Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 6

Review: Jessica Vosk Presented By Washington Performing Arts At Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
by Elliot Lanes - February 15, 2023

We all know that Jessica Vosk is best known for her portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked. It’s how many of us first became familiar with her talents. When the tour came here to the Kennedy Center in 2016, Vosk effectively blew a hole in the roof of the Opera House. Her performance was that good. After tou...

Review: Headley's Heavenly On Stage With The Pops For ONE NIGHT ONLY: AN EVENING WITH HEATHER HEADLEY at Carnegie Hall
by Bobby Patrick - February 13, 2023

In short, this ONE NIGHT ONLY concert at the very Carnegie Hall gave us a remarkable EVENING WITH HEATHER HEADLEY and is most definitely one for the books....

Album Review: THREE ALBUMS BY EMILY SKINNER Lead A Pack Of Unreleased Music Wading Out Into The Streams.
by Bobby Patrick - January 31, 2023

Thanks to Concord Theatricals Recordings, these albums are among more than 20 older recordings that have been given new releases on every streaming, digital, and downloadable platform....

Album Review: THE BIG ONE-OH! (1-0) Cast Recording Is A Child-Ish Delight Of Adolescent Angst & School Yard Antics
by Bobby Patrick - January 30, 2023

The cast of THE BIG ONE-OH! includes two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, along with Derek Klena, Patti Murin, Brittney Mack, Michael James Scott, and introduces Jaxon Daniel (as Charlie) and Emmy Woodard. Rounding out the cast are Claudia Bennett, Hatty King, Scott Nelson, Mason Risser, Ambe...

Album Review: MACGYVER: THE MUSICAL Cobbles Together A Cast Album That Spoofs The 80s Spy Spoof TV Show With Hilarious Communists
by Bobby Patrick - January 30, 2023

Along with Lauderman and Dixon there is a surprise addition to the vocal cast with Tristin Mays, one of the stars of the recent MacGyver reboot TV series on CBS....

Album Review: The Latest Off-Broadway Cast Album By A Delightful Cast That Reads BETWEEN THE LINES
by Bobby Patrick - January 17, 2023

Bobby could go on and on about every song from this Off-Broadway gem, but why. You all get the idea that this CD/Album is a must-have for musical theatre fans near and far....

Album Review: Hoffman & Hatfield Duet Together In The Key of Jazz on STIRRINGS STILL
by Bobby Patrick - January 24, 2023

STIRRINGS STILL is an intimate set of duets for guitar and voice performed by Ken Hatfield (guitar) and Eric Hoffman (vocals)...

Review: RING IN THE NEW - ADELAIDE CANTATA BAND at Pilgrim Uniting Church
by Barry Lenny - January 07, 2023

The calibre of the musicians was undoubted....

FEATURE: From Under The Rainbow - Bobby Patrick's Picks Of The Best Of 2022
by Bobby Patrick - December 31, 2022

Bobby must jump on THAT bandwagon and sort through our impressive list of reviews and pick out the standouts for the previous 12 months, and so, here goes…...

Album Review: THE BESTEST OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER Splatters Your Post Holiday Blues With Booze And Is A Fun EP For The Yuletide Aftermath
by Bobby Patrick - December 29, 2022

The title track THE BESTEST OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER is a darkish comedy number about the worker bees in an adult diaper factory at the office Xmas party, and all the humiliating things they must do for that Christmas bonus....

Review: PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND at The Conrad
by Ron Bierman - December 20, 2022

“We love you, Poncho!” came a shout from the audience before the musicians had played their first note. And a few tunes later, even some silver-haired members of the La Jolla community were dancing in the aisles. The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band has that effect on people. It’s hard to keep your fe...

Review: CHRISTMAS with Michael W. Smith and Michael Tait at Capital One Hall
by Elliot Lanes - December 14, 2022

After almost 40 years the first man to popularize Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is still going strong. Michael W. Smith’s musicianship, skills as a composer, and entrancing vocal style has helped audiences of all denominations appreciate the word of God in a way that isn’t preachy. He gets the ...

Review: Mark Tuan brings the heat to Vancouver with “The Other Side” tour!
by Alyson Eng - November 10, 2022

Mark Tuan’s “The Other Side” tour stopped in Vancouver on November 1st and didn’t fail to bring the energy and heat to the crowd. “The Other Side” tour visited a total of 15 cities across North America and had its last show in Los Angeles on November 6th....

Review: Why a 'Weird Al' Concert Without Any Parodies Is the Most 'Weird Al' Concert of All
by Aaron Wallace - October 19, 2022

An evening with 'Weird Al' on stage is always a blend of concert, comedy, and community. The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour feels like an opportunity to give back — letting Al show us everything else he can do while indulging our own inner geeks at the...

Album Review: Queer Indie-Folk-Pop Artist Elizabeth Wyld Sings The Truths Of Many Women On Her New EP DELICATE CREATURES
by Bobby Patrick - October 24, 2022

Elizabeth Wyld offers a queer woman’s POV about love’s layers lost and how some cope, some cop-out, and some kill....

Review: VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON PREMIERES EDMUND FINNIS, Southbank Centre
by Alexander Cohen - September 26, 2022

Making his Proms debut just last year, Víkingur Ólafsson brings his searing musical brilliance to the Southbank Centre....

Review: Neko Case at Brooklyn Steel
by Daniel Nolen - September 09, 2022

What did our critic think of NEKO CASE AT BROOKLYN STEEL at Brooklyn Steel?...

Review: JOHN WILLIAMS 90TH BIRTHDAY GALA CONCERT at Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - June 27, 2022

109 film scores, lots of symphonic music, and the music you hear during the Olympics doesn't even begin to properly describe a true living musical legend like John Williams. His 50 years and 29 film association with Steven Spielberg is the longest relationship in film between a director and a compos...

Review: Phoebe Bridgers at Forest Hills Stadium
by Daniel Nolen - June 19, 2022

What did our critic think of Phoebe Bridgers at Forest Hills Stadium?...

BWW Review: Rex Orange County at Forest Hills Stadium
by Daniel Nolen - May 15, 2022

BroadwayWorld's @danielnolen writes about Rex Orange County's Who Cares? Tour in Queens...

BWW Review: Rina Sawayama at Terminal 5
by Daniel Nolen - May 15, 2022

@danielnolen writes about seeing Rina Sawayama's final show of her Dynasty tour....

BWW Review: Lucius at The Beacon Theater
by Daniel Nolen - May 05, 2022

I arrive at the Beacon Theater early enough to peruse the merch line, and after attempting--and failing--to bribe the woman icily manning the VIP table into letting me purchase an exclusive gig poster, I take my seat and wait for the show to begin. ...

Review: Nina Campos, with Guest Gerald Santos, In Concert at Pinto Art Museum
by Vince Vicentuan - May 04, 2022

A summer night couldn’t be more propitious: an amphitheatre sitting loftily atop rugged Antipolo terrains adorned with humongous homalomenas, philodendrons, and alocasias growing uninterruptedly, a buzzing crowd of guests gushing over the museum’s Castillan-influenced architecture jutting into the n...

BWW Review: Lorde at Radio City Music Hall
by Daniel Nolen - April 20, 2022

BWW writer and podcaster @danielnolen visited Radio City for Lorde's sold-out show and wrote all about it!...

BWW Review: Aimee Mann at City Winery
by Daniel Nolen - April 18, 2022

It's Good Friday, and I am attending Aimee Mann's opening night at City Winery. It's the first of four shows she will be playing over the weekend in New York City, which is the first stop on her US tour to promote her new album, Queens of the Summer Hotel. Read our critic's review. ...