RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA opened the PNC Broadway in Louisville 2015/2016 Season last night to a crowd that was singing along and dancing in their seats!  This 2013 Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, will play The Kentucky Center for a limited engagement through Sunday.  With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA combines the story's classic elements – glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball along with some surprising twists. More than just a pretty face...

Derby Dinner Playhouse opened SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS last week and I enjoyed every minute of this loud and big Broadway musical that once was also a big movie hit with MGM!  Set in the 1850's in Oregon, this is  a classic American musical that will take you back to the glory days of the movie musical.  Full of romance and foot-stomping dances, this is the saga of a young bride in the Oregon wilderness who finds herself in an unexpected situation after hastily marrying a mountain man!  She finds she has also gotten 6 rowdy brother-in-laws and she must make them more...

  Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Once on This Island is one of my favorite musicals!  Many people have never heard of it, I was in the same boat until we did it as our Senior Show in high school.  After that, I was hooked! This enchanting musical fable, which is the newest production in the 100th anniversary season at CenterStage of Louisville,  tells the story of forbidden love between people from two different worlds, a calypso-flavored re-telling of the traditional “Little Mermaid” tale.  The Caribbean vibe you get from the music immediately takes you away to the beach and warmer weather!  This...

  This week CenterStage opens their newest musical, Once on This Island!  This enchanting musical fable, tells the story of forbidden love between people from two different worlds, a calypso-flavored re-telling of the traditional “Little Mermaid” tale.  Book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty.  This is a wonderful show that is great for the whole family!  The music will have you dancing and singing along!   Show TimesThursday, February 12 at 7:30pmSaturday, February 14 at 7:30pmSunday, February 15 at 2:00pmSunday, February 15 at 7:00pmMonday, February 16 at 7:30pmThursday, February 19 at 7:30pmSaturday, February 21 at 7:30pmSunday, February 22 at 2:00pmSunday, February 22 at 7:00pm...

I had the opportunity to see Once at the Kentucky Center last night and this is a show you will not want to miss.  It was the winner of eight Tony Awards in 2012 and it is easy to see why.  The music, the story, the staging in this show are all exceptional. The show takes place in an Irish pub in Dublin in the style of a story being told for patrons at the pub.  The actors are all multi-talented musicians who play at least one instrument, if not several, sing, dance and act out different roles at varying times. There is no...