Review: NEIL SIMON'S BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at The Pocket Community Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - June 11, 2025
Laughter echoed through The Pocket Community Theatre in Hot Springs this weekend as Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park took center stage, bringing with it the warm, nostalgic charm of a classic American sitcom. Under the direction of Kevin Day, this production, which runs through Sunday, June 15, pla...
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at The Royal Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - June 10, 2025
If you're looking for a few of your favorite things this June, make sure one of them is a ticket to The Sound of Music at The Royal Theatre in Benton. ...
Review: THE PROM at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock
by Theresa Bertram - June 10, 2025
Nothing will get a mama more emotional than watching a child being wronged, and y’all, I was deep in my feels at THE PROM at Actors Theatre of Little Rock, which is running now through June 21. Directed by Caelon Colbert, this vibrant musical, with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, an...
Review: LAURA at Twin Lakes Playhouse in Mountain Home
by Theresa Bertram - June 05, 2025
I absolutely love the Ozark Mountains! There’s something peaceful yet invigorating about their rolling beauty, so anytime I get the chance to head that way, I take it. It didn’t take any convincing for me to make the trip to Mountain Home to check out the Twin Lakes Playhouse production of Laura, no...
Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Murry's Dinner Playhouse
by Theresa Bertram - June 05, 2025
Are you ready to get a little teary-eyed? Driving Miss Daisy is playing at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock now through June 21. Under the direction of Roger M. Eaves, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhrey gently unfolds the evolving 25-year relationship between Daisy Werthan (Leig...
Review: ME AND THE DEVIL at Arkansas Repertory Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - June 03, 2025
Mesmerizing. Electrifying. And that music, y’all! Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock knows how to kick off a season in style. If you haven’t seen ME AND THE DEVIL, written by their new Artistic Director Steve Broadnax III, now’s the time! This powerful production that Broadnax calls his “love...
Review: GREATER TUNA at The Pocket Community Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - May 30, 2025
I had my first introduction to the Tuna series at The Pocket Community Theatre in Hot Springs last weekend, and I couldn’t have asked for a better welcome into this wildly funny, fast-paced world. With performances from May 16th to the 25th, GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Ed Howard, and Joe Sears ...
Review: ALL MY SONS at The Lantern Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - May 27, 2025
ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller is in my top five of favorite classic plays, so I was thrilled to hear that The Lantern Theatre was performing it May 9–17 in the St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Conway. Directed by Rachel McKee, the production honored Miller’s tightly-woven narrative and emotional compl...
Review: RENT at Texarkana Repertory Company
by Theresa Bertram - May 26, 2025
Though sometimes it feels like it takes 525,600 minutes to drive to Texarkana, the trip is always worth it, especially when the Texarkana Repertory Company delivers powerhouse performances like RENT, presented May 2–11. With raw emotion, electrifying vocals, and fearless storytelling, this productio...