by Colin Thomas | Dec 16, 2024 | Review
The horses’ contributions are so much more impressive than the humans’. But the horses are great and so are their teamsters. So let’s start there. At the Caravan Farm Theatre’s winter shows, horse-drawn sleighs — or wagons, depending on how much snow there is — carry...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 1, 2024 | Review
Perhaps the kindest way to start is to say that, artistically, Miracle on 34th Street is a tough sell in 2024. (And the realistic way to start is to say that this Arts Club production fails to sell it.) Miracle on 34th Street is thin, sentimental, and painfully...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 1, 2024 | Review
Childhood poverty and abuse, adult addiction: this is my kind of holiday show. Seriously. At this time of year when so much entertainment is brainless and weightless, In the Belly of the Carp offers a more satisfying experience. And the staging of this production from...