NOT THE MONSTER YOU EXPECT: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN IS THE VILLAIN Based on Mary Shelley's iconic novel, a bold retelling of Frankenstein opened last night at STC's Klein Theater in Washington D…
STERILE STAGING, FEROCIOUS VOICES: LA OPERA'S RIGOLETTO BLEEDS DESPITE ITSELF Let's be clear from the jump: this isn't your Nonna's Rigoletto. No 16th-century Italian costumes, no jester's h…
Picture this: you're flipping through your Playbill before curtain call, and there it is"an advertisement for cannabis products designed specifically for theatergoers. If that sounds surreal…
ECHO: A CUBE WITH BIG DREAMS IN A SHOW STILL FINDING ITS SHAPE It opens with a cube. Glowing, two stories tall, and unmistakably the star of the show, this bold architectural gesture doesn't…
WHEN THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS (AND IN THE ART WORLD) For a limited engagement, Kevin Rolston brings his darkly whimsical Deal with the Dragon to the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and it's …
A CAKEWALK THROUGH NEW YORK The delightfully poignant and gorgeously hilarious West End hit Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan made its North Amer…
Redux, adjective From the Latin, returning, from reducere to lead back To be brought back or returned, especially in a new way. When it comes to the re-imagining of Shakespeare's works…
CURRY UP TO THE OLD GLOBE FOR A TASTE OF FAMILY SERVED HOT The Old Globe is presenting the world premiere of House of India, a new play by Deepak Kumar. The show unfolds in the Globe's Shery…
Art isn't just about holding up the mirror to life, it's also about exerting an influence over the culture that it reflects. As true artistic mediums, both stage shows and movies are able to…
A FORGOTTEN CHAMPION RECLAIMED Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival, an annual showcase of contemporary European theater, is unfolding under the banner of Perseverance at Bohem…
THREE HOURS IN THE CHURCH OF QUEER LOVE: A COMPLICATED DANCE AT ARENA STAGE Tarell Alvin McCraney (Oscar winner for Moonlight) returns to the stage with We Are Gathered, a lyrical and immers…
Fractured Reflection: The Chinese Lady and the Cost of Being Seen She doesn't enter. She appears"still as a painting, but alive, watching. In Lloyd Suh's The Chinese Lady, now haunting the C…
CHARMING AND CHILLING If villains get the best songs, Erik Scott Romney proves they might also give the most captivating performances. In his solo cabaret Broadway's Bad Guys!, which ran at …
Kevin Mambo's journey to the stage reads like a global prelude to a richly textured career. Born in Zimbabwe, raised in Canada, and educated in Los Angeles at USC, Mambo's trajectory launche…
CHEKHOV WITH TEETH For those who've never bought the notion that Chekhov's The Seagull is simply about broken hearts, director Alexander Molochnikov's take on the play offers a thrilling, su…
Visiting Broadway for the first time is a super exciting moment in any theater fan's life. You're finally in New York, ready to see the biggest shows in the most famous venues, and you're ke…
EXIT, PURSUED BY A PRODUCTION In taking on a production of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Play On Shakespeare at Skylight Theatre is to be commended. The last of the Bard's plays-"…
FUNNY GIRL, SERIOUS STAKES In the world premiere of The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks, now running at Coachella Valley Repertory, playwright Gregg Ostrin (The Spy Who Went Into Rehab) blen…
A WELL-INTENTIONED LOOK AT MENTAL ILLNESS Dream Big World Theatre, Inc. opened Gail Kriegel's Cracked Open tonight at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row, tackling the complex and often stigmatized s…
GODDESS ISN'T JUST A SHOW, IT'S A CALLING. ANSWER IT. Goddess, which opened at The Public Theater tonight, doesn't just arrive onstage like any musical"but like a warm and joyful jazz riff. …
THROCKMORTON ROCKS THE UNDERWORLD If this world is going to hell, as some claim, there can be no better guides than the characters in this musical written by Anais Mitchell. Director Reba Gi…
A HELLO, DOLLY! FOR OUR TIMES If you'd like to know how it's possible to take a decidedly dated musical written in 1964 (set in 1890) and make it come freshly and fully alive today, go see t…
FORGET THE USUAL " MOXIE IS SERVING A TENDER STORY WITH A SIDE OF TRUTH Not every good story needs to take you around the world in eighty days or off to a magical land with wizards; sometime…
THIS ROLLING STONE JUST OPENED, AND ALREADY IT'S GATHERING MOSS If Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified were a device, it would be the BlackBerry of rock retrospectives. It is an earnest, well-…
THE GOOD AND EVIL IN BOTH WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION The concept sounded so intriguing that I begged to review this experimental theatre piece, White Rabbit, Red Rabb…