Music Theater Reviews

Review: TIM MCGRAW: STANDING ROOM ONLY TOUR 2024 at Xcel Energy Center
by Jared Fessler - April 21, 2024

What did our critic think of IM MCGRAW: STANDING ROOM ONLY TOUR 2024 at Xcel Energy Center?...

Review: PinkPantheress at Brooklyn Paramount
by Daniel Nolen - April 17, 2024

What did our critic think of PINKPANTHERESS AT BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT at Brooklyn Paramount?...

Review: PAULA COLE THE TOUR 2024 at The Parkway Theater
by Jared Fessler - April 13, 2024

What did our critic think of PAUL COLE THE TOUR 2024 at The Parkway Theater?...

Review: THE HEARTBREAK ON THE MAP TOUR WITH DAN + SHAY at Xcel Energy Center
by Jared Fessler - April 06, 2024

What did our critic think of THE HEARTBREAK ON THE MAP TOUR WITH DAN + SHAY at Xcel Energy Center?...

Review: THE NIGHTINGALE AND OTHER FABLES – ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 2024 at Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - March 02, 2024

It is as visually rich as it is aurally....

Album Review: Natalie Douglas BACK TO THE GARDEN Starts Club44 Pairing Well
by Erin Samms - February 29, 2024

It may, well, claim a spot as one of the best albums of the year....

Album Review: America's Fave Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet High Kicks Back On Their New Album THE KINSEY SICKS: DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME GONE WILD
by Bobby Patrick - February 27, 2024

The songs range from fun to clever to hilarious and might well have stood up on their own without the inclusion of any script....

Music Review: The Drinkwater Brothers Show Their WonderTwin Powers With New Single THIS TOWN
by Bobby Patrick - February 25, 2024

This cover revives Horan’s music in an honorable, respectful way and gives it a slightly different hue....

Album Review: Concord Theatricals Recordings Releases The Studio Cast Recording of 17 AGAIN
by Bobby Patrick - February 21, 2024

The album and its producers get major points because the show as a whole is very well represented throughout...

Album Review: Sepia Records Remembers A Forgotten Star With BETTY HUTTON & CO-STARS THE PARAMOUNT YEARS: 1938-1952
by Bobby Patrick - February 16, 2024

The journey through these two discs, though, is not only enjoyable, it is an education....

Album Review: Melissa Errico, Stephen Sondheim, and The City Make For One Great Album
by Erin Samms - February 15, 2024

Melissa Errico singing Stephen Sondheim in the style of the big city? Twist my arm....

Music Review: Pleasantville Frontman Aaron David Gleason Debuts This New Band With 1st Single STEEL EYED
by Bobby Patrick - February 08, 2024

Little Bobby would not be surprised if Aaron David Gleason gets a little more lookie-loos above ground from his underground bunker and we hope the rest of the album is as strong...

Album Review: MAURICIO MARTINEZ LIVE IN NYC Loaded With Lush Vocals
by Erin Samms - February 08, 2024

Doesn't everyone love a live recording? You'll love this one....

Album Review: Broadway's HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Is Closing But Finds More Life With Its Cast Recording
by Bobby Patrick - February 07, 2024

Center Stage’s production of this album gives the listener a real sense of the show without the help of the musical’s book and this always gets high marks from this rainbow writer,...

Music Review: Isabelle Georges Continues Releasing New Music
by Erin Samms - January 15, 2024

New music by Isabelle Georges is a great thing, in any language....

Streaming Review: Bradley Cooper's Latest Director Endeavor Comes To NETFLIX & Shows He, Too, Is Becoming A MAESTRO
by Bobby Patrick - January 15, 2024

In all, Maestro is the fast-paced chronicle of a giant living a giant life, as told through a love (or love-ish) story...

Album Review: Willy Wonka Wuns Wild On The New Movie Soundtrack WONKA
by Bobby Patrick - January 12, 2024

They have created a score in 2023 that marries to its 1971 progenitor wonderfully and made this rainbow boy tear up a bit and really want to go see WONKA...

Soundtrack Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS (ORIGINAL WEST END CAST RECORDING)
by Kerrie Nicholson - January 09, 2024

The way composer and lyricist Nick Butcher and lyricist Tom Ling have approached setting Henry’s story within the musical theatre realm makes for an incredibly exciting journey as a listener... ...

Album Review: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS A Welcome Sepia Records Release
by Erin Samms - January 08, 2024

What did our critic think of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS at A?...

Music Review: Cabaret Queen Natalie Douglas Begins Her Beguine At The Beginning With Her New Single BEGIN THE BEGUINE
by Bobby Patrick - January 07, 2024

As for this BEGIN THE BEGUINE, Natalie Douglas uses what has come before and adds her own brand of polish....

Album Review: YENTL 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION A Bounty Of Unreleased Materials
by Erin Samms - January 06, 2024

The special edition was released on the Legacy Recordings label, available on CD, vinyl, and cassette, and the album is worth owning...

Album Review: Jessica Hendy Is Handy With Words (& Music) On The OCR Of Her One-Woman Musical WALKING WITH BUBBLES
by Bobby Patrick - January 04, 2024

We loved WALKING WITH BUBBLES the show and now we truly enjoy this OCR. It is one to return to again and again....

Music Review: Ricky Asch Releases His Latest ORIGINAL Song & Shows Us All He Has A FOOL'S HOPE
by Bobby Patrick - January 02, 2024

Will FOOL’S HOPE do it for him? We feel sure people will dance to it and that should be enough....

Album Review: Chilina Kennedy's WILD ABOUT YOU (World Premiere Recording) Debuts A New Show In Development
by Bobby Patrick - January 02, 2024

A little over halfway through, Bobby’s ears felt a bit overtaxed on the ballad/power ballad front and wished there were one or maybe even two more up-tempo songs...

Music Review: Isabelle Georges Is In Love, Apparently, & With Paris, Apparently, As She Releases 2 Singles - SO IN LOVE & I LOVE PARIS
by Bobby Patrick - January 01, 2024

Cole Porter’s music matched with his incomparable lyrics was unmatched in his day, but finds a perfect match with Isabelle Georges...