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[Free Lance-Star] 'The Bridges of Madison County' arrives at Riverside
When Patrick A’Hearn, producing artistic director of Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, saw the movie “The Bridges of Madison County,” he recalls thinking it would make a wonderful musical.
The movie — which opened in 1995 starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and is based on a 1992 novel by Robert James Waller — tells “such a beautiful love story,” A’Hearn said.
“I always thought to myself, ‘This would make a good musical, and luckily someone else did, too,” he said.
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[Free Lance-Star] '42nd Street' dances into Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
A show within a show has arrived at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.
“42nd Street” — based on an iconic 1932 novel-gone-film starring Warner Baxter and Bebe Daniels — débuted yesterday and will run Wednesdays through Sundays through Sept. 10.
And, by all indications, its gearing up to be a showstopper.
'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' pays a visit to Riverside Center
The title of the show asks a simple question: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?
Well, based on Riverside Center for the Performing Arts’ newest big stage production, a lot of locals really should be joining them for dinner for an experience to remember.
The play—concocted by Todd Kreidler and based on the smash 1967 drama-meets-comedy film starring Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn—opened on Wednesday and runs through Sept. 4.
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[The Free Lance-Star] Blast from the past: Riverside returns to the stage with 'Marvelous Wonderettes'
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked absolute havoc on so many aspects of our lives—certainly including the privilege to enjoy live theater and, for the countless folks ingrained in the theater world, doing what they were born to do.
With hopefully our darkest days behind us, light and hope are noticeably emerging. And, that light is absolutely beaming through the halls of Riverside Center for the Performing Arts and in the form of its latest production.
“The Marvelous Wonderettes” is live and on Riverside’s main stage through July 11.