WYOMING VALLEY WEST C/O RACHEL KISLIN

by Greg Kerestan - November 11, 2024

Out of nowhere, the silent film classic The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari rocketed back into the zeitgeist about five years ago. It's name dropped, adapted, referenced everywhere from art films to children's cartoons. ...

by Greg Kerestan - November 03, 2024

Max Martin's songs have never made more sense than they do in this jukebox confection....

by Greg Kerestan - October 02, 2024

City Theatre's brand, the last decade or so, has often been less is more. Tiny casts, simple sets, show don't tell, but also don't show. The last two or three seasons have included an increased focus on immersive unit sets, but the principle still stood... not anymore, though....

by Greg Kerestan - August 20, 2024

Front Porch's biggest show yet is also one of its best....

by Greg Kerestan - August 20, 2024

Swerving between low comedy and high tragedy, this outdoor O'Neill drama stuns and swelters, even on cool nights....

by Greg Kerestan - August 01, 2024

The summer season ends with this kid-friendly spectacular....

by Greg Kerestan - July 22, 2024

Sometimes, smaller, dumber and cheaper is a compliment, not a put-down, as in this miniaturized Mel Brooks classic....

by Greg Kerestan - July 18, 2024

Irving Berlin's songs are both timeless, and also thoroughly of their own time and place....

by Greg Kerestan - July 14, 2024

José Pérez IV's new tragicomedy feels like it's always been around, but still remains refreshing and new....

by Greg Kerestan - July 11, 2024

I'll admit, I had a huge smile on my face all the way through The Music Man that had little to nothing to do with the production itself. You see, I'm a nerd and a theatre kid in my thirties, and to that demographic, there was a cultural phenomenon just as big as Monty Python and Star Trek were to Ge...