Shows We’ve Seen Recently Pt. 4 - January 2020
We got to see some seriously incredible shows this past month.
Photo credit: Jason Anderson, Pendleton Photography
The Drowsy Chaperone at Firehouse Theater:
This show was the bees knees. And it was extremely special, as well. Firehouse Theater put on Drowsy five years ago. I remember it being such a huge hit but not being able to afford tickets to see it. For their anniversary season, they managed to get the majority of their original cast back to put on the show again. This is one of James’ favorite shows. He had been talking about seeing this for weeks. It absolutely did not disappoint! Stand out performance was obviously the beautiful Janelle Lutz as Janet. (Follow her on Instagram here!) She was absolutely incredible and had the audience eating out of the palm of her hand. The Drowsy Chaperone runs until February 23rd. Get your tickets here!
Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Lakeside Community Theater:
This dark comedy was not what I was expecting! But we obviously had to go support our amazing friend, Kirsten. (Follow her on Instagram here!) While, of course, my friend was my favorite in the cast, another stand out performance was from the actress who played Other Katya/Nastya. Her monologue at the beginning of Act 2 was absolutely hysterical. I’d also love to note that I loved the set design from this show. LCT always does a wonderful job at making use of their space!