'Avenue Q' irreverent look at society

'The most fabulous thing about 'Avenue Q' is that it dares to say out loud what other people often are thinking, but does it in such a hilarious way that no one is offended," says Kerri Brackin, speaking from a hotel room in Connecticut, where the show's touring company was performing that evening. Read More

'Penzance' to be performed near harbor

Bill Schlitt envisions the days when pirates such as Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet roamed Charleston Harbor. But he was thinking of the lighthearted side of walking the plank when he decided to produce the famous comic operetta "The Pirates of Penzance." Read More

'Angels' dancers excel

In "Diversion of Angels," choreographed by Martha Graham, the term "head over heals in love" comes to life as male dancers perform impeccable cartwheels and women cavort happily in red, white and yellow dresses, luring their lovers. Read More

Martha Graham Co. opens CCA season

Internationally celebrated dancer Martha Graham once was described by a leading dance critic as "one of the seven wonders of the artistic universe." Read More

'Frost/Nixon' to open at Footlight Players

When local actor Robbie Thomas was 12, he heard on television that former President Richard Nixon had died and was to be buried with full honors. 'I knew nothing about Watergate, as I wasn't even born yet, but I repeated to my mother what I had just heard,' recalls Thomas. 'My mother became extremely upset and asked in an incredulous tone, ‘with full honors?' ' Read More

Curtain rises on James Island theater

Live theater has always been integral to Charleston's unique ambience, but until recent years, playhouses largely have been confined to the peninsula. Read More

Coward comedy remains timeless

'You could say the plot is rather dark, but it's the characters drawn by British playwright Noel Coward that make this a comedy," says Jan Gilbert, who portrays a ghost in Coward's 70-year-old play, "Blithe Spirit," at Charleston Stage. Read More

'Annoyance' appropriately named

If torture is your thing, then by all means catch LateNight @ the Footlight's ultra-lame production of Sam Bobrick's "Annoyance," which opened Thursday. Read More

Family drama retains sense of humor

British playwright Shelagh Stephenson's dark comedy "The Memory of Water" is set in a pivotal time in life that many can relate to, as three women return to their childhood home for their mother's funeral and sort through decades of happy moments mingled with smoldering resentments. Read More

CSO to 'Celebrate Charleston'

Wilson hopes to earn post as permanent executive director with orchestra

Having survived a financially tumultuous year, which included the resignations of Executive Director Jan Newcomb and Resident Conductor Scott Terrell, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra is set to open its 2009-10 season with the theme "Celebrate Charleston." Read More