by Colin Thomas | Apr 28, 2025 | Review
It’s hard to overcome such inane material, but this production of 9 to 5: The Musical boasts three strong leads. This musical is, of course, based on the 1980 film, which grew out of an idea by Jane Fonda, and starred Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in her first...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 26, 2025 | Review
The Search Party’s production of Dance Nation didn’t leave any residue, it didn’t leave a mark on me, which is disappointing. In an essential way, the world of Clare Barron’s script is a perfect fit for the themes she sets out to explore. She introduces us to a group...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 19, 2025 | Review
Jane Austen’s novels are known for their wry wit and nuanced observation of gender and class among the landed English gentry in the late eighteenth century. Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is more like… a cartoon? A panto? A very long...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 12, 2025 | Review
Dead Drone is one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen thousands of shows. It’s the writing. Even scripts this bad often start off with the best of intentions, of course. In Dead Drone, playwright David Mott takes on climate change, the toxicity of social...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 12, 2025 | News
Dead Drone is one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen thousands of shows. It’s the writing. Even scripts this bad often start off with the best of intentions, of course. In Dead Drone, playwright David Mott takes on climate change, the toxicity of social...
