by Colin Thomas | Mar 2, 2026 | Review
Let’s set up the terms of this review. The musical comedy Nunsense, which premiered in 1985, ran for ten years, becoming one of the longest-running shows in off-Broadway history. Translated into 26 languages, it has raked in over $500 million. In my opinion, calling...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 22, 2026 | Review
Watching Act 1, I felt like I was trapped in my seat listening to a golden oldies station that I could not turn off. Act 2 is better. Musically and theatrically, this is all about accumulation or the lack of it. Let’s be clear off the top: every member of the...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 20, 2026 | Review
It seems like an odd thing to say, given the alternative, but I paid attention to every second of Red Like Fruit. The script’s combination of compassion and intellectual rigor — ethical curiosity — demanded it. As I received it, Red Like Fruit is about the ubiquity of...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 14, 2026 | Review
There’s zero thematic ambition here. Still, you’ve got to admire craft, and there’s plenty of that in director Jillian Keiley’s production of Dial M for Murder. The script is, nominally, a thriller as opposed to a murder mystery: in a thriller, we know who the villain...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 6, 2026 | Review
Playwright Faly Mevamanana needed more help. Her script, The Baking Show Show: The Play was developed through Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Production Program. Presumably, there was input from several artists. Two dramaturges are credited. But I don’t see...
