ROME SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

by Joseph Harrison - May 04, 2025

Romance. Wit. Engaging. Timeless. These are a few words that could be used to describe Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice a literary classic that is still devoured by readers over two hundred years later. A novel so beloved has certainly had its share of adaptations which have brought the ...

by Caroline Powell - May 03, 2025

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at City Springs Theatre Company? City Springs Theatre Company closes out its seventh season with BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. Directed by Shane Delancey and choreographed by Jordan Pretorius, this production is the perfect kickof...

by Russell Warne - May 02, 2025

Does a show about a California artist work in the Deep South? Yes it does. Read our critic's review of Xanadu at the Springer Opera House....

by Jennifer Skura Boutell - April 24, 2025

Written by Jack Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler, the three-theatre, co-production, world-premiere of THE RESERVOIR arrives on the heels of its presentation as a finalist for the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition....

by Jennifer Skura Boutell - April 18, 2025

What did our critic think of TOPDOG UNDERDOG at Actor's Express?...

by Joseph Harrison - March 30, 2025

Some stories are so emotional, so raw, and so real that it can be hard to tell it more than once. So, when someone draws up enough courage and strength to share these sometimes-difficult glimpses into their life – to quote a great American playwright Arthur Miller “Attention must be paid.” Such is t...

by Caroline Powell - March 16, 2025

What did our critic think of RAGTIME at City Springs Theatre Company?...

by Russell Warne - March 10, 2025

Today, an entire genre of Christian rock exists to mix praise with modern music. But in 1970, it was unheard of until Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar burst onto the scene. The mix of heart-pounding guitar chords with the story of the final week of Christ's ministry was revo...

by Jennifer Skura Boutell - February 26, 2025

BUST, the Alliance Theatre and Goodman Theatre world-premiere co-production written by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard is 'a revelatory and genre-defying exploration of community, conflict, and the far-reaching impacts of historical racism.' Directed by Tony Award nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz, BUS...

by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - February 07, 2025

In a theatrical world filled with musicals based on books and movies (and musicals based on movies based on books too), it's a rare treat to get a truly original piece. In fact, it's something audiences and reviewers alike have been clamoring for, if any theater-based message board or social media p...