Ashley Smetherman Lemmler

Features | Regional Theatre | Southeast

Hello, Ricky! Wish this ‘Dolly’ would never go away!
October 8, 2021October 9, 2021

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) When it was announced that Ricky Graham would be in the director’s chair for Hello, Dolly! at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts several months ago, there was anticipation this could have been one of the best versions of the Jerry Herman classic to ever grace a…

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Rivertown’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ finishing with added shows
July 17, 2019July 18, 2019

By ALAN SMASON, Theatre Critic, WYES-TV (“Steppin’ Out“) The Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts has typically pulled out all of the stops for their summer show every year. Last year they had Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” while in its most previous years the company produced “Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’” last year, a staged…

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