March 16, 2019 | David Rzeszutek When push comes to shove, how much is too much? If first place in a Sales competition got you a Cadillac, second place got you a set of steak knives, and third place got you fired – in a tough economy, you’d do whatever is necessary to come out on top: you’d lie, you’d cheat, you’d do anything you could to obey the office mantra: ABC – “Always Be Closing”. Why not? It’s the […]
January 26, 2019 | Kate Fort As I write this review, the temperature outside is in the single digits. I can’t imagine a better time of year to come in from the cold to a sunny, fun piece of theatre like Pit and Balcony’s James and the Giant Peach. Peach tells the classic story of James Henry Trotter, an orphaned boy who goes on an extraordinary adventure involving magic, an abnormally large fruit, and its menagerie of inhabitants. Based on […]
January 26, 2019 | Emily Anderson If you’re a fan of Roald Dahl’s literature, James and the Giant Peach at Saginaw’s Pit and Balcony will be a delightful trip down memory lane. Whimsical music and colorful costumes accompany James on his journey across the Atlantic Ocean on his giant peach as he saves his larger than life insect friends from peril using only his imagination. Putting a show squarely on the shoulders of a young actor can be risky, but […]
December 14, 2018 | Jason Applegate What is your favorite Christmas story? Are you a traditionalist who loves the literary classics of Dickens, O Henry, and Thomas or do you harken back to the animated shows of your childhood with The Grinch, Rudolph, and Charlie Brown? Well, regardless of your preference you can bet your last dreidel that Pit and Balcony’s production Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)! will reference your favorite holiday tale. This merry menagerie by […]
October 6, 2018 | Jessica McFarland In an ambitious move, Saginaw’s Pit and Balcony Theatre has opted to go Into The Woods for their season 87 opener. The 1986 Tony-Winning show visits several familiar fairy tales and a few new characters to weave the disparate stories together. Opening with an expository piece where each character wishes for the things that they are convinced would make their lives better, they proceed to go into a metaphorical woods to have adventures, “get […]