Sandy Rustin's The Cottage takes the best of a classic British farce, folds in some more contemporary ideology, and comes up with something so incredibly funny, Noel Coward would not have imagined it. It's onstage now to September 27 at Alleyway Theatre and it's a superb way to launch its 46th season, with a good … Continue reading The Cottage: What’s Old is New Again and it’s Hysterical
Dreamgirls is Vibrant!
It all starts with a dream...and for a trio of talented girls in the 1960s, their dream was to sing and be heard and blaze a new trail for Black women in the music industry. That's the story behind Dreamgirls, an extravagant, exuberant musical that's kicking off the theatre season at Shea's 710. The 1981 … Continue reading Dreamgirls is Vibrant!
Wait Until Dark Lights Up With Tension
Wait Until Dark, on stage now at the Shaw Festival (Festival Theatre), is a griping psychological thriller and is exactly the type of show you expect to see on this venerable summer schedule. The Frederick Knott classic is a deliciously deceitful and twisted plot, where Susan, just a year into her marriage to Sam, is … Continue reading Wait Until Dark Lights Up With Tension
Killer Laughs at Shaw Festival
The world premiere of Murder-on-the-Lake, among this season's Shaw Festival offerings in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is part improv show, part send-up to the traditional drama we love, and out-of-the-box murder mystery party game that were all the rage of the '90s. In brief, it's an absolute hoot and quite the surprise on the traditional NOL stage. I … Continue reading Killer Laughs at Shaw Festival
Theatre Review: ‘Back To The Future The Musical’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Pictured (L-R): Don Stephenson (Doc Brown) and Lucas Hallauer (Marty McFly) in the First National Touring Company of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL. Photo by McLeod9 Creative, 2025 Talk about pageantry at its finest. Back To The Future The Musical opened last night at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre to thunderous applause and crowd excitement. Audience members … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Back To The Future The Musical’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Family Turmoil at ICTC
Spoiler alert: Props Designer Diane Almeter Jones needs some star billing for the prolific amount of stage blood she created for Irish Classical Theatre Company's production of Crocodile Fever. It's everywhere in the second act, in every shape, viscosity, and application. Yes, I'm the squeamish sort, so Theatre Companion had a firm grip on my … Continue reading Family Turmoil at ICTC
The Hatmaker’s Wife, a Great Topper at JRT
The Hatmaker's Wife by Lauren Yee is part folktale, part allegory about who to love and how to love, and a reminder of the high price of loss. It's a beautiful story with more depth and nuance than the show publicity (sorry, Jewish Repertory Theatre) portrayed when it mentioned talking walls and hats. That "you … Continue reading The Hatmaker’s Wife, a Great Topper at JRT
Sweet Charity is Sweet indeed at Kavinoky
Sweet rendition of Sweet Charity on stage at the D'Youville Kavinoky Theatre. The musical Sweet Charity tells the story of Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess in New York City during the 1960s as she navigates a series of love affairs and bad dates while trying to find true love. The story is full … Continue reading Sweet Charity is Sweet indeed at Kavinoky
O’Connell and Company finds dreams In the Woods
Into The Woods is an adult fairy tale that takes familiar characters from Grimm's fairy tales -Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood, each with a wish, a dream or a need - on a journey into the woods to find a specific object. Where they learn the necessity of community and the fact that … Continue reading O’Connell and Company finds dreams In the Woods
Everybody onstage at Ujima
Tioga Simpson speaks about the unusual writing style and format of the play. Abstract characters exist in thoughts or as ideas but not having physical or concrete existence. Kyra Jade (lighting Designer) and Nick Quinn (sound designer) created a foreboding atmosphere. Curtis Lovell (set designer) basically left the performance space bare with accents on each … Continue reading Everybody onstage at Ujima
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