Theater Review: With "A Civil War Christmas," Firehouse offers flashes of fun but an overstuffed story in the ambitious offering.
by David Timberline
A Civil War Christmas” strives for the epic dramatic sweep of musicals like “Ragtime”: It ambitiously tackles multiple intertwined plot lines, weaves together historical and fictional characters to present a rich portrait of a specific time, and it’s pretty darn long, pushing three hours on opening night. Like the musical “Dessa Rose,” which Firehouse Theatre produced a few years back, the show also refreshingly features black actors in prominent roles and illuminates aspects of the American experience not explored nearly enough on stage or screen.…[ Read more ]