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Susan Haubenstock has written theater criticism since 1989, first for the Stamford (CT) Advocate and then for the Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch. She has an MA in theater from the University of Illinois. She is a founding member of the Richmond Theater Critics Circle and a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, and she always goes to the theater hoping to be thrilled.

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BWW Feature: FOREVER PLAID AND PLAID TIDINGS at Swift Creek Mill Theatre And Virginia Rep At Hanover Tavern

May 7, 2020

I've been chasing the geeky quartet known as The Plaids since 1994.

BWW Feature: Mash note to LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at Quill Theatre

May 4, 2020

Nothing is more fun than a surprise.

BWW Feature: Mash note to JITNEY at African American Repertory Theatre

May 4, 2020

The now-dormant African American Repertory Theatre reached the heights with its 2011 production of August Wilson's 'Jitney'.

BWW Feature: Mash note to [title of show] at Richmond Triangle Players

May 4, 2020

'[title of show]' was the laugh machine that kept on giving, co-winning the Artsie for best musical (with 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels') in 2011.

BWW Feature: A mash note to OLYMPUS ON MY MIND 2002 at Barksdale Theatre

May 4, 2020

Haubenstock's COVID-19 pastime is reminiscing about her favorite shows of the past 18 years, more or less

BWW Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Virginia Repertory Company And Cadence Theatre Company Reveals Acting Artistry

March 9, 2020

In 'Small Mouth Sounds,' a co-production of Virginia Rep and Cadence Theatre Company, six people participate in an extended silent meditation retreat in upstate New York, led by a pompous guru.

BWW Review: THE CAKE at Richmond Triangle Players Is a Sweet, Fluffy Treat

March 9, 2020

I was lucky to see 'The Cake' at Richmond Triangle Players.

BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at TheatreLAB Is a Stunning Womanifesto

March 4, 2020

In 'The Revolutionists,' a quartet of French Revolution-era women brilliantly claim their power in this comedy/drama at TheatreLAB.

BWW Review: HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD at Virginia Rep's Children's Theatre (At Willow Lawn) Tells Stirring Story with Strength

March 4, 2020

Douglas Scott Jones's 'Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad' tells young audiences the full Tubman story, from birth to death, with a strong ensemble and beautiful a cappella songs.

BWW Review: FENCES at Virginia Rep Is a Perfect Realization of a Great Play

February 28, 2020

Virginia Rep's production of August Wilson's great play 'Fences' is soulful and emotional, with cast, direction and technical elements at a peak.

BWW Review: BLOOMSDAY at CATTheatre Enchants with Sweet, Wistful Tale

February 24, 2020

Steven Dietz's 'Bloomsday' makes an enchanting entry for both the Acts of Faith Festival and the St.

BWW Review: THE WILD WOMEN OF WINEDALE at CATTheatre Generates Sitcom-style Laughs

December 17, 2019

Playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten are masters of sitcom-style comedy for women of a certain age.

BWW Review: IN LOVE WE TRUST at HATTheatre Provides a Happy Holiday Respite

December 9, 2019

For a respite from holiday madness, settle in for a leisurely, tuneful stroll through Anthony Williams's heart.

BWW Review: ALWAYS. . .PATSY CLINE at Virginia Rep, Take Two: The Star Returns

December 9, 2019

A second trip to 'Always .

BWW Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at Virginia Repertory Theatre Delights All Ages

December 9, 2019

Virginia Rep's all-ages show for the holiday season is 'Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella,' a gently updated retelling of the fairytale.

BWW Review: URINETOWN at TheatreLAB Is a Stunning and Hilarious Anti-Holiday Musical

November 29, 2019

For an antidote to holiday treacle overload, look no further than TheatreLAB's superb production of the 2001 agitprop musical comedy 'Urinetown.

BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Swift Creek Mill Theatre Shines through the Confusion

November 25, 2019

The plot, like the novel, is unfinished, so eventually the source material comes to an end, and the audience is invited to vote on the musical's endinga?"is there a victim, and if so, whodunit?

BWW Review: ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE at Virginia Rep At Hanover Tavern Delights Even with a Sub in the Title Role

November 25, 2019

A friend let me know that Thursday's performance of 'Always.

BWW Review: HAMILTON at Altria Theater Is Perfection

November 21, 2019

Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON is certainly one of the best touring shows going, and the company visiting Richmond through December 8 is of the greatest imaginable quality.

BWW Review: TIMES SQUARE ANGEL at Richmond Triangle Players Is a Hardboiled Holiday Charmer

November 21, 2019

For your outrageous holiday viewing pleasure, head to Richmond Triangle Players for a?oeTimes Square Angel,a?? Charles Busch's hardboiled, campy treat.

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