Demetrios Katsantonis
Frances Baum Nicholson –The Stage Struck Review
Is there any more iconic movie musical than “Singin’ in the Rain”? The move to bring it to the stage has been, from the start, a risky one, simply because it must compete with something so familiar. When it works, though, it is a sheer delight of old-school musical fun: catchy songs, clever comic characterizations, and lots of tap dancing.
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Now running through June 2
Photo by Caught in the Moment Photography.
Dany Margolies – Press-Telegram
More rain is coming down on the Carpenter Performing Arts Center’s stage through the end of this month than has been seen in Long Beach all year. Read more…
Melinda Schupmann – Arts In LA
Perennially listed in the top films of all times, MGM’s Singin’ in the Rain is an early rarity: a film that preceded the subsequent theatrical production. Co-directed and choreographed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, with a screenplay by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, the film is inventive and iconic.em>Read more…Loredana Nesci
Shirle Gottlieb – Gazette Newspapers
Although I didn’t know it until recently, this is Musical Theatre West’s third production of “Singin’ in the Rain.”
If practice makes perfect and three is a charm, it’s not surprising to learn that tickets are hard to get, nor that MTW is almost sold out for the entire run. So act fast if you’re anxious to see what the excitement is all about, because “Singin’ in the Rain” closes Sunday.Read more…
Now running through July 23.