“Chicago - February 6 to February 15, 2004 This was my first visit to the Clarkston Campus and was not sure what to expect. I was very impressed by the theatre and the show.The set was fantastic and worked very well. It was well designed and kept the show running very smoothly, which is important, due to the length. My only criticism was that the big doors in the middle were very noisey during many of the changes involving them.The costumes were wonderful and I was impressed that they were all made for this show and were not rentals. I did feel that the reporters costumes could have been a little brighter to match the rest of the show.The lighting overall was good, and many of the lighting effects were very dramatic. There were a few time when the chorus was on stage that left and right were totally in the dark and this was distracting to have people on stage in a number that were not lighted at all.The music and orchestra were wonderful under the direction of Susan McEwen.Mary Nye, Shelly Murphy and Steven Benton were all excellent in their respective roles. Matthew Carter and Alli Simpson were also equally excellent in their roles. The chorus was very strong and fabolous performances were given by all.All in all, it was a very enjoyable performance and I was very impressed with the show. I will look forward to seeing future productions.For those of you that missed it, I would strongly suggest you not miss the next one.” - Big John
“MUSC100 08/18/2011: She is the best music teacher in the entire southeast!!! maybe the entire southeast, but she is pretty close to the best teacher ever!!! I love her. There is no better teacher to prepare you for a four year school than her!!! Love you, Mrs. McEwen !!! MUSICALL 12/12/2010: She is the best teacher you could ever ask for.... MUSICMUS 08/13/2009: Amazing teacher, she is the only theory teacher there, but the best I have had. MUSCS2060 06/18/2007: Mrs. McEwen is awesome. If you want to learn music theory, ear training, piano skills, she is your friend. MUSC1611 07/23/2004: An inspirational and unforgettable teacher! ”