I got in some hot water when I “reviewed” a show I’d directed over the summer. I didn’t […]
Theater Reviews
The first thing you see as you enter the theater for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike […]
Criticism can be dangerous. I’ve been thinking about Pauline Kael and John Cassavetes. Kael was notoriously harsh […]
Players of Utica opened its 102nd season last night with a sparkling production of Company, directed by Lonny […]
If you ever find yourself backstage at Players of Utica, you might notice the name Robert Barone signed […]
I remember a review of the musical Legally Blonde that said it was “great for people who loved […]
I caught the second public performance of Bawdy Town The Musical on May 30 at Donovan Middle School […]
Community theater is practically unreviewable, which is a shame. It’s a minefield – you know people, you want […]
Syracuse Stage seasons are predictable: one sublime piece, two or three honorable mentions, one cheesy head-scratcher, and one […]
I’ve heard people complain that Utica doesn’t have much to offer culturally; if you’re one of them, you […]
