Written by Christina Lavicka on July 7, 2010 – 9:12 pm
S: Tom and I had a “blast from the past” evening at our Performing Arts Center downtown Appleton on July 6, 2010. This is a laugh out loud show with a little audience participation. I’m disappointed Tom wasn’t able to partake (he had his hand way up in the air) but there were quite a [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on June 27, 2010 – 9:47 am
S: What a wonderful and magical evening I had with my 13 year old son, Austin. As a child I recall watching the movie and getting caught up in one of the best known stories in American culture, “The Wizard of Oz.” I believe it was a tradition to watch it on TV once a [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on April 24, 2010 – 11:30 am
S: I think I was the first one to start laughing in an opening scene where the leading man cuts off Elle to finish his ballad. Although taken aback (and a little embarrassed) Elle started humming along and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Awkward moments that are meant to be funny: that type [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on March 25, 2010 – 8:37 pm
S: I grew up watching “Little House on the Prairie” and was pretty giddy about seeing the little girl (who grew up to a young adult on TV) as “Ma” in the production at our downtown PAC in Appleton. As soon as Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls in the series) stepped on stage the audience applauded [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on February 19, 2010 – 6:31 am
S: February 16, 2010 is a memorable day for myriad reasons. There are the little reasons like knowing I could go snowmobiling for 3.5 days and still feel good at my ripe old age of 41. But the biggest reason is that this was the day my son, Austin, decided that he would like to learn [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on February 16, 2010 – 7:25 pm
Christina LaVicka: I had to miss the incredible opening night experience of CATS at our PAC but my shoes were filled by (more than ready, willing and able) T.J. Dercks and her friend, Cole Bicchler. T.J., you have never seen this musical; did you enjoy the performance?
S: I was so excited to see CATS! Being [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on February 4, 2010 – 10:04 pm
S: I get excited when people start dancing. It doesn’t take much to get me to want to clap along and feel the groove. So you can only imagine how overwhelmed I was when the cast of Groovaloo started doing their thing. I took my 12 ½ year old son, Austin to a show that, [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on January 19, 2010 – 9:33 pm
S: “How can I resist you, Mama Mama Mia, here I go again.” Of course I am taking a lyric from the funny and fun musical, “Mama Mia.” This was my fifth time attending the PAC for the ABBA inspired show of all shows. My son, Austin, had his first experience on opening night.
H: This [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on December 17, 2009 – 6:53 pm
S: It was a beautiful night at our Performing Arts Center downtown Appleton. “Wow,” was the first word my 12 year old son, Austin, said when the curtain went up for “A Christmas Carol” by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan. Wasn’t it a sight?
A: Sure I’ve seen “A Christmas Carol” many times but this was, by [...]
Written by Christina Lavicka on December 10, 2009 – 5:30 am
S: The weather outside is frightful but the heat at the PAC is intense! My cousin Scott (Lavicka) and I ventured downtown College Avenue Tuesday night for some fun. To say “In the Heights” exceeded my expectations would be an understatement. I didn’t know many details about the show beforehand except that “In the Heights” [...]