Good performances and a solid production help to compensate for the show's rather weak score.
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Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
The audience-participation stalwart gets an imaginative revisualization in its annual staging at the Woodlawn Theatre.
Read More »Music Review: Todd Miller – ‘Bring Him Home’
Todd Miller combines a deep Christian faith with an attitude of tolerance and acceptance, both of which influence his music and vocal style.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Bedbugs!!!’ the Musical by Paul Leschen and Fred Sauter
This deliciously campy show has so much frenzied, blood-sucking energy the small ArcLight theater can hardly contain it.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Rock of Ages’
This weird 1980s jukebox musical is exciting and fun, and the humourous acting along with recognizable rock songs make it one you shouldn't miss.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story’ Off-Broadway
Glorious music overshadows some rickety storytelling in this joyful jukebox musical about "one of the great untold stories of rock and roll."
Read More »Music Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ (Original Cast Recording)
While there is much that works well in the adaptation, for the most part its music is uneven.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd.’ and ‘The Wake’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A rock musical with bite and a jet-black one-man show are two more productions making their debut at the Fringe.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ Based on Lyrics by Tupac Shakur
Theatrical spectacle can derive both its meaning and its power from any number of forms of expression. But no one had tried using pure rap on a Broadway scale before.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Four Tree Plays’ and ‘Million Dollar Hair’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A thoughtful avant-garde theater piece and a full-on musical parody are two of the highlights of this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival.
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