   7/22/2010 - Geva extends the run of Girls Night! News and Press Releases
Rochester’s biggest party of the summer will continue through the 13th of August. Due to popular demand, Geva Theatre Center announces ten additional performances of Girls Night The Musical.
7/21/2010 - Girls Night is definitely one for the ladies! Review
But the less-than-traditional audience that filled the theater was merely a reflection of the show on stage. As the name suggests, "Girls Night" is definitely one for the ladies, although there were a handful of brave men in the crowd on opening night. ("Suckers!" the welcoming voice-over playfully taunted.) On the surface "Girls Night" appears to be a glorified bachelorette party onstage, but at its core, the show is a relatively rousing two-hour celebration of girl power.
7/15/2010 - Girls Night: The Musical on stage at Geva Review
Call your girlfriends and head to Geva Theatre – It's "Girl's Night Out".
That's right. Girls Night: The Musical is now on stage and the party
starts the minute the lights come up on stage. The show will have you dancing in your seat.
7/12/2010 - Summer Gets Hotter at Geva! News and Press Releases
As we are currently experiencing a heatwave in Rochester, I thought it only apropos to talk about the heatwave happening in our Mainstage, namely Girls Night the Musical. Think of it as “Sex in the City” meets “Desperate Housewives” with a little Mamma Mia thrown in for good measure.
6/29/2010 - Girls Night: The Musical, Reviewed by Ron Gross Review
BOTTOM LINE: Our highest recommendation! I’ve never seen an audience enjoy a musical more than at this touching and hilarious romp.
6/25/2010 - 'Girl Talk' follows in the fun footsteps of 'Girls Night' News and Press Releases
"Sonya Carter abandoned a 12-year corporate career with American Express to hit the boards with "Girls Night: The Musical," a tale of friends out for a bit of fun one evening. It played in Wilmington twice, and now Carter will be back Tuesday and Wednesday in another production by the same company, the world premiere of "Girl Talk: The Musical." It's more than girls just wanting to have fun, says Carter. "Every night is a new experience. This show is so different in that it really engages the audience. "
6/25/2010 - A night of 'Girl Talk' News and Press Releases
"Tim Flaherty, the president of Entertainment Events Inc., and Louise Roche, a British playwright, have discovered a theatrical goldmine."
6/25/2010 - 'Girl Talk' makes premiere at Dupont Theater News and Press Releases
"Sonya Carter knows there’s no business like show business. “Growing up, I was that kid who always made everybody sit down and watch me dance and sing,” she said over the phone. But, Carter’s road to a career on the stage came a little later in life."
4/28/2010 - "Girls" is a Bunch of Fun Review
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, By Toby Zinman: The "girls" who came to see Girls Night were every age, shape, size, race, and color. There were even a few guys. A group of 11 high school teachers was sitting next to me. Everybody seemed to have the same good time. The show's unpretentious fun and the talented, unembarrassable women on stage had all of the audience on their feet, clapping, singing, and dancing in the aisles.
4/9/2010 - Theater Review: ‘Girls Night’ at the Temple Theater in Des Moines Review
SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER The cast of “Girls Night: The Musical” tell the story of five longtime friends, one of whom is a ghost, and belt out 14 classic songs. (Special to the Register)
2/17/2010 - 'Til Death: Late Night Catechism' gives the audience top billing Review
The line on the accompanying pop-out box says “Play review,” but “’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3” is more an event. The audience is the show.
7/27/2009 - GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL at the Downstairs Cabaret at Sofia's Review
When the whole audience joins in to chant "I Will Survive," you realize that "Girls Night: The Musical" is not just a silly bachelorette-flavored night on the town. It's a rally. It involves the audience deeply and sincerely in a way that the current Broadway production of "Hair," in its earnestness, can only envy.
9/22/2008 - Get Ready for a Fun "Girls Night" Out Review
The opening night of "Girls Night: The Musical" at Shea's Smith Theatre was an estrogen extravaganza. Under a spinning disco ball, there was raucous laughter, singing and dancing - and that was just the audience.
12/4/2007 - Wimple while you work: Sister leads "Christmas Catechism" Review
So, a nun walks into a theater. No, really. It's not a joke. Not yet.
10/31/2007 - Paramount musical celebrates female friendships News and Press Releases
There's nothing quite so entertaining as watching girls who just want to have fun. They can be catty and cynical, silly or serious, weepy or wistful. And they've evene been known to get a bit raunchy every now and then - usually after midnight and only with the most innocent of intentions.
10/25/2007 - Sister rules, with sharp humor and nostalgia Review
"Late Nite Catechism" at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts through Nov. 11, takes a hilarious and nostalgic look at parochial school education 40-some years ago, and incorporates many of the changes in the church since then, but it is never unkind or cynical about either the old or the new ways.
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By Anne Neville Five women and their stories are the basis of Girls Night: The Musical, on stage at Shea's Smith Theatre. The opening night of Girls Night: The Musical at Shea's Smith Theatre was an estrogen extravaganza. Under a spinning disco ball, there was raucous laughter, singing and dancing - and that was just the audience. A quick look around revealed that two men had braved the warning implicit in the title to accompany women, and they were called out immediately with a sassy, "Are there any GUYS out there?" Maybe they could chuckle at, if not empathize with, the references to bladder-control issues and giving birth that had women laughing and nodding and laughing some more. But there was more to come - specifically, the sudden appearance of a spectacularly endowed male blow-up doll that prompted both screams and shrieks of laughter. His turn on stage was brief but unforgettable. Yes guys, these are the kinds of things that women say and do and laugh at when we're together. Maybe it's best that you don't know. The plt of Girls Night is only slightly amped up for dramatic effect. Its success is in its offbeat look at the lives of women we will all recognize:
Then, there's Sharon, clad in pure white and abundantly dusted with sparkles, who remains young as her friends hit their 40's, because, well, she died 22 years ago in a moped accident. Sharon acts as our narrator and interpreter, providing back story and hilarious commentary to the interactions of the other four, who are oblivious to her presence. The women are gathered for a karaoke night to celebrate the engagement of Sharon's daughter, Candi Rose, who got that unfortunate name because her 17-year-old mother's favorite song was Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton. "It was either that or Aretha Van Halen," one of the women quips. The five sing Young Hearts Run Free, the first of more than a dozen familiar songs of the past few decades, most, but not all, women's anthems. You know you'll hear I Will Survive, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, I'm Every Woman and Lady Marmalade, but I Say a Little Prayer, The Love of My Man and Don't Cry Out Loud are nice surprises. For the first part of the show, it seems that little sister Kate, the strait-laced teacher who is valuable as an automatic designated driver, lacks the powerful personalities the other four share. Can she do anything besides frown and dance like Elaine Benes? Watching her move on stage is a lesson in how good you have to be to make your dancing look that bad. And sure enough, in the second half, the sweater comes off, the hair comes down, her moves make sense, and she stretches out on a table to belt out a heartfelt Cry Me a River. It's a nice transformation. Did I mention that these women are hilarious? You'll be treated to comments on first bras and thongs ("Jeff said I looked like a Sumo wrestler!"), and Liza's description of giving birth: "I was convinced that it wasn't a baby I was pushing out but a minivan [pause] with a ski rack [pause] and the brakes on!" These five girls want you to join their party as Sharon flits into the audience (her marabou-trimmed wings probably help) to grab women's hands and get them up out of their seats. A big finale of Man, I Feel Like a Woman ends this uproarious get-together, and encores of several favorites had every woman up and singing. Sisterhood isn't just powerful, it can be pretty amusing, too. |
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