CCM Keeps “Carousel” Spinning
Review by Shawn Maus of Carousel: CCM Musical Theatre They just don’t write them or make them like this any more. Richard Rodgers stated that Carousel was among his favorite creations and the closest he came to writing an opera.  CCM has given their production of Carousel the grandeur...
Cincinnati Shakespeare’s “Death of a Salesman” Still Reverberates
Review by Liz Eichler of Death of a Salesman: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is powerful and riveting, drawing you into the layers of duplicity of an aging salesman who must constantly reimagine his life to chase the elusive American Dream....
Covedale Hits the Sweet-spot with “Fox on the Fairwayâ€
Review by Shaun Maus of Fox on the Fairway: Covedale The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts production of Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway is a madcap comedy with polished performances.  The Fox on the Fairway takes place during the annual Quail Valley Country Club golf tournament....
Miami’s “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” is Fun, Compassionate
Review by Shawn Maus of In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play: Miami University In our internet porn age, it’s hard to imagine there was a time that men and women didn’t really know their own bodies. “In the Next Room†explores themes of sexual ignorance, eroticism and, of...
Covedale’s “Fox on the Fairway” Not Just Par for the Course In Laughs
Review by Doug Iden of Fox on the Fairway: Covedale Theatre For its second show of the season, the Covedale Theater rolls FOREward into the realm of satire with The Fox on the Fairway. This frenetically paced farce spoofs the Country Club crowd by depicting a desperate attempt by the Quall...
Outstanding Performances Sell Cincinnati Shakespeare’s “Death of a Salesman”
Review by Gregory Bossler of Death of a Salesman: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s 1949 Pulitzer-winning indictment of the American Dream, is among a handful of classic American plays that remain as relevant today as when written. And it is receiving the full Shakespearean treatment...
Boy Meets (a Funny) Girl in ETC’s “Buyer and Cellar”
Review by Kenneth Stern of Buyer and Cellar: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati If I were writing this review as Alex, the protagonist of ETC’s delightful Buyer and Cellar, a one man show about an actor who becomes the caretaker of the treasures in Barbra Streisand’s basement, here is how it...
Uff da! Clifton’s “The Norwegians” Delights
Review by Katie N. Johnson of The Norwegians: Clifton Performance Theatre Norwegians don’t brag. Norwegians aren’t flashy, self-promoting or ostentatious. Norwegians are understated, humble, and self-effacing. They will get the job done without drawing attention to themselves.  Because that’s the Norwegian way, playwright C. Denby Swanson tells us. But...