Something pretty great

This week’s theatre pick is easy: go see Mump and Smoot in Something at the Cultch. These “clowns of horror” are the real deal. I first saw them almost 3o years ago and their audacity still makes me laugh myself stupid.

Time-limited offer

If you want do catch one of the best shows that’s on this week, you’ve got tonight and tomorrow night to do it. Radix Theatre’s The Performance Art Trap, which Boca del Lupo is presenting as part of its Micro Performance Series, closes on May 4....

Constant craving

The remount of Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata opened on Wednesday night at the Arts Club’s Revue Stage, and it will still charm your pants off—and sell them online.  Creators Veda Hille and Bill Richardson have set Craigslist ads to...

Which way you goin’, Billy?

The movie version of Billy Elliot left Billy’s sexual orientation up for grabs. In the musical, he is more clearly gay—at least as I see it. You’ll probably forget Elton John’s score the minute you leave the theatre, but you’re less likely to...