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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FRINGE REVIEWS: The Second Half
Here’s some thoughts about some of the shows I saw in the second half of my Fringe experience: MeSsEd Tunnel Tour: I don’t know much about comic books,…
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REVIEW: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Expect the unexpected if you go to see Ensemble Theatre’s HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. Touted as the show that “saved ETC” during the riots in Over-the-Rhine 17…
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FRINGE REVIEW: One More Bad Thing
At one point, I looked down and knew that this was a great show because on “Jenny’s” (Leah Strasser) leg was an ankle bracelet that actually lit up…
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FRINGE REVIEW: The Mountains Did Quake, The Hillsides Did Tremble
Animal Engine, the duo behind THE MOUNTAINS DID QUAKE, THE HILLSIDES DID TREMBLE, have quite a reputation at Cincinnati Fringe Festivals in years past. I’ve never gotten to…
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FRINGE REVIEW: Bad Poetry Night
I will tell you that I was cautiously optimistic about BAD POETRY NIGHT, part of this year’s Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Bad poetry readings can sometimes be a smidge…
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FRINGE REVIEW: Doppelbanger
I want Nick Jonczak to be my best friend. You will, too, I think, after you see him in his one-man performance piece called DOPPELBANGER. Jonczak is about…
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FRINGE REVIEW: Please Shuffle the Cards
I am a sucker for a good magic show. And PLEASE SHUFFLE THE CARDS, part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival this year, fits the bill. Erik Tait, presents…
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FRINGE REVIEW: of Monster Descent
I am infinitely jealous of Trey Tatum. He’s disarmingly charming, with an aw-shucks genuineness that instantly makes you want to sit near him. He’s humble – too humble…
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