58 stories by "Christopher Kidder-Mostrom"
RECOMMENDED If run-of-the-mill holiday fare has got you down, perhaps what you need is a bit of a pick-me-up courtesy of Dr. Seuss. If that’s the case, you’re in luck: Marriot…
RECOMMENDED Once again, Larry Yando takes the stage as Scrooge in the Goodman Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol." It is the eighth year in a row he's played the part. It's als…
RECOMMENDED I can happily report that this play is nothing like what I expected. A one-man show about a member of the Nazi party who aspires to become the Third Reich's Minister of the Oc…
RECOMMENDED What's not to like about a holiday show that ushers you to your seat with a freshly made cookie in hand? The spirit that whisks you through the door into the Box Theatre at Stage…
RECOMMENDED There is something wonderful about watching a musical revue that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. The folks over at Porchlight know when to let a good thing stand on its ow…
The first show of American Theater Company's thirty-first season is a rapid-fire tale of one man's spiraling descent toward largely self-inflicted ruin. Thomas Bradshaw's "Fulfillment" jumps…
Inconsistency is an inherent part of historical analysis. Not only can the same event be interpreted differently by various parties but much of history goes unrecorded. It is left up to us t…
The strategy most theatres employ during this festive time of year usually follows one of two paths. Either they produce a sentimental, nostalgic, light piece of holiday fare that gets peopl…
RECOMMENDED Going into a show entitled "The Thanksgiving Circumcision" gives one a certain set of expectations. Most of those are that the show will be comprised primarily of cheap, one-line…
Theatre Momentum has launched a troika of forty-five-minute productions which all stem from their goal of creating improvised theatrical events that are more like plays than games. While all…
RECOMMENDED Alternative histories are a fun subset of speculative fiction made up of asking the question "What if…?" Bill Daniel's play "Holmes vs. Holmes" is one of those literary and his…
Stuart Bousel's vampire hunting opus "Gone Dark" is appropriate fare for staging within the walls of a gothic church. Director Tiffany Keane takes this play about an annual reunion of vampir…
RECOMMENDED Neil Simon writes plays that are very thinly veiled retellings of the events of his own life. "Chapter Two" is his rendition of the events that led to his second marriage. Th…
RECOMMENDED One of the best things about theater is that it can carry you away to an unusual or even bizarre world and immerse you within its wild environs. I am a big fan of shows that crea…
RECOMMENDED Clear vision and attention to detail can be seen throughout Pride Films & Plays' newest production, "Design for Living" by Noël Coward. Once the biggest hit on Broadway, t…
RECOMMENDED If you take the events surrounding Virginia Woolf's suicide, turn them into an art installation, and then plummet her updated self into a "No Exit"-like Hell, then you have a ger…
RECOMMENDED In a world where "Serial" became one of the most highly consumed pieces of media last year, a play that tackles investigative podcasting seems a natural target for a theater comp…
"Unspeakable" by James Murray Jackson, Jr. can be summed up in one word: inexplicable. Sure, the play is loosely based on the life story of Richard Pryor. Sure, Jackson's portrayal of Pryor …
Depression is a difficult thing to bring to the stage. Not only is it a topic that is wrapped in denial and stigma, it is also deeply internal, and therefore difficult to embody in an outwar…
RECOMMENDED The Savoyaires celebrated their fiftieth anniversary last year. They've been doing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas for a long time, and that half century of practice has ensured…
When I attend a sketch comedy show, I want to walk away having enjoyed myself. I also want to be able to tell people about the sketches that I just saw. You know, in that same sort of way th…
With a title like "The Black White Love Play," it's not surprising that a song entitled "No Matter What Race" is featured, gets a reprise, and also gets sung during the bows. What is slightl…
Honeybees throughout the world are disappearing. Entire hives lose their populations almost instantly, and beekeepers' careers, not to mention our food supply, are threatened. Seemingly, pla…
RECOMMENDED Cantastoria is not a terribly familiar theatrical form, but it is a legitimate one, and one that is appropriately suited to bringing the poetry of Charles Baudelaire to those of …
RECOMMENDED When you review a show, you have to take into account what the producing company is shooting for. "Scream, Queen, Scream!" – three vignettes by playwright David Cerda, is t…
