Review: ANN at WaterTower Theatre
by Sam Lisman - Feb 22, 2024
Ann Richards was probably the luckiest politician in Texas history. The incumbent State Treasurer (not exactly a high-profile partisan office) in 1990, she was the Democrats choice to run for Governor.
Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films
by Michael Major - Jan 21, 2024
Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.
Interview: Paul Linke Illuminates Why IT'S not ONLY A SHOW!
by Gil Kaan - Jan 8, 2024
A long-time collaborator with Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Linke has co-written It’s Only a Show!, performing as the popular comedian in his one-man tribute to Charles Nelson Reilly. This solo show directed by Edward Edwards opens January 13, 2024 at the Ruskin Group Theatre, 5pm curtain, in tandem with John Colella’s An Extraordinary Ordinary Man at 8pm. Paul managed to find some time before starting tech to answer a few of my queries.
Interview: To Matt Chait, Theatre Is A FAMILY BUSINESS
by Gil Kaan - Nov 10, 2023
Matt Chait’s A Family Business world premieres November 17, 2023, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (with previews November 15th and 16th). Brian Shnipper directs the cast of Eric Stanton Betts, Alli Brown, Michelle Jasso, Lindsay G. Merrithew, Bruce Nozick and Julie Pearl. I had the chance to throw out a few questions to Matt, the playwright and man integral to Los Angeles Theatre history.
Review: Remarkable New Production of RENT Takes Up Residence at Anaheim's Chance Theater
by Michael Quintos - Aug 2, 2023
Featuring distinctively intuitive direction from Matthew McCray, and an amazing, youthful ensemble cast that are consistently giving it their all, this latest OC iteration of Jonathan Larson's Tony-winning 1996 rock opera is much more impactful than even past stagings that have toured---and is one of the best stage musicals they've ever produced.
Steve Miller to Release Deluxe 50th Anniversary 'Joker' Album
by Michael Major - Jul 25, 2023
Curated by Miller himself, J50 dives deep into the creative process of writing and assembling The Joker and amplifies its enduring magic by chronologically placing the original album tracks alongside 27 previously unreleased recordings from Miller’s personal archive – including songwriting tapes made by Miller on his TEAC 4-track.
Review: PRETTY WOMAN at Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts
by Jordan Higginbotham - Feb 16, 2023
Pretty Woman is stoppin’ awhile at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Pretty Woman is based on the popular 1990 movie of the same name. Jacksonville audiences were completely nostalgic for the musical. Audience members could be heard making comments like “it’s the same dress!” or “look at them at the opera!” during the show.
Review: THE WHO at Schottenstein Center
by Paul Batterson - Oct 12, 2022
What did our critic think of THE WHO at Schottenstein Cente? When the Who, a 1990 inductee to the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame, announced their current 'The Who Hits Back' tour, the response of many 'fans' on one website was a hard pass.
Richard Krevolin's OUR TOWN... BUT WILDER To Hold Special Post Show Talkbacks
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 9, 2022
Off Broadway's Our Town... But Wilder, a new comedy that centers on a small-town high school theater department in the 1980's and the chaos that ensues from a love affair between a teacher and a student, will be presenting special post-show talkbacks featuring several prominent figures from the worlds of journalism, law, and religion.
MUD/DROWNING by María Irene Fornés to Return This Fall at Mabou Mines
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 23, 2022
Mabou Mines and Weathervane Productions, in association with Philip Glass’ Days and Nights Festival, will present a return engagement of their acclaimed revival of
Mud/Drowning, two intimate works by legendary playwright and director María Irene Fornés.