by Colin Thomas | Nov 10, 2025 | Review
I admire so much about this production and many things about the text. That discussion starts in the paragraph that begins “In other ways…” But first I’m going to talk about elements that kept me from fully investing in the script, including what I perceive as the...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 8, 2025 | Review
Disney’s Frozen, The Broadway Musical is as commercial and superficial as it sounds. It’s also incoherent, which is worth talking about. Because the show’s symbolism is a mess, it doesn’t make sense thematically. Jennifer Lee based her book for the musical on the...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 29, 2025 | Review
One of these days, I hope to see a fully realized production of playwright Fraces Končan’s Women of the Fur Trade, a production that might allow me to see the script’s true potential — or lack thereof. This remount of the National Art’s Centre’s interpretation is not...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 15, 2025 | Review
For the second time in 48 hours, I’ve seen a show in which performers previously unknown to me have floored me with their talent. I encourage agents, directors, and everybody who loves good theatre to do their best to see both Rent and now The Animal Kingdom. Glenn...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 15, 2025 | Review
Such an extraordinary production! In the lead roles, wildly talented performers —most of whom I’ve never seen before. Such strength and depth in the ensemble. Everybody on the Metro Theatre stage is givin’ ‘er — and they have the chops to deliver. Just wait till you...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 13, 2025 | Review
I could not get a bead on Act 1, but I found Act 2 rewarding, which sucks, I guess, for the people who left at intermission. In the theatre, style is often the trickiest thing to get right, and this script exists in a stylistic hall of mirrors. Henrik Ibsen, who wrote...
