Broadway Show Reviews & Critics' Ratings

West Valley Arts has done it again with a production of JEKYLL & HYDE that is beyond any reasonable expectations for a local theatre company. The set, lighting, and costuming are otherworldly, with staging, choreography, and acting that induce chills.

Dear Readers, I’m all for new works, especially well written new works such as “The Park” by Lisa Every and Jenn Ruzumna, currently performing at Seattle Public Theatre. But as much as I liked the dialog in “The Park” it fell into two of my least favorite traps, a lack of point or reason for the piece as well as the dreaded someone else’s therapy on stage.

What did our critic think of NOISES OFF at The Alley Theatre?

Forty-nine years after Richard O’Brien wrote the book, lyrics, and music for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW it remains a cult classic, and it has risen to a new level as Padgett Productions opens THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE in the Grand Theatre at Crown Center in Kansas City. The show opened to a raucous audience on Friday, October 4, and runs through November 2. This is not a shadow cast but is performed with a live band, and live performers (they tried dead ones, but they couldn’t remember the lyrics). What did our critic think of 'DAMMIT, JANET' THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW IS LIVE IN KANSAS CITY at The Grand Theatre?

FINAL DRESS is another of Midnight Company’s scripted cabaret shows that features some memorable songs for people of all ages. It’s comes recommended solely for the chemistry between Howe and Cereghino. Howe takes on a dozen of chart-topping hits from the past seven decades including the Frankie Lymon hit “Goody Goody,” a plot advancing version of Alanis Morissette’s “Uninvited,” and Carole King’s “It’s Too Late.” Howe continues to show in her cabaret performances that she has the vocal chops to take on many different genres of music, including pop, rock, opera, musical theater, and Latin/mariachi.  Cereghino is strong on the keys, but he really captivated the room singing with Howe on the Barbra Streisand/Barry Gibb hit “Guilty,” and the delightful “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors.

What did our critic think of NEXT TO NORMAL at Batesville Community Thatre?

LA CLIQUE returns to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 20’th Anniversary of paving the way for the popular genre of “sexy circus” that blends circus, cabaret, vaudeville and burlesque. 

What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?

It’s official. Le Petit Theatre’s MURDER FOR TWO is the can’t-miss show of the year!

Offering a sharp and multi-layered commentary on modern workplace culture, unchecked ambition, and the public-stoked commodification of trauma, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' intriguing play GLORIA—a riveting new dark comedy that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—is currently having its OC premiere at Chance Theater thru Oct. 20 in Anaheim.

This is not just a “run-of-the-mill” tribute show. For Dver knew Newley personally, and was able to share intimate, poignant stories of her and her late husband’s friendship with the British singer-songwriter.

Based on the famous German Musical movie from the 1930s starring Willy Fritsch, Oskar Karlweis, the legendary Heinz Rühmann, and Lilian Harvey, the stage adaptation is coming to Vienna's Metropol after a successful run at the Schloss Weitra Festival. The story is about three friends, Aris Sas (Willi), Vincent Bueno (Hans), and Benjamin Rufin (Kurt), who went from wealthy gentlemen to broke fellows who even have to sell their beloved car and start working at a filling station to afford a living. All three fall in love with Lili, the charming (and wealthy) customer. Everything is set for an entertainingly funny evening at the Metropol.

It’s Halloween time again and what better way to get in the spookiest of vibes than seeing a good murder mystery, right? Desert Theatreworks in Indio has just the potion for you with their current production of 'Dial M for Murder'. 

On October 4 and 5, 2024, the community choir Cantalevia staged Don’t Stop Believin’: A Tribute to Glee Concert at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. As the title suggests, the concert presentation is a tribute to the modern classic American TV show that ran from 2009 to 2015 and introduced a lot of Indonesians to show choir and musicals.

What did our critic think of FINAL WEEKEND OF TRANSLATIONS, BRIAN FRIEL’S MASTERPIECE, AT VERMONT STAGE. at Vermont Stage?

Centenary Stage Company (CSC) is now presenting a marvelous production of Conor McPherson’s The Weir through Sunday, October 20th in the Sitnik Theatre at the Lackland Performing Arts Center. 

If you're a parent, brace yourself - and enjoy the glorious singing and fine music

If you're looking for sparkles, then Aladdin has you covered. The Broadway and West End hit is currently touring the UK and comes complete with heavily sequinned costumes and set pieces so drenched in gold they could have been created by King Midas. It's a slightly uneven production, but there are enough wow moments to leave children wide-eyed with enchantment.

As his latest production Theatre Of Dreams amply demonstrates, it’s probably easier to pin strawberry jelly to a wall than to precisely pin down Hofesh Shechter’s exuberant full-on style.

Special events come and go but the people in the room remember them for a long time, after.