Critics’ Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Theatre Of 2025
by Franco Milazzo - December 30, 2025
Looking back over 2025, it appears I sat in a dark room and wrote barely legible thoughts into a notebook on about 150-odd occasions. By the grace of God and the BroadwayWorld UK editor, I saw a real smörgåsbord of delights, everything from highly anticipated West End theatre to opera, dance, circus...
Review: A VERY BROADWAY CHRISTMAS at Van Wezel
by Shanti M. Kennedy - December 30, 2025
The holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means – time for those beloved traditions to come alive! One tradition that never fails to spread some cheer is heading out to see a Christmas show. And let me tell you, 'A Very Broadway Christmas' is the cream of the crop when it comes to festiv...
Review: CHAMPAGNE AND MISTLETOE at Vapors Live in Hot Springs
by Theresa Bertram - December 30, 2025
Before I even dive into the show itself, I have to pause and gush about how wildly in love I am with the venue. The performances take place at Vapors Live, a space steeped in Hot Springs lore and dripping with history....
Review: Warhorses? Hi Yo, Silver, With Sierra, Grigorian, Radvanovsky, Jagde at Carnegie Hall
by Richard Sasanow - December 29, 2025
The program said “Christmas Night Opera” but it didn’t happen till the 27th at Carnegie Hall. The date didn’t matter, with such a grand evening for hearing Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Verdi and others with some top voices, including Grigorian, Sierra, Radvanovsky and Jagde seeming to have fun whi...
Review: DRACULA - A COMEDY OF TERRORS allo Spazio Diamante
by Chiara Alivernini - December 29, 2025
Gli adattamenti teatrali di Dracula sono stati moltissimi, e aggiornano costantemente il classico di Bram Stoker attraverso le più diverse chiavi di lettura, dalla prosa al musical, dalla fedeltà storica alla sperimentazione scenica....
Review: FREDERICK at Synchronicity
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - December 29, 2025
Synchronicity Theatre’s production of FREDERICK, adapted by Suzanne Maynard Miller and directed by Julie Skrzypek, is an imaginative children's musical based on Leo Lionni’s beloved classic story that celebrates creativity, courage, and the joy of being yourself. ...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL at Red Curtain Theatre in Conway
by Theresa Bertram - December 29, 2025
For this Christmas season, we opened with A Christmas Carol in Hot Springs and closed with A Christmas Carol: The Musical in Conway with Red Curtain Theatre. Featuring music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and directed by Liz Mathis with music direction by Kayla White and choreography by Re...
Review: STOMP at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 28, 2025
STOMP at the Straz Center is a loud, brilliant, wildly inventive work of art, a thunderous, joyful explosion of rhythm and creativity that turned everyday objects into pure theatrical adrenaline....