9 to 5: The Musical takes place in 1979-a fact the Fine Arts Center hammers home with an abundance of geometric, high-contrast design, bell-bottoms, and loud shirts-but the story it tells feels oddly contemporary: hostile work environments, wage inequality, sexual harassment.
I admit it, melodrama is something of a guilty pleasure of mine.
Is there any staple of children's literature more existentially tragic than Peter Pan? Beneath the tale of the eternal boy who flies with faeries and battles with pirates lies a story about the bittersweet inevitability of growing old, and of a child destined to be forever left behind by a world tha
Bringing to life an iconic personality like Louis Armstrong is always something of a tightrope walk: the mannerisms must be there, yet the performance must not descend into caricature.
Mary Poppins is a very technologically intensive show, and like a lot of such works, it's easy to forget that there is more to it than the theatrical bells and whistles.
The opening night performance of Fine Arts Center's Buyer & Cellar comes at the conclusion of a week that saw several public figures pass from this life, including iconic performers David Bowie and Alan Rickman.
Christmas is tailor-made for nostalgia--all those ornaments passed down through the years, all those familiar songs and television specials--and it doesn't get more nostalgic than White Christmas, a show that calls up memories not only of the timeless Irving Berlin song and the 1954 film built aroun
Born Yesterday, first performed in 1946, is a story that focuses on political corruption, corporate interests twisting the democratic process for their own ends, agenda-driven journalists, and a call to shed one's apathy and take control of a government that, ideally, exists to serve us all.
Murray Ross' adaptation of Ghosts distills Henrik Ibsen's three-act play into a brisk, intermission-free 100 minutes.
If you've ever walked a Chartres labyrinth, you know they can be deceptive.
Vampires, slasher killers, and paranormal activity are all well and good, but for my money nothing beats the chills of a good suspense story.
It is my not-very-humble opinion that Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series ranks among the best early reader books available.
It's hard not to smile at Singin' in the Rain; it's one of those shows where even the characters seem to be enjoying themselves.
Whether fighting or flirting, Elyot and Amanda deserve each other-in every sense of the term.
Although it takes some time, Theatreworks' funky take on Shakespearean comedy is ultimately hilarious and magical.
Though it stumbles on the romance, Inspire Creative makes the classic musical's deeper themes shine through.
Guys and Dolls is a classic because it works--and Fine Arts Center demonstrates why.
Caught somewhere between classical and modern modes, The Liar is a truly entertaining evening.
Written just over forty years ago, Jane Chambers' A Late Snow shouldn't be controversial anymore.
