Photos: MARY POPPINS at Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2025
Boasting warmth, humor, magic and unforgettable songs including 'A Spoonful of Sugar,' 'Chim Chim Cher-ee,' 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' and 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,' an Oscar-winning family classic becomes a Tony-winning stage musical in the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse's debut of MARY POPPINS. Check out photos of the production.
Review: MARY POPPINS at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Dec 6, 2024
What holiday season can be claimed as complete without a Disney musical, right? While one can tick that box with the opening of “Moana 2” at the local movie house, there is nothing like a live performance to energize those merry-making juices. Palm Canyon Theatre provides that much needed “spoon full of sugar” into their magically musical punch bowl of fun, “Mary Poppins”.
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Oct 31, 2024
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Palm Canyon Theatre? Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, the musical gets the star treatment from composer/lyricist Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein and has become a gay cult classic since it’s Broadway debut in 1983.
Review: SHUNNED at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Oct 7, 2024
Upon sitting down to see Palm Canyon’s newest production, 'Shunned' written by Larry Parr, I was admittedly ignorant of what I was about to behold. 'Shunned' offers a compelling exploration of the Amish way of life, juxtaposing tradition against the inevitable pull of modernity. The nuanced performances of the cast bring depth to characters who are wrestling with the desire to honor their heritage while confronting personal dreams and societal change.
Japan Society Reveals 2024-2025 Performing Arts Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2024
Japan Society has unveiled its 2024-2025 Performing Arts Season, featuring a diverse lineup of traditional and contemporary performances from Japan. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: MISALLIANCE at A Noise Within
by Amanda Callas - May 25, 2024
Misalliance is a delight, a breezy, witty, carefree period romp and delectable social satire set on the sprawling Surrey estate of underwear tycoon John Tartleton.
Review: NAUGHTY MARIETTA at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
by Steve Callahan - Mar 11, 2024
Winter Opera continues it’s seventeenth season with another iconic operetta—Victor Herbert’s Naughty Marietta. This lovely old show premiered in 1910. It was produced by the first Oscar Hammerstein (the grandfather of you-know-who). In 1935 a movie version was made—with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.
Cast Revealed For BIRTHRIGHT at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2023
A unique rediscovery marking the first professional UK production in more than 90 years of Birthright, the classic 1910 rural Irish tragedy by T. C. Murray, opening at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 5 September 2023.