26, Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium)īrundibar: Amarillo Opera's production of this Holocaust-era opera, featuring a cast of talented student actor/singers, was moving enough on its own, but an appearance by concentration camp survivor Ela Stein Weissberger, who starred in the opera when it was performed in the Theresienstadt camp in then-Czechoslovakia, made the performance a truly profound experience. Despite the nightmare she lived through, she told an audience of school-age children that she still believes in hope and in the power of art and music to bring light to the world. Here's hoping Annie leads to bigger and better opportunities for Rowley. Rowley was a dynamo in the role, and I suspect the Amarillo audience found itself cheering for the villainess over the curly-headed ginger orphan.
Amarillo little theatre schedule series#
But the nationally touring production that was one of the highlights of Civic Amarillo's 2015-16 Broadway Spotlight Series toned down the typical cloyingness - and it had a secret weapon in Amarillo's Theresa Rowley, an ensemble member and understudy who performed as Miss Hannigan at both performances in town. (Spoiler: February was an outstanding month.)Īnnie : To be honest, Annie has never been one of my favorite musicals in the wrong hands, it can get more than a little sticky-sweet. But the following is a sampling of the excellent work offered in the last 12 months, presented in chronological order. Try as I might, I couldn't catch everything that the thriving scene offered. By Chip Chandler - Digital Content ProducerĪmarillo's arts scene offered breathtaking exhibitions, rousing concerts and thought-provoking theatrical works in 2016.
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