The Muny’s Lush, Lithe ‘South Pacific’ Is An Unforgettable Experience

The Muny’s Lush, Lithe ‘South Pacific’ Is An Unforgettable Experience

By Lynn Venhaus Big personalities and bigger voices fill the Muny’s expansive stage for an enthralling excursion into an exotic place that remains a timeless... Details
Prism Theatre Co. ‘Progress’ Royally Entertains with a Cozy Inside Look

Prism Theatre Co. ‘Progress’ Royally Entertains with a Cozy Inside Look

By Lynn Venhaus With a modern sense and sensibility, local playwright John Wolbers created a warm, welcoming and wild woman’s world of the 16th century... Details
Virtuoso Performances Give Albion Theatre’s Twisty ‘The Wasp’ Bite

Virtuoso Performances Give Albion Theatre’s Twisty ‘The Wasp’ Bite

By Lynn Venhaus Albion Theatre’s masterful interpretation of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s “The Wasp,” a contemporary twisty and twisted psychological thriller, leaves the gasping audience deeply... Details
Center Stage Delivers a Winning Showcase for OTSL’s Young Artists

Center Stage Delivers a Winning Showcase for OTSL’s Young Artists

By CB Adams Concert presenters have a name for performers and composers who reliably fill seats: bankers. Beethoven is a banker. Wagner is a banker.... Details
Funky, Fun ‘Shrek the Musical’ Flips and Fractures Fairy Tales at The Muny

Funky, Fun ‘Shrek the Musical’ Flips and Fractures Fairy Tales at The Muny

By Lynn Venhaus It’s hard to say who had a better time at “Shrek the Musical” – the parents or the children, often green-clad and... Details
OTSL’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ Sails On Music, Wit and Comic Precision

OTSL’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ Sails On Music, Wit and Comic Precision

By CB Adams The performing arts do love a new label, especially for an old idea. Take “poperetta,” a recent coinage for musical theater that... Details
“Supergirl’ Milly Alcock Impresses in Standard Superhero Story

“Supergirl’ Milly Alcock Impresses in Standard Superhero Story

By Alex McPherson Representing less a defiant step forward into a new era of the DC Cinematic Universe than a retread of the by-the-books superhero... Details
Dynamic Quartet Razor-Sharp in New Jewish Theatre’s ‘God of Carnage’

Dynamic Quartet Razor-Sharp in New Jewish Theatre’s ‘God of Carnage’

By Lynn Venhaus In a modern satire on parenting, social graces and the notion that polite society is merely a thin veneer, “God of Carnage”... Details
Spunky, Punky Milly Alcock Ascends in DCU’s Edgier, Grittier ‘Supergirl’

Spunky, Punky Milly Alcock Ascends in DCU’s Edgier, Grittier ‘Supergirl’

By Lynn Venhaus A messier, edgier alien superhero has arrived in “Supergirl,” with all its expected over-reliance on CGI visual effects and its anticipated female-forward... Details
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Revises The Legend in a Dark and Dull Way

‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Revises The Legend in a Dark and Dull Way

By Lynn VenhausDark, dour and dreary, “The Death of Robin Hood” is a revisionist take on the legendary folk hero without any merry men or... Details