Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message

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By Stephen Dubois Just over a century ago, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. The Suffragist Movement was one of the most significant and vital for our country's continued evolution and the musical Suffs explores its history through leaders like Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells, … Continue reading Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message

Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical

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Reviewed by Stephen Dubois With the closing of the Royal George Theatre last season, I had fully expected the reopening of the Courthouse Theatre to be the same format it had been in the past:  Theater-in-the-Round much like the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre.  I was pleasantly surprised to see a brand-new configuration of seating with … Continue reading Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical

“Wrong is For Other People,” she says, and Funny Girl Gets it All Right at Shaw Festival

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Funny Girl is a Broadway classic since its debut in 1964 with Barbra Streisand as the title character. She also played the part in the 1968 film version. The Isobel Lennart’s book is based on real-life star Fanny Brice and her tempestuous marriage to suave gambler Nicky Arnstein. It’s also one of the three musicals … Continue reading “Wrong is For Other People,” she says, and Funny Girl Gets it All Right at Shaw Festival

Radium Girls Light Up Taylor Theatre

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Stories like these are a bittersweet experience: they represent an important albeit heartbreaking time in American labor history, and while there is a pyrrhic victory in the resolution, there's that glimmer of hope that change happens when people strongly self-advocate and refuse to back down when challenged. Radium Girls (script by D.W. Gregory, adapted from … Continue reading Radium Girls Light Up Taylor Theatre

The Circus Has Come to Town at Shea’s

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by Stephen Dubois The Pigpen Theater Company, known for its collaborative approach that merges original music, inventive stagecraft and puppetry, is only credited for the score and lyrics but, their creative spirit certainly inspired this stunning production of Water for Elephants.  From the opening scene to the heartfelt closing, this was musical theater at its finest … Continue reading The Circus Has Come to Town at Shea’s