“You are at the opera, gonna have to study up a little bit if you wanna keep with the plot. ‘Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel, everyone’s got nine different names. So look it up in your program, we’d appreciate it, thanks a lot!” These are actual lyrics from the opening number of Natasha, Pierre … More Theater Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
I have already gushed about the phenomenal Deaf West production of Spring Awakening a lot. I was fortunate enough to see it in both of its LA iterations, first in a tiny 99-seat theater and then in one about three times larger, and I was even more fortunate to see the Broadway transfer of the … More Theater Review: Spring Awakening Broadway Revival
When you think about it, it’s kind of a miracle I willingly saw this show. I am very easily upset by any media in which bad things happen to animals- I call offending shows, movies, books, etc either “not rated E” or “not Erin-friendly”. When I was planning this trip, The Curious Incident of the … More Theater Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Over the past couple of months, I have watched American Horror Story: Freak Show, read the 80s cult classic book Geek Love, seen The Elephant Man, and also seen the Broadway revival of Side Show, which sadly closed the day after I saw it after running for only seven weeks. One might imagine I would … More Theater Review: Side Show
Seeing Michael C. Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch a few weeks ago made me weirdly thankful that I don’t currently live in NYC because I immediately realized that if I did, I would be spending money I don’t have to see this show over and over again. I actually debated if I should … More Theater Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
When you enter Studio 54, home of the current Broadway revival of Cabaret, the tone is immediately set. Waiters dressed in only pants with suspenders sell concessions, giant disco balls hang from the ceiling, cabaret-style table seating fills the orchestra, and Kit Kat Girls stretch onstage. The atmosphere is already perfect, and then Alan Cumming … More Theater Review: Cabaret
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to New York, during which I saw 5 Broadway shows. I will be reviewing them all here on the blog, beginning with the first one I saw: The Elephant Man! When Bradley Cooper first takes the stage in the current Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, he looks … More Theater Review: The Elephant Man
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