Review: OKLAHOMA! at Cygnet Theatre is Classic Musical Theatre with a Modern Kick
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jun 15, 2025
Director Sean Murray brings a fresh twist to this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with a spirited, skillful blend of the classic and the contemporary. There is toe-tapping joy with frontier tension in a land where romance is risky, rivalries are real, and the possibilities rise 'as high as an elephant's eye.'
Review: HEAD OVER HEELS at Diversionary Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - Jun 5, 2023
HEAD OVER HEELS now playing at Diversionary Theatre is a zippy, pop culture, pop song, technicolor crowd pleaser celebrating the music of the Go-Go’s. HEAD OVER HEELS is playing through June 18th.
Black Button Eyes Productions Presents MARY ROSE At The Edge Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2022
Black Button Eyes Productions will conclude its 2021-22 season with the world premiere musical Mary Rose, featuring book and lyrics by Producing Artistic Director Ed Rutherford, music and lyrics by Jeff Bouthiette, adapted from play of the same name by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan), directed by Ed Rutherford with music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham.
Black Button Eyes Productions Presents the World Premiere of MARY ROSE At The Edge Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2021
Black Button Eyes Productions will conclude its 2021-22 season this winter with the world premiere musical Mary Rose, featuring book and lyrics by Producing Artistic Director Ed Rutherford, music and lyrics by Jeff Bouthiette, adapted from play of the same name by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan), directed by Ed Rutherford with music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham.
Black Button Eyes Productions' Presents the World Premiere of MARY ROSE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2021
Black Button Eyes Productions is pleased to conclude its 2021-22 season this winter with the world premiere musical Mary Rose, featuring book, music and lyrics by Producing Artistic Director Ed Rutherford and Jeff Bouthiette, adapted from play of the same name by J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan), directed by Ed Rutherford with music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham.
Strawdog Theatre Presents THE FOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2020
Strawdog Theatre Company is pleased to launch its all-virtual 33rd season with two live-streamed performances of The Four, an original poem written and directed by Interim Artistic Director Kamille Dawkins and performed by Strawdog ensemble members.
Photo Flash: First Look at Strawdog Theatre Company's TAKE ME
by Julie Musbach - May 20, 2019
Strawdog Theatre Company concludes its 31st season with the world premiere of TAKE ME, a musical comic fantasia written by Mark Guarino, with original music and lyrics by Jon Langford (The Mekons, The Waco Brothers),orchestrations and arrangements by Anabelle Revak, direction by ensemble member Anderson Lawfer* and music direction by Chuck Evans.
Strawdog Theatre Presents World Premiere Musical TAKE ME
by Julie Musbach - Apr 10, 2019
Strawdog Theatre Company is pleased to conclude its 31st season with the world premiere of TAKE ME, a musical comic fantasia written by Mark Guarino, with original music and lyrics by Jon Langford (The Mekons, The Waco Brothers).
Casting Announced For Strawdog Theatre's TAKE ME
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2019
Strawdog Theatre Company is pleased to announce casting for its world premiere of TAKE ME, a musical comic fantasia written by Mark Guarino, with original music and lyrics by Jon Langford (The Mekons, The Waco Brothers). Based on real events, ensemble member Anderson Lawfer* directs this new musical about a woman struggling with trauma who finds solace in the world of alien conspiracy theories.
Flat Tire Theatre Company Presents THE TWINS OF GILLYGATE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2019
Flat Tire Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of THE TWINS OF GILLYGATE. The story is by Martin Rodriguez, and the show is written by Amanda Dacks, Ian Price, Krissa Flores, Lauren Gaudite, Lindsay Kelly, Martin Rodriguez, Michael Hettler, Michael Massey, Sarah Marcum, and Thi Nguyen, with music and lyrics by Ben Boquist. It is directed by Lauren Gaudite.
Photo Flash: Porghlight Celebrates Opening Night of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2019
Porchlight Music Theatre's production of the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder has been extended through Saturday, March 16 Â at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street. A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder stars Matt Crowle and features music by Stephen Lutvak, lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak, and a Tony Award-winning book by Robert L. Freedman, is directed and choreographed by Stephen Schellhardt and music directed by Andra Velis Simon.