Review: HAMILTON at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - July 11, 2025 The June 9 performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic musical HAMILTON may have opened under a cloud of disappointment at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus). Before the opening curtain, theatergoers learned the roles of Aaron Burr and Angelica Schuyler, two of the lynch pins in...
Review: HAMILTON at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - October 10, 2022 What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Ohio Theatre? Before the lights fade and the curtain parts on HAMILTON at the Ohio Theatre, the audience receives a message from King George (Peter Matthew Smith) reminding them to shut off their cell phones and to enjoy 'MY show.'...
Review: THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE at Ruskin Group
by Evan Henerson - July 29, 2024 Rob Morrow has found a dramatic vehicle that – more than 25 years after its premiere - is deepening and maturing as intriguingly as the actor himself. Baitz’s play is small with a loud heart. Director Mike Reilly, Morrow and co. do it up proud....
Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Mercury Theater Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - October 22, 2023 Mercury’s YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is a Halloween treat with many classic musical comedy tricks....
Review: WELCOME TO YOUR NEW LIFE at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - November 15, 2023 This is a tour de force for Erin James...
Smuin Rings In the Holidays With THE CHRISTMAS BALLET
by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2024 Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET will return from Nov. 23 to Dec. 24, offering a festive performance to celebrate the holiday season. ...
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Celebrates The Season With THE CHRISTMAS BALLET
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2024 Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET returns with three world premieres, showcasing a blend of classical and contemporary dance from November 23 to December 24....
Club Cumming To Presesnt Act Two of Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch's Unauthorized Batman Parody GOTHAM ROGUES
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2024 Discover the unauthorized Batman parody musical, GOTHAM ROGUES, featuring an all-star cast at Club Cumming on December 12....
BALLET DE LUXE Comes to Det. KGL. Teater
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2025 This season, Ballet de Luxe showcases three of Bournonville's most famous divertissements, two grand classical pas de deux, innovative dance and one of Danish ballet's most iconic works....
Review: FALSETTOS presented by Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - November 25, 2024 FALSETTOS, originally written as two-one act musicals set in 1979 and 1981, respectively, feels simultaneously dated and prescient. In this co-production from Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company, director Nick Bowling leads a first-rate ensemble that preserves the musical as a period piece bu...
Club Cumming To Presesnt Act Two of Paul Iacono and Marc Kudisch's Unauthorized Batman Parody GOTHAM ROGUES
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2024 Discover the unauthorized Batman parody musical, GOTHAM ROGUES, featuring an all-star cast at Club Cumming on December 12....
Review: DISNEY FROZEN at Olney Theatre Center
by Ken Kemp - November 05, 2024 A Broadway quality show that is perfect for introducing young children to the magic of live theatre. There's magic in the air, as Olney Theatre Center kicks off the holiday musical season with a production of Disney's Frozen that is nothing short of spectacular....
Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Royal & Derngate
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - May 02, 2023 For what it's worth, I think Emily Brontë would probably love this new production of her then controversial 19th century novel, Wuthering Heights. ...
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - November 06, 2024 What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season. Its magnificent melodies, a touchingly tragic love story...
Video: Watch Corn Kid's Wildest Dreams Come True at Opening Night of SHUCKED
by Nicole Rosky - April 07, 2023 Shucked's s biggest fan might be seven-year-old Tariq, aka “Corn Kid,” who was a guest at the opening night and gave a mid-show standing ovation to Andrew Durand, Kevin Cahoon, and the ensemble for “Best Man” the second act show stopper. After the show, Tariq, met Durand and gave him a big hug sayin...
Review: ARV (THE INHERITANCE ) at Dramaten
by Annette Stolt - December 03, 2024 Arv (The inheritance) is an eight hour long roller coaster of emotions....
Review: THE SNOW QUEEN, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - November 25, 2023 When the beautiful and fearsome Snow Queen steals young Kei away to her frozen kingdom, she leaves behind the brave and brilliant Gerda, an Edinburgh lass who will stop at nothing to rescue her best friend....
Review: BLUE, London Coliseum
by Alexander Cohen - April 24, 2023 A confident production of a conceptually flawed opera....
Review: Chance Theater Presents OC Premiere of Dark Comedy GLORIA
by Michael Quintos - October 11, 2024 Offering a sharp and multi-layered commentary on modern workplace culture, unchecked ambition, and the public-stoked commodification of trauma, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' intriguing play GLORIA—a riveting new dark comedy that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—is currently having its OC p...
Review: YOU ON THE MOORS NOW at The Players
by Christopher Verleger - May 14, 2025 Considering the periodic, seemingly countless remakes of such classic works like “Little Women,” “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Wuthering Heights,” the significance of women’s voices in the history of literature cannot be overstated. Jaclyn Backhaus’ remarkably original satire, ‘You On The Moors Now,’ ...
Review: THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - September 16, 2023 THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR, the world premiere comedy now playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre through October 8th is like an angel food cake; light, fluffy, and leaves you feeling like you had a sweet treat at the end....
Review: BAKED! THE MUSICAL at Theo Ubique
by Misha Davenport - September 27, 2023 What did our critic think of REVIEW: BAKED! THE MUSICAL at Theo Ubique?...
Review: IN DREAMS at Ed Mirvish Theatre
by Samantha Wu - October 04, 2023 Roy Orbison's legendary music become the touching soundtrack for In Dreams - a moving new musical from writer David West Read and director Luke Sheppard, the masterminds behind the smash hit musical & Juliet - about cherishing loved ones and the life you have, on stage at the Ed Mirvish Theatre unti...
NYC Dance Company to Premiere Original Musical FALLING FAST At Symphony Space
by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2025 TreadFAST Dance Company, founded by Steven Blandino, will present an original musical by Lauren Pelaia followed by Stoic, a rock-driven dance concert, at Symphony Space in NYC. Tickets are now available....
BALLET DE LUXE Comes to Det KGL Teater
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2025 This season, Ballet de Luxe showcases three of Bournonville's most famous divertissements, two grand classical pas de deux, innovative dance and one of Danish ballet's most iconic works.... |