Talk about a crowd-pleaser. A CHRISTMAS STORY – THE MUSICAL, which has a week-long run at the Aronoff Center, brought out the masses who reacted…Read More
Category Archives: Musicals
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…Read More
I love magic, I always have. First, the shock and awe of seeing the impossible performed followed by a natural curiosity about how the…Read More
When 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…Read More
The 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…Read More
I’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…Read More
This is what MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL should have been. Carole King’s story, humbly told in BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING STORY, is one of sweet…Read More
I 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…Read More
I told him after the show that this show was “Vincetacular.” And I meant it as high praise. You see, director Vince DeGeorge has a…Read More
The plethora of empty seats at last night’s opening of MACK AND MABEL probably reinforces the notion that certain titles sell – and others do…Read More