by Colin Thomas | Apr 10, 2026 | Review
I was not completely charmed by Kimberly Akimbo, which, given the musical’s popularity, might be a sign of sociopathology — or terminal jadedness. In my defense, although the whole didn’t sweep me away, I did enjoy substantial components of this Arts Club production....
by Colin Thomas | Apr 6, 2026 | Review
To be fully successful, any production of Shakespeare in Love must capture three layers of love. The entry level to Lee Hall’s script, which is an adaptation of Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s screenplay for the 1998 film, is a fictional love affair between William...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 3, 2026 | Review
Marlene Ginader’s new script Canadian Psycho is an idea that goes nowhere. With virtually nothing to offer, how did it make it onto the stage? In this solo piece, which the playwright is performing in its premiere production, the central character, Marlene, tell us...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 30, 2026 | Review
God, I love theatre students! They are so frickin’ vivacious and eager to please — which makes them the perfect match for the musical Something Rotten!, which is all about entertainment. Something Rotten! is stupid — in the best (giddiest) way possible. In Karey...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 29, 2026 | Review
I’m so much angrier now than I was when I first saw the movie Network — which is all about anger — in 1976. Many of us these days live in a perpetual state of political fear, frustration, and fury, which makes United Players’ decision to produce playwright Lee Hall’s...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 29, 2026 | Review
This show won me over, but it took a while. The problems I had aren’t with the production, which is excellent, but with the script — although the source material is astonishing. Playwright Kat Sandler drew inspiration for Wildwoman from the fifteenth-century history...
