Beauty and the Beast, the musical based on the 1991 animated film of the same name, is running at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre from 21 March to 3 May 2015. With a book by Linda Woolverton, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, and with …
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Music Hall’ by Jean-Luc Lagarce, from TUTA Theatre Chicago
In this sharp, funny piece of meta-theater, an Artiste's dress and boa and bling add up to sadness more than glitter.
Read More »The Woodlawn Theatre: A San Antonio Musical Theatre Gem
This handsome Deco District showplace consistently provides quality musical theater for the city.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Feast’ by Cory Finley at The Flea Theater
A couple's surface sheen hides serious interpersonal, perhaps psychological problems - and Matt's bathroom is a gateway to much more than innocuous pipes and sewers. Or is it?
Read More »The League of Professional Theatre Women’s 2015 Award Ceremony and Big Mingle
The LPTW's "mission is to increase the visibility of and promote opportunities for women in all aspects of professional theatre." Raising money for its initiatives is paramount in keeping live theatre flourishing.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Lonesome Traveler’ by James O’Neil Revives the Folk Music Revival
A cast of talented singer-actor-musicians recreate performances by a raft of artists and groups from the folk music revival of the 1950s and early '60s.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘A Numbers Game’ by Emily Fitzgerald
Relationships in all their many guises are explored in this quartet of humorous sketches.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Old Paper Houses’ Created by Piehole with Texts by Bernadette Mayer
In Piehole's tale of utopian communities gone sour, the company's inventive energy shines through the suffocating snows, but some shovels and a plow are desperately needed.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Off-Broadway): ‘The Nomad,’ a New Musical by Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courtney
Swados's newest musical expands out of its narrative thinness with sheer artistic energy, solid performances, and, not least, commitment to its highly stylized presentation.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Fashions for Men’ by Ferenc Molnár at the Mint Theater
In cinematically convincing atmosphere, the great Hungarian playwright's century-old tale of artfully exaggerated personalities, screwy events, and the heights and depths of human nature takes on a timeless quality.
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