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: Trauma in Two Nights, as SALOME follows TURANDOT to the Analyst's Couch in Vienna
by Richard Sasanow - June 11, 2024 I couldn’t help but wondering whether the scheduling last week of two recent productions at the Vienna State Opera, Claus Guth’s TURANDOT and Cyril Teste’s SALOME, on subsequent nights had anything more than the availability of the stars behind it. After all, both portrayed the title characters as a...
Review: VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE Delivers Chekhovian Comedy at Its Best
by Tara Bennett - June 28, 2023 What did our critic think of VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE at Crescent City Stage? The gloom and angst of Chekhovian characters provide funny fodder for Christopher Durang’s VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, now in production through the Crescent City Stage....
Review: I'M NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M LENNY BRUCE at JCC Centerstage Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - March 16, 2023 What did our critic think of I’M NOT A COMEDIAN…I’M LENNY BRUCE at JCC Centerstage Theatre?...
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, whi...
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: Adam Sank's BAD DATES at The Stonewall Inn Is Queer Comedy Gold
by Nathan Johnson - April 09, 2024 Adam Sank is a comedy mainstay in the queer community, so it's no surprise that BAD DATES was awarded not just one, but two BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards last year. With sold-out runs in NYC, Wilton Manors, and Palm Springs, and now two encore performances, I had to see what all the fuss was about. I...
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE Is the #1 Movie Worldwide on Prime Video
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023 Tony winner Matthew López's Red, White & Royal Blue is the #1 movie worldwide on Prime Video and already among Prime Video’s top three most-watched romantic comedies (movies) of all time. The cast includes Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Sharon D Clarke, Clifton Collins Jr., Sarah Shahi, Ra...
Review: THE TIGER LILLIES: THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND, Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - September 11, 2022 The Last Days Of Mankind is undeniably one of the strangest plays few people have heard of. Written by Karl Kraus during and about the First World War, this docudrama which ends in a Martian invasion is rich pickings for the dark cabaret trio. @wiltonmusichall @thetigerlillies...
Review: BLITHE SPIRIT at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - July 27, 2023 The perennial festival favorite BLITHE SPIRIT is making a welcome to return to the Shaw Festival stage after 30 years. The result is a breezy romp that is sure to delight, thanks to the fine casting showcasing some of the company's best players....
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....
Video: Netflix Shares First Look at SWEET TOOTH Season Two
by Michael Major - March 21, 2023 Sweet Tooth stars Christian Convery as Gus, Nonso Anozie as Jepperd, Adeel Akhtar as Dr. Singh, Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear, Dania Ramirez as Aimee Eden, Aliza Vellani as Rani Singh, Naledi Murray as Wendy, Neil Sandilands as General Abbot, Marlon Williams as Johnny Abbot, and more. Watch the video ...
Review: YOURS UNFAITHFULLY, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - June 07, 2023 Written almost a century ago and premiering in London for the first time, Yours Unfaithfully has the acquired taste of a fine vintage wine. The piece is typically English with typically un-English values....
Review: POTUS at Stray Cat Theatre
by Herbert Paine - December 06, 2023 Selina Fillinger's POTUS, directed by Katie McFadzen, is fast-paced but leans too far into slapstick at the expense of nuance and its fuller potential at harpooning the patriarchy. At Stray Cat Theatre through December 16th....
Review: ACROBATIC SWAN LAKE, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - June 24, 2024 Zhang Quan’s Acrobatic Swan Lake is so much more than its title suggests. The show originated in China in 2004 and, in the intervening decades, has travelled the world and was updated in 2019 under director Yan Hongxia. As choreographer and artistic director, Quan has created a work which seamlessly...
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: 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 story...
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: 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?...
Golden Thread Presents AMREEKA: The Comedy Show
by Stephi Wild - April 06, 2023 Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East, presents Amreeka: The Comedy Show. An evening of stand-up comedy birthed in the aftermath of the 2016 election at monthly comedy shows in New York City, Amreeka: The Comedy Show is curated by Golden Thread's 20...
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: THE TIGER LILLIES: FROM THE CIRCUS TO THE CEMETERY, Cadogan Hall
by Franco Milazzo - June 06, 2023 Going by this latest show, the Tiger Lillies are still very much kicking against the pricks, still ploughing their own particular furrow, and still staying artistically relevant....
VIDEO: John Leguizamo Reveals KISS MY AZTEC! Musical Will Come to Broadway in 2023 on LATE NIGHT
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022 John Leguizamo appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to promote his new movie, The Menu. During the interview, Leguizamo revealed that his new musical, Kiss my Aztec, will open on Broadway in 2023. Leguizamo also discussed playing Bruno in Encanto and 'second acting' Broadway shows. Wat...
Issy van Randwyck and Nick Waring Will Lead Noël Coward's HAY FEVER at The Mill at Sonning
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2023 Issy van Randwyck and Nick Waring will lead the cast of Noël Coward’s HAY FEVER at The Mill at Sonning. Performances run 16 March – 13 May 2023....
Review: ACROBATIC SWAN LAKE, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - June 24, 2024 Zhang Quan’s Acrobatic Swan Lake is so much more than its title suggests. The show originated in China in 2004 and, in the intervening decades, has travelled the world and was updated in 2019 under director Yan Hongxia. As choreographer and artistic director, Quan has created a work which seamlessly... |