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August 16, 2017 | Broadway in the Park, Musical, Review, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Broadway In The Park Presents: Annie @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Review |

Broadway In The Park Presents: Annie @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Review

(Photo Courtesy: Sharyn Sakimoto)

Written by Alina Mae Wilson 

Ladies and gentlemen, she’s back.  The girl with the curly red hair, the sandy-colored dog, the steadfast optimism and the voice of gold–Annie.  Annie has returned to us, this time for one week over at Peppertree Park in Tustin.  Her mission, to spread courage and good cheer while entertaining families in an outdoor setting late at night.  Does she succeed? In spite of sound issues and rushed pacing, I would say its close enough. Continue Reading

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August 16, 2017 | Broadway in the Park, News, podcast, Theater Comments Off on Interview with Production Liaison Erin Kociela about Annie @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Podcast |

Interview with Production Liaison Erin Kociela about Annie @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Podcast

(photo courtesy: Sharyn Sakimoto)

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations.  She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Taken from website. 

August 15 – 19 2017 

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August 17, 2016 | Broadway in the Park, Musical, Review, Tustin, Uncategorized Comments Off on Broadway in the Park presents : Beauty and the Beast @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Review |

Broadway in the Park presents : Beauty and the Beast @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Review

Written by Alina Mae Wilson 

In a departure from what has traditionally been for many years a space to revisit older classics less known by the youth, Peppertree Park is now hosting Disney’s popular musical Beauty and the Beast.   Presented by the Tustin Area Council for the Fine Arts and the Chance Theater, this production is engaging and extremely well-performed but also more exhausting than one might expect. Continue Reading

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