Sioux Falls Theater Reviews

Review: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at The Premiere Playhouse
by Sonja Niles - April 22, 2023

What did our critic think of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at The Premiere Playhouse?...

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - April 19, 2023

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Washington Pavilion? The touring production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN opened on Thursday, April 18th in the Mary Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion with the preshow sounds of social media alerts and a visual array of platforms streaming via projecti...

Review: MY FAIR LADY at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - March 11, 2023

Delightful, dazzling touring production!...

Review: QUEENS at Brookings High School
by Sonja Niles - February 09, 2023

Brookings High School Theatre Program is BRILLIANT in the production of QUEENS....

Review: TOOTSIE at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - February 04, 2023

What did our critic think of TOOTSIE at Washington Pavilion?...

Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - January 14, 2023

What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Washington Pavilion?...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Premiere Playhouse
by Sonja Niles - December 18, 2022

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Premiere Playhouse?...

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - November 16, 2022

LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL is an adaptation of the cult classic movie of 2001 and is jam-packed with energy and at the very least, will be a great way to spend a couple of hours on a cold night in November in Sioux Falls. At its deepest levels, it will give you reasons to reflect on themes that ar...

Review: BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - November 03, 2022

The touring company BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY is flush with musical talent. Every performer is an actor and a musician. We are introduced to a 19 year old Buddy Holly and his bandmates/friends as they start to introduce their 'own kind of music' which happens to be rock and roll, on a country ra...

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - October 22, 2022

Sioux Falls audiences have a rare opportunity to experience the sheer magnitude of the 'WOW Factor' this weekend with a touring production of THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Washington Pavilion. Every detail from a beautiful and super-efficient functioning set design, to some magical lighting designs and ...

Review: ANNIE JR. at The Premiere Playhouse
by Sonja Niles - August 13, 2022

ANNIE JR. at The Premiere Playhouse is a production in conjunction with The Penguin Project, an initiative that started in Peoria, Illinois as a way to empower children with special needs through theatre. The artists involved with Annie Jr. in Friday evening's production were partnered with a mentor...

Review: Broadway's ANASTASIA Delights at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - June 18, 2022

Most of the fun in seeing a new Broadway musical is in anticipating the experience with no preconceived notions of how it will be produced. ANASTASIA at the Washington Pavilion certainly gave Sioux Falls audiences an opportunity to be surprised and delighted. ...

BWW Review: CABARET at Orpheum Theater
by Sonja Niles - May 13, 2022

The Premiere Playhouse production of CABARET is a mixed bag of incongruities. This is not just a story of debauchery in 1929 Berlin nightlife. It is also a political commentary of the early days of Nazi extremism that begin to wear away at the fiber of the country and the people of Germany. It is in...

BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at USF - Jeschke Fine Arts
by Sonja Niles - May 05, 2022

University of Sioux Falls' production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is an adaptation by Simon Stephens of the 2003 Mark Haddon mystery novel of the same name. It is party mystery, and part visual glimpse inside the mind of the protagonist Christopher Boone....

BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - May 04, 2022

This show will make you laugh, cry and recognize the value of human connection. Don’t miss it....

BWW Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Augustana University Theatre
by Sonja Niles - April 28, 2022

Augustana University Theatre patrons are in for a delightful treat this weekend with Little Women The Musical at Edith Mortenson Center Theatre. Everything about this show is a pleasure. Infused with love and the energy, this production pulls you into the world of Jo March and her family with fond r...

BWW Review: TRIUMPH OF LOVE at Wayne S. Knutson Theatre
by Sonja Niles - April 23, 2022

One of the best productions of the theatre season is playing at Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts in Vermillion, SD!...

BWW Review: Dakota Wesleyan University's Production of Stage ROCK OF AGES
by Sonja Niles - April 03, 2022

Dakota Wesleyan University Theatre mounted a visually exciting production of ROCK OF AGES for Mitchell area theater audiences. Opening moments of the production were colorful and stimulating, with the use of some sophisticated strobe and lighting effects. The audience was prepped for a time warp of ...

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - March 26, 2022

The national non-equity touring company of HAIRSPRAY was a hit at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with an audience full of fans of this musical classic. From the opening moments to the finale, the electricity of a youthful and enthusiastic cast is contagious. I found myself wond...

BWW Review: SONS OF SERENDIP at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - March 10, 2022

Four young men who met at Boston University, and in their words, were reunited serendipitously, create the most compelling sound in music I have experienced in years....

BWW Review: ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - March 07, 2022

The touring production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory seems an unlikely place to find  inspiration in reconciling the events of the world’s political stage, but when viewed in the context of the current sociopolitical climate, it seems possible. The lyrics of the song “Pure Imagin...

BWW Review: Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS at The Premiere Playhouse
by Sonja Niles - March 04, 2022

Make arrangements TODAY to get tickets to this MUST SEE offering from Premiere Playhouse!...

BWW Review: WOMEN OF 4G at State University Theatre
by Sonja Niles - February 24, 2022

Women Of 4G playing at the Fishback Studio at the Performing Arts Center at SDSU in Brookings, is a play that was written by Amy Tofte, a native of Brookings, SD. That fact alone, was impetus for me to travel on a frigid Wednesday night to see an opening night performance of this production. ...

BWW Review: POTTED POTTER at Orpheum Theater
by Sonja Niles - February 19, 2022

Potted Potter at the Orpheum is a rowdy rollercoaster ride of inside jokes and sight gags, broad physical humor and a little audience participation sprinkled in. The audience assembled were a mix of ages with lots of folks in their 30's without kids. ...

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Washington Pavilion
by Sonja Niles - February 07, 2022

Sometimes the magic of theatre is such a gift, that you carry it with you for days and weeks after a performance and you feel like a bit of an apostle, testifying to the beauty and wonder of what you have experienced. If that makes it sound like attending Fiddler on the Roof at the Washington Pavili...