A star is born in Piece of My Heart as the charismatic Zak Resnick takes on Bert Berns, the songwriter/producer behind some of the greatest hits of all time including “Twist and Shout”, “I Want Candy” and “Piece of My Heart”. When the show opens Bert …Read more
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, The Snow Queen is like Frozen by way of Gogol Bordello. With a superb mise-en-scene by director Rick Lombardo (who also served as choreographer) the show plays out like a campfire story as we meet Gerda (Eryn …Read more
“Was that me or was that Gandhi?” asks Oprah Winfrey (Rachel Dunham) immediately after delivering one of her well-known life-affirming statements, and the sentiment pretty much epitomizes the brilliance of Oprahfication, a one-woman show that takes p …Read more
Set in a not-so-distant future, where puritanical values and ahem Republicans, have taken over the United States, The Travels paints a bleak portrait to work as both cautionary tale and eerie satire. The America of the show is a place where “goodness …Read more
The eight years of Bill Clinton’s presidency are turned into a musical extravaganza in the completely crass, delightful CLINTON, a musical with a book by Michael Hodge & Paul Hodge (who also wrote the music & lyrics). Perhaps what this tired …Read more
“Where the fuck is she?” whispers pianist Otto (Heath Saunders) after performer Erika Stern (Alexis Fishman) fails to appear following his grandiose introduction. “Let’s do it from the top” he instructs the band members and this time Erika does appea …Read more
In the touching documentary Alive Inside, Michael Rossato-Bennett follows social worker Dan Cohen as he fights a system that won’t let him (surprise, surprise!) help those in need. Cohen’s purpose is to use a simple technique to help patients with de …Read more
We hear the notes of a piano followed by an announcement, “ladies and gentlemen, what you are about to see is real magic”, exclaims Avi Leiter (Travis Stuebing) before adding, “but don’t despair, it’s still just a trick”. With the playfully ominous t …Read more
Derek Ahonen’s The Qualification of Douglas Evans is a modern take on the morality play that feels like 8 ½ by way of Days of Wine and Roses. As in Blake Edwards’ 1962 film (based on a teleplay by JP Miller), Ahonen presents us with characters full o …Read more
Mark Roberts’ Enter at Forest Lawn is a play that examines the darkest confines of human nature through the prism of the entertainment industry. Set inside the cavernous office of megalomaniac television producer Jack Story (Mark Roberts), the show c …Read more
