Shenton's View: Why critics secretly fear a repeat visit
I recently wrote about coming late to shows that other critics have both panned and raved about, and making up my own mind. But what about coming back to a show I’ve raved about myself…
I recently wrote about coming late to shows that other critics have both panned and raved about, and making up my own mind. But what about coming back to a show I’ve raved about myself…
Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson remembers one of the first musicals she ever saw: "Carousel," an American classic soon to be restaged by Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.
The opening production of New York City Center’s 2015 Encores! season, George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good, plays the famed Manhattan venue through Feb. 8.
Actors are sometimes warned that if they’re going to believe their good reviews, they have to believe their bad ones, too " so its probably safer to disregard both (at least until some…
For most people who work in the theatre, it is more than a job " it is a way of life. Theatre has a way of working its way into your soul, and I know…
I wonder who Travis is talking about? Heh. He sent us his review of Anna Christie and added a post script to the offering. He also offered his offering on Facebook. I asked if we might share…
The new Broadway-bound production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical Gigi, starring Vanessa Hudgens in the title role, o…
Woo-hoo, the nominations are out! Here's the full list of this year's St. Louis Theater Circle Awards nominees. The third annual ceremony will be on Monday, March 23rd at COCA at 7pm with a …
Circle Awards will be presented March 23.
I heartily agree with Manohla Dargis that there must be more female filmmakers, but her recent piece in the Times calling for changes to the industry buries the lead. Midway through…
Director Jamie Lloyd and star James McAvoy rule today's reviews with their West End revival of the zany Peter Barnes comedy Continue reading...
The Hard Problem opened at the Dorfman Theatre last night
Oracle Theatre's latest intriguing meditation on the perils and promises of populism takes its inspiration from several sources, most notably Charles Mee's "Full Circle," which Tina Landau d…
RECOMMENDED Anyone looking for a primer on the kind of work that Oracle Theatre does would be well-served by seeing "Circle-Machine." Steeped in the language of the European stage, "Circle-M…
St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards will be presented on Monday, March 23, at COCA.
Winners and critics gathered at the Prince of Wales Theatre earlier today
This year's critics' picks also included Gypsy and King Charles III
This incredible piece of work continues to revolutionise life for women in poorer countries Continue reading...
The Almeida Theatre has continued its extraordinary run of critical successes, after King Charles III won best new play at The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, the venue's second in a row aft…
The Almeida Theatre has continued its extraordinary run of critical successes, after King Charles III won best new play at The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, the venue's in a row after Chim…
Ivo van Hove named best director and Mark Strong wins best actor for acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge Continue reading...
Ivo Van Hove's revival of "A View from the Bridge" and Jonathan Kent’s staging of "Gypsy," starring Imelda Staunton, have picked up Critics Circle Theater Awards in London just ahea…
Amy Leach directs Brecht's classic morality play
Mark Strong and Helen McCrory have won the acting prizes at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, with awards also presented to Chichester Festival Theatre's revival of Gypsy and Anton…