SHELTON AUDITORIUM AT BUTLER ARTS CENTER

by James Lindhorst - January 12, 2025

Douglas Lyons' CHICKEN AND BISCUITS is funny family dramedy that shows how love, loss, and grief can unite a family. The Black Rep’s production is packed with plenty of laughs and a bit of drama. Ron Himes’ fine direction and the cast’s spirited performances create a relatable family who love one an...

by Rob Levy - December 17, 2024

Playing on themes of love, power, and the supernatural, Bell, Book and Candle is an excellent season closer for Stray Dog Theatre. Funny, spooky and enchanting, the play is well-acted and impeccably paced. Its portrayal of relationship dynamics and each character’s need for credence make it an intri...

by Rob Levy - December 11, 2024

Filled with smiles and dancing in the aisles, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas is a chart-topping knockout. The show reflects on the travails of fame and celebrates the season with an irresistible vivacity....

by Rob Levy - November 30, 2024

The perfect synergy of sight, sound, song and dance, Chicago is gloriously glamourous, grimy and cheeky. Murder and mayhem has never been this much fun!...

by James Lindhorst - November 27, 2024

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE REMIX is a fantastically creative retelling of the Dickensian tale. It is an outrageous theatrical event that adds up to high energy imaginative story telling. A couple moments in the show that feel a bit one-note and repetitive when the narrative goes on a little too long, bu...

by Steve Callahan - November 26, 2024

'The Thanksgiving Play' directed by Andrea Urice at Wash U was a total delight!...

by James Lindhorst - November 24, 2024

New Jewish Theatre's current production of FIRST DATE features a terrific cast in sublime comedic performances. Director Lee Ann Mathews and her company of seven clever actors fearlessly dive into physical comedy to create an entertaining show that is light, zany, and funny. It certainly isn’t a mas...

by James Lindhorst - November 23, 2024

“The Butcher of Baraboo” is a grim dark comedy that spirals into complete brutality. The characters are willing to go to extreme measures to protect themselves and their secrets. The is no familial loyalty among this group of vicious characters. The West End Players Guild has staged a cutting produc...

by James Lindhorst - November 18, 2024

“Don’t Be a Hero, Thank You” is a one-act play that takes a humorous look at the challenges faced by the fictional Kate following her release from prison for a felony conviction after robbing a bank. The narrative is comprised mostly as a single-person monologue that is interrupted by phone calls fr...

by James Lindhorst - November 17, 2024

Credit director Brittanie Gunn for Tesseract Theatre’s extraordinary production of ANASTASIA. Gunn’s vision and her collaboration with her actors and technical teams has created an extravagant production with outstanding performances, sensational singing, exhilarating dancing, and absorbing storytel...