A star is born in a fun My Fair Lady
Late in My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, escaping from Professor Higgins’ tyranny, leaves his dwelling to discover that Freddy Eynsford-Hill is still […]
Month: June 2022
Choir Boy explores gay Black manhood at Steppenwolf
It is a wonderful coincidence that now, during Pride month, just after an inventive musical about a gay Black man trying to […]
Life After is a powerful, poignant, and original look at a father’s death through the eyes of his teenage daughter
There are no “wrong” ways to mourn someone you love. Everyone is unique, as is every death. When it intrudes on the […]
Prepare Ye: there’s a fun and inventive new Godspell in town
I think that the last time I saw a production of Godspell it had only been a few years since its premiere. […]
“cullud wattuh” powerfully and provocatively tells the story of the Flint water crisis
If you are like me, you have some vague notion that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—you remember: lead pipes, poisoned water, […]
No Cruel Intentions in this bawdy, vibrant musical from Kokandy
Cruel Intentions, the 90s Musical is a Kokandy production, which is generally about all I need to know to expect something wonderful. […]
An absolutely perfect Steel Magnolias at Drury Lane
I have some history with Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. Besides loving the brilliantly cast 1989 movie (Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, […]
Tommy On Top: farce shouldn’t have to try this hard to be funny
It isn’t often that I can’t find anything good to say about a show. I enjoy theatre in general—I wouldn’t do this […]
Great acting, impressive design, and satanic muppets make for a spectacular “Hand to God”
Think puppets. On stage. Perhaps the first show that comes to mind is Avenue Q, for a very good reason. It’s certainly […]
Hilarity, Hijinx, and Suspense in Milwaukee Rep’s production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
If theater is meant to inspire, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted by Ken Ludwig, […]