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Features | Southeast

Rivertown’s ‘A Christmas Story, the Musical’ is superb holiday fare
December 13, 2023

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Since its release in 1982, New Orleans native Bob Clark’s “A Christmas Story” has been part of the holiday landscape, helped along by its cult status promoted in marathon showings over the TNT and TBS cable systems since the 1990s. If you’re unfamiliar with the Jean Shepard…

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Rivertown rises as it descends to the depths with ‘SpongeBob Musical’
May 16, 2023

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Despite its having won a Tony Award for scenic design, The SpongeBob Musical appeared to be a lightweight entry on the season for Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts. It was, after all, based on a rather inane Nickelodeon Cable TV show that gravitated to mostly puerile interests….

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