August 8, 2019August 8, 2019USAOnStage USAOnStage NYC: The Rolling Stone takes on the deadly plight of gays in Uganda Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle; photo by Jeremy Daniel. While […]
July 18, 2019July 18, 2019Chicago Reviews “Now & Then” is a new musical that shows a lot of promise Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Ronnie Larsen. Now & Then is an ambitious little musical about […]
March 5, 2019March 6, 2019Chicago Reviews The moving “Southern Comfort” opens the veil into the lives of a chosen family of transgender people in 1998 Georgia Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Heather Mall. OK, I’m starting this review with a huge disclaimer: […]
February 13, 2019February 14, 2019Chicago Reviews Weak plot is a soft spot in the otherwise entertaining “The Total Bent” Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin D. Oie. Rifts between fathers and sons have long been […]
January 17, 2019January 18, 2019Chicago Reviews “Cardboard Piano” is the first great play of 2019 Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Lara Goetsch. In the Humana Festival hit Cardboard Piano, now having […]
December 12, 2018December 12, 2018Chicago Reviews Theo Ubique enters a new era with the fun, sweet “The Full Monty” Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin D Oie. Theo Ubique ushered in its new era this […]
November 21, 2018November 21, 2018USAOnStage USAOnStage NYC: It’s hard not to be hooked by Head Over Heels By Lauren Van Hemert, American Theatre Critics Association member If Something Rotten and Mamma Mia had a love child, Head Over Heels […]
November 20, 2018November 20, 2018Chicago Reviews “This Bitter Earth” is easily one of the best plays of 2018 Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. We’re living in a highly charged political age, but […]
November 15, 2018November 16, 2018USAOnStage USAOnStage NYC: “The Prom” shows Broadway the midwest…as Broadway sees it Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Dean van Meer. This could be ripped from the headlines: Small […]
November 15, 2018November 15, 2018Chicago Reviews “Wife Material”: Jamie Shriner’s racy, funny, poignant autobiographical tale Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Evan Hanover. Think about what a musical means to you. […]
