Sweeten Your Weekend with Willy Wonka! Updated with Review!

Willy Wonka at the Ritz this Friday and Saturday night at 8 PM and Sunday afternoon at 2:30.

I have not seen this great show yet, but I will be there tonight.  Everything I've heard about it has been very,very positive.  If you haven't seen it yet, please do so this weekend!

SPECIAL UPDATE:  I saw this show last night and it was through the roof AWESOME!  Really represents the best in theater this area has to offer.  Outstanding performances all the way around, but I need to note a few in particular.  Taylor Hereford as Willy Wonka was simply AMAZING!!!  This play moved from very good to one of the best ever on the basis of his performance alone!  Also to Pierce County High School star Taryn Spires who played the snobby Veruca Salt - Go to New York and Broadway!  Do not pass go!  Do not collect $200 (unless it's to help cover tuition)! I have seen some outstanding young thespians, but never one who has covered the amazing range of roles that I have seen Taryn do!  And to my friends Mary Beth Kennedy as the German Mrs. Gloop, mother to the food loving Augustus, Brock Gillard, outstanding as Grandpa Joe and Michael Lee as TV reporter Phineous Trout - what a great joy to see you all onstage again.  And a special shout out to my friend Julie Lacefield (and Mrs. Robinson in the next production - The Graduate) for her incredible set artistry - beautifully done and a great trigger to entice into the magical imagination of Willy Wonka.  If you have seen, this show, you already know what I'm saying.  If you haven't yet - what are you waiting for??? SEE IT TONIGHT AT 8 OR TOMORROW AT 2:30!!!

This is a great Flying Dragon classic, Cinderella, that will be performed this year in late April/early May....OUTDOORS.  Yes, that's right.  Outdoor theater returns to Waycross!  More information about this great show as it becomes available!

And in late March/early April, Flying Dragon will be presenting Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Flying Dragon, a fantastic "young" version of the classic characters, in the tradition of last year's Young Robin Hood.  This great tale is written by local author Jason Chancey.  This is a case you'll definitely want to solve.