Areas We Cover
Categories
Regional
-
Theater Review: RENT (Chance Theater)
VIVA LA VIE CHANCE Rent by the late Jonathan Larson (tick, tick: BOOM!) is a musical theater phenom; productions are as ubiquitous as the stars in the firmament. The show is about a year in the life of bohemian artists struggling to survive, and if that sounds familiar, Larson based his 1996 rock musical on…
-
Theater Review: LA HAVANA MADRID (South Coast Rep at Mission San Juan Capistrano)
HOT CHA-CHA-CHA As I stepped into the beautiful grounds of the San Juan Capistrano mission for La Havana Madrid, I was filled with anticipation and curiosity about the promised time travel through the vibrant and tumultuous history of Chicago’s Latino community. Eduardo Enrikez and Marlene Martinez Tristan Turner La Havana Madrid is an enchanting and…
-
Recommended Theater: THE PIANIST (George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ)
George Street Playhouse is offering THE PIANIST, a play with music, based on the memoir The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman and directed and adapted for the stage by Emily Mann (Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire, Having Our Say, Anna and the Tropics). THE PIANIST begins previews on September 26, 2023 with an official opening night…
-
Recommended Theater: THE DA VINCI CODE (Ogunquit Playhouse)
Ogunquit Playhouse on Maine’s Southern Seacoast, a renowned destination for regional theatre, announces casting for the American premiere of The Da Vinci Code, based on the bestselling mystery novel. The Da Vinci Code begins performances on August 24, 2023 with an official opening on August 26, and runs through September 23 on the Ogunquit Playhouse mainstage (10 Main…
-
Theater Review: BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY (Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA)
DOWN AND UP IN HARLEM Barrington Stage Company’s riveting production of Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky, directed by Candis C. Jones, opens with a fast-paced scene in which Guy Jacobs (Brandon Alvión) drags a seriously drunk Angel Allen (Tsilala Brock) up to his apartment with help from a stranger, Leland Cunningham (DeLeon Dallas)….
-
Theater Review: FENCES (Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts)
A FENCES THAT KEEPS US IN Actors “ranney” and Ella Joyce bring a fresh and warm humanity to Shakespeare and Company‘s excellent and very satisfying production of August Wilson’s Fences, which opened this week at the Tina Packer Playhouse in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Troy Maxson is a character not often included in our representations…
-
Theater Review: CABARET (Wildsong Productions at The Ocean Beach Playhouse, San Diego)
PERFECTLY MARVELOUS You better tell Momma and everybody else to come see Wildsong’s production of Cabaret, which opened last weekend in Ocean Beach. When you take into consideration that this is “community theater” on a shoestring budget, it is nothing short of miraculous that this incarnation has some of the most indelible moments of any…
-
Theater Review: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A COMEDY (Old Globe in San Diego)
YOUR ONLY CRIME WOULD BE MISSING THIS PUNISHMENT The Old Globe Theater is presenting the world premiere of Crime and Punishment, A Comedy and it is a gem of a satire on one of the most famous novels in 19th-century Russian literature. In a bit under 90 uninterrupted minutes, co-authors Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg…
-
Theater Review: PIPPIN (North Coast Repertory)
GOOD NEWS: PIPPIN‘S A PIP Some shows stay young by never growing up: With a book by Roger O. Hirson, this 1972 hit show originally directed by Bob Fosse is the perfect example of a musical that’s saved by its spirit and songs — those cheeky and sophisticated tunes by Stephen Schwartz got more than…
-
Theater Review: IS IT THURSDAY YET? (La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego)
DIAGNOSIS: DANCER Human nature loves to ponder the impossible to answer: What does food taste like to other people? What does a colorblind person imagine color looks like? What is it like to be inside the mind of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? There may never be a show about the first two, but…
-
Theater Review: CINDERELLA (5-Star Theatricals)
DELIGHTFUL PRODUCTION; SLIPPER-Y NEW SCRIPT Arriving for last Saturday’s matinee performance and observing the front of house community support made for a welcoming atmosphere. It was delightful to see all the little girls in their sparkly gowns and tiaras, (crowns and wands were also available for purchase should you have forgotten yours at home). I…
-
Recommended Theater: PIPPIN (North Coast Rep)
DON’T BE SKIPPIN’ PIPPIN Here’s a can’t-miss opportunity: Beginning tomorrow, July 19, North Coast Rep is presenting the perky but dark 1972 musical, Pippin. With a book by Roger O. Hirson, Pippin is about about a prince searching for fulfillment in the realm of his father, Charlemagne (a.k.a. King Charles). Constructed like Children’s Theater — although…
-
Dance Preview: BALLETS WITH A TWIST (Fall 2023 Touring Season Announcement)
Ballets with a Twist Announces its Fall 2023 Touring Season Ballets with a Twist performs Cocktail Hour: The Show New York City-based Ballets with a Twist is excited to announce its fall touring season to Arkansas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Tour Details September 23, 2023: ACANSA Arts Festival of the South, Little Rock, AR October 28,…
-
Theater Review: THE KITCHEN WITCHES (Lamplighters Community Theatre in La Mesa)
BREWING UP SOME GOOD CHUCKLES IN THEIR KITCHEN Cooking shows are typically feel-good shows. The calm of Martha Stewart. The sweetness of Rachel Rae. The edge of Emeril Lagasse. Of course, it’s easy for them to make everything appear to go well on those high-budget programs; editing allows blunders to be reset and re-shot. So…
-
Album Preview: THE NUTTY PROFESSOR THE MUSICAL (by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes)
New Hamlisch and Holmes Musical “The Nutty Professor” Is Getting an Album TBIC Music Group announces the upcoming recording and release of the much-anticipated studio album for The Nutty Professor the Musical. The musical was composed by the late Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) with lyrics by Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood). It…
-
Theater Review: FASCINATING RHYTHM (Lyric Stage Company in Boston MA)
FASCINATING, FUN AND FEEL-GOOD RHYTHM With stellar performances on two baby grands, a few silly props, and creative use of audience participation, Kirsten Salpini (sometimes wearing a tie to indicate Gershwin) and Jared Troilo (sometimes in bushy white wig to indicate Bernstein) pay energetic and loving tribute to the music of George Gershwin and Leonard…
-
Theater Review: PASSENGERS (Old Globe in San Diego)
THESE PASSENGERS WON’T STAY IN THEIR SEATS! Die-hard fans of So You Think You Can Dance get to know their choreographers. For me, there was Sonya Tayeh (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) : and then there was everyone else. Her startling juxtapositions, demanding symmetry, and physical boundary pushing was unmatched by others. Until now. Now, there…
-
Theater Review: EVITA (American Rep in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company in Cambridge MA)
A DUAL DUARTE DE PERí“N Understudy Isabella Lopez won a heartfelt standing ovation for her captivating portrayal of Eva Perón, the spiritual leader of Argentina last night in this A.R.T. revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) classic Evita (Tony Award Best Musical). Director Sammi Cannold, who visited Argentina repeatedly to…
-
Highly Recommended Concert Tour: PATTI LUPONE: DON’T MONKEY WITH BROADWAY (Segerstrom)
START POURING THAT MARTINI Patti LuPone has hit the road with her new tour Don’t Monkey with Broadway, which played Provincetown last month before heading to California. If you’re in the L.A./Orange County area, that means in just under two weeks, July 15, 2023 at 8pm, the three-time Tony Award winner La LuPone is coming…
-
Theater Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Huntington Theatre, Boston MA)
AMAZING THEATER? BANK ON IT Steven Skybell (Henry Lehman), Joshua David Robinson (Emanuel Lehman), and Firdous Bamji (Mayer Lehman) absolutely stunned in the the first American-made production of The Lehman Trilogy, which opened at The Huntington last week. They slipped in and out of multiple roles, including babies, toddlers, men of diverse ethnic and regional…
Search Articles
Please help keep
Stage and Cinema going!
