The Story Theatre weaves history and “not history” into a brilliant conflation of revolution and the Black experience
As its name implies, The Story Theatre knows how to tell a […]
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CST’s campy It Came From Outer Space takes us “out there”
If you are looking for a perfectly silly and fun piece of […]
A star is born in a fun My Fair Lady
Late in My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, escaping from Professor Higgins’ tyranny, […]
Choir Boy explores gay Black manhood at Steppenwolf
It is a wonderful coincidence that now, during Pride month, just after […]
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 […]
Prepare Ye: there’s a fun and inventive new Godspell in town
I think that the last time I saw a production of Godspell […]
“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 […]
No Cruel Intentions in this bawdy, vibrant musical from Kokandy
Cruel Intentions, the 90s Musical is a Kokandy production, which is generally […]
An absolutely perfect Steel Magnolias at Drury Lane
I have some history with Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. Besides loving the […]
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 […]