“Indecent” is a powerful, timely reminder of the need to act decently
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. In an era when America is sadly renewing both […]
Month: September 2018
CST’s “Nell Gwynn” is a brilliant comic romp
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren. There is quite a way to go and many […]
“Caroline, or Change’ is anchored by a powerful performance
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Marisa KM. It isn’t often that you see a musical in […]
“We’re Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time”…so go see this play!
By Beverly Friend, Ph.D., Member American Theater Critics Assn; photo by Liz Lauren. Reviewers know — or are supposed to know — […]
“Arms and the Man” stands up well in City Lit’s production
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Steve Graue. George Bernard Shaw is a name mentioned in the […]
“Second Skin” is a haunting tale told beautifully
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joe Mazza. There are some times when the script of a […]
“Curve of Departure” is a lovely slice of life
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. Rachel Bonds’ Curve of Departure is a little gem […]
Well-acted, uneven “Odessa” gets lost in its own labyrinth
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Lindsay Williams. The Odessa catacombs are a multi-level series of mining […]
“You want to own a bookstore?”: An amazing evening of magic with Brett Schneider
By Joe DeRosa; photo by Eve Rydberg I was seven-years-old in April 1983, when I watched David Copperfield make the Statue of […]
Lifeline’s gender-switched “Frankenstein” is a brilliant, dark take on the original
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Suzanne Plunkett. In this, the 200th anniversary of the writing of […]