BWW Review: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Iowa Stage Theatre Company
Love hurts, and for some couples, that's the point.
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BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY at Omaha Performing Arts: Iowa Nice Meet Canada Nice
Most of the people who read this article will know what Iowa Nice is if they heard it, but I would wager that most of those same people who not know what Gander Nice is.
BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! at Des Moines Performing Arts: Date Night May Never be the Same Again.
Have you ever found looking at your significant other and wondering to yourself, 'What is going on in that mind of yours'? Have you found yourself saying 'If my significant other just knew this about me then things would make life easier'? If you have found yourself saying yes to either of those q
BWW Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Des Moines Playhouse: A Welcome and Colorful Journey
After a few months of seeing the white and snow-covered ground, I think everyone is ready to have some color brought back into life.
BWW Review: DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH'S MARY POPPINS at Newton Community Theatre: A Jolly Trip to Cherry Tree Lane
This last weekend, I had the joy of taking a trip to Cherry Tree Lane to see Newton Community Theatre's production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's 'Mary Poppins.
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES at Des Moines Performing Arts: Nothing But a Good Time
Now while this is a new production, it is the same script and songs that people enjoyed with the show before.
BWW Review: THE LION IN WINTER at Iowa Stage: Holiday Family Issues at Their Best
Every family has issues, and for some reason those issues always appear during the holidays.
BWW Review: JUDY MOODY AND STINK: THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT at Des Moines Playhouse: Kate Goldman's Children's Theatre: An Adventure Awaits
As a kid we have huge dreams on what we are going to do over the summer.
BWW Review: DOG SEES GOD at Des Moines Young Artist Theatre-DOG SEES GOD, I see art.
Why is theatre important? That is a question that everyone answers differently.
BWW Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN at Des Moines Young Artist Theatre: Happiness is...
What is happiness? I think this is something we forget about all too often.
BWW Review: HAPPILY EVER AFTER: A WEDDING COMEDY at Ankeny Community Theatre-A Wedding Day to Remember
Weddings can be fun, or they can be full of drama.
BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Des Moines Performing Arts-We Have Been Found
Des Moines Has been found! The tour of 'Dear Even Hansen' plays at Des Moines Performing Arts Civic Center through February 10 and this is a not to be missed production.
BWW Review: ORDINARY DAYS at Tallgrass Theatre Company - Find Beauty in the Ordinary
Sometimes, what seems like an insignificant moment, can have an amazing impact.
BWW Review: BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at Des Moines Playhouse-The Game is Afoot!
The game is afoot at the Des Moines Playhouse as they continue with their 100th season.
BWW Review: THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE at Kate Goldman Children's Theatre-Des Moines Playhouse-A Miraculous Journey
Journeys take us to all sorts of amazing places.
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Des Moines Civic Center
If you live in the Des Moines area and not under a rock, chances are you know that Hamilton is playing at the Des Moines Civic Center.
BWW Review: RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN at Iowa Stage Theatre Company
While the characters are dealing with heavy political and personal issues, Iowa Stage Theatre Company's Rapture, Blister, Burn, directed by Kristin Larson, is a delightful and thought provoking comedy with uncomfortably relatable characters making it a must see.
BWW Review: RAGTIME at The Des Moines Playhouse
From Harry Houdini, to baseball, to Booker T.
BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
An outstanding cast opened Kansas City Repertory Theatre's new production of Steven Sondheim's 1979 'Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' at the Spencer Theater on the UMKC campus.
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Kata Klysmic Productions
Somewhere in between the high heel kicking, lap dancing, water spitting, wig switching and rocking music, I fell in love with Kata Klysmic's production of Hedwig and The Angry Inch.
BWW Review: TURANDOT triumphs at Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre presented Puccini's epic Turandot as part of the company's Twentieth Anniversary season, January 19th and 21st at the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids, delivering a handsome production, richly adorned with all the spectacle and vocal fireworks one could
BWW Review: DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at The Des Moines Playhouse
It is somewhat of an unspoken rule in community theatre that if it's Disney, it sells.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Brings Comfort and Joy at Iowa Stage Theatre Company
Love and joy come to you , and come to you it may if you have the chance to join Iowa Stage Theatre Company as they bring 2017 to a close with A Christmas Carol.
BWW Review: WAITRESS Serves at Des Moines Civic Center
The most important ingredient in every great recipe is love and it's not a secret element in the formula that made the hit musical, Waitress.
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Amadeus Des Moines Playhouse (6/20-6/20) |
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Annie Des Moines Playhouse (12/04-12/27) |
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Philip Glass’s ORPHÉE Blank Performing Arts Center (7/21-7/21) |
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Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Blank Performing Arts Center (7/22-7/22) |
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Anne of Green Gables: A New Musical Des Moines Playhouse (3/05-3/14) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/15-7/15) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/18-7/18) |
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Britten’s BILLY BUDD Blank Performing Arts Center (7/10-7/10) |
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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress Des Moines Playhouse (1/08-1/24) |
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The Lifespan of a Fact Des Moines Playhouse (2/05-2/28) |
