REVIEW: Belmont company turns a flawed book to a soaring spectacle in joyous run of ‘42nd Street’
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting venue than the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University for the school’s production of “42nd Street,” the 1980 megahit musical. Bearing witness to only a few student productions, the stunning $180 million colossus, which opened its doors in the fall of 2021, serves as a cathedral of sorts for the performing arts — namely music and dance. That’s precisely what Belmont’s “42nd Street,” with its big, brassy score and larger-
