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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REVIEW: The Who’s TOMMY
Joshua Steele got really good at producing concert-style musicals when he was at his last gig. So I wasn’t surprised to see that in his new role at…
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REVIEW: Mr. Burns – a post electric play
First, let me say that next time I agree to see and review four shows (all running over two hours – and some even more) in the same…
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REVIEW: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents it’s first ever musical, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Due to another commitment and the unexpectedly lengthy (read 90+…
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REVIEW: Misery
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s MISERY is a production facing many challenges even before it begins, at least in my mind. Stephen King’s “Misery” is a great American…
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REVIEW: Fly By Night
There’s a lot to love about Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s season this year, starting with this first show. A new musical from 2014, FLY BY NIGHT tells several…
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THE DROWNING GIRLS playing through Monday in Northside!
You still have time to see THE DROWNING GIRLS,a remount of a production done last year by Clifton Players at Liberty Exhibition Hall between now and Monday. This three-woman…
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REVIEW: Jalz
There are few stories as synonymous with summer as that of “Jaws.” It is the quintessential summer blockbuster featuring robust characters, taut thrills, and just the right amount…
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DREAMGIRLS Focus is on Acting
I caught the Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsal of DREAMGIRLS at the Carnegie tonight. Exactly as I expected, director Torie Wiggins finds all the right emotional beats and directs…
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REVIEW: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
You don’t have to love Shakespeare to enjoy THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED). You don’t even really have to know much about the Bard’s canon of…
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