REVIEW: Finding Neverland
I know this may surprise some of my more sophisticated readers, but FINDING NEVERLAND is now probably in my top five favorite musicals of all time. It might…
Read MoreI know this may surprise some of my more sophisticated readers, but FINDING NEVERLAND is now probably in my top five favorite musicals of all time. It might…
Read MoreI love magic, I always have. First, the shock and awe of seeing the impossible performed followed by a natural curiosity about how the trick is done…
Read MoreWhen done right, THE FULL MONTY is a really good musical. It’s bawdy but not offensive, and provides opportunity for many tender moments to balance out the laughs….
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Fringe Festival is an opportunity for local artists to show off their original work. It’s also a venue for out-of-towners to bring their more polished pieces…
Read MoreI’m staring out my picturesque window at the downtown cityscape of Cincinnati, thinking about the next two weeks and how much time I’m going to spend on the…
Read MoreThis is what MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL should have been. Carole King’s story, humbly told in BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING STORY, is one of sweet success, raw talent,…
Read MoreI guess I’ve been in social services too long but I just don’t find child abuse all that funny. And MATILDA THE MUSICAL is full of abusive adults calling…
Read MoreI told him after the show that this show was “Vincetacular.” And I meant it as high praise. You see, director Vince DeGeorge has a masterful way of…
Read MoreThe plethora of empty seats at last night’s opening of MACK AND MABEL probably reinforces the notion that certain titles sell – and others do not. Thankfully UC-CCM…
Read MoreSOMETHING ROTTEN is the best touring show to come through Cincinnati in some time. That’s a bold statement, I realize, but it has everything necessary for a great…
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