REVIEW: Our Country’s Good
One of the difficulties of staging plays in an college-level acting program like UC-CCM is making sure that the students are getting a chance to learn their craft…
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REVIEW: In the Heights
There’s nothing wrong with the Playhouse’s production of IN THE HEIGHTS. The production is actually quite good, but I’m not fond of the show itself. So, I’m not…
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REVIEW: Ripcord
There may not be two more different actresses on stage than Dale Hodges and Pamela Myers. Not in terms of talent, of course, as their resumes speak for…
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The Pat and Julie Show Delights Again
A few things you can always expect from Patricia Linhart’s faculty recital: an edible treat, a gorgeous gown, and a rollicking good time. Even through the snowpocalypse this…
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REVIEW: The Turn of the Screw
I am certainly not an opera afficiando; but I have seen a whole lot of theatre in my time. I don’t understand the nuance of the art form…
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REVIEW: Cincinnati King
The story of King Records in Cincinnati is probably way too big for one play to hold, but gosh golly does writer/director KJ Sanchez go for the gusto…
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REVIEW: Godspell
I sat there in the middle of the first act thinking to myself that either Katie Johanningman is a flipping genius or completely insane . . . but…
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REVIEW: St. Nicholas
I don’t really consider myself a theatre critic; I know, that seems strange given that right up there above this text it says “REVIEW” in big, bold capital…
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REVIEW: Eurydice
Sarah Ruhl is a playwright with a particular style; she tells stories in unconventional ways with specific devices that either work well or become a burden on the…
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I Needed That: CCM’s Birthday Cabaret
The Sappy Critic started several years ago as a place for me to write about theatre. It has remained a blog (a fact that is disdainfully pointed out…
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