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- 1 2 3 CL's 20th Annual Charlotte Theatre Awards
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- ↑ Excavating For A Bard, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 15, 2006
- ↑ 'Midsummer Night' makes delightful free debut in uptown park, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, May 13, 2006
- ↑ Kicky Bard on The Green, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, May 17, 2006
- ↑ Unusual Location suits collaborative Arts' funny 1-woman show, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, September 9, 2006
- ↑ Better Than Jefferson? Surviving the Nazis in pearls and a dowdy dress, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, September 19, 2006
- ↑ Open Diaries Reveal Lies of Love, by Julie York Coppens, Charlotte Observer, March 10, 2007
- ↑ Two Dire Diaries, Plus, A Beauty of a Ballet, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 14, 2007
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- ↑ Bushels of bard: Summer theater in the city, by Perry Tannenbaum, Loafing, May 30, 2007
- ↑ Sitcom reruns, live – theme songs, too, Collaborative Arts restages classic TV: ‘Three's Company,' ‘The Facts of Life' and ‘Married With Children.', by Julie Reed, Charlotte Observer, September 12, 2008
- ↑ A Den of Identity Thieves, Plus, Murder most fun, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, October 10, 2007
- ↑ 7 lean women, Plus, Collaborative Arts' first musical, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 05, 2008
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- ↑ What the Puck? Sympathy for the jobless: Taking chances with Shakespeare, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 11, 2008
- ↑ Theatre Review, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 06, 2008
- ↑ Single mom dives into the ‘Date’ pool, by Julie Reed Bell, Charlotte Observer, March 16, 2012
- ↑ Ted Bundy crafts a toilet, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, September 23, 2008
- ↑ A pentameter picnic with Collaborative Arts' Twelfth Night, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 02, 2009
- ↑ A Very Modern Julius Caesar, by Emily Williams, charlotteviewpoint, August 11, 2009
- ↑ Gender bending in Collaborative Arts Theatre's Julius Caeser, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 11, 2009
- ↑ These 'Errors' add up to a run - Shakespeare's shortest, silliest comedy races by in a version well suited to its outdoor space, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, June 11, 2010
- ↑ Theater review: The Comedy of Errors, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 08, 2010
- ↑ The green-eyed monster returns in Othello, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 10, 2010
- ↑ Corruptible characters, 'Incorruptible' vision - Comedy at Duke Energy Theater asks us to contemplate faith, cynicism and possible miracles, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, Nov. 03, 2010
- ↑ eBay goes medieval: Incorruptible, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, November 09, 2010
- ↑ To her, Bard looks like a lady - In 'Women of Will,' Tina Packer uses Shakespeare's words to trace his increasing understanding of females, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, March 15, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: Women of Will, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, March 23, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: 'Tartuffe' - Hypocrisy à l’Anglais, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 8, 2011
- ↑ Older Smith, younger company do 'Lear', by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, August 03, 2011
- ↑ Theater review: King Lear, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, August 12, 2011
- ↑ Days of guns and roses: Ethics debated in provocative new play, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, November 22, 2011
- ↑ Universal appeal to ‘Bad Dates’ - One-woman show touches every emotion, by Ryanne Persinger, Charlotte Post, March 8, 2012
- ↑ Shakespearean sea-change: The Tempest - Outdoor production from Charlotte Shakespeare whips up a storm, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, June 07, 2012
- ↑ ‘Merchant’ means business - Charlotte Shakespeare’s show finds comedy but sticks to the hard truths of a tricky play, by Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, August 16, 2012 Archived August 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Theater review: The Merchant of Venice, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, Aug 27, 2012
- ↑ Musical chairs at the White House - The violin's the thing in Charlotte Shakespeare's latest production, by Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing, October 18, 2012