Ryan Scott Oliver & Lindsay Mendez's ACTOR THERAPY to Play 54 Below This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 7, 2024
Featuring an incredible cast of talented performers and a wide range of musical styles, from pop to Golden Age Broadway to contemporary musical theatre (and everything in between) this memorable evening will be hosted by Actor Therapy‘s Managing Director Mathieu Whitman (he/him) with musical director Jason Wetzel (he/him) at the piano.
THE SONGS OF OLIVER HOUSER Comes to 54 Below in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents The Songs of Oliver Houser on May 1, 2024 at 9:30pm, a one-night-only concert by one of musical theatre’s most compelling new voices.
Review: POTUS at Circuit Playhouse
by Kevin Shaw - Mar 29, 2024
What did our critic think of POTUS at Circuit Playhouse? As with any comedy, and farce particularly, timing is everything and it takes about half of Act I before the cast finds their rhythm and ensures the audience is keeping up with them. It’s a lot all at once.
Review: 54 Below Celebrated the Marquis Theater in a Jubilant Night of Song
by Rob Lester - Mar 27, 2024
54 Below is known for its seemingly endless variety of themes as happy reasons to group songs from musical theatre. Here's another, looking at some shows that came to the Marquis, starting in 1986. There were over 30 musicals that played the Marquis Theatre, and nine were revisited with songs and stories at 54 Below.
Review: SNS' THE PROM at Garden Theater
by Paul Batterson - Mar 17, 2024
Broadway Musicals are often fantasies, musical representations about things that could not possibly happen. The saddest thing about Short North Stage’s production of THE PROM, which runs from March 14 through April 7 at the Garden Theater, is that it is based partly in truth.
Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Making Musicals with Ryan Scott Oliver
by Jayke Workman - Mar 10, 2024
Ryan shares about his artistic process as a composer, and how his work has been impacted by collaborations with other artists, including his husband, photographer Matthew Murphy. We talk about the shifting landscape of musical theater, and what it means to be queer in the world of the arts. He also touches on his incredible musical theater training program, Actor Therapy, co-created with Lindsay Mendez, and he shares about his latest project titled Party of the Century.
LIONHEART Sports Documentary Will Debut on HBO in March
by Michael Major - Feb 27, 2024
In 2011, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon, nicknamed “The Lionheart,” died in a horrific crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, shaking the world of motorsports to its core. Ten years later, Dan's two sons, Sebastian and Oliver, follow in their father's footsteps as they work through their loss the only way they know how.
GUAC - THE ONE-MAN SHOW Comes to United Solo in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024
GUAC is written and performed by Manuel Oliver, co-written by James Clements, and directed by Michael Cotey. Presented as the opener of The 16th Annual United Solo Festival in partnership with Change the Ref and ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, GUAC will be staged for one weekend only.