When you go to see a Tom Stoppard play such as "Indian Ink", currently playing at Center Theatre from Sound Theatre Company and Pratidhwani, you can expect to be immersed in whatever subject Stoppard has chosen, whether that be literature, history, math, music or landscape architecture, along with a
I'm going to confess that I am in love with 'Matilda, The Musical'.
If you're going to tell a story, especially one based on a real event, you need to decide who the story is about, what you are trying to tell and why are you trying to tell it.
Stephen Schwartz's "Pippin" is one of those under appreciated musicals.
Two years ago, if you were lucky enough to catch it, we were introduced to the Wild West, steampunk world of 'The Clockwork Professor', a delightful melodrama from the mind of Maggie Lee.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you have a story to tell then tell it.
The trouble with one man shows is that it's difficult to make them engaging no matter the subject.
Sound Theatre Company has never shied away from difficult plays and now in conjunction with Brownbox Theatre they've taken on Marcus Gardley's moving civil war fable "… And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi".
Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical "Grease" is so much more than just a collection of doo wop numbers.
When you see as many shows as I do as a theater reviewer there are shows that, on the surface, make you concerned as to what you're about to see.
NEWS FLASH: The evil Hoard of Four under the command of the Eric the Evil Overlord is out to steal the special beer that has crash landed from outer space.
Dreams are there for our brains to work things out when we can't and the more incapacitated we are the weirder those dreams become.
I don't think many theater nerds need to argue the virtues of Stephen Schwartz's hit show "Wicked" currently playing at the Paramount Theatre.
Dear readers, it had been about a year since my previous trip back to the Mothership (a.
How do you come out with an anti-war novel without it becoming preachy or scolding? You let Kurt Vonnegut handle it.
Most of us in some way still want to believe that magic is real.
If you want to ensure that people come to see your play then make sure you have well advertised nudity and sex in it.
There may not be a ton of plot going on with Theater Schmeater's current production of "Four Dogs and a Bone".
With the sun out more and more (amidst all the rain, of course) the theatrical choices in the area tend to dwindle a bit.
