NWA On Stage

REVIEW: 'Once on This Island' at Walton Arts Center romantic, adventurous, powerful The national tour of Broadway's 2018 revival of "Once on This Island" opened at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville Feb. 11. I was among that opening night c... by Jocelyn Murphy - February 14, 2020

LISTEN: "The Glitter Girls" at Fort Smith Little Theatre Fort Smith Little Theatre opens its 2020 season with “The Glitter Girls,” which director Eric Wells describes as “Steel Magnolias” meets “Survivor.” Listen to W... by NWA Democrat-Gazette - February 12, 2020

LISTEN: "The Royale" brings boxing to TheatreSquared Set designer Kim Powers and actors Na’Tosha De’Von and Troy Wallace joined features writer Lara Jo Hightower to talk about TheatreSquared’s new production, “The... by NWA Democrat-Gazette - January 25, 2020

REVIEW: 'The Play That Goes Wrong' hysterical pandemonium "The Play That Goes Wrong" is hysterical. by Jocelyn Murphy - November 14, 2019

REVIEW: Blue Man Group at Walton Arts Center leaves Fayetteville 'Speechless' International entertainment phenomenon the Blue Man Group officially premiered their new show "Speechless" at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville last night,... by Jocelyn Murphy - September 13, 2019

REVIEW: 'Willo Mancifoot and the Mugga Killa Whomps' With Mother's Day approaching, I've found myself thinking back on what I was doing this time last year with my mother in town for a visit. We had made the drive... by Jocelyn Murphy - May 10, 2019

REVIEW/VIDEO - Ray Wylie Hubbard at George's Majestic Lounge It seems disingenuous to write a review of your favorite singer, but Ray Wylie Hubbard nailed it. His concert Wednesday night at George's Majestic Lounge was as... by Laurinda Joenks - April 1, 2019

Walton Arts Center Broadway season sneak peek Join Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Jocelyn Murphy as she live tweets the 2019/20 Walton Arts Center Broadway season starting at 7 p.m. March 11, 2019

REVIEW: 'A Bronx Tale' not everybody's cup of tea, I guess The first national tour of the new Broadway musical "A Bronx Tale" opened Tuesday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville to a mostly full house spanning a wi... by Jocelyn Murphy - March 1, 2019

REVIEW: Steve Earle at Choctaw Casino "You're probably thinking by now that we're going to sing you every song on Copperhead Road," Steve Earle told his audience Saturday night in Pocola, Okla. "We ... by Laurinda Joenks - December 17, 2018

REVIEW: 'On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan' I'll keep this short and sweet because I have nothing bad to say about the first national tour of "On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan," showin... by Jocelyn Murphy - December 8, 2018

REVIEW: 'School of Rock' "School of Rock" is a fun show. It's rocking, yes, but hopefully that goes without saying. Fun, funny, impressive and moving, though, should certainly be said. by Jocelyn Murphy - October 26, 2018

REVIEW: "Maya: Raj and Rozenbridge" When you get approval to use a confetti cannon for an event at Crystal Bridges, you really should take full advantage of it. Raj Suresh certainly did at his col... by Jocelyn Murphy - October 12, 2018

REVIEW: Shooter Jennings at George's Majestic Lounge They took the floor in front of the stage -- the cowboy hipsters with their small-brim cowboy hats and grown out beards. They came to George's Majestic Lounge o... by Laurinda Joenks - September 14, 2018

Review: 'Late Nite Catechism' brings the laughs to Walton Arts Center So, I'll be honest, I had to look up the definition of the word "catechism" (a form of teaching, for the also un-initiated) before I interviewed actress Nonie N... by Jocelyn Murphy - September 7, 2018