Review: THE HOUSE THAT SEX BUILT at Teatro Audaz
by Jill Ripa - June 18, 2024
Teatro Audaz lived up to its name this last weekend in its production of The House That Sex Built by Rita Anderson. Only a bold, audacious group like Teatro could take on a script like this....
Review: WEST SIDE STORY at San Pedro Playhouse
by Jill Ripa - June 05, 2024
Overall, this show was wildly enjoyable and masterfully done! I especially appreciated that Rick Sanchez kept his vision to the classic style of the musical and gave the audience the beautiful production they expected to see. ...
Review: THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT at Magik Theatre
by Jill Ripa - May 30, 2024
The collaborative nature of so many creative artists allowed this production to showcase fun new technology that helped this story come to life in such a playful way....
Review: MIDSUMMER SUENO at San Pedro Playhouse
by Jill Ripa - April 11, 2024
The story in this adaptation was told distinctly and clearly within a culture of current language mixed with classic Shakespeare verse, a little Spanglish, and against the backdrop of a wonderful set design by Anthony Claravino that represented the Hot Wells ruins from south San Antonio. The colorfu...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Majestic Theatre
by Jill Ripa - April 09, 2024
I saw this show for the first time in New York almost ten years ago. It was so popular then, having won nine Tony Awards just a few years before that. Last weekend, I saw The Book of Mormon in San Antonio at the beautiful Majestic Theatre (@MAJESTICTHEATRE), and I wondered how it would hold up to my...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Majestic Theatre
by Jill Ripa - March 18, 2024
The acclaimed Come From Away tour made its way down to San Antonio at the iconic Majestic Theatre this past weekend, and they sure had a powerful way of “welcoming [us] to the rock!”...
Review: KINKY BOOTS at Wonder Theatre
by Jill Ripa - March 11, 2024
The first show in Wonder Theatre's new space at Wonderland of the Americas was energetic, fun, colorful, and tender. The entire Wonder Theatre company brought this stage to life in a perfect explosion of live theatre!...
Review: I-DJ at Teatro Audaz
by Jill Ripa - March 08, 2024
Greg Barrios' script is truly a work of art, one that is uniquely packed with profound allusions and important historical references. Something refreshingly new that Barrios had the courage to put on paper, and that Teatro Audaz had the courage to put on stage....