Review: NEW SUMMER SHORTS 2025 at Theatre Artists Studio
by Herbert Paine - Jun 9, 2025
Theatre Artists Studio's perennial showcase of original 10-minute plays presents an impressive range of voices and tones, from sharply comic to deeply affecting. This year’s lineup leans toward intimate, character-driven encounters, anchored by the kind of unvarnished human truths only live theater can deliver.
Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - May 6, 2024
Choosing to perform a Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams (1911-1983) play means genuinely committing to some of theater’s most salient aspects: in this case, a plot that must capture and then hold the audience in unfolding layers of tragedy, characters that are complex and often display less-than-desirable human characteristics, believable delivery of modified language to portray a specific region or temperament, performance of disconcerting and sometimes virulent spectacle on a human scale, and production design that rises to the needs of the story.
Temple Theaters to Present PIPPIN in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2024
Join us for Temple Theaters' production of PIPPIN, a classic dance-fueled musical of the 1970s. Follow the journey of a young prince searching for magic and the meaning of a truly great life. Don't miss this perennial favorite with award-winning music and choreography.
Temple Theaters to Present XANADU in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2023
Get Disco Fever with Temple Theaters' production of XANADU in Philly! Experience the glitter, glitz, and roller disco magic of this Tony-nominated musical. Don't miss out on the 'irresistible' and 'most fun you'll have' show.
BWW Review: iTheater Collaborative Presents THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE
by Herbert Paine - Oct 20, 2018
Daniel Berrigan's THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE is designed to arouse contemplation and to challenge our sensibilities and sensitivities. It is a work of intellect, written by a man of the Word with a poetic talent. In service to its message, the cast of iTheatre Collaborative's production has ably and forcefully delivered the Goods. Runs through November 3rd on the Kax Stage at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.
BBVTP Presents South Carolina Premiere Of LOST IN MY WONDERLAND
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 2, 2018
The Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) presents the South Carolina premiere of Lost in My Wonderland, a new full-length musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, August 2-5 in Cardinal Newman School's Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road in Columbia (29223).
BBVTP Presents South Carolina Premiere Of LOST IN MY WONDERLAND
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2018
The Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) presents the South Carolina premiere of Lost in My Wonderland, a new full-length musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, August 2-5 in Cardinal Newman School's Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road in Columbia (29223).
CCTeens To Perform Gilbert & Sullivan Comic Operetta THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by Julie Musbach - Mar 15, 2018
Never ones to shy away from a challenge (Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeny Todd), the CCTeens (Columbia Children's Theatre's YouTheatre actors in grades 7-12) will tackle the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance beginning Friday, March 23 and running through Sunday March 25. Showtimes are Friday at 7:00 pm, Saturday at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $10.00 per person 3 years of age and up and can be ordered securely on line at columbiachildrenstheatre.com. All performances are held at Columbia Children's Theatre's new performance space on the 1st level of Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive next to Barnes & Noble. For more information
Photo Flash: Hale Centre Theatre Presents NO, NO NANETTE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2018
Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert presents No, No, Nanette, a delightful Broadway musical by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. The lighthearted romp transports us back in time to the roaring 1920's where we meet three couples in the midst of a blackmail scheme. We meet Tom who wants to marry Nanette, Jimmy who is secretly the financial benefactor to 3 single young ladies, unbeknown to his frugal wife, Sue. And finally Billy, who is tasked with cleaning up Jimmy's mess, helping Tom win over Nanette, and keeping his own wife, Lucille, from getting suspicious!