The Rest

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Written by Amy Burger Monday, 04 June 2007 14:17

Ignited by the flame in Hope's heart, Bobby leads a rebellion to "free the pee" and abolish an empire built on taking advantage of the most basic human need.

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Written by Jim Campbell Monday, 14 May 2007 07:16

Bee relies heavily on the "child" actors to be able to bring their assigned stereotypes to life, and each of the actors did a sensational job.

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Written by Jim Campbell Monday, 16 April 2007 14:47

Michelle DeJean sizzled and popped in every scene in which she appeared, which allowed her to steal the entire production.

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Written by Jim Campbell Sunday, 15 April 2007 14:42

As Rain ended the concert with a couple monster songs, "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude," one thing was surprisingly clear: the messages found in the Beatles' music are still as meaningful—and important—as they were when they were first written. Peace is possible; we just need to give it a chance.

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Written by Dave Jasmon Friday, 30 March 2007 03:47

Where Dirty Rotten Scoundrels succeeds is in its gags that rely more on the actors than the wordplay, as well as in its vocal performances.

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Written by Jim Campbell Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:57

While I agree it would have been encouraging to see some of the smaller theater companies (i.e., Upstream Theater, Muddy Waters Theater) walk away with some hardware, one has to take a moment and realize how wonderful it is just to be nominated and recognized for their efforts.

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Written by Bob McMahon Monday, 12 March 2007 03:40

The dirty little secret is you gotta be weird to get on Adult Swim: you gotta come across as a weirdo. So we came out with this idea of, "Let's come out with the weirdest show we could" as a joke, and it kind of caught on and we kind of had to stick with that formula.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Friday, 02 March 2007 14:19

Following his impressive turn in St. Nicholas a couple years back, Hanrahan again takes the stage solo in Cul-de-Sac, a fully absorbing intermissionless 90-minute monologue which finds him embodying a neighborhood worth of characters.

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Written by Jim Campbell Thursday, 22 February 2007 12:45

The one-and-one-half-hour production seemed to fly by as Shanley's story unfolded at a quick pace. His tender moments were genuine without being overly sappy and the dialogue was crisp and engaging.

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Written by Byron Kerman Monday, 18 December 2006 00:57

MMM imagines the same cookie-cutter plot treated by four different legendary musical-theater teams. A young woman can't pay her rent. She's menaced by a cruel landlord, but has hope that a dashing young man will ride to her rescue.

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Written by Byron Kerman Sunday, 26 November 2006 14:34

But it might not gel were it not for the great score. High-energy song-and-dance numbers like "Privilege to Pee" (featuring the delightful Zoe Vonder Haar as Penelope Pennywise) and "Mr. Cladwell" have all the hustle-and-stomp of, say, South Pacific's "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" or Guys and Dolls' "Luck Be a Lady."

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Written by Kevin Renick Monday, 30 October 2006 03:04

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Written by Kaylen Hoffman Saturday, 28 October 2006 11:06

Apparently, Jesus and Buddha got high back in the day and discussed religion.

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Written by Jim Campbell Wednesday, 11 October 2006 08:55

You know, I'm hairy; I have hair on my back, which is a gay cardinal sin. I am covered with a thick pelt of fur and I have to clip it constantly.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Monday, 25 September 2006 13:23

It was, admittedly, off-putting to find yourself laughing amid the shocking subject matter. 

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Written by Jim Campbell Tuesday, 01 August 2006 02:41

The beauty of Grease is the way the story revolves around so many larger-than-life characters.

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Written by Jim Campbell Thursday, 27 July 2006 15:07

Maybe in a different production she could have gotten by with an OK performance, but in Les Misérables, she should bring her A-game every night.

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Written by Byron Kerman Wednesday, 28 June 2006 02:15

It's all about the past, an old passion that we are encouraged to care about by the despair and horror of its absence. We get 80 minutes of moaning for something we never knew, and it never really starts to click.

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Written by Jim Campbell Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:44

I have to be honest, that was one of the two times I got both teary-eyed and a case of the goose bumps.

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Written by Anne Earney Saturday, 10 June 2006 09:02

Muddy Waters Theatre spares no violence: broken glass; sweaty, half-naked bodies; and things dug out of the dirt.

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Written by Anne Earney Saturday, 10 June 2006 08:58

Telepathic dueling, champagne poppers, riddles, double-crossing, flappers—Johnny A. Cannon has it all.

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Written by Anne Earney Friday, 09 June 2006 04:36

"The first thing I did was try and remember what it was about Sherlock Holmes that excited me," Pope said.