Rip-Roarin’ musical comedy to open at Norwich’s Spirit of Broadway Theater

By Don Church & Tony Schillaci, Critics On The Aisle™

Composer David Friedman (CENTER) surrounded by a previous play's cast. Photo courtesy of David Friedman, FB

Give the public what it wants and it’ll show up in droves. That’s what Norwich’s Spirit of Broadway Theater must have had in mind when it decided to [...]

Trailer Park Musical A Riotous Hoot at Spirit of Broadway Theater

Photo courtesy of Ruth Tefft, Spirit Of Broadway Theater

by Don Church and Tony Schillaci – Critics On The Aisle

What could be better on a cold winter’s night than to go to the Spirit Of Broadway Theater (SBT) in downtown Norwich, grab a glass [...]

A Musical Tale of Americana Offers Hope at Norwich’s Spirit Of Broadway Theater

by Tony Schillaci and Don Church photo by Ruth Tefft

L-R: Dana DellaMonica, Patti McClure and Nicole Marion in "The Spitfire Grill."

Songs of hopefulness, encouragement and renewal tell how a stranger helps to transform a depressed town, its inhabitants and herself for the better in “The [...]

New American Musical Premieres at Norwich’s Spirit of Broadway Theater

story & photo by Tony Schillaci and Don Church

At the recent first read-through of the new musical “Buddy’s Tavern,” at the Spirit of Broadway Theater (SBT) in Norwich, we heard for the first time the actors speak their lines and heard the words and music of this [...]