Review: THE WILD PARTY at Musical Theatre Southwest
by Jackie Camborde - October 10, 2024
You have to hand it to Musical Theatre Southwest – most community theaters play it safe, filling their calendar with Mamma Mia, Shrek and at least one production from the Golden Age of Musicals (Rogers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, etc.); MTS continues to dip their toes deeper into the repertoire wi...
Review: THE MELODRAMA at Santa Fe Playhouse
by Jackie Camborde - September 05, 2024
This year, which marks 100th burning of Zozobra, the Santa Fe Playhouse takes the melodrama and turns it upside down. There is still commentary on government officials, local attractions and events, but the playwrights are taking ownership of their words, in four short form pieces and several inters...
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Santa Fe Playhouse
by Jackie Camborde - July 02, 2024
Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George opened at Santa Fe Playhouse on Saturday and all I can say is wow.
The 1984 musical features music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by James Lapin. Inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Isla...
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Tri-M Productions At Santa Fe High
by Jackie Camborde - June 20, 2024
Here we go – another summer of fun, frothy musicals all over northern New Mexico. This week alone you can choose from Kinky Boots, Head Over Heels or this one, Legally Blonde. Tri-M’s latest offering is playing now through June 23 at the Santa Fe High Theater. I know what you’re thinking – do we nee...
Review: HEAD OVER HEELS at Albuquerque Little Theatre
by Jackie Camborde - June 12, 2024
Head Over Heels is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics from the catalog of 1980s girl band The Go-Go’s. With a book by Jeff Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, the plot is derived from the 16th century play The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney. Head Over Heels opened on Broadwa...
Review: TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON at Teatro Paraguas Second Stage
by Jackie Camborde - May 29, 2024
“Most theater companies choose their plays. Grottesco’s reveal themselves.”
Thus begins the director’s notes for Theater Grottesco’s Two Artists in Prison, now playing at Teatro Paraguas’ Second Stage space. The play, co-directed by Grottesco Founder John Flax and Apollo Garcia Orellana, takes plac...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Santa Fe Playhouse
by Jackie Camborde - May 17, 2024
Santa Fe Playhouse in coming into its own as the theater company most likely to succeed in Santa Fe. The past two seasons have showcased new talent, new and provocative works and productions that have both wide appeal and thought-provoking messages. Their latest offering, What the Constitution Means...
Review: BORN WITH TEETH at Santa Fe Playhouse
by Jackie Camborde - March 28, 2024
Ever wonder what happened when two rivals, in this case, rising star of the theatrical world William Shakespeare and biggest playwright of the age thus far Christopher Marlowe, collaborated on the writing of Henry VI? Marlowe was officially credited as co-author of the three-play cycle in 2016. Born...
Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Tri-M Productions At New Mexico Actors Lab
by Jackie Camborde - March 11, 2024
Sondheim is everywhere. Since the start of 2024, I have seen two on Broadway (Merrily We Roll Along; Sweeney Todd), one Off-Broadway (Here We Are, the play he was working on when he passed away in 2021) one just last week in Albuquerque (Into the Woods) and last night in Santa Fe, A Little Night Mus...
Review: OR, BY LIZ DUFFY ADAMS at Santa Fe Playhouse
by Jackie Camborde - March 11, 2024
It’s amazing that the current production of Or, a play directed by Zoe Burke at Santa Fe Playhouse, was a second choice to the playwright’s Born With Teeth, playing in repertory right now (review to follow in a few weeks). I have yet to see Born With Teeth, but was thrilled to see Or, this week....