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January 28, 2018January 28, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL OnStage: Hop on an Emotional, Heartfelt, and Humorous “Ride” at ASC

Review by Aaron Krause, American Theatre Critics Association member CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Stories about a long journey allow the playwright to […]

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

NationOnStage Florida Review: Flashdance More of a Flash in the Pan

Review by Beverly Friend Flashdance is a feel-good musical presented by a fresh-faced, young, nubile and rather charming cast but burdened by […]

December 24, 2017December 24, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL OnStage: Nothing Smokey About This Production

FLORIDA REVIEW: SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE — The Songs of Leiber and Stoller Ok, we never do meet anyone named Smokey Joe. We are […]

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL Review: Dream Cast Hits Just the Right Notes in Dreamgirls

If a critic were limited to just one word to describe a performance, the word for Dream Girls would be POWERFUL! What […]

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017Musings, USAOnStage

Miss Saigon in 2017: What About the Controversies?

I’ve been thinking a lot about Miss Saigon ever since seeing the new revival in New York City earlier this month. I’d […]

November 4, 2017November 13, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

Even Without Its Star, Miss Saigon Shines

Having heard so much about Eva Noblezada’s Tony-nominated performance as Kim in the Cameron McIntosh-produced revival of Miss Saigon, the musical from Les […]

November 3, 2017November 4, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

Julie Taymor’s chrysalis transforms “M. Butterfly” into…well, you get the drift.

David Henry Hwang’s Tony-Award-winning M. Butterfly was a controversial masterpiece in the 80s when it first graced the Broadway stage. For the first-ever revival […]