Stellar cast and inventive direction make CST’s “Hamlet” one for the ages.
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. It’s generally acknowledged that there is no greater play […]
Month: April 2019
“I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard” tries for real emotion but settles for bluster
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by WHO IS SHE. The idea of the child becoming the parent […]
Exuberant cast makes for an entertaining “Two Days in Court”
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Steve Graue. Two Days in Court, City Lit Theater’s final production […]
“A Chorus Line” is an ebullient celebration of the love of dance
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier. Recipe for success putting on A Chorus Line: stellar, […]
Footloose may not be a great show, but in Marriott’s production it is highly entertaining
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. Even when the original movie came out in 1984, […]
Scott Gryder is tremendously funny in Buyer and Cellar
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Heather Mall. Most people store things in their basements. These subterranean […]
Second City e.t.c strikes gold with a very personal revue
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Timothy M. Schmidt. With a title like “Grinning from Fear to […]
Cambodian Rock Band is a highly entertaining history lesson, among other things
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. It isn’t often that you find a play that, […]
Theater Wit’s “Admissions” is a perfectly timed piece of scathing satire
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Charles Osgood. No, Jeremy Wechsler is not clairvoyant. The artistic director […]
USA Onstage NYC: Ain’t Too Proud
Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle. Photo by Matthew Murphy There […]