Mateo Lizcano

Once or twice a year, I like to recognize exceptional work at the high-school or college level. The students of New York’s Frank Sinatra School of the Arts have outdone themselves with a masterly production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” If you can get a ticket, go! It’s brilliant theater. And Connecticut’s Staples Players’ presentation of “Spelling Bee”--with some charming artists-to-watch and one extremely special surprise guest—had me beaming. [more]