"Take Me Out," show #839; or, the show That I Nearly Walked Out Of
This will not be a critical review because it just can’t be for me. Take Me Out was the final show of my New York trip, about two months...
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Jun 7, 20222 min read
2021-2022 School Year Wrap-Up
It's that time where we gear up for a few months of summer break rest. This school year has been the most solidly enjoyable and draining...
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May 11, 20223 min read
"Rent" show #841
It’s never lost on me that when a theatre group chooses to take on Rent, there is a tall order to be filled. This Pulitzer-winning,...
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May 11, 20223 min read
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" show #840
The Geffen Playhouse is doing Thespis’s work in blessing West Coast audiences with this stirring, stellar production of Albee’s famed,...
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May 9, 20223 min read
"Company," show #838
When the recent London production of Company transferred to Broadway, complete with gender-swapping characters and new lyrics, some...
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May 3, 20224 min read
"My Happiness is Not Your Job"
Typically, this month's post would be a review of a pedagogical podcast/article, but not today. At the time of this draft (April 26th), I...
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Apr 24, 20223 min read
"Hadestown," show #837
I bookended my Best Musical winners with 2020’s title, Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s triumph of musical theatre. The story of Eurydice and...
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Apr 24, 20222 min read
"Moulin Rouge!," show #836
Moulin Rouge! is a Broadway show that, once you’ve seen the 2001 film, just makes sense to put on stage. After sweeping the 2021 Tony...
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Apr 24, 20222 min read
"Six," show #835
There are certainly more than six reasons why Six is a fantastic show, but I’ll make it easy on you and just give one: the cast! Adriana...
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Apr 24, 20222 min read
"Wicked," show #834
The currently touring production of Wicked delivers the goods on the sweeping Schwartz score and Holzman book with energy and commitment...
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Apr 24, 20223 min read
"Hamilton," show #833
The tour of Hamilton is young, scrappy, and talented! I had the pleasure of seeing this outstanding cast deliver a fantastic performance...
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Apr 9, 20222 min read
"Sense and Sensibility"
The story is as old as its 1811 original publication, and still Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is among the greats in the pantheon...
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Apr 5, 20225 min read
Students Should Be Choosing Their Grades
I believe one of the trigger phrases students, of any grade, say to their teacher is, “What can I do to raise my grade?” The further...
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Apr 5, 20222 min read
"Assassins" show #832
(Cast of Assassins; Photo credit: Steven Lam) Assassins is my second-favorite Stephen Sondheim show and here’s why: it balances the...
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
Rogue Review: "Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life"
Is that a great title or what? This was one of the first shows I knew I had to see, and I am pleased to report that, with this show being...
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
Rogue Review: "Blood Harmony"
The Murray Girls delivered a fantastically enjoyable performance of tunes, both modern and traditional, at Veni Vidi Vici’s. This being...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read
Rogue Review: "The Real Black Swann," show #831
When I see Les Kurkendaal-Barrett on the Rogue lineup I make sure I see him; he delivers material with urgency which isn’t panic, passion...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read
Rogue Review: "The Funny Magic Show"
Standing in for the billed Chase Martin, of The Funny Magic Show, is Frisco Fred, a veteran comedian-clown who specializes in juggling,...
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Mar 7, 20222 min read
Rogue Review: "Jaguar is a Liar: What I Saw During the Fight for the Tower Theatre"
Jaguar always brings humor, insight, offensive syntax, and is always in the spirit of giving commentary to a national (sometimes global)...
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Mar 7, 20221 min read
Rogue Review: "Breakneck Comedy of Errors," show #830
Tim Mooney’s ability to bring Shakespeare to a modern-day audience is uncanny, nuanced, and can’t be taught. He brought his newest...
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