Articles Tagged “Wilmington Drama League”
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WDL Brings THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Back to Life
We remember the 1970s as the era of disco, home video games, and Jimmy Carter. It was also a time when some of the most old-fashioned relics of the past flickered out for good —…
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Holocaust Day of Remembrance: AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD Opens at WDL 4/19
During National Holocaust Week of Remembrance, the Wilmington Drama League presents: AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD Written by Michael Slade Directed by Marge Ventura The true story of children facing a bleak future in Terezin,…
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Standout Performances in WDL’s PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
The premise of PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, the first fill-length play by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), can be pared down to this: “Einstein and Picasso walk into a bar….” The year is…
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Standout Performances in WDL’s PARADE
Don’t let the festive title fool you: PARADE is about as dark and frightening as a Broadway musical can get. A true horror story about murder, prejudice, and mass hysteria, it’s based on a real…
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Entertaining and Witty: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at The Drama League
Wayne Meadows directs Neil Simon’s delightful BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at the Wilmington Drama League. Masterfully, Simon draws us into the lives of Corie and Paul Bratter, two newlyweds who have rented a midtown Manhattan…
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HE SAID: AISLE SAY On WDL’s THE LIFE…
THE LIFE, a rarely performed musical by Tony Award winning composer Cy Coleman, makes its Delaware premiere at The Wilmington Drama League. The production is a gritty portrayal of pimps, prostitutes and the motley and…
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SHE SAID: THE LIFE… The Hooker’s World at WDL
The Wilmington Drama League provides a bird’s-eye view into the dark world of prostitution in its strong production of Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman’s The LIFE, cleverly directed by Tina Sheing. Set in New York…
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THE SECRET GARDEN: A Family Show at WDL
The Wilmington Drama League’s production of THE SECRET GARDEN, a musical based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved children’s novel, is nicely done. Lucy Simon’s score is operatic in its difficulty and sophistication, and the cast…
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Delaware Premiere of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at WDL
Laughs came easily, quickly, and often in Wilmington Drama League’s production of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. The play takes the form of vignettes of relationships in their various stages, keeping to a…
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AISLE SAY: WDL’s ELEPHANT MAN Compelling Yet Uneven
John Merrick was an English man in the late 1800′s with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity. He began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life. His skin…
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