I came from a musical background in high school. I was in musical theatre for four years and, needless to say, those were some of the best years of my life. It was almost my first time to see Tech put on a musical. In Act 1 there is so much going on the entire time. The characters were cast perfectly.
The character of Angel, played by Isiah Columbus, was amazing. From the moment he stepped on stage to his last scene I could not take my eyes off of him. He plays a drag queen who starts dating Collins, played by Chris Kiley, at the beginning of Act 1. After his performance I knew he would shine throughout the entire production. Another character I was impressed with was Mimi, played by Nikole Martine.
I thought her role was straight up sexy. Her voice was not only top-notch, but her acting was fabulous. The way she worked the stage and played her character was beautiful.
Last, but not least, another notable role was Maureen, played by Madison Weinhoffer. Her performance makes up for her absence. Like I said, the entire cast was amazing, but those are the roles that stood out to me the most. I was really impressed with the vocal chords on this group. The songs were amazing overall. There are moments of flipping cast members off, a mooning scene, cursing, sex, death, life.
You name it, this musical basically has it. There was a certain scene that made me cry. Overall, the cast was great; the lighting and how the stage was set up fit the scene perfectly. I would recommend this production to anyone. Curtain times for the Mainstage theatre season are 8 p. Monday through Saturday and 2 p. A limited number of free student rush tickets are available for Texas Tech students.
