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BWW Review: Karen Finley's THE JACKIE LOOK

Karen Finley's solo performance of The Jackie Look is a narrative told by a resurrected Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (more...)

BWW Reviews: GIRL POWER: THE LACY PROJECT

Take two living dolls...literally...place them in a tiny New York apartment with a female Peter Pan, an aspiring photographer, and a heroin loving hip-hop artist, all to tell a story about how women, ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Jeffrey Wright Delivers Solid Performance at the Kranzberg

After experiencing some initial success in the world of cabaret last year, Jeffrey Wright has returned to the Kranzberg Arts Center for a weekend of sold out performances. With the encouragement of me... (more...)

'Black Pearl Sings!' Tells Soulful Story

This play with music digs deep into the heritage of song and shows how two diverse women discover and reclaim their own souls by helping each other find meaning in the tragedies and challenges of thei... (more...)

'Dreamgirls' Lacks Soul

High-tech production values crush the heart of this national touring revival despite great voices and generally strong performances (more...)

BWW Reviews: CLOTHES FOR A SUMMER HOTEL

If you have ever spent an afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and had the opportunity to study some of the sketches done by Michelangelo Buonarroti or Leonardo Da Vinci you will be able to und... (more...)

BWW Reviews: COMIC POTENTIAL at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren

Comic Potential is Alan Ayckbourn's take on television of the future where actors are not actors at all, but machines. Given the success of James Cameron's Avatar, Ayckbourn might be on to something. (more...)

REVIEW: Piwacket Theatre for Children Continue Season with Debut of SNOW WHITE AND THE 8TH DWARF

Piwacket Theatre for Children celebrates their 18th year in existence with the charming debut of their 18th original production SNOW WHITE AND THE 8TH DWARF (playing through January 30, 2010 at the Bl... (more...)

REVIEW: ELIANE ELIAS Gives Terrific Performance at the Sheldon January 23rd

Eliane Elias is a superbly talented performer, having started on piano at age six in her native Brazil (Sao Paulo). She's grown up with the sounds of Bossa Nova wafting through the air and airwaves, a... (more...)

REVIEW: Kelli O'Hara Performs Exquisite O.C. Cabaret Debut, Ends 1/24

Add 'Cabaret Queen' to this woman's long list of accomplishments. When three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara steps in front of an audience and sings, you feel like you're in the presence of a true star... (more...)

BWW Reviews: SIGNS OF A NEW DAY at Z. Alexander Looby Theatre

Signs of a New Day is not a perfect play, by many measures, but the fact that it focuses on Looby - whose name almost every Nashvillian most certainly knows, but someone about whom they know precious ... (more...)

BWW Review: THE 101 DALMATIANS MUSICAL at Tennessee Performing Arts Center

You don't have to be a dog lover to enjoy The 101 Dalmatians Musical, but it doesn't hurt! Now onstage at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, the national touring company of th... (more...)

REVIEW: Black Rep Opens 33rd Season with 1960's take on ROMEO AND JULIET

In director Chris Anthony's notes in the program she discusses the question of relevance where Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET is concerned. She correctly points out that 'Shakespeare wrote a story abo... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Ray Bradbury Charms With WISDOM 2116

Ray Bradbury's Wisdom 2116/ conceived, directed & choreographed by Steve Josephson/ Fremont Centre Theatre/ through February 27. (more...)

BWW Review: RUMORS at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre

Led by the superb Mike Baum and Lydia Bushfield, it's a fast-paced comic tour de force for Wyckoff's talented players who deliver the goods with charm and wit. First presented on Broadway in the 1990s... (more...)

Fabel Directs Fantastic Foursome in 'Fabuloso'

An alternative lifestyle comedy that is long on laughs and absent politics is a welcome addition to the theatrical canon. The only messages here are of the life-is-short and it's-never-too-late variet... (more...)

BWW Reviews: MAN OF LA MANCHA at Vagabond

'Man of La Mancha' is a satisfying evening's entertainment at Baltimore's Vagabond Theater, just don't look for Broadway caliber voices on Vagabond's diminutive stage. (more...)

REVIEW: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Presents a Charming Production of A CHRISTMAS STORY

I distinctly recall the very first time I saw the film version of A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983). I sat alone in a nearly empty theatre as it unspooled, all the while thinking it deserving of a much better ... (more...)

REVIEW: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS comes to the Stage of the Fox Theatre through Dec 27

I originally saw Paul Blake and David Ives' adaptation of the 1954 movie WHITE CHRISTMAS back in 2006 at the Muny. There have been some minor changes made to it since then, but it still follows the ba... (more...)

REVIEW: Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show Thrills Crowd at the Sheldon Concert Hall

On a cool and stormy evening (December 12, 2009), Mother Nature may have provided the lightning, but the Blind Boys of Alabama delivered the thunder, captivating the crowd at the Sheldon Concert Hall ... (more...)

Clowning Around Doesn't (entirely) Slip Up Cirque's 'BANANA SHPEEL'

'BANANA SHPEEL's' script is wonky and often unfunny, but for an evening of phenomenal dance numbers, thrilling acrobatics, and electrifying big-band-esque music, 'SHPEEL' is worth a looksee. (more...)

Piwacket Children's Theatre Continues Season with Cute Production of THE HOLIDAY SHOW

Piwacket Theatre for Children continues their season with a festive treat called THE HOLIDAY SHOW, which teaches kids the importance of sharing. Of course, this is a valuable lesson any time of the ye... (more...)

REVIEW: The Late Christopher Bean: Is He Dead?

The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) delivers yet another neglected gem from theatre's past: 'The Late Christopher Bean', a delightful farce from 1932. (more...)

REVIEW: Cute WINTER WONDERETTES brings Holiday Cheer to Laguna Playhouse (11/28 - 12/30)

LAGUNA BEACH, CA-With the holidays upon us, the arrival of aptly-themed shows also permeate the theatrical landscape. And like tinsel, egg-nog and Santa, perennial traditions are still what most peopl... (more...)

Fain Commands 'SANTALAND DIARIES' With Elven Charm & Smarm

Theater Wit's 'THE SANTALAND DIARIES' is an alternative gin-fuel yuletide holiday monologue for anyone who's over the manufactured 'joy' of the season and into an ol' fashioned adult-aimed evening of ... (more...)