A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes Reviews
Will Call- Not Recommended
"...Director Laramie Dennis' assignment is not an easy one. Since we don't see any of the dishes, can't smell the turkey baking, get no glimpse of the festive board, she has to make sure the ensemble, via facial expressions and body language, convinces us that there's something cooking here. The sound design is by Marc Antonio Pritchett. The ending is as macabre as the play is, shall we say, very odd?"
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
"...However, there was valiant effort by the talented cast and some intermittently sweet work, especially by Judith Ann Levitt and John MacKane. The company includes Christopher Neiman, Kjai Block, Sarah Lilly, Tegan Ashton Cohan, Debbie Jaffee, David Bickford and Rebecca Light."
Broadway World- Recommended
"...HAIRSPRAY has always been one of my guilty pleasures. On the surface, it's a really fun musical, with catchy numbers that beg you to jump out of your seat and dance along, but at its core it tears at the fine fabric that holds together America's social norms. HAIRSPRAY tells the story of how marginalized groups in our country are able to rise up by banding together and forming coalitions with each other. HAIRSPRAY is astoundingly inspirational, the perfect post-election hangover cure, and Cupcake Theater's production of it did the show justice."