In The News, cont.
WNCN - TV
VALONDA CALLOWAY & MIKE MORSE
March 6, 2014
"Makin it from North Carolina Theatre to MOTOWN!"
Reed Shannon visits My Carolina Today live. Reed visits with Valonda Calloway and Mike Morse chatting about "Makin it from North Carolina Theatre to MOTOWN!" WNCN - Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville...last interview in the Triangle before heading to the Windy City of Chicago to join the cast of Motown: The Musical!
WRAL.com - TV
MICHELLE MARSH
February 20, 2014
'Les Miserables' comes to North Carolina Theater
13-year-old Reed Shannon talks with WRAL about the "Les Miserables" shows being held at the North Carolina Theater.
PLAYBILL
PHOTOS BY LAUREN KENNEDY
February 21, 2014
"Come to Me..." Behind the Scenes at North Carolina Theatre's Les Miz
Frequent Playbill contributor Lauren Kennedy is currently lending her talents to the role of Fantine in North Carolina Theatre's production ofLes Misérables. Kennedy, who is joined by a handful of fellow Broadway veterans as well as her daughter Riley, shares these exclusive portraits from the Raleigh venue.
North Raleigh News
BY SARAH BARR
February 12, 2014
Students shine in NC Theatre’s production of Les Misérables
RALEIGH — When Ravenscroft senior English Bernhardt auditioned for North Carolina Theatre’s production of Les Misérables, she was ready to accept any role that came her way.
Then she got the call that she has been cast as Eponine, a pivotal role in the sweeping musical set in 19th-century France. The experience of being cast and preparing for the show has been “unreal,” she said.
News Observer.com
BY ROY C. DICKS, Correspondent
February 12, 2014
'Les Miserables' an earnest, talent-filled production
The popular 1987 Broadway musical, “Les Misérables,” has had long runs in New York and on tour, and there’ve been versions for public television and film. Claude-Michel Schönberg’s music and Herbert Kretzmer’s lyrics still have a Pavlovian pull that elicits strong emotional responses, as proved in N.C. Theatre’s current production.
Midtown Raleigh News
BY LORI D.R. WIGGINS
February 1, 2014
Raleigh thespian to make Broadway debut
A note to audiences of the NC Theatre production of “Les Miserables”: Reed Shannon, the 13-year-old wholl play Gavroche, is headed to Broadway.
Two weeks after the Feb. 11-23 production of “Les Miserables” ends at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in Midtown , Reed will transform from the fictional street child in Paris into young versions of King of Pop Michael Jackson, Motown music mogul Berry Gordy and Grammy-winning artist Stevie Wonder in Broadway’s first national tour of “Motown the Musical.”
The Light 103.9 FM
BY MELISSA WADE
Jan 22, 2014
Local Young Man Lands Major Role In Broadway’s “Motown The Musical”
I had the privilege to meet and witness the awesome talent of 13 year old Reed Shannon. He is truly a blessed young man raised by parents who know that prayer makes a difference. Reed has just been casted for major roles in the national tour of “Motown the Musical.” I was so amazed by this young mans talent and humbleness that I invited him to the station for an interview.
Read more about Reed and listen to the great interview. He is truly a young man to watch!
NCTheatre Blog
Guest blog post
BY JOANNE FRUTH, NC Theatre Board Member
January 21, 2014
I didn’t think artists got up this early, but there I was going to my first “State of the Arts and Culture in Wake County” event at 8 am on January 14. I walked into the NC Museum of Art chastising myself for not getting to the Porshe by Design event and hoping the dates would be extended so I could go (they have been).