Young plays the show's Potter-esque protagonist, a mirror image assigned the house of Hufflepuff as opposed to Gryffindor, and StarNews reviewer Bob Workmon calls the comedy a send-up of, and a love letter to, the books and movies of the Harry Potter universe.ħ:30 p.m. 'Puffs'Īt CFCC Wilson Center's Studio Theatre: Wilmington comedy and theater troupe Pineapple-Shaped Lamps returns to their production of the Harry Potter spoof that was cut short by the pandemic, this time with assistance from Techmoja Dance & Theatre Co. 91Īt The Lookout at Iron Front: Ten Wilmington rock bands will play over the course of two nights at this longtime downtown room, which is once again hosting rock shows (and other events) and reclaiming the mantle of past clubs that put on shows in the Front Street space, legendary names like The Skylight and The Starlight. Wilmington has a long history of churning out hard rock acts, and RockFest will feature such up-and-coming Port City headbangers as Hyperloops and Giant Robot Academy.Ħ p.m. Nevertheless, "Funny Girl" continues to resonate nearly 60 years after its Broadway debut. That was made clear on Saturday night, when the audience for a packed-house performance sang "People" right along with the cast during curtain call.ħ:30 p.m. "Funny Girl" is a decidedly old-fashioned and deliberately paced three-hour show, with some dated (some might say sexist) attitudes regarding a woman's role in society and in a relationship, even as the hard-charging career woman Fanny, who does everything on her own terms, is an exemplar of feminism. The Ziegfeld Follies number "His Love Makes Me Beautiful," wonderfully sung by Bradley Barefoot, features an eye-popping assortment of sumptuous costumes by Debbie Scheu, as does the jingoistic Act Two spectacle "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat," which shows off the ensemble's dancing talents during a production number that's as off-the-charts nutty as anything you'll see. One of director Kennedy's talents is assembling a cast, and in "Funny Girl" he's got some of the best actors in Wilmington, including Jason Aycock, tap dancing beautifully as Fanny's friend-zoned colleague Eddie Ryan Fracaswell Hyman, chewing the scenery as the vaudeville producer Tom Keeney and Holli Saperstein as Fanny's saloon-owning, salt-of-the-earth mother. Even the show's stellar ensemble is packed with multiple performers who've played leads in past shows for Opera House and other companies.Īnother one of Kennedy's talents is in creating a sense of spectacle, and "Funny Girl," for all of its slower moments, has that as well.
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