Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at The Forum Theatre
by John Dalton-White - November 12, 2024
Being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s works, I was eager to see The Forum Theatre’s production of acclaimed Jeffrey Hatcher's new adaptation of Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder. Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller pays homage to the original and is a smart, tight, compelling update...
Review: WAR HORSE IN CONCERT at Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - November 03, 2024
As I sat in the audience, waiting for the performance of War Horse In Concert, a Pops presentation for the Wichita Symphony, I overhead several audience members discussing their expectations for what they were about to experience. “Is this a play?” “It looks like there are narrators!” “Is this diff...
Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY at The Forum Theatre
by Paula Makar - October 01, 2024
The Forum Theatre opened their 2024-2025 Season with a bang last week with the groundbreaking Rock Opera, The Who’s Tommy, based on the 1969 rock opera Tommy by The Who. If you have never seen this high-energy musical before, I highly recommend you see it before it closes. It is a unique piece of th...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Guild Hall Players
by Susan Guntly - September 30, 2024
Guild Hall Players staged What the Constitution Means to Me, by playwright, screenwriter and actor, Heidi Schreck, the most produced show of 2023/2024. Nominated for a Tony and a Pulitzer, both in 2019, it’s a mini tour of the American Constitution, weaving personal accounts of how the seemingly dis...
Review: DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Roxy's Downtown
by John Dalton-White - September 26, 2024
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is a Bram-new comedy that Wichita audiences can really sink their teeth into. Mix a dosage of Rocky Horror, a generous helping of Mel Brooks and a splash of Monty Python and the results are an evening of hilarity....
Review: THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME at Kechi Playhouse
by Paula Makar - September 15, 2024
Things My Mother Taught Me is a sweet little situation comedy written by television writer Katherine DiSavino. DiSavino also wrote Seasonal Allergies and Nana’s Naughty Knickers. The play opens with Olivia and Gabe, both in their late 20s, moving from New York into their first apartment in Chicago t...
Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Roxy's Downtown
by Susan Guntly - September 04, 2024
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a tale of longing, lust, discrimination, and abuse of power in 1547 Paris, is at Roxy’s for just one more weekend. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Peter Parnell. Skillfully Directed by Rick Bumgardner with Music and Assistant Direction by ...