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All New Content Now on Medium.com
Mar 13

All New Content Now on Medium.com

Hi all!  Effective immediately, I’m moving all of my content to Medium.com.  This WordPress site will remain as an archive for previous reviews but all new posts will…

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REVIEW: The Secret Garden
Mar 8Mar 8

REVIEW: The Secret Garden

When this CCM season was announced, there was one show that made me groan under my breath.  THE SECRET GARDEN, while a pleasant story with a soaring score and…

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REVIEW: Clybourne Park
Feb 19

REVIEW: Clybourne Park

I’ve seen CLYBOURNE PARK twice now. I want to love it; I think it’s a brilliant concept, with some really interesting dynamics at play. However, both times I’ve…

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REVIEW: Fortune
Jan 22

REVIEW: Fortune

Have you ever gone to a restaurant and just ordered dessert?  That’s what FORTUNE, the newest play at Ensemble Theatre Company is like.  Sometimes when you attend a…

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REVIEW: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
Jan 18Jan 18

REVIEW: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

On paper, TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND is exactly the kind of show I tend to avoid.  Audience participation, experimental theatre, and full of “one-minute…

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My Year in Theatre - 2019
Dec 30Jan 3

My Year in Theatre – 2019

Yes, I’ve slowed down my theatre-obsession in 2019, which means that yes, there are fewer reviews.  I feel bad about it, honestly, but I also feel like I’m…

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REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show
Nov 2Nov 2

REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show

It’s always anxiety producing when a musical that is beloved and tweak it for modern audiences – even when the source material, while “classic” is not very good,…

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REVIEW: 42nd Street
Oct 26

REVIEW: 42nd Street

The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music’s Musical Theatre program has produced one of my favorite old-school musicals, 42ND STREET, this weekend.  Full of big, brassy songs and…

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REVIEW: Lady Windermere's Fan
Oct 12

REVIEW: Lady Windermere’s Fan

This post has been sitting in my to-do que for too long.  I struggle with shows like Oscar Wilde’s LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN and have a hard time finding…

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REVIEW: Once on This Island
Sep 12Sep 13

REVIEW: Once on This Island

I love love love love love love love love love this production.  I will be honest; I had some trepidation about seeing it because my first Broadway show…

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Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a professional counselor, photographer, playwright, magician, musician, comedian, blogger, theme park enthusiast, theatre advocate and retired professional wrestling personality.

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