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Unlikely Venues: Lakewood Civic Auditorium

Hannah Wilson03.2025Comedy, Live Comedy, Live Music, Music, TheatreLeave a Comment

Featured image source Welcome to my newest series, “Unlikely Venues.” This series will take a look at nonstandard concert locations across the United States, including how they came to be … Read More

Hannah WilsonUnlikely Venues: Lakewood Civic Auditorium03.28.2025

Theatre Review: Les Miserables at the Hollywood Pantages

Garon Cockrell08.2023Theatre, Theatre ReviewLeave a Comment

Les Misérables Los Angeles – Hollywood Pantages Theatre Now through September 10, 2023 Costa Mesa – Segerstrom Center for the Arts September 19 – October 1, 2023 Cameron Mackintosh presents … Read More

Garon CockrellTheatre Review: Les Miserables at the Hollywood Pantages08.08.2023

Review: Mean Girls The Musical Live at the Hollywood Pantages

Garon Cockrell01.2023Theatre, Theatre ReviewLeave a Comment

Mean Girls Pantages Theatre January 4 – 29, 2023 Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 … Read More

Garon CockrellReview: Mean Girls The Musical Live at the Hollywood Pantages01.06.2023

Come For A Thrilling Good Time At Moulin Rouge!

Garon Cockrell07.2022Theatre, Theatre ReviewLeave a Comment

Now playing at the Hollywood Pantages is the Tony Award winning adaptation of Baz Luhrman’s hit film Moulin Rouge! It’s an exciting sexy blast with an absolute stellar cast. I … Read More

Garon CockrellCome For A Thrilling Good Time At Moulin Rouge!07.11.2022

Show Review: Scribble Showdown, Taft Theater, Cincinnati, OH.

PF Wilson02.2022Comedy, Live Comedy, TheatreLeave a Comment

Photo credits: Liza Wilson In the age of YouTube stars, it’s tough to determine who has real talent and who just might have swung and hit the sweet spot of … Read More

PF WilsonShow Review: Scribble Showdown, Taft Theater, Cincinnati, OH.02.11.2022

Pride & Prejudice (Sort of) is a (Complete) Delight

Martina O'Boyle11.2021Culture, Theatre, Theatre Review, UKLeave a Comment

Pride & prejudice (sort of)

Pride & Prejudice (Sort of) Jane Austen’s novels and the subsequent TV and film adaptations are meat and potatoes to Brits. Whether or not modern English adults have read or … Read More

Martina O'BoylePride & Prejudice (Sort of) is a (Complete) Delight11.17.2021

Night of the Living Drag Is Coming!

Garon Cockrell09.2021LGBT+, Live Music, TheatreLeave a Comment

A new Drag event is coming to a town near you featuring some of the best and brightest from RuPaul’s Drag Race! The tour starts October 15 in Boston and … Read More

Garon CockrellNight of the Living Drag Is Coming!09.09.2021

Aaron Tveit Could Lose a Tony Award to…No One?

Kate Graham10.2020TheatreLeave a Comment

2020 has been a wild year for all of us, but especially for Aaron Tveit. He survived contracting COVID-19 during the big New York City outbreak in March, and now … Read More

Kate GrahamAaron Tveit Could Lose a Tony Award to…No One?10.15.2020

You Have Until July 1st To Watch Raúl Esparza Be Unhinged – A TARTUFFE Overview

Kate Graham06.2020Culture, Miscellaneous, TheatreLeave a Comment

I should preface this with the biased disclaimer that even though I have sense become a lesbian, Raúl Esparza has been the love of my life since I was 14 … Read More

Kate GrahamYou Have Until July 1st To Watch Raúl Esparza Be Unhinged – A TARTUFFE Overview06.29.2020

Theatre: Charity Performance of The Understudy

Writer04.2020Podcast, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

The Understudy Theatre across the world, from Broadway to small local spaces, is taking a massive hit due to Covid-19. Since the actors can’t get to the stage, and we … Read More

WriterTheatre: Charity Performance of The Understudy04.21.2020

Review: Jekyll and Hyde at VAULT Festival

Martina O'Boyle03.2020Culture, Games, Miscellaneous, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde Fire Hazard Games is back with another intereactive mobile game, this time channelling Victorian hysteria via Jekyll and Hyde. So how was it – did we end … Read More

Martina O'BoyleReview: Jekyll and Hyde at VAULT Festival03.16.2020

Theatre Review: Sky in the Pie

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Family, Miscellaneous, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

Sky in the Pie

Sky in the Pie Children’s theatre can fail in two main ways – it can be saccharine sweet, or frantically stupid. We adults know it, but don’t fool yourself – … Read More

Martina O'BoyleTheatre Review: Sky in the Pie02.20.2020

Theatre Review: CROOKS 1926

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Miscellaneous, Theatre, Theatre Review, UKLeave a Comment

CROOKS 1926

CROOKS 1926 Slip into the world of Peaky Blinders – CROOKS 1926, an immersive theatre game (it is game-ish), is on through March 29th, and is a great night out. … Read More

Martina O'BoyleTheatre Review: CROOKS 192602.16.2020

Vault Festival 2020

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Comedy, Culture, LGBT+, Miscellaneous, Theatre, Theatre Review, UKLeave a Comment

VAULT Festival 2020 VAULT Festival is back for its 8th year. Taking over venues throughout Waterloo, VAULT Festival 2020 will showcase over 500 shows with the best in new writing … Read More

Martina O'BoyleVault Festival 202002.13.2020
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