by Colin Thomas | Dec 14, 2025 | Review
Annie is the Gateway’s Christmas show, so let’s say this pudding is tasty sometimes, but also pretty lumpy. Stylistically, director Josh Epstein’s production is inconsistent — and that’s partly because, stylistically, Annie is a tricky musical. Based on the comic...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 5, 2025 | Review
For some reason, probably general curmudgeonliness, I tried to resist Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I failed. Yes, the story is sentimental, but it’s about the importance of familial and romantic love — of kindness, honesty, and openheartedness. In this age, which...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 1, 2025 | Review
I suggest a moratorium on adaptations of A Christmas Carol. We’ve had more than enough and some of them are good. In this variation from Victoria’s Wonderheads Theatre, there’s skill on display and some moments work but, as a whole, the evening is boring. The medium...
