF BROADWAY WORLD Long Island’s Noel Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center does it again with a rousing production of All Shook Up. Excellently directed and choreographed by CM vet Ashley…
