DELAWARE THEATER REVIEWS

What has consumed 400,000 bottles of water, 50,000 rolls of self-grip tape by company physiotherapists, created 60 marriages netting 88 babies born (and more on the way)?...

Co-founder and Director Michael Gray has created an admirable culture at City-Theater. The group takes risks with most every production. Well one supposes they should for their mission statement is to 'rid the planet (not just Wilmington!) of complacency, redundancy, indifference and FEAR'....

This is not the CINDERELLA from our childhood. Wise people reconfigured the fantasy tale into a lavish contemporary production that coalesced with gorgeous and stunning technical aspects that make this a memorable theatrical experience for any age....

A perspective on White privilege and racism unfolded - WHITE GUY ON THE BUS by Bruce Graham....

Come, here the music play. CABARET at Wilmington Drama League continues to be politically relevant and especially thought-provoking in our current time....

'Mid Century' is in renaissance. Mid-century decor, mid-century fashion, mid-century architecture (although Palm Springs architecture has never left the '50's and '60's). Now we welcome a resurgence of Mid Century entertainment at The Walnut, America's oldest theatre and a National Historic Landmark...

UD REP Ensemble continues its excellent work...

A LITTLE PRINCESS - Separated from her father and the openhearted Africans who have helped him raise her, young Sara Crewe is sent to boarding school in London. When things go badly for her there, her imaginative powers come to the rescue....

OMG, the dancing! Everyone dances and it's delightful. KINKY BOOT makes everyone want to kick up their heels and dance for joy....

A CHRISTMAS CAROL as adapted by Patrick Barlow and presented by Delaware Theatre Company is anything but the same old show....

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER: Why are all of the D'Ysquith dying?...

'I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.' ? Oscar Wilde...

Jay and Cindy Gutterman bring a new comedy to the Wilmington Theatre Company in Wilmington, DE....

What can I say about the Clear Space production of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'? Go see it! That's my recommendation and it would be my review, but they don't pay me to be succinct. They don't pay me by the word, either....

THE EXPLORERS CLUB: The place to discover eternal lettuce, the East pole and belly laughs....

The Broadway musical version of Little Women by Allan Knee, Mindi Dickstein and Jason Howland now on stage at Wilmington Drama League is just as resonating as the story of the March family told in the original novel....

What does it take to paint one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century? One can surmise, a talented artist. But, what if the task of painting an icon became a challenge between capturing the dancer in motion and becoming conscious of the motion of the dancer?...

The Delaware Theatre Company's 37th season is off to a tremendous start with the infectious and memorable MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN' THRU LIFE...

When the title of the musical is followed by 'based on the book/film...', there tends to be one of two reactions- excitement (LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MARY POPPINS, RAGTIME) or dread (SISTER ACT, GHOST, CARRIE). And while the Broadway-bound BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE, now playing through May 10th at the Delaw...

As the country braces for the possibility of its first female president next year, Delaware Theatre Company's latest production of Ingmar Bergman's NORA is as timely as ever. Adapted from Henrik Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE, NORA streamlines the story of Nora Helmer, her traditional husband Torvold Helmer...

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Masterful performances at the helm of Bluestein's 'Rest in Piece(s)'...

Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) opened its 2014/15 season last weekend with A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS. This play uses the epistolary form, where two actors read letters onstage. Two well-known actors normally perform the play, and this has contributed to its popularity. Currently at DTC the two acto...

Taut, sexy, and very funny...