Music Theater Reviews

Review: BIG SHANE THORNTON Headlines at Picklefest
by Theresa Bertram - May 25, 2024

What did our critic think of SHANE THORNTON at Picklefest?...

Review: JESSE MCCARTNEY ALL'S WELL TOUR at The Fillmore Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - May 05, 2024

What did our critic think of JESSE MCCARTNEY ALL’S WELL TOUR at The Fillmore Minneapolis?...

Review: TIM MCGRAW: STANDING ROOM ONLY TOUR 2024 at Xcel Energy Center
by Jared Fessler - April 21, 2024

What did our critic think of IM MCGRAW: STANDING ROOM ONLY TOUR 2024 at Xcel Energy Center?...

Review: PinkPantheress at Brooklyn Paramount
by Daniel Nolen - April 17, 2024

What did our critic think of PINKPANTHERESS AT BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT at Brooklyn Paramount?...

Review: PAULA COLE THE TOUR 2024 at The Parkway Theater
by Jared Fessler - April 13, 2024

What did our critic think of PAUL COLE THE TOUR 2024 at The Parkway Theater?...

Review: THE HEARTBREAK ON THE MAP TOUR WITH DAN + SHAY at Xcel Energy Center
by Jared Fessler - April 06, 2024

What did our critic think of THE HEARTBREAK ON THE MAP TOUR WITH DAN + SHAY at Xcel Energy Center?...

Review: THE NIGHTINGALE AND OTHER FABLES – ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 2024 at Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - March 02, 2024

It is as visually rich as it is aurally....

Album Review: Natalie Douglas BACK TO THE GARDEN Starts Club44 Pairing Well
by Erin Samms - February 29, 2024

It may, well, claim a spot as one of the best albums of the year....

Album Review: America's Fave Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet High Kicks Back On Their New Album THE KINSEY SICKS: DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME GONE WILD
by Bobby Patrick - February 27, 2024

The songs range from fun to clever to hilarious and might well have stood up on their own without the inclusion of any script....

Music Review: The Drinkwater Brothers Show Their WonderTwin Powers With New Single THIS TOWN
by Bobby Patrick - February 25, 2024

This cover revives Horan’s music in an honorable, respectful way and gives it a slightly different hue....

Album Review: Concord Theatricals Recordings Releases The Studio Cast Recording of 17 AGAIN
by Bobby Patrick - February 21, 2024

The album and its producers get major points because the show as a whole is very well represented throughout...

Album Review: Sepia Records Remembers A Forgotten Star With BETTY HUTTON & CO-STARS THE PARAMOUNT YEARS: 1938-1952
by Bobby Patrick - February 16, 2024

The journey through these two discs, though, is not only enjoyable, it is an education....

Album Review: Melissa Errico, Stephen Sondheim, and The City Make For One Great Album
by Erin Samms - February 15, 2024

Melissa Errico singing Stephen Sondheim in the style of the big city? Twist my arm....

Music Review: Pleasantville Frontman Aaron David Gleason Debuts This New Band With 1st Single STEEL EYED
by Bobby Patrick - February 08, 2024

Little Bobby would not be surprised if Aaron David Gleason gets a little more lookie-loos above ground from his underground bunker and we hope the rest of the album is as strong...

Album Review: MAURICIO MARTINEZ LIVE IN NYC Loaded With Lush Vocals
by Erin Samms - February 08, 2024

Doesn't everyone love a live recording? You'll love this one....

Album Review: Broadway's HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Is Closing But Finds More Life With Its Cast Recording
by Bobby Patrick - February 07, 2024

Center Stage’s production of this album gives the listener a real sense of the show without the help of the musical’s book and this always gets high marks from this rainbow writer,...

Music Review: Isabelle Georges Continues Releasing New Music
by Erin Samms - January 15, 2024

New music by Isabelle Georges is a great thing, in any language....

Streaming Review: Bradley Cooper's Latest Director Endeavor Comes To NETFLIX & Shows He, Too, Is Becoming A MAESTRO
by Bobby Patrick - January 15, 2024

In all, Maestro is the fast-paced chronicle of a giant living a giant life, as told through a love (or love-ish) story...

Album Review: Willy Wonka Wuns Wild On The New Movie Soundtrack WONKA
by Bobby Patrick - January 12, 2024

They have created a score in 2023 that marries to its 1971 progenitor wonderfully and made this rainbow boy tear up a bit and really want to go see WONKA...

Album Review: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS A Welcome Sepia Records Release
by Erin Samms - January 08, 2024

What did our critic think of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS at A?...

Music Review: Cabaret Queen Natalie Douglas Begins Her Beguine At The Beginning With Her New Single BEGIN THE BEGUINE
by Bobby Patrick - January 07, 2024

As for this BEGIN THE BEGUINE, Natalie Douglas uses what has come before and adds her own brand of polish....

Album Review: YENTL 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION A Bounty Of Unreleased Materials
by Erin Samms - January 06, 2024

The special edition was released on the Legacy Recordings label, available on CD, vinyl, and cassette, and the album is worth owning...

Album Review: Jessica Hendy Is Handy With Words (& Music) On The OCR Of Her One-Woman Musical WALKING WITH BUBBLES
by Bobby Patrick - January 04, 2024

We loved WALKING WITH BUBBLES the show and now we truly enjoy this OCR. It is one to return to again and again....

Music Review: Ricky Asch Releases His Latest ORIGINAL Song & Shows Us All He Has A FOOL'S HOPE
by Bobby Patrick - January 02, 2024

Will FOOL’S HOPE do it for him? We feel sure people will dance to it and that should be enough....

Album Review: Chilina Kennedy's WILD ABOUT YOU (World Premiere Recording) Debuts A New Show In Development
by Bobby Patrick - January 02, 2024

A little over halfway through, Bobby’s ears felt a bit overtaxed on the ballad/power ballad front and wished there were one or maybe even two more up-tempo songs...