Review: THE MOUSETRAP at Broadway Palm
by Fran Thomas - August 17, 2024 Having seen Victor Legarreta act in a number of shows at Broadway Palm, I was not surprised at anything I saw in The Mousetrap which he directed. Everything and everybody are bigger than life....
Review: A GREASY SPOON, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah O'Hara - August 03, 2023 This two-hour non-stop, quick-fire comedy is delivered superbly by a cast of familiar faces to Liverpool’s Royal Court and newcomers to the theatre’s main stage. ...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LARRY OWENS LIVE, Assembly Room, Upstairs
by Kat Mokrynski - August 19, 2023 Larry Owens Live is a powerful show that will have you in awe of Owens’s talent and clamouring for more. It is difficult to believe that this is a Fringe debut for Owens - It seems like he has been doing this for years, and I hope we get to see him for many more years to come. ...
Review: SANCTUARY CITY at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - March 07, 2024 Dear Readers, I want to share with you one of the issues I come up against while writing these reviews. How much of the story to tell you. Especially with shows such as “Sanctuary City” by Martyna Majok, currently playing at the Seattle Rep, I want you to experience it somewhat blind, and let this b...
Review: CLUE at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - March 01, 2024 What did our critic think of CLUE at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis? Murder and blackmail take center stage as six mysterious guests convene at Boddy Manor for a night packed with suspense! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or perhaps Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Drawi...
Review: TAROT: SHUFFLE, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - October 24, 2024 Tarot: Shuffle begins a bit differently than your average sketch show. Walking into the theatre, audience members are greeted by three performers, all wearing white nighties. Everyone is given a piece of paper with a personality test on it, with questions ranging from your ability to recognise patte...
Photos: Inside the REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY Season 4 Reunion
by Michael Major - December 07, 2023 BravoTV.com has revealed the “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” Season 4 Reunion Looks. The reunion follows the show's explosive fourth season, featuring Whitney Rose, Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Monica Garcia, and Angie Katsanevas, along with friend Mary Cosby. Check out photos f...
NOISES OFF Announced At Cloverdale Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2024 Cloverdale Playhouse will present NOISES OFF, a comedy by Michael Frayn, directed by Mike Winkelman. ...
Review: THE OTHER PLACE at Theatre Artists Studio
by Herbert Paine - January 16, 2024 Sharr White’s THE OTHER PLACE benefits from Debra Rich's poignant and nuanced performance as the play's struggling protagonist. Theatre Artists Studio's production runs through February 4th....
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALEXANDER BENNETT: I CAN'T STAND THE MAN, MYSELF, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
by Kat Mokrynski - August 07, 2023 How do you deal with self-hatred? Do you go to therapy? Do you talk to your friends about it? Or do you create a one-hour comedy show and put it up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? For Alexander Bennett, the third option was the way to go....
BWW Q&A: Gayle Seay of STEEL MAGNOLIAS at STAGES St. Louis
by Joshua Wright - May 29, 2024 Join Gayle Seay as she discusses her journey from performer to Artistic Director and her work on Steel Magnolias at STAGES St. Louis. The show runs at the Ross Family Theatre, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, from May 31 to June 30. Learn about her inspiration, directorial approach, and more in this...
Review: PIERRE NOVELLIE: WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - March 28, 2024 Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing? has an interesting question for a name, but the reason he is asking does not actually come into play until the end of the show. Novellie has a French first name, an Italian last name, is South African and moved to the Isle of Man, but, “there’s no time to expla...
Review: THE UNICORN, Arcola Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - June 10, 2023 The Unicorn is a multifaceted, sombre look at trauma and addiction laced with deliberately unwitting humour and a penchant for benign shock. Sam Potter writes an intense, eloquent, and exciting play in both themes and delivery....
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: HORATIO GOULD: SWEET PRINCE, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker 3
by Kat Mokrynski - August 14, 2023 What do “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus and the Taliban have in common? According to Horatio Gould, it's more than you might think....
Review: UNBELIEVABLE, Criterion Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 27, 2023 Derren Brown calls his new production, Unbelievable, 'the magic show I've always wanted to see'. It's not only a show without Brown himself, but crucially (with the exception of Simon Lipkin) it is a magic show not performed by professional magicians. In fact, many members of their cast are making t...
Review: HAUNTED SCOUSE, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah OHara - February 19, 2024 Following the success of plays including Yellow Breck Road and Ellen and Rigby, writer Gerry Linford returns to Liverpool’s Royal Court with the heartwarming comedy-drama Haunted Scouse....
Review: MISCHIEF MAKERS: PETER PAN GOES WRONG - BROADWAY PART 1, Podcast
by Kat Mokrynski - May 31, 2023 Who broke their foot the last time they were in Peter Pan Goes Wrong? What was it like to work with Neil Patrick Harris? What are American audiences like versus those in the UK? Mischief Makers: Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Broadway Part 1 answers all of these questions and more!...
Review: SPIRITS TO ENFORCE from Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - September 22, 2024 Are the superheroes really simply the spirits that Prospero conjured on the island? Could Fathom City have been taken over by Dr. Cannibal (an anagram for Caliban) because he fled and tossed his books into the sea? Is this a sequel, a salute, or a sardonic spoof of Shakespeare’s work?...
Judi Dench Criticizes Use of Trigger Warnings: 'If You're That Sensitive, Don't Go to the Theatre'
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024 Judi Dench is the latest performer to speak out on the topic of the usage of trigger warnings in the theater. Dench expressed her understanding for the reason why they are used, before going on to criticize people who need them....
EDINBURGH 2023: MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 05, 2023 BWW catches up with Dennis Trainor Jr to chat about bringing Manifest Destiny's Child to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Review: A GREASY SPOON, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah O'Hara - August 03, 2023 This two-hour non-stop, quick-fire comedy is delivered superbly by a cast of familiar faces to Liverpool’s Royal Court and newcomers to the theatre’s main stage. ...
REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On POTTED POTTER
by Jade Kops - April 13, 2024 REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On POTTED POTTER ...
Review: MISCHIEF MAKERS: PETER PAN GOES WRONG - BROADWAY PART 1, Podcast
by Kat Mokrynski - May 31, 2023 Who broke their foot the last time they were in Peter Pan Goes Wrong? What was it like to work with Neil Patrick Harris? What are American audiences like versus those in the UK? Mischief Makers: Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Broadway Part 1 answers all of these questions and more!...
Review: SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM at Stages Houston
by Jonathan Netek - December 04, 2024 Sister is back again at Stages Houston, instructing one last catechism class before the church Christmas party commences. Originated by Maripat Donovan, who originally played Sister, and a writing partner or two over the years, this uproarious one-woman show is now brilliantly helmed by Denise Fenne...
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: FLIGHT, Pleasance Dome
by Kat Mokrynski - October 07, 2024 If you’re afraid of flying, this may not be the right show for you. Flight, one of two Darkfield shows playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024, originally ran in 2018 and had been performed at the Fringe in 2022.... |