Review: Marriage is Not Perfect; It Never Will Be
by Rayne Jarabo - November 29, 2022 Witnessing a postmodern reimagination of a sublime 20th-century Rodgers and Hammerstein musical makes one realize there is a darker, yet more revealing, life’s perspective. In Repertory Philippines’ 'Carousel,' director Toff de Venecia incorporates what we obsess about in this digital age, e.g., mob...
BWW Review: Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Theatre Kultsa is a classic piece well done as it promises
by Rosanna Liuski - April 26, 2022 Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Theatre Kultsa is a text and story orientated play that the actors have set well on stage with a minimalistic approach and good group work....
BWW Review: FATAL ATTRACTION, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 20, 2022 When happily married New York attorney Dan Gallagher, meets charming editor Alex (Susie Amy) on a night out in the city, they both commit to a night of passion they can’t take back. Dan returns home to his family and tries to forget the mistake he has made, but Alex has different ideas. Dan’s about ...
Feature: THE FATHER at Theatre Z
by Bob Pekol - June 06, 2023 A Tragic Farce. That is the subtitle for “The Father,” a show brought to life by the actors of Theatre Z in Green Bay Wisconsin. This comedy/tragedy tells the story of Andre and his family as he suffers from dementia as his reality (or truth…depending on the day) crumbles around him while his family...
Firehouse Opens 2023 With Malloy's GHOST QUARTET
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2023 Firehouse Theatre has announced the performance dates and creative team for its Mid-Atlantic premiere of Dave Malloy's GHOST QUARTET -- a song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. ...
Streaming Review: Disney Princesses And Villains Abound & It's Almost Magical In DISENCHANTED On Disney+
by Bobby Patrick - November 23, 2022 Suffice it to say that DISENCHANTED has something for fans and something for kids, but not much for those in-betweeners....
EDINBURGH 2023: MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 05, 2023 BWW catches up with Dennis Trainor Jr to chat about bringing Manifest Destiny's Child to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Caroline Cronin - October 26, 2023 2:22 A Ghost Story has made a bit of a mark for itself in its regularly rotating cast – often well-established actors known more widely for their off-stage work. As the show sweeps into its Brighton leg of the tour, the cast du jour boasts Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Lytt...
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD Comes to Den Norske Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2023 High party factor, sophisticated social criticism and a whole lot of sheep and fantastic music: Vidar Magnussen’s version of Orpheus in the Underworld is back!...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SIKISA: HEAR ME OUT at Monkey Barrel Comedy
by Kat Mokrynski - August 14, 2023 Sikisa: Hear Me Out a brilliant hour of comedy that will leave you in stitches and in awe of the incredible woman on stage. She’s funny, she’s witty, she’s talented, and she’s not ashamed to be herself - What more could one ask for? ...
Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBC
by Bobby Patrick - March 30, 2023 The score with just the few touches of dialogue included makes it very clear what is happening from start to finish and it delivers the show to the imagination so wonderfully....
BWW Review: SPELET OM TRONA, SESONG 3 by Overspillteatret - Even More Deliciously Dumb!
by Christian Ranke - March 02, 2022 Season two of 'Spelet om trona' came and went last year, so fast that BroadwayWorld never got to see it. But here we are in the same venue almost two years after we saw the first season which we deemed ' Deliciously Dumb'. Well, this is just as dumb and just as delicious....
Review: Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Presents Paul Elliott's EXIT LAUGHING
by Herbert Paine - September 25, 2022 Carpe diem! Smell the roses! These exhortations to relish life while you have it weave through the silly and reflective moments of Paul Elliott’s EXIT LAUGHING, on stage now through October 22nd at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona. Well-directed by Van Rockwell and featuring a gold...
Review: COURTNEY PAUROSO: VANESSA 5000, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - September 04, 2023 From the second she steps on stage, Courtney Pauroso becomes Vanessa 5000, a sex robot here to display her abilities to us at a tech expo. Pauroso is a brilliant physical comedian who has the audience in the palm of her hand to the point she can fall into the audience and they will catch her without...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ROB AUTON: THE ROB AUTON SHOW, Assembly Roxy, Upstairs
by Kat Mokrynski - August 15, 2023 Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show may be slow, but it is powerful. You will leave having had the human experience, which is exactly what Auton is striving for, making his show effective in its mission. It is wonderful to hear a comedian talk about life and its simple pleasures with such joy and I look f...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MY LAST TWO BRAIN CELLS, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Nip
by Kat Mokrynski - August 15, 2023 Gary is dying, the rest of the brain cells have evacuated, and only #12 and Clive are left, leaving them to try to save Gary. They are, literally, the last two brain cells, and God help Gary if these are the two who are meant to save him....
Review: MISCHIEF MAKERS: PETER PAN GOES WRONG - BROADWAY PART 1, Podcast
by Kat Mokrynski - May 31, 2023 Who broke their foot the last time they were in Peter Pan Goes Wrong? What was it like to work with Neil Patrick Harris? What are American audiences like versus those in the UK? Mischief Makers: Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Broadway Part 1 answers all of these questions and more!...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STUART GOLDSMITH: SPOILERS, Monkey Barrel
by Fiona Scott - August 08, 2023 Everyone has a part to play in the fight against the climate crisis, even comedians, Stuart Goldsmith argues. His lighthearted hour at the Monkey Barrel gently encourages the audience to consider the climate and their everyday actions....
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRIS TURNER: VEGAS, BABY!, Underbelly, Bristo Square, Buttercup
by Kat Mokrynski - August 18, 2023 Every comedian dreams of their big break, the one gig that will change their life. What if that gig is in Cirque de Soleil’s new show in Las Vegas, Mad Apple? What if they want you to fly out to Vegas with your wife and newborn baby? Then, the dream gig might be a bit more complicated than you first...
BWW Review: 4, Park Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 17, 2022 “According to my mum, I’m always doing something wrong and giving the wrong impression” we meet a quiet, lonely young woman. Except when she drinks and Maggie comes out. Her circumstantial friendship with Trixie has become co-dependency, and she’s been seeking refuge in the alcoholic numbness and so...
Review: POLICE COPS: BADASS BE THY NAME, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - February 11, 2023 Tommy Dixon is an ordinary man who wants to live an extraordinary life. He’s a telemarketer for a magazine company about tall things, his dad left him and his mother alone, and his stepfather talks to him with his butt. But Tommy’s life changes when he meets Father Badass, a priest at St. Bartholome...
Review: IN THE GUTTER At Best Medicine Rep
by Hannah Wing - February 27, 2023 If you're looking for a night of light-hearted comedy disguised as a noir, this is the show for you....
Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at American Lives Theatre
by Melissa Hall - January 17, 2023 Empathy is often in short supply when it comes to how we feel about people on the opposite side of the political divide. Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a Pulitzer-prize finalist, explores that tricky topic in an intense and memorable way. The show is perfectly in line with American Lives Theatre’s mi...
EDINBURGH 2023: George Zacharopoulos Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 12, 2023 BWW caught up with George Zacharopoulos to chat about bringing Wonderland to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.... |