Las Cruces Community Theatre Reviews

   One of the best productions I have ever seen, including Broadway. Acted with conviction and passion. Brilliant use is space and lighting. I was in tears at the end. Congratulations to Norman and his amazing cast and crew.

   What a great job by all the cast in doing justice to an important topic which is still relevant to the day! Enjoyed every minute if

   Best theater performance ever! Had me in tears.

     The acting was superb, especially by young Mia who played Anne.

     It was a great showing. A little distracted with someone using a machine that made noise throughout the entire shoeing. Maybe people who are on machines, may have a special seating to also be more comfortable for that person and others attending the shoeing. Thx

   Outstanding venue and performance. Highly recommended!

   An excellent productions. Kudos to Norman Lewis and his cast. Very moving and appropriate for current situations.

   Absolutely stunning performance! The entire caste is amazing, and worked so well together that is was easy to imagine you were there with them. What a moving play! And the performance was, in my opinion, as good as any professional performance could be.

   What a stunning, creative production. I am so glad there was a sell out as it is a not to be missed performance we need to see and hear. Thank you.

  LCCT never fails to provide excellent productions and "The Diary of Anne Frank" was no exception. Cast was nothing short of perfection. Director, Norman Lewis, seems to excel at drawing out the best from each actor. Even the costumes! Overheard the group behind us speaking about the costumes. One lady said, "Look! The women are wearing hose that have a seam running the back of their legs, just like they wore in those days!"

   A courageous, impactful and meaningful performance well executed by all the performers.."I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are good at heart"....I will repeat this to myself every morning and practice it in my life. Thank you!!

     My friend and I were moved by the performance. I’ve read the book and watched the film presentation of this sad story. However, it was very emotional bei present while listening th all the sounds associated with the family’s situation, I cried. It was very moving. The set was done well too. Thank you for presenting this performance.

     It was a great interpretation. Wished Anne had had a headset mic to be able to hear her clearly.

 Unequivocally excellent!  The cast totally nailed this performance - they delivered the strength, despair, deep inner feelings and monologues of the true, historical figures in hiding. Heart wrenching and fantastic delivery.

 Extremely well done, soul stirring, and worth all 115 minutes! The young woman portraying Anne Frank is outstanding. I would encourage everyone to see this show to help them better understand how hate and fascism can permiate and subsequently destroy a society. A true and cautionary work with perfect timing. Thank you, LCCT.

   This was a phenomenal production. Kudos to the cast and the excellent crew — the sound and video added so much. The young woman playing Ann Frank was immensely talented, providing the heart of the whole show. But really, everyone was just fantastic.

   I was speechless! The entire production evoked the strongest of emotions! From the set design to the superb performance of each cast member! Thank you for giving such high quality theatre to our community.

       It was educational and entertaining learning so much about these unique women as portrayed by exceptional actors.

   Excellent acting and well put together by the director. Keeping the audience attention, while reading scripts from previous letters sent from the 2 women to each other, was very skillful!

   Informative—I never knew about the relationship. It was well done and I enjoyed it as a staged reading.

   What a great play! So thrilled when theater like this comes to Cruces. We will be back in October for The Diary of Anne Frank.

   More productions like this would be certainly welcome.

   We really enjoyed the 3-woman reading of letters between Georgia O’Keefe and her devoted talented assistant, as commented on by another NM luminary. What memorable egos and personalities. Before they passed, they all helped make NM esp. Santa Fe, g dr a powerhouse in the art world. Well produced as always at the LCCT.

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   Great show with great actors! I enjoyed the show!!

   Excellent coordination of events, electronic ticket purchase, and check in. Friendly staff. Excellent productions. I am loving the Las Cruces Community Theatre!

   Thoroughly enjoyed “Hello Dolly”! The music, wardrobe, cast members & everything else that it took to perform such a wonderful & superb performance was beyond awesome! Looking forward to more shows!

 Excellent production. Very professional. Enjoyed every minute of the performance. Thanks for providing such a great production. Allan Lindstrom

   Terrific!!

   Amazing show that my wife was in! Love LCCT! Bob

     Great show

 Our expectations were admittedly high - Sound of Music was Broadway caliber theater, and we were primed for a similar experience with Sister Act. Alas, not to be . . . Delores is the anchor of the show and this actor simply didn't have the talent for that role. And she was flat!!! Speaking of flat, Sweatie Eddie was also flat but his performance was redeemed by a clever costume. the nuns chorus was excellent as was Curtis (?) the gangster. We left at intermission.

   Delightful! Funny! Las Cruces has so much talent!

     The best drama and best acting I have seen in years at LCCT. The acting was so even! Every character so well displayed. MR Lewis is an extraordinary director. I loved the set, and the movement between scenes was extraordinary. Also the music and marching and all the added sounds and lighting just made the production more gripping. Kudos to all. And the costumes also were perfect.

 The season pass is a great value. I really enjoyed “Hello Dolly” and am looking forward to all the upcoming shows. Thanks LCCT, for all your hard work and for adding such pleasurable and affordable entertainment to our community.

     Interesting and thoughtful conversations throughout this play, really liked the conclusion. Admired the character actors who did an excellent job of memorizing an incredible amount of dialog. It seemed a little long, so am grateful there was no intermission to draw it out.

  The actors did a fine job of preforming this play. I think plays that are not really appealing to the larger community enjoyment are things that a small venue, such as LCCT, are better off not doing. The references were too obscure to be understood, therefore are not enjoyable to most. One critic I offer to the actors is to slow down, the lines fly by so quickly it is hard to follow.

   Fantastic show! The actors were believable in their roles and very entertaining. How did they remember all that dialogue??

     Amazing script and acting by all three with special kudos to the portrayal of Charles Dickens. One negative comment - the banner hanging with “discord” from the Psalms in the Bible - can’t find it in the Psalms . . . pretty sure it’s from the Bible book of Proverbs🤔

   subject matter a bit off color, not was what expected. But all in all, the cast were amazing!

   The play was a bit of a disappointment but the production and execution made up the difference.

   All three people did an outstanding performance for this play! Thank you.

   Well done, as good as the book and more fun than reading!

   Excellent choice, Excellent production, Excellent Cast.

   It was hilarious. We had a great time.

     Excellent production. I was surprised at the quality of the production and the performance of the actors. Thank you for providing this show to the community.

     Excellent! Would see again

     Superb cast! Great singing voices and acting, from the youngest child up to the Reverend Mother, who rivals the singer in the movie. What an enjoyable experience. In fact, taking friends and going to see it again next weekend. Well done!

   I prefer comedies and musicals, so sometimes this seemed slow to me, but it was well acted and professionally mounted.

     The actors were great but the play was depressing. Six people one row ahead of us left at intermission.

   Same emotions throughout, just rage and anger, needed more variety of emotions.

   Amazing acting by the two brothers. It was the last day of the play and not one person seemed to forget a line. Both actors who played the brothers did an excellent job! (Benjamin Ramsey and Nick Check)

   The lead actor was outstanding. What a talented cast!

   This show was fantastic. It was so good to see something different and well done. Great cast, costuming, and set design!

   It was a very strange musical. The singing was not that great.

     The Bat Boy actor was excellent. The rest of the cast left much to be desired.

   After hearing mixed reviews, I had low expectations. However, we both enjoyed the play. The vocalists were fantastic. The choreography was uncomplicated and that added to the production. As were the sets. Overall A+.

   REALLY fine job on a complicated script. Kid playing BatBoy was fabulous! (and the forest scene with all the animals is worth the price of admission alone!)

   Wonderful —

   Amazing cast, direction, and stage design. The BEST show to grace this stage in years!

     I smiled ear to ear for 3 hours. Very well done. Fun show, great talented cast. Tastefully handled the mature subject matter.

     Very enjoyable