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Theater Review: NATIVE GARDENS (Theatre EVOLVE / The Den Theatre / Chicago)
BAD FENCES MAKE GOOD COMEDY Big laughs bloom from a tiny patch of disputed ground. In a tony suburb of Washington, D.C., a young upwardly mobile Hispanic couple move into their first house, a charming fixer-upper with a small backyard. Pablo Del Valle (Rio Soliz Ragazzone) is an attorney—the only one of color—in a prestigious…
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Theater Review: A PEOPLE (Arts Judaica & YI Love Jewish at Theater Wit / Chicago)
THE WEIGHT OF HERITAGE A thoughtful work that doesn’t always come together An unusual and ambitious production, L.M. Feldman’s A People is a sort of theatrical mosaic. Mounted by Arts Judaica and YI Love Jewish and currently playing at Theater Wit in Lakeview, the show attempts to condense five thousand years of Jewish culture and…
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Concert Review: 6TH ANNUAL BROADWAY IN THE PARK (Signature Theatre & Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)
A BROADWAY BLOCK PARTY Tituss Burgess, Heather Headley, and Signature Theatre turn a summer concert into a joyous celebration of musical theater There are summer evenings at Wolf Trap that entertain, and then there are evenings that remind you why Broadway music continues to resonate across generations. Signature Theatre’s sixth annual Broadway in the Park…
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Theater Review: MEN OF SOUL (Black Ensemble Theater / Chicago)
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS A musical revue that honors both talent and tenacity Nine days after the euphoric high of Juneteenth and the jubilant opening-day celebrations of the Obama Center, Black Ensemble Theater (BE) opened its revival of Men of Soul. Written and directed by Daryl D. Brooks, longtime BE stalwart and now the company’s…
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Concert Review: A QUIET CELEBRATION (Paul Simon in Concert / Tanglewood / Lenox, MA)
STILL SINGING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Though age has softened his voice, Paul Simon’s artistry remains undiminished Paul Simon has spanned numerous musical styles throughout his long career. His Tanglewood appearance, part of his Quiet Celebration tour, continues to demonstrate his range and versatility. Backed by a ten-piece band and occasionally joined by his wife,…
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Opera Review: ADRIANA LECOUVREUR (Opera Festival of Chicago / North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie)
A VERISMO MIXED BAG Opera Festival of Chicago tackles a neglected verismo work with admirable ambition but uneven results Opera Festival of Chicago’s sixth season features the company’s characteristic blend of classic and lesser-known verismo operas. Francesco Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, which falls into the latter category, hasn’t been performed in Chicago since Renata Tebaldi sang the…
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WHY A BOX OFFICE HIT CAN STILL LOSE MONEY
A packed cinema still has a particular magic. The lights drop, the audience quiets, and for two hours a film becomes a shared event rather than a file on a screen. That communal charge is one reason box office numbers remain so seductive. When a movie opens to a huge weekend, the headline seems to…
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Title: Theater Review: MISTERMAN (Origin Theatre Company at Theater Row, New York)
THE SIN HUNTER An unsettling and darkly funny portrait of moral obsession Enda Walsh’s Misterman is probably theatre’s longest continuous nervous breakdown, and Origin Theatre Company‘s revival at Theater Row, presented as part of the 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival, is a fascinating production directed by Labhaoise Magee, starring Daniel Marconi as Thomas Magill. Walsh’s…
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Theater Review: JIMMY STEWART ON THE FRONT OF LIFE (Hollywood Fringe Festival / Los Angeles)
THE WAR THAT FOLLOWED HIM HOME Rather than celebrate a legend, Brian Rohan reveals the man still haunted by war At the outset of World War II, Jimmy Stewart (1908–1997) became the first major Hollywood star to enlist. A flying enthusiast from early on, Stewart was already a licensed pilot when he joined the Army…
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Theater Preview: PROOF (El Portal Theatre / North Hollywood)
THE PROOF IS IN THE FAMILY Ed Begley Jr. and daughter Hayden Begley bring David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama to the stage for a four-performance benefit supporting Parkinson’s research Jason Jeske presents a special four-performance engagement of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof at the El Portal Theatre, starring Ed Begley Jr. and his daughter, Hayden…
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Theater Review: MELISSA MANCHESTER: FIFTY THREADS: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY (54 Below, NY)
MAN, OH MAN! MANCHESTER IS IN FINE FORM A warm, witty retrospective celebrates fifty years of songs, stories, and an artist still at the top of her game. Regulars at 54 Below may have done a double take upon entering the room for one of Melissa Manchester‘s four May performances. First, the piano had been…
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Theater Review: MY ONE WOMAN SHOW (THE SEARCH FOR A TRUTHFUL MOMENT) (Madnani Theatre / Hollywood Fringe Festival)
ONE MAN, MANY TRUTHS An extraordinary performer turns theatrical self-examination into something unexpectedly profound Stefan Marks is a spellbinding storyteller, and My One Woman Show (The Search for a Truthful Moment) at The Hollywood Fringe is far more than a clever send-up of the solo-performance genre. Beginning as a funny, self-aware examination of the agonies of…
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Theater Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Marriott Theatre / Lincolnshire)
A SONDHEIM SUMMER NIGHT Marriott Theatre’s superb ensemble untangles Sondheim’s deliciously complicated comedy of manners There aren’t many shows that can convince large numbers of city dwellers to make the journey out to Lincolnshire, but for Stephen Sondheim, I think many will be willing to spend “A Weekend in the Country,” as the characters in…
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Theater Review: ARMY BRAT (Broadwater Second Stage / Hollywood Fringe Festival)
LIFE IN A BLENDER A chaotic solo show anchored by an engaging performer. Kelly Mullis‘s solo show Army Brat at the Broadwater Second Stage carries a very accurate subtitle: “The Fever Dream into the Life of a Military Kid.” As penned by the performer, the show is a splattering of her life, her father’s life,…
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Theater Review: THE AMERICAN FIVE (Berkshire Theatre Group / Unicorn Theatre / Stockbridge, MA)
THE DREAM TEAM A compelling new play reminds us that history is rarely made alone The American Five, by Chess Jakobs, offers a convincing and absorbing portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr.’s lesser-known inner circle in the months and hours leading up to the famed 1963 March on Washington and King’s iconic “I Have a…
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Off-Broadway Review: A WALK ON THE MOON (Laura Pels Theatre / New York)
REACHING FOR MORE An engaging journey, once it finds its rhythm. Based on the 1999 film of the same name, the new musical A Walk on the Moon makes its New York premiere at the Laura Pels Theatre with book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by AnnMarie Milazzo, and…
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Theater Review: THE ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM (Barrington Stage Company / Pittsfield, MA)
THE TIES THAT STRAIN A hurricane traps a family already under siege. S. Asher Gelman’s emotionally gripping new play, The Zionists: A Family Storm, now at Barrington Stage Company in Miami New Drama‘s world-premiere production, is full of the best kind of talk—talk that demands to be heard. Ruth (Joanna Glushak) and Mitchell (Adam Grupper),…
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Theater Review: MAKING PORN (Prism Theatre / Palm Springs)
WORKING STIFFS An unapologetically bawdy comedy that delivers laughs with plenty of cheek Palm Springs’ Prism Theatre has selected Ronnie Larsen’s Making Porn as its second production for its permanent downtown home. Larsen first produced his play in 1995, and Palm Springs was one of the stops before its 500-performance Off-Broadway run, which started in…
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Cabaret Review: MY 40 YEARS ON BROADWAY: BRENT BARRETT (CV Rep / Cathedral City)
HE’S CLOSER THAN EVER Brent Barrett proves that artistry only deepens with experience There’s a big difference between a great singer and a true veteran of the stage, and Brent Barrett proved exactly why he’s the latter during his performance at CVRep Thursday night. Bringing his retrospective show, My 40 Years On Broadway, to the…
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Theater Review: UNCLE VANYA (AstonRep Productions at The Edge Off-Broadway / Chicago)
OUT OF TUNE WITH CHEKHOV Chekhov’s quiet desperation is drowned out by one very loud performance What would a season of theater be without a Chekhov play? Or five? Following Red Theater’s excellent The Seagull in February, we now have a new iteration of Uncle Vanya from AstonRep Productions, currently on stage at The Edge Off-Broadway…
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