Join the Dark Side with Falcon’s “Mystery Plays”
Review by Doug Iden of The Mystery Plays: Falcon Theatre Is it reality? Is it a dream? Is it a Netherworld lying between the living and the dead? We are faced with these evocative questions in the current production of The Mystery Plays at the Falcon Theater. Set on...
CCM Delivers a Powerful “Carousel”
Review by Greg Bossler of Carousel: CCM Musical Theatre When Carousel opened in 1945, it received near unanimous praise (for Richard Rodgers’ music, Oscar Hammerstein II’s libretto, and Agnes de Mille’s dances), and in 1999, Time magazine named it the best musical of the 20th century. This past weekend...
No Junk, Just Treasure in Know’s “Andy’s House of [blank]”
Review by Abby Rowold of Andy’s House of [blank]: Know Theatre Paul Strickland is a charming storyteller and a Know Theatre favorite from past Fringe and Serials performances, and his Andy’s House of [blank], playing at the Know Theatre’s Underground Stage until November 14th, is deserving of its spot...
Be Sure to Visit the Oddities at Know’s “Andy’s House of [Blank]”
Review by Erica Minton of Andy’s House of [Blank]: Know Theatre If you boxed up Know Theatre’s newest production, Andy’s House of [Blank], it would fit right in on the shelves at Andy’s oddities shop, perhaps tucked between Francis Bacon’s skillet and a Saturn fly trap. The show, which...
Know’s “Andy’s House of [blank]” Is a Quirky Delight
Review by Grace Eichler of Andy’s House of [blank]: Know Theatre Decorated by Moses’ Toes (a bouquet of roses), Abraham Lincoln’s Lincoln Logs, and Judy’s Garland, the set of Know Theatre of Cincinnati’s Andy’s House of [blank] is the first clue towards the whimsical and silly, while still heartwarming...
Falcon Tackles the Unexplainable in “The Mystery Plays”
Sneak Peak of The Mystery Plays: Falcon Theatre Mystery. Coincidence. Belief without understanding. These are some of the concepts explored in The Mystery Plays, which opens Nov. 6 at Falcon Theatre in Newport. Six actors play more than 20 characters in the two interconnected one-acts, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa...
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...
Carnegie Director Mysteriously Disappears While Preparing for “Sleuth” ?
Sneak Peak by Charles Roetting of SLEUTH: Carnegie Theatre Warning: the following may be difficult for some readers. On October 21, 2015, I was to interview SLEUTH Director Greg Procaccino but upon arriving, Mr. Procaccino was nowhere to be found. In his place, I found a crumpled note on...