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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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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REVIEW: Fun Home
It’s about time. When this show won its Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016, I knew it was one that Ensemble Theatre would try to produce as…
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REVIEW: The Wolves
I don’t know if the opening night audience really understood how good THE WOLVES is. As a script, its pure genius. Without giving anything away, know that it’s…
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