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Review Roundup: MOTHER RUSSIA Opens At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2026
Read reviews for Mother Russia at Signature Theatre, the New York premiere of Lauren Yee’s dark comedy directed by Teddy Bergman. The production stars Steven Boyer, Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and David Turner and runs through March 15....
Review: THE DANCE ON WIDOW’S ROW at The Black Rep Will Have You Dying with Laughter
by James Lindhorst - January 22, 2026
The Dance on Widow’s Row at The Black Rep features a charismatic ensemble with infectious energy stemming from playful performances. It’s a fun evening in the theater that provides a lot of laughter....
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Fox Theatre, St. Louis
by Rob Levy - November 09, 2025
Visually beautiful and emotionally charged, The Notebook brings love and loss to the stage with poignant results....
Review: Met Season’s First DON GIOVANNI Shows Off a Great Score for the Audience to Relish
by Richard Sasanow - September 26, 2025
Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI was one of my first operas and remains among my favorites, despite its misogyny and the difficulty in putting together the kind of cast that can do justice to the string of show-stoppers in the score. The season's premiere of the opera had much to admire....
Review: THIS SHOW WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE - THE TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL at Native Earth's Aki Studio
by Samantha Wu - July 10, 2025
The lifestyle gurus at $20 Sandwich are here to improve your life through the much beloved medium of improv comedy. Playing at Native Earth's Aki Studio as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, This Show Will Change Your Life is here to deliver what it says on the package. ...
Review: Gloucester Stage Company Cleans Up with Terrific THE GARBOLOGISTS
by R. Scott Reedy - July 09, 2025
Workplace relationships have provided the fodder for plays, movies, and television shows for generations. The production runs through July 26, 2025....
Review: IVORIES, Old Red Lion Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - July 04, 2025
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that bisexuals are often underserved when it comes to theatre and media. Poltergeist thriller Ivories valiantly sweeps in at the close of Pride Month, but it over-promises and under-delivers. Beyond the messy and exceedingly protracted set-up, lies a great sto...
TOOTSIE, MOULIN ROUGE, & More Lead Phoenix's Hot Summer 2025 Theater Picks
by Herbert Paine - June 30, 2025
Whether it’s a bold reimagining of a Broadway classic, a world premiere, or a spotlight on local talent, here are the shows I’m most excited about for Summer 2025—and why you should mark your calendars now....
Review: DUEL CITIZENS at Second City
by Ilana Lucas - May 07, 2025
Second City’s Duel Citizens, in the company’s 90th mainstage review, tells our southern neighbour to get off our collective lawn in its usual sprightly and entertaining fashion....
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING Comes to Open Dance Project
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2025
Open Dance Project will present Panopticon: Someone is Always Watching – the first of three immersive fan favorites being brought back by Open Dance Project in celebration of their 10th Anniversary Season. ...
Review: WILD WITH HAPPY at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Steve Murray - March 16, 2025
What did our critic think of WILD WITH HAPPY at New Conservatory Theatre Center?...
Review: DRUM TAO: THE DREAM, Peacock Theatre
by Matthew Paluch - March 12, 2025
Oh Drum TAO…what to say? There's many good things about their show The Dream - but then there's some undeniable, less positive realities. The troop are from Oita, Japan. Formed 31 years ago, and has been on the road since. Bizarrely the current shows at the Peacock Theatre are their long-awaited L...
THE KOBOLD SHOW! Comes to NYC Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
Durnmoose Entertainment will present the Kobold Show!, performed by Miles Calderon, Sophia Danyluk, Isabella Greathouse, Fermin Serrano, and Kyle Stover, and directed by David Andrew Laws. ...
Avon Players Will Perform LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR
by Stephi Wild - February 24, 2025
Beloved playwright Neil Simon’s recollections of his early career provide fodder for snappy comedy in Avon Players’ Laughter on the 23rd Floor, in performances this March....
Paul Stroili's MY MOTHER AND THE MICHIGAN/OHIO WAR to Begin in April The Purple Rose Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2025
Paul Stroili's latest play, My Mother and The Michigan/Ohio War will begins preview at The Purple Rose Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...
Review: A RED CAROL at Z Space
by Steve Murray - December 17, 2024
What did our critic think of A RED CAROL at Z Space?...
Video: Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Share Insights on MAYBE HAPPY ENDING
by Josh Sharpe - December 17, 2024
On Monday, Darren Criss and Helen J Shen visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the new Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending. Set in the future, the two stars play helper bots that find an unexpected connection with one another. Watch the interview! ...
Review: PAULA POUNDSTONE at Jonathan's
by Dan Marois - November 30, 2024
What did our critic think of PAULA POUNDSTONE at Jonathan's?...
Review: L'ADDITION, Battersea Arts Centre
by Matthew Paluch - November 06, 2024
L’Addition is a show of simple means with two charismatic performers, but it's a miss for me. ...
Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at UD Rep Ensemble
by Greer Firestone - September 25, 2024
Aisle Say began reviewing UD REP - Resident Ensemble Players – in a campus gym, long before the capacious and elegant Roselle Center for the Arts became a reality. I was always struck with their overarching quality of both acting and tech. In many reviews called them the pre-eminent acting company...
Review: Celebrate the Revival of COMPANY at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes - September 18, 2024
Broadway Sacramento’s 2024 season is here and is opening up with Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 hit, Company. Following several Tony Award wins for its 2021 Broadway revival, Company is stopping in Sacramento this week as it closes its national tour. The book by George Furth has undergone some changes,...
Review: MEMNON at The Getty Villa
by Andrew Child - September 07, 2024
Though the language is easy to imagine as the foundation for a more ostentatious spectacle, the sweeping narration is deftly relayed by a mighty fistful of actors and a polished trio of dancers in a way that allows grand battles and weighty sociopolitical musings to service the intrinsic poetry of t...
Review: DOING ALRIGHT at Gateway Theater
by Steve Murray - August 25, 2024
What did our critic think of DOING ALRIGHT at Gateway Theater?...
Review: LONGING at The Gaslight Theatre
by James Lindhorst - August 19, 2024
LONGING is a fantastic case study in social media messaging and alternate reality romances. Lewy’s dialogue driven script is smart, plausible, and convincing. Bush elicits honest portrayals from Eslamian and Debardeleben, and both actors generate potent sexual tension with their brave all-in perf...
Laila Alj & More to Star in BODIES OF WATER World Premiere at the Ahoy! Centre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 25, 2024
Actors Touring Company is partnering again with the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2024 to present Bodies of Water. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets. ...
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