Justin's Theatre Reviews

        Last night on January 29 2015, I attended the final dress rehearsal of "Carrie the Musical" at the UTEP Dinner Theatre.  Overall, it was a fantastic production. It was my first time seeing "Carrie" ever and I wasn't really familiar with the story or music. While the show itself had some problems, the production quality was amazing and the show was cast almost flawlessly.         Lauren Pena played the role of Carrie. She is an excellent actress and  has an excellent voice. She portrayed the role very well and has a strong stage prescence. In, the role of Margaret White, Carrie's crazy religious mother was played by Selena Stair. The one problem I had with Stair is that I feel like she could have been old enough to be Pena's grandmother. Other than that, she did fine.        Jordyn Catanach played the role of Chris, the true "mean girl" of the show. She was wonderful and I found her to be very convincing in the role. Rebecca Escobedo

          Last night, I attended a performance of the current national tour of "CHICAGO".           It was phenomenal. I enjoyed every second of it. It was unlike anything I've ever seen before.    Everything about this show is amazing. The score, the book, the cast, the orchestra...everything.         Bianca Marroquin as Roxie: She is a STAR. She seemed to be giving the performance of her life. Her voice and acting shined. She has excellent comedic timing and is very likeable. I want to see her do way more.       Terra MacLeod was Velma, She was excellent. She sings like an angel. At the end of "All That Jazz" she sang it higher than its usually sung and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I just love fierce belters like her in general. APPLAUSE     Jeff McCarthy as Billy Flynn: TERRY! TERRY! TERRY FROM SIDE SHOW!!! He was excellent! He gave such an amazing performance. He has such a great voice and he is such a great actor. APPLAUSE!!!! #TERRYFRO