by Perry Tannenbaum - March 14, 2026
We are gloriously entertained and usefully educated by SUFFS, with a score from Shaina Taub that outshines HAMILTON, but perhaps we should also be more challenged....
by Perry Tannenbaum - February 20, 2026
Kyle J. Britt's high-concept presentation of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play was hit-and-miss at the old Queens Road barn, crash-burning frequently on audibility and unfortunate sightlines. Prospects are better for fuller enjoyment at The Independent Picture House, where the run resumes th...
by Perry Tannenbaum - February 09, 2026
Musically and dramatically, THE OUTSIDERS plays like a top-notch chamber version of WEST SIDE STORY: less-heated animosities between the gangs, no symphonic aspirations to the music, and no hormones - none of these Greaser dudes has a girl! But when the music, the jagged choreography, and the specia...
by Perry Tannenbaum - February 03, 2026
Yes, Davidson Community Players’ executive director Steve Kaliski certainly had a point this past weekend when he declared, “My kingdom for The Autumn’s Tale!” DCP had invited Shepherd Shakespeare Company, which normally performs outdoors at The Barn on Monroe Road, to perform THE WINTER’S...
by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025
The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers....
by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and gl...
Past Shows
Step right up to the Narcis-Circus…“GASLIGHTING: THE MUSICALl!” ~ a circus of the mind ~From award-winning solo artist Brooke McCarthy (How to Be an Ethical...
Step right up to the Narcis-Circus…“GASLIGHTING: THE MUSICALl!” ~ a circus of the mind ~From award-winning solo artist Brooke McCarthy (How to Be an Ethical...
Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical...
Fascinated by a serial killer’s poems to his victims, Nancy sets out to find him. When she discovers herself in his basement …she likes it.
An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, "The Vagina Monologues" introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a...
Imagine a play that's written, directed, and performed while you watch.That's exactly what happens in Descripted.Every scene...every character...every line of dialogue...created on-the-fly to create a...
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