MUSIC THEATER REVIEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

A jazz album for the holidays that packs a serious artistic and emotional wallop....

Were you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket for the one-night-only, star-studded gala revue, StephenSondheim’s Old Friends, on May 3, 2022?...

DON’T SAVE IT ALL FOR CHRISTMAS isn’t on the horizon, dear Bobby readers, it’s here already and poised to be put on your playlist for your holiday party...

T.3’s performance at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis was an extremely enjoyable evening of unforgettable music. The well-rehearsed 90-minute show flew by in an instant. Fennecken, Hogan, and Smith’s electric stage presence and mellifluous voices combined to create a truly memorable experie...

Taking on the 1967 Stevie Wonder hit WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME, who else could our queen sing with but the R&B king himself...

Singer-Songwriter Brandi Burkhardt makes a most engaging entry into the world of Christmas music....