By Ingrid Schnader Theresa McKibben is gearing up for her performance with the Dill Pickers at the Central Alabama Theater. But before McKibben was one of the seven musicians who make up the Dill Pickers band, she was a little girl begging her mom to let her take piano lessons. “My mother had a terrible experience with piano,” she said. “Her mother made her take (lessons), … [Read more...]
Fun in the Sun: CAT Gears Up for Bikini Beach Party Featuring Songs of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s
By Emily WilliamsMountain Brook’s Steeple Arts Academy will be transformed from studio to Jersey Shore for Central Alabama Theater’s “The Bikinis: a new musical beach party,” opening with a 7:30 p.m. show on July 27.Finishing off the 2016-17 season, the musical tells the story of four girls from a singing group who reunite after 20 years to relive their … [Read more...]
A String of Stories: Cat’s Newest Production Brings Director Norton Dill Back to His Roots
By Emily Williams For Norton Dill, directing and performing in the Central Alabama Theater’s upcoming production of “Smoke on the Mountain” evokes a feeling of deja vu. The wildly popular off-Broadway musical about The Sanders Family, a family string-band performing in a Baptist church in North Carolina in 1938, is one of the most produced shows in the world. A natural … [Read more...]