Theater Reviews
Finding Scrooge at Cygnet
What is it about the Christmas season that brings out the grouch in some people?
A lovely, ‘Wicked’ time
“Wicked,” which opened on Oct. 31, runs through Nov. 25 at the Civic Theater, 1100 Third Ave. Production dates and...
Breaking tradition
There’s something to be said — especially in this time of major upheaval — for breaking down old and decrepit...
The complexities of love during a life of activism
“Bull in a China Shop” is running at Diversionary Theatre through Oct. 14. For tickets or more information, visit diversionary.org...
Walking barefoot
I can identify a bit with the excitement of Corie Bratter (Kerry Bishe) as she steps into her first New...
Gloriously goofy spoof
You know the King Arthur legend. You’ve probably seen Lerner and Loewe’s musical “Camelot.” And then there’s “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”
Kris Kringle’s moment
By Jean Lowerison What could be better for spreading Christmas cheer than that great story about Kris Kringle winning a court...
Toxic brilliance
By Jean Lowerison | Theater Review Families can be as toxic as radiation, playwright Paul Zindel tells us in “The Effect...
‘Carol’ — Cygnet’s warm-hearted gem
By Charlene Baldridge Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas” originally began as a novella...
By any other name …
By Charlene Baldridge | Theater Review Many critics claim that “Gypsy, a Musical Fable,” the 1959 Broadway musical loosely based on...
