If you've suffered through the angst of puberty (who hasn't?), you'll identify with the characters in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This recent musical by William Finn (it was a   

You've probably seen Frank Capra's 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life more than once. Because someone failed to renew the copyright on the film, it became a ubiquitous TV holiday presence starting in   

If you don't know the plays of Paul Rudnick, you should: He's a very funny guy, able to generate great quips at the slightest turn of events. Valhalla, a play he created in 2004, is a fine example   

For perhaps half of its 90 intermission-less minutes Michelle Lowe's String of Pearls is as discerning and as lively as the sleek, chic regional premiere production it was given by director D. Lynn  

Richard Oberacker, a theatrical composer with local roots (Anderson High School and UC's College-Conservatory of Music), writes in the program for Ace, currently onstage at the Cincinnati Playhouse  

If you've loved the absurd humor of the British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus -- especially their classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail --get out your coconuts and clippity-clop   

When I write a review, I invite you to take my word for it. Some readers trust my judgments and insights; others (although I can't imagine why) might prefer an opinion from another reviewer. And  

If you don't know the plays of Paul Rudnick, you should: He's a very funny guy, able to generate great quips at the slightest turn of events. Valhalla, a play he created in 2004, is a fine example   

Playing pioneer filmmaker Mack Sennett, Gary Sandy sings, "I promised you a happy ending" to wrap up the classic Jerry Herman musical Mack and Mabel, opening the 2006 season at Ensemble Theatre of   

Adam Guettel's award-winning Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza lacks some of the bells and whistles (not to mention helicopters and chandeliers) that have become the calling cards for rec  

As a theater critic, I see a lot of amazing things onstage, but Cirque du Soleil's Quidam was a new experience for me. Combining circus conventions, acrobatics, music and a strong sense of theat  

The curtain-opening moment in Showbiz Players' production of The Scarlet Pimpernel is exactly why there are curtain openings in musicals. The reveal of the elaborate sets and stunning costumes as t  

The best moments of modern musical theater -- and truly theater itself -- are those that are the most difficult to watch. Those moments of broken hearts. Of dreams dashed. Of promises failed. Of lo