Justin's Theatre Reviews

      On Thursday night, I attended the opening night performance of "RENT" at EPCC. "RENT" is an emotional roller coaster with the most heartbreaking second act in the history of second acts. I have many things to say about this production, so I will begin with the cast.         Jonathon Contreras played the role of Mark Cohen. He has a very strong voice and it is clear why he was chosen this role. He has a clear and unbroken voice. It wasn't fair to Charles Kolodgy who was playing Roger Davis because Contreras out sang him throughout the entire show. At some points I couldn't understand what Kolodgy was saying while he was singing. Contreras often out acted him very much.    Camille Acosta played the role of Mimi. Acosta was the strongest, as well as the best singer and actor in the entire show. She commanded the stage with her interpretation of Mimi. There were points in the show where I began to watch her over the other people onstage. This producti

   Last night, I attended a performance of the 2014/15 national tour of "Guys and Dolls". This show is truly A BROADWAY SHOW. Of course, a majority of the shows I see are Broadway shows. But this show, is one of those shows (like "Gypsy", 42nd Street", etc). that IS Broadway!       From the second the show began, I loved every single second of it. The entire cast seemed to be spot on. The music, choreography, and everything.    Christopher Swan was a really great and funny Nathan Detroit. Swan and Lauren Weinberg as Adelaide were stealing the show with their strong singing and acting. They do a phenomenal job in their roles.         Matthew J. Taylor and Kayleen Seidl as Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown were probably the strongest performers in the show. Both of them have such pure and rich singing voice and gave me chills whenever either one of them sang. Taylor's rendition of "Luck Be a Lady" was absolutely amazing.         The set and costu