Review: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at The Forum Theatre
by John Dalton-White - February 14, 2025
With its engaging and sentimental tale of “forbidden-love-that-could-of-been,” Robert James Walker’s 1992 best-selling novel, The Bridges of Madison County, was made into a 1995 successful movie of the same title starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. After the success of that motion picture, boo...
Review: THE SHADOW BOX at Guild Hall Theatre
by John Dalton-White - February 12, 2025
Michael Cristofer’s 1977 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Shadow Box concerns a grim topic that all of us will one day face. Wildly successful on its release, it won the Tony Award for Best Play. But for all its success, oddly enough, it has rarely been produced since the 1980s. The play tackles ...
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Wichita Community Theatre
by Paula Makar - January 30, 2025
What a pleasure to see Fiddler On The Roof performed with a live orchestra. It’s one of my favorites, and it’s being performed by the Wichita Community Theatre. You have one more weekend left to see it, as it runs until February 2nd. Forty people volunteered to bring the show to the stage. This larg...
Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Forum Theatre
by Paula Makar - December 15, 2024
If you’re looking for something family friendly to get you in the holiday spirit, I advise a trip to the Forum Theatre to indulge in a visually fun and entertaining production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The beloved musical has become a Christmas tradition in many communities across the Unit...
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...