Latest Review Roundups
Review Roundup: Laura Winters' ALL OF ME at the New Group
May 15, 2024 The New Group is now presenting All of Me, by Laura Winters. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play!
Review Roundup: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Opens At New York Theatre Workshop
May 14, 2024 New York Theatre Workshop and Tectonic Theater Project present Here There Are Blueberries, co-written by NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony & Emmy award nominee Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project) & Emmy Award nominee Amanda Gronich (The Laramie Project) and conceived & directed by Moisés Kaufman. Read reviews!
Review Roundup: The Bengsons' THE KEEP GOING SONGS Opens at Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
May 03, 2024 Read the reviews for The Keep Going Songs at Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3. Learn more about the show.
Review Roundup: STAFF MEAL Opens at Playwrights Horizons
April 29, 2024 Read the reviews for Staff Meal at Plawyrights Horizons.
Review Roundup: ILLINOISE Arrives on Broadway
April 26, 2024 The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise is officially open on Broadway at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024 Tony Awards consideration. Check out what the critics are saying!
Review Roundup: THE GREAT GATSBY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada!
April 25, 2024 Welcome to the Jazz Age! The new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby opens on Broadway tonight, starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada! Read the reviews! REGIONAL REVIEWS
Review: ALONSO KING LINES BALLET: DEEP RIVER at Kennedy Center
Washington, DC: David Friscic on May 19, 2024 The visionary eye of Choreographer Alonzo King creates such complex choreographic movement from his gifted ensemble of twelve contemporary ballet dancers, that you will miss a tantalizing moment if you avert your eyes for even a nano-second. Billed as the Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River ---the audience at the Kennedy Center was treated not only to the choreographic ebb and flow of the Deep River contemporary ballet work but was also treated to no less than twelve other contemporary ballet dance works that preceded this primary work (except for one achingly languorous, reflective, and sensual work entitled Epilogue Pas which was a stunning pas de deux that was the final work of the evening –danced beautifully by Adji Cissoko and Shuaib Elhassan.
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE PRECARIOUS POSITION at Taproot Theatre
Seattle: Jay Irwin on May 19, 2024 First off, Dear Readers, “Sherlock Holmes and the Precarious Position” currently playing at Taproot Theatre, is not a Holmes story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s a silly little lark with Holmesian characters by Margaret Raether. The program even says, “Based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”. Second, do not try and gleam anything from the title. I’m still not certain what the “Precarious Position” was. At least, not without really reaching for a connection. Having said that, this silly little lark was fairly fun, largely due to a cast that was having just as much fun. So, it’s not brilliant or life changing, but I will go so far as saying it’s gigglelicious.
Review: THE FULL MONTY at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
Central Pennsylvania: Rich Mehrenberg on May 19, 2024 The Full Monty is a lot of fun, and a great palate cleanser after the more solemn, Ragtime. It is playing now through June 22.
Review: MEN ON BOATS at Theatre In The Round
Minneapolis / St. Paul: Joe Sarafolean on May 19, 2024 What did our critic think of MEN ON BOATS at Theatre In The Round?
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at American Stage
Tampa/St. Petersburg: Peter Nason on May 19, 2024 It's a rollicking, raucous, adrenaline-pumping, soulful and yet sometimes sad affair
Review: RENT at His Majesty's Theatre
Australia - Perth: David Bravos on May 19, 2024 RENT is a rightful touchstone of musical theatre. A rare example of a musical being set in the time it was shown, it shone light on people and lifestyles that people were often doing their best to avoid. Reimagined in 2024 for an Australian audience, RENT wants you to come and see why it is a major part of the musical theatre landscape.
Review: EXPECTING at the Keegan Theatre
Washington, DC: Jake Bridges on May 19, 2024 What did our critic think of EXPECTING at C21 Theatre Company/The Keegan Theatre?
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The National Theatre
Washington, DC: Itai Yasur on May 19, 2024 Half a century on, SUPERSTAR shines brighter and louder than ever.
REVIEW: Outhouse Theatre Co's ULSTER AMERICAN Is Revived For An Encore Season at Ensemble Theatre
Australia - Sydney: Jade Kops on May 19, 2024 Shane Anthony’s (Director) presentation of David Ireland’s (Playwright) ULSTER AMERICAN returns to the Sydney stage at Ensemble Theatre.
Review: What the Hades – the Met Brings Back Morris's Lovely ORFEO with Costanzo
Opera: Richard Sasanow on May 18, 2024 Considering all the productions in the Met’s repertoire that have been conceived (or, perhaps more justly, concocted) by directors from other media who don’t seem to understand or like opera, Mark Morris is a gem. So is his concept for Gluck’s ORFEO ED EURIDICE, the myth of a man who is permitted to go to the land of the dead to retrieve his beloved wife, which was seen in a revival that opened the other night with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and soprano Ying Fang in the title roles.
Review: CORTEO at EagleBank Arena
Washington, DC: Tavish Young on May 18, 2024 A whimsical procession on its way to the beyond.
Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Village Theatre
Seattle: Jay Irwin on May 18, 2024 Dear Readers, we’re about to enter the realm of one of my favorite shows, “Once on This Island”, currently playing at Village Theatre. This gem of a show is, sadly, not often produced. In fact, I’ve only seen it twice, once on Broadway in 2017, and once in 2005, again from Village Theatre. Both of those productions hold very special places in my memory as being stellar shows. I tell you this for one reason and one reason only, I am very picky when it comes to this show. I know the story and the music backwards and forwards. And I am loathed to say that this current production suffered from bad choice after bad choice, misstep after misstep, resulting in something that resembled the gem, but ultimately did not shine.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Capital One Hall
Washington, DC: Rachael F. Goldberg on May 18, 2024 There’s unfortunately little about the current tour of 'Little Women' that will bring this show new audiences. It often feels like the purpose of the musical may be more to tell the sisters’ love stories than to tell the story of their love for each other, and the production choices for this tour do little to save it from its lackluster material.
Review: ROOST, Oran Mor
Scotland: Natalie O'Donoghue on May 18, 2024 When social worker Hana has to deliberate upon Bingo’s case for the custody of his daughter, his unusual hobby as a ‘doo-man’ catches her off guard. Through him, she is flung back into the world of pigeon keeping.
Review: THE SMUGGLER at Jobsite Theater
Tampa/St. Petersburg: Drew Eberhard on May 18, 2024 Many times, I look at the cultural landscape and all its vast plethora of fortune we have been given in the Tampa Bay area alone, and one things for certain, I will move mountains, stop at nothing to experience theatre that moves me and thrills me to the core. Taking me out of the present worldview, away from daily trials and tribulations and into the stories of many characters, or in this case, one singular character that will allow me to invest time in their plight.
Review: Kanata Theatre's Production of BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
Ottawa: Courtney Castelino on May 18, 2024 What did our critic think of BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at Kanata Theatre?
Feature: 9 Celebrities Gathered at Osaka Comic Con 2024 Opening Ceremony
Japan: Ayaka Ozaki on May 18, 2024 Tokyo and Osaka Comic Con: Since 2016, a pop culture festival providing opportunities for communication with celebrities and artists, exhibition of props used in movies, and interaction among cosplay enthusiasts. In the past, celebrities like Chris Hemsworth and Orlando Bloom gathered, and the 2nd Osaka Comic Con 2024 took place over three days from May 3rd. This time, celebrities such as Norman Reedus, Tom Hiddleston, Daniel Logan, Mads Mikkelsen, Christopher Lloyd, and others participated. Here, we bring you the highlights of the opening ceremony on the first day.
Review: FRAMES OF MIND at Newport Contemporary Ballet
Rhode Island: Erica Cataldi-Roberts on May 17, 2024 Just in time for Mental Health Awareness month, Newport Contemporary Ballet presents a captivating evening of three mind-focused pieces, FRAMES OF MIND, at Providence’s WaterFire Arts Center.
Review: Arts in Motion's Production of BIG FISH at the IPAC
Tampa/St. Petersburg: Peter Nason on May 17, 2024 BIG FISH is perhaps the ultimate Father’s Day musical, which is why I found it so ironic that I saw the Arts in Motion production of it the day before Mother’s Day.
Review: GHOST WALTZ at Latino Theatre Company At LATC
Los Angeles: Evan Henerson on May 17, 2024 A moody dramatic dive into the life of a violinist whose celebrated waltz got him mistaken for Strauss. As lovely as Alberto Barboza’s production looks on stage at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – and as melodic as it often sounds – GHOST WALTZ’s impact is as fleeting as the spirits who populate it. |
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