Category: Stage Insights News

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 Fairway”

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....

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...