BEST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION OF THE PAST YEAR

1st Place: Rocky Horror Show
2nd Place: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
3rd Place: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

How do you do I … see you saw a … faithful production called the Rocky Horror Show. There was some hesitation about brining the 70s cult classic to this market a few months ago, but those folks over at Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild nailed it from montaging Science Fiction Double Feature, casting Miss Dee-Lovely, reserving shows at midnight, offering props, and playing the Little Grand. And you responded, so much so that they added more shows. Over the summer CVTG had similar success with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, giving the biblical tale and fresh twist. And, wouldn’t you know it, voters also loved February’s intimate, four-actor musical production I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a fantastic and quirky love story once again from CVTG. They sure know what they’re doing over there. UW-Eau Claire and Eau Claire Children’s Theatre closely followed CVTG, taking fourth and fifth for Three Penny Opera Threepenny Opera The Threepenny Opera and The Music Man, respectively. Heyde Center for the Arts and Menomonie Theatre Guild made slashes, too, for Forever Plaid and Little Shop of Horrors. – Trevor Kupfer