SOUTH DAKOTA THEATER SHOWS - MUSICALS

by Sonja Niles - December 14, 2024

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Premiere Playhouse?...

by Sonja Niles - October 27, 2024

What did our critic think of EVERY BRILLIANT THING at USD Theatre?...

by Sonja Niles - October 26, 2024

What did our critic think of MACBETH at Augustana University Theatre?...

by Sonja Niles - October 04, 2024

Great Family Fun!...

by Sonja Niles - June 14, 2024

The opening night performance of HAIR at The Premiere Playhouse was a loud, proud and purposeful showing of rock music artistry with some technical elements that unfortunately overshadowed the actors on stage at various points in the show. ...

by Sonja Niles - April 26, 2024

Director Jeff Larson  and the cast of LOVE AND INFORMATION, a play by Caryl Churchill, have delivered a standout production that plays really well in an intimate space like White Wall Studios. The actors that portray the various characters reveal layer after layer of personality and emotion in this ...

by Sonja Niles - April 21, 2024

I loved this crazy roller coaster ride of storytelling delivered with a patchwork of musical genres....

by Sonja Niles - April 18, 2024

BIG FISH is a Broadway Musical  adapted from Tim Burton’s 2003 film of the same title, and is the story of a man named Edward Bloom who aspired to do “great things” and be the hero of his own life story. He tries to relate that sense of adventure and aspiration in his son and all the people around h...

by Sonja Niles - April 12, 2024

Opening Night of OKLAHOMA! at The Premiere Playhouse was a stroll down memory lane for the audience with a few “fresh takes' on the songs and scenes of the musical as written by Rodgers and Hammerstein.   The vocalists were all very strong performers and most of them were particularly inventive in t...

by Sonja Niles - March 01, 2024

A compelling depiction of generational trauma and perseverance. The World Premiere of THIS IS MY BODY by Grace Ahles, Hanna Beshai, and Richard W. Swanson at Edith Mortenson Centre theatre is a throughtfully presented piece of theatrical collaboration. It should be noted with some studied admiration...