by Jonathan Netek - March 06, 2026
Another Lloyd Suh work pulls heartstrings this time at Stages....
by Brett Cullum - March 06, 2026
For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative. She is stunning and statue-esque, and Olivia whiplashes between actress and countess with skill....
by Brett Cullum - March 04, 2026
The book is full of mysteries, unspoken judgements, and a vicious sense of classism mixed with ruthless self-preservation, and there is not a lot of this present in this interpretation, brought to life by Kait Kerrigan's book, Jason Howland's music, and Fitzgerald-inspired lyrics by Nathan Tysen....
by Brett Cullum - March 03, 2026
KATY PERRY CANDY DARLING MARY MAGDELANE is a play with songs about how a musician meets Katy Perry, and how it impacts their life. It is also a comedy about a band trying to record a perfect pop song. It is a live concert....
by Jonathan Netek - February 21, 2026
Small Talk Turns to Tough Talk and Everything Changes....
by Jonathan Netek - February 20, 2026
ENGLISH, written by playwright Sanaz Toossi, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and crafts an intimate, devastating portrait of language—as both bridge and barrier. Set in an Iranian classroom, the play unfolds less as a traditional narrative and more as a series of moments unfolding over time....
by Brett Cullum - February 16, 2026
The show introduces us to a half dozen stories from one car, and it’s an interesting look at how humans interact, or in some cases, don’t....
by Brett Cullum - February 12, 2026
You are in a room with eight excellent performers doing songs purely for the joy of getting to sing them for an audience....
by Brett Cullum - February 11, 2026
It’s funny, it’s clever, but it sometimes seems to get too caught up in itself as a script. Yet the acting here is top-notch, and the Mildred’s Umbrella production is a wonder in such a small space. Jennifer Decker’s direction is sublime, and she has a solid cast....
by Armando Urdiales - February 01, 2026
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Past Shows
Pecola Bredlove, a young Black girlin 1941 Lorain, Ohio, wants nothing more than to be loved and prays for Shirley Temple's blue eyes. Enthralling, gorgeously...
In this profound musical about the life and works of Maya Angelou, we delve into the recurring themes present in her quest, both professionally and...
Eighteen-year-old Black high school student Marques has narrowly survived being shot by a white man while sitting in a car with a friend, who was...
Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award nominee Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed comedy centers around a truck stop sandwich shop which offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff...
Is it possible to fall in love through a stack of letters? Bill and Audrey Lawson did. Sit-ins, arrests, and a bold move to start...
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this festive holiday revue. Its the perfect blend of traditional Christmas carols paired with the soulful...
Respect, a resonating anthem of solidarity and empowerment in times of struggle and evolution was burned into the hearts of women by Aretha Franklin, Queen...
George Hawkins Mainstage: - Herbert Rawlings, Jr., Ty Stephens, Lee Summers; dir: Patdro Harris....
The King family has weathered life's hardships, surviving with their love for each other intact. William King lives in the house his two sons grew...
In barbershops across America, more history is taught than in any classroom. Haircuts tell tales—a departing soldier wants to ship out sporting a newfade, young...
His brutal deah was the spark that ignited one of the most important social justice movements in the world, but Emmett Till remains a stranger...
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