Review: GODSPELL at Charleston Light Opera Guild Theatre
The building, fittingly, used to be a church.
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BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN by The Charleston Light Opera Guild
Occasionally a show comes along that ignores all the established rules of what musical theatre is supposed to be and instead opts to poke fun at, well, the theatre itself.
BWW Review: SYLVIA at Alban Arts Center
Who would have thought that a play about a dog - a role performed by a human no less - would offer such a thought-provoking look at the meaning of life, the bond between owner and animal, the struggles of a long term married couple, and how to cope with growing older? Well Sylvia, A.
BWW Review: 42ND STREET Performed By The CHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD
42nd Street is everything that theater should be; beautiful, touching, funny, impressive, and magical.
BWW Guest Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC THEATRE
It all starts with a waltz that goes terribly wrong.
BWW Review: CHICAGO at Apollo Civic Theatre
Stuffed with razzle dazzle and old fashioned sex appeal, Chicago is an excellent musical evening at the Apollo Civic Theatre.
BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Old Opera House
A sharply timed and hysterical show featuring a wonderful ensemble cast with pristine comedic direction from Susan Thornton, Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor at the Old Opera House is one evening of comedy you don't want to miss!
BWW Review: WE WILL NOT BE SILENT at CATF
We Will Not Be Silent at CATF is an extraordinary theatrical experience based on true events.
BWW Review: BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI at CATF
A dark comedy about unexpected choices and familial prejudices, Byhalia Mississippi is a phenomenal evening of entertainment directed by Marc Masterson and wonderfully written by Evan Linder.
BWW Review: WELCOME TO FEAR CITY at CATF
Though it contains the admirable and relevant racial contemporary message the playwright, Kara Lee Corthron, intended, Welcome to Fear City suffers from a lack of a coherent vision and a dragging pace unsuited to the fast-talking, non-stop world of the 1970's Bronx in which the play is set.
BWW Review: EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL at CATF
A beautiful story of redemption and forgiveness within a family, Everything is Wonderful truly is a wonderful show at CATF this summer.
BWW Review: THE NICETIES at CATF
Featuring a tour de force performance from its' two female stars, cutting dialogue and presenting the strongest of both social questions and CATF performances this summer, The Niceties is a show not to be missed.
BWW Review: WILD HORSES at CATF
Wild Horses is a charming, energetic coming of age story of teenage rebellion and romance in the 1970's expertly performed in a solo show by Kate Udall.
BWW Review: CATF PEN/MAN/SHIP is a Dramatic, Dark and Unforgettable Theatrical Voyage
Unlike Anything Goes or some other lighter summer shows set on ships, Christina Anderson's phenomenal new play, pen/man/ship, currently running at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, is a stunningly crafted and unforgettable voyage that confronts modern controversial issues, such as race, re
BWW Review: CATF THE WEDDING GIFT is Visually Stunning, but Difficult to Decipher
At its basic essence, a play tells a story.
BWW Review: CATF NOT MEDEA Is a Deeply Imaginative and Powerful Piece of Theater
The 2016 CATF mission statement lists their vision as 'The Ultimate Theater Experience', and Not Medea, one of the five plays in rotating rep at the festival, completely satisfies this expectation.
BWW Review: CATF THE SECOND GIRL is a Stunning and Spirited Show
Take a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead approach to O Neill's classic Long Day's Journey Into Night, and you have Ronan Noone's fantastically crafted The Second Girl, now running at the Contemporary American Theater Festival.
BWW Review: CATF 20th CENTURY BLUES is a Comedic and Poignant Crowd Pleaser
A show about older women celebrating and commiserating aging has been done countless times in entertainment, from Steel Magnolias on stage to The Golden Girls on television.
BWW Reviews: CATF: WE ARE PUSSY RIOT is Cleverly Staged and Immersive Experience for Audience
We Are Pussy Riot, currently running at CATF, is an immersive and outstanding theatrical experience, filled with unique choices and the sobering undercurrent that this story is not just theatrical fiction.
BWW Reviews: CATF: EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH is Visually Spectacular but Lacking in Depth and Development
Everything You Touch, a black comedy focusing on the fashion industry and two intertwining stories about how it affects two separate women's self worth, is very similar to the industry it portrays.
BWW Reviews: CATF: ON CLOVER ROAD is an On-The-Edge-of-Your-Seat Experience
Exquisitely directed by Ed Herendeen with a strong script by Steven Dietz, On Clover Road at CATF is truly an edge-of-your-seat thriller which leaves the audience guessing and gasping at every new suspenseful situation.
BWW Reviews: CATF: THE FULL CATASTROPHE Stuffed Full of Laughs
In a twist on the typical modern American romance, The Full Catastrophe shows just how funny and futile our modern ideas about love can be.
BWW Reviews: CATF: WORLD BUILDERS Displays the World Between Imagination and Insanity
In an intimate show with epic possibilities, World Builders at the Contemporary American Theater Festival raises important questions about the fine line between imagination and insanity in today's medical society.
BWW Reviews: CATF 2014 - NORTH OF THE BOULEVARD Is an Authentic Comedy About Middle-Class Conflicts
Written by Bruce Graham and directed by Ed Herendeen, North of the Boulevard is an enjoyable modern-day comedy with enough undertones of familial dysfunction and economic inequality to make the humor hit a little too close to home for many viewers.
BWW Reviews: CATF 2014 - In THE ASHES UNDER GAIT CITY, Old Sociological Problems Face a Social Media Conflict
Written by Christina Anderson and directed by Lucie Tiberghien, the World Premiere production of The Ashes Under Gait City displays an age-old conflict through the modern lens of our reliance on social media technology.
