Great actors immerse themselves in their character such that one cannot consider anyone else playing the role. They study the writer's words to develop a full sense of character; bringing to life every shade and every nuance. Could you conceive anyone else but Pacino playing Michael Corleone or anyo... (more...)
The 10th anniversary production of DE All State Theatre JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is staged at the sumptuous Laird Performing Arts Center at Tatnall School.... (more...)
Wilmington Drama League's production of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT keeps the pulse going, the energy flowing and the audience of many ages singing along.... (more...)
I have great advice for The Gershwin Trust, those descendants of George and Ira who have clipped coupons all their lives by virtue of the brothers' genius and copywrite law. They wrote 17 Broadway shows. Only one, GIRL CRAZY (rewritten and renamed CRAZY FOR YOU, compiled without input from The Trust... (more...)
Unconditional attention to detail has always been a signature of UD Rep. The audience is first met with the towering 17th century set with a wooden switch-back staircase rising 3 stories... (more...)
The performing arts has many siblings, many guises, many mutations on a theme. Is HETTY FEATHER a drama, is it a musical? Or is it a creative hybrid with no discernible niche?... (more...)
After a 3-month hiatus to create a new stage at the 70-year-old barn, Candlelight opens their second season with CAMELOT. Congratulations must be extended to their non-profit board President Tom Hornung and major contributor State Senator Cathy Cloutier who called in all their chips to fund the $300... (more...)
There was an abundance of "Magic To Do" in PIPPIN, The Playhouse's penultimate production this season. This tour brought along skilled acrobats that dazzled the crowd not only with their Cirque de Soleil-type gymnastics but with jaw-dropping magic.... (more...)
In this supercharged political environment, we are buffeted with tweeted grotesqueries daily. We ask ourselves where is the humanity in this?... (more...)
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)?... (more...)
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'.... (more...)
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.... (more...)
Come, here the music play. CABARET at Wilmington Drama League continues to be politically relevant and especially thought-provoking in our current time.... (more...)
'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... (more...)
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.... (more...)
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.... (more...)
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at JustArt Theatricals, LLC
BWW Review: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Candlelight Music Theatre
BWW Review: JOSEPH at DE All State Theatre
BWW Review: GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT at Wilmington Drama League
BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Candlelight Music Theatre
BWW Review: TARTUFFE at UD REP Ensemble
BWW Review: HETTY FEATHER at Delaware Theatre Company
BWW Review: CAMELOT at Candlelight Music Theatre
BWW Review: PIPPIN at The Playhouse
BWW Review: THE ELEPHANT MAN at UD REP Ensemble
BWW Review: RIVERDANCE 20 at The Playhouse
BWW Review: AFTER BIRTH OF A NATION at City-Theater
BWW Review: CINDERELLA at The Playhouse - A Lavish, Luxurious Production Fit For Any Age!
BWW Review: WHITE GUY ON THE BUS at Delaware Theatre Company
BWW Review: CABARET at Wilmington Drama League
BWW Review: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR at Walnut Street Theatre - An Homage to Sid Caesar and Mid Century TV
BWW Review: THE BELLLS at Roselle Center For The Arts - Provocative Drama of Conscience
BWW Review: A LITTLE PRINCESS at Wilmington Drama League
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at The Playhouse on the Square - More Than Just Sex in Stiletto Heel Boots
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Delaware Theatre Company - A Very, Merry Holiday Treat Indeed
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at the Playhouse on Rodney Square
BWW Review: AN IDEAL HUSBAND at Wilmington Drama League is a Dandy
BWW Review: How Do You Become a Producer? The Producers of the North American Premiere of THE WAR OF THE ROSES Explain
BWW Review: 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Clear Space Theatre Company
VIDEO: Miranda Up for Writing GAME OF THRONES Musical; Offers Lyrics
Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall
