BWW Reviews: The Rep's Brilliant Production of THE OTHER PLACE
Playwright Sharr White has concocted a mesmerizing and brilliant piece of work with his play THE OTHER PLACE.
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Playwright Sharr White has concocted a mesmerizing and brilliant piece of work with his play THE OTHER PLACE.
While THE RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN might not be considered one of playwright Arthur Miller's best works, there is still plenty to chew on here.
As a rather humble musician myself, I can appreciate the patience and perseverance it takes to keep a group of musicians together for any outstanding period of time.
It's amazing how many Hollywood comedies, cult and otherwise, have been turned into musicals, some successfully, some not so much.
One of the worst things that can happen to a theatre group is to lose its venue, and that's precisely what happened to The Black Rep.
While most everyone is familiar with the tragic tale of Anne Frank and her family, fewer know the story of HANNA SENESH, although there have been books, movies and plays made about her extraordinary experiences.
The Fox Theatre has been home to an annual presentation of Nebraska Theatre Caravan's A CHRISTMAS CAROL for the past 9 years.
I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and the Slaughter of the 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree.
MEDAL OF HONOR RAG reminds us all of the sacrifices made by those who fought for their country.
I can't say that I've ever read much of Agatha Christie's work, I'm more inclined toward the convoluted and pulpy prose of Raymond Chandler myself.
Based on the hit 1992 of the same name, the musical version of SISTER ACT just might be more entertaining in a lot of ways.
The musical GODSPELL will always hold a special place in my heart since I was fortunate enough to produce the music for a version several years ago.
Started back in the 1970's, the group known as Rain gained it's initial fame by recording the song selections utilized in the Dick Clark TV movie, The Birth of the Beatles.
Nicky Silver's PTERODACTYLS is a pitch black comedy with a number of peculiar twists and turns.
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 is a smartly conceived acapella musical by Peter Rothstein that chronicles the stunning events that occurred on Christmas Day 1914.
Set in 1939, when Poland was falling to the Nazi's and Britain was being pulled into what would become World War II, playwright Mark St.
The Repertory Theatre of St.
I decided to take in one of the Sheldon's coffee concerts earlier this week, and though some snarled traffic kept me from enjoying the coffee portion of the bill, I arrived in time for the concert.
In keeping with the Halloween season, and in distinct contrast to the serious tone of New Line's brilliant Night of the Living Dead, we have Stray Dog Theatre's lively production of EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, a campy gorefest based on filmmaker Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy.
I'm a horror film fan, and I saw NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for the first time at a midnight show when I was a teenager.
I have to confess that other than the misguided movie that was made out of EVITA, the only other presentation I'd seen was New Line Theatre's wonderfully intimate version a couple of years ago.
When you're a critic and you witness a magical evening of theatre it's hard not to be overly enthused and gush about it, but Upstream Theater's current production of Nikolai Gogol's (adaptation by David Holman) DIARY OF A MADMAN is simply brilliant and truly deserving of such praise.
THE GOOD DOCTOR, Neil Simon's take on the short stories of Anton Chekhov, is a decidedly mixed bag.
Playwright Lee Blessing's LONESOME HOLLOW paints a cynical and slightly contrived portrait of our country's future.
Playwright/novelist/screenwriter/songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks has crafted an intriguing work with Topdog/Underdog, which is currently playing at The Gaslight Theater in a marvelously acted production by the St.
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