Scott Schwartz and Natascia Diaz talk about the development of a musical from the New York Musical Theatre Festival to its formal premiere in Washington, DC. (more...)

Currently taking off at the Edinburgh Fringe's intimate George Square 2 venue is a new British musical, Jet, Set Go! by Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger. For 75 minutes audiences are treated to a hugely enjoyable feast of humour and catchy tunes as this "cabin crew musical" takes them on a return flight between London Heathrow and JFK New York, spying on the lives of the aircraft's crew both during the flights and on their brief stay in the Big Apple. (more...)

'Syracuse' Adaptation is Oakbrook's 3rd Straight Homer!

Young producers Kyle and Drew DeSantis and Artistic Director William Osetek are on a roll with their Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace revisal of Rodgers and Hart's "The Boys from Syracuse." (more...)

Summer Shorts 2: Series A

Summer Shorts 2nd annual Festival of New American Plays includes 4 impressive one-act plays. Review of Series A. (more...)

Fringe: That Dorothy Parker: A Medley of Extemporanea

Carol Lempert’s one-woman show about Dorothy Parker naturally sparkles with wit, presented by Artistic New Directions as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. (more...)

Fringe: Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell: The Girls Who Just Watch

On an island in hell, Andromeda, Cleopatra, Heloise, Queen Victoria, and Joan of Arc all sit and wait, unchanging. And then comes erotica writer Anaïs Nin to turn their afterlives upside down, in David Stallings' fascinating play Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell, part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. (more...)

Fringe: The Boy in the Basement: Romance in the Pants

A silly romance novel comes amusingly to life in Katherine Heller’s play "The Boy in the Basement", part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. (more...)

Review: “The Producers’ at Theatre By The Sea

The Matunuck, RI theater caps its 75th season with a near-perfect production of the Mel Brooks comedy (more...)

Fringe: Big Thick Rod: Nymphomania Errant

When a wood nymph marries a stolid banker, she becomes sex-starved and ends up becoming a pimp as she learns about sexual commerce in Stanton Wood's new Fairy Tale Satire "Big Thick Rod", presented by Rabbit Hole Ensemble as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. (more...)

A Scottish-Jewish Musical? Bring in the Music, Bring in the Kilts (more...)

Humor Is Front and Center in “The Understudy”

Theresa Rebeck’s scathing new play that mixes comedy with Kafka receives its world premiere in an excellent production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival (more...)

“Going to St. Ives” Puts Two Women in a World of Pain

Lee Blessing’s taut twist of fate between two women and two worlds tears at the fabric of guilt, responsibility, right and wrong in a riveting production starring Lindsay Crouse and Jacqui Parker at Massachusetts’ Gloucester Stage (more...)

This bright new family-friendly musical is TheatreworksUSA's latest offering. (more...)

“Richard III” at Single Carrot: Success and Excess

William Shakespeare’s Richard III at Single Carrot’s space at the Loads of Fun Gallery plays through August 3. (more...)

Dubbed "The World's Most Popular Musical", the current touring production of Mamma Mia still proves to be raking in the "Money, Money, Money". (more...)

The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts presents Brent Barrett and Perry Ojeda following in the crooked footsteps of John Lithgow, Jonathan Pryce, and Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz. The good news? They're rotten! (more...)

Rene Auberjonois shines in DC's summer blockbuster comedy which has been extended until August 2. (more...)

Marriott's 'Monty' a Musical Theater Summit!

The eight-year-old musical "The Full Monty" is receiving what is surely one of its very best productions to date, now through September 21st at the Marriott Theatre in the far north Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire, Illinois. (more...)

“Urinetown” at Cockpit-in-Court

Urinetown plays at CCBC-Essex through August 3. (more...)

Bye Bye Birdie: Thanks for the Memories

Despite a few stumbles, North Shore Music Theatre’s trip back to the ’50s shakes, rattles and rolls in nostalgic good humor (more...)

‘Tommy’: an Almost Sensation at Winters Lane

The Who’s Tommy continues through August 3 at CCBC – Catonsville. (more...)

Optimism Doesn’t Grow Old with “Annie”

Reagle Players of Waltham, Mass., present a sparkling “Annie” with the help of jovial direction, a strong cast, and an inspired performance by Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan (more...)

“Never Sang” at Spots: Parenting a Parent

I Never Sang for My Father runs through August 3 at Spotlighters Theatre. (more...)

Yeston/Kopit 'Phantom' Makes a Lovely, Puzzling Production

Veteran Chicago theatergoers will recall the long-running production of the musical called simply "Phantom," at the now-razed Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in southwest suburban Summit, Illinois. The show, written in the 1980s by composer/lyricist Maury Yeston and bookwriter Arthur Kopit as a follow-up to their Tony-winning musical "Nine,"... (more...)

The Publick Theatre offers a fascinating play fit for a riparian setting. Flock to it! (more...)