by Colin Thomas | Aug 11, 2018 | Review
The musical Guys and Dolls is immortal, which means that it will survive this production. Based on stories by Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls is set in New York in the ‘30s in the underworld of gambling. Nathan Detroit, who runs a floating crap game, bets high-roller Sky...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 25, 2016 | Review
If you need a holiday in innocence, check out The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical features three eccentric adults, but it’s the vulnerability of its six quirky kid characters that makes the piece so charming. As they compete against one another in...
by Colin Thomas | Nov 4, 2016 | Review
On its surface, Now or Later is a shiny political object. But, at least in this interpretation, the play doesn’t make sense. This mounting from Fighting Chance Productions is beyond timely. The story takes place on the eve of an American presidential election. We’re...
by Colin Thomas | Feb 26, 2016 | Review
Leave a Comment I never thought I’d live to hear myself say this, but the show to catch this weekend is Cats. I have never been a fan of Cats, which has always struck me as commercially gimmicky—and mostly tuneless. But seeing Fighting Chance Productions mounting in...
