Theatre Reviews
Rialto Movie Theater in The Villages in Florida
As someone who has seen been in many a movie theater, I would like to say that I have seen some good theaters, as well as some bad theaters. But never have I seen a theater with reclining chairs, spacious seating, and a large luxurious screen as I did …
The War Horse play
This play is simply stunning.
I saw it at the National Theatre in December 2008, but I believe it is now opening at a new Theatre in the West End.
War Horse is based on a children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo - but don’t let that influence your opinion, the content …
Main Art Theatre Royal Oak Michigan
The Main Art Theatre is located at the corner of 11 Mile Road and Main Street in Royal Oak, Michigan. This is the area’s best place to see independent films. If you are looking for something alternative, this is it. I love the personality of the theatre, and it …
Chicago on Broadway
I think that what makes a great broadway show is wear you are sitting. I went to see the Broadway Show “Chicago” and although I thought it was going to be a really great experience, it really wasn’t. I was sitting all the way in the back on the …
Avenue Q
This show is absolutely hilarious! Of course, that is the appeal, it’s a musical comedy. It’s probably one of the funniest, if not THE funniest musical comedy I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some good ones!
The soundtrack itself is great. With song titles such as “The Internet is for …
Houston Symphony’s “Peter and the Wolf”
I attended the Houston Symphony’s performance of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands TX, and the experience was enchanting! This was a lovely performance that was energetic and well performed. The director John Morris Russell, was engaging …
Walnut Street Theater Philadelphia
I just visited the Walnut Street Theater for the first time today to see Les Miserables. The show was fantastic, so if you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend seeing it at some point. As for the theater,it was slightly smaller than I had expected, but it was a …
Green Day’s American Idiot Play
The East Bay punk rock legends, Green Day has put their Rock Opera from 2004 to the stage of Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The play included the whole album, American Idiot, with a few songs from their newest album, 21st Century Breakdown, and songs from the B-side of American Idiot like …
Colonial Theater Belfast Maine
Vintage theaters can be fascinating places, and the Colonial Theater in Belfast Maine is absolutely spell binding. Featuring 3 surprisingly large theaters with enchanting names like “Dreamland”, this family-owned business shows blockbuster Hollywood movies the week they are released as well as local films and plays.
The decor outside of …
Rangashankara,Bangalore,India
Rangashankara, situated in J P Nagar, 6th phase, Bangalore is a venture of Arundhati Roy, in memorial of her late husband Shankar Nag.
The theater is situated in a serene place, ideal for a theater, far away from the hubbubs of the world. The ambience of the theater is very …
Rialto Square Theater
My favorite theater is the Rialto Square Theater, located in Joliet, Illinois. This theater features a lot of big names without the big price tag that I had expected to find. For example, they have featured comedians such as Bill Engvall, and musicians such as Willie Nelson. The Rialto …
Denver’s Opera
I am someone who is frequently n Colorado because of the fact that I love the weather in Denver. Being that I am originally from New York, I find that nice weather is something that is rare and hard to find. One of the things that I usually do …
Billy Elliot at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago
I attended a wonderful production of Billy Elliot at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago on Sunday, March 21 at 7:30 pm. I went into the show not knowing a thing about the story line or anything, and I was very pleasantly surprised. I definitely did not expect to love …
Star Theater
If you live in the Dearborn area and you are bored, you will be glad to know that a Star Theater is nearby. It is conveniently located steps away from the Fairlane Town Center, the Hyatt hotel and lots of really great restaurant around. So before or after watching …
Blue Springs 8 Theatre
Blue Springs 8 Theater is located in Blue Springs, Missouri just north on 7 highway located next to Lunar Bowl. Blue Springs 8 is a Dickinson Theater and is a wonderful alternative to the big AMC mega theaters.
Like other theaters Blue Springs 8 offers stadium seating in …
Jeongdong Theater, Seoul, South Korea
Do you often watch western plays and want to try watching an Asian one? Perhaps this is for you. The play is about Korean drama and the story is about an event occurred in the time of the past kingdom. They change the story every month or so. During my …
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is one on Oscar Wilde’s most clever and most fun plays. As us, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has produced an excellent production of this send up of the English upper class. The production is properly British to the utmost degree.
This play is held in …
Springer Opera House
I recently had the opportunity to visit the famous Springer Opera House in Columbus, GA. I have to say that the atmosphere is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I was met at the door by a man in tails and a top hat underneath giant oil lamps. The …
Bus Stop by William Inge at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
If you’ve only seen the movie version of “Bus Stop” starring Marilyn Monroe, you really haven’t seen “Bus Stop.” The play is intense and engrossing. The movie version spends about two thirds of the movie giving background information. It is lonely the last forty-five minutes or so that is …
Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba in Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida
This was my very first Cirque du Soleil show, and I’ve seen it a total of 3 times. It holds a special place in my heart because it was first, but it is also a wonderful introduction to the Cirque world. The combination of mystery and fantastic performances make …
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
This current production of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives of Windsor” ad the Oregon Shakespeare festival is one of the best I’ve seen. I’ve seen several productions in the past and have enjoyed them all, but this was special because of G. Valmont Thomas as Sir John Falstaff, Knight.
This play was …
Carmike Movie Seven Knoxville, TN
Last Saturday I took my family to the movies in Knoxville, TN. We went to the Carmike Movie Seven Theater at Windsor Square. This is sort of a second run theater, that is to say the movies have already run a couple weeks in the regular theaters but typically …
Romeo and Juliette: the Musical
Romeo and Juliette, being performed by a traveling production from France - must be a good performance, or so I thought. The lights were questionable, the costumes were down-right ridiculous, the acting left much to be imagined, and the classic part of the Shakespearean romance was left to the …
Princess Ida by Gilbert and Sullivan
The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s current production of “Princess Ida” meets their usual high standard. The cast is lively and clearly enjoys not only singing, but performing with one of the best Gilbert & Sullivan groups in the world. Performances by all of the players are excellent, but …
Blue Man Group Chicago
The Blue Man Group performs at the Briar Street Theatre in Chicago many days out of the week. The location is a bit obscure, but you’ll feel like you’ve been wisked away into a magical land of FUN and MORE FUN when you sit down to watch the show. …
The Lion King At The Lyceum Theatre
I went to see “The Lion King” at the “Lyceum Theatre” in London last night, the show was on for just over two and a half hours and to say that it blew my mind would be an understatement. Altogether there was 8 of us in my party, and …
Wicked (Gershwin Theater on Broadway)
Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, “Wicked” tells the story of the witches of Oz, Glinda and Elphaba, before Dorothy drops in. A prequel, if you will, to Frank L. Baum’s The Wizard of Oz.
The musical production is specatacular and lives up to the hype it has caused in …
Passion of the Christ
Passion of the Christ is a play offered by the Dulaang UP on its 32nd theater season. Based on Wakefield Cycle of 32 Mystery Plays, it stages the life of Christ from His baptism in the Jordan River up to His resurrection.
The theater was jam-packed, literally. …
Lyric Opera House Baltimore MD
The first time that I went to a show at the Lyric Opera House, in Baltimore MD I was around 18 years old and was so excited that I forgot my glasses at home. My girlfriend and I shared her’s so that I could see the actors on …
The Picture Show at Merchant’s Walk
When the regular-run movie theaters near where we live began to raise their prises, and it was suddenly costing us $15 or more for the two of us to go to a matinee, we started looking for a discount movie theater. We found The Picture Show at Merchant’s Walk, …
West Side Story, at The National Theater, Washington, D.C.
I’m not the biggest fan of musicals, but the 50th anniversary return of West Side Story to the theater of its premier in 1957, directed by the man who originally wrote the book for it, seemed a cultural Event Not To Miss. My wife had never seen it …
Les Miserables play
The most amazing play that I have seen on broadway two times is Les Miserables. In my opinion, this profound work of art, could even be appealing to people who do not tend to have a flare for seeing plays. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons that …
The Phantom of the Opera
Sunset Boulevardshow is about a chorus girl Christine Daae who is getting her big break at the Paris Opera House. The Phantom falls in love with her. And Raoul Christine’s childhood friend falls in love with her also. Now she is torn between The Phantom and Raoul. And then …
Detroit Film Theatre,Detroit Michigan
The Detroit Film Theatre is an antique theater with really lush red velvet seats and gilded accents. The theater’s interior has a really rich and warm atmosphere, with classic filigrees on the ceiling, and the elaborate walls that you do not see with today’s new theaters. Just being there …
Wicked a new musical is wicked hot
the timeless story the wizard of oz has never been told like this. wicked is about Glinda(kendra kassebaum) the good and the bad witch elphaba(stephanie j.block). the story takes place in the land of oz. their paths cross at a boarding school called shiz. madame morrible(carol kane)says elphaba is …
Southpark 7 movie theaters
I am reviewing the Southpark mall movie theater, located in Spencer, Iowa. This movie theater has seven theaters contained within its walls. It was built in the mall shortly after several stores began to go under. The mall was in trouble and needed help. A movie theater was the …
As You Like It
“All the world’s a stage, and all men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
I have always heard this line. The line is, no doubt, a quite famous one. And I …
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
Into the Woods is a hilarious two act musical written, directed, and produced by Stephen Sondheim, a name synonymous with American musicals. The story combines your favorite fairy tales in a new way, following Jack from the beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, the Big Bad Wolf, Rapunzel, Prince Charming, …
Springer Opera House
My Springer Opera House Guided Tour started off when I walked through the old, antique laden corridor of the box office, adjacent to the grand lobby. I was greeted by a gray haired, pleasantly perky man who was very cordial and made excellent conversation. I quickly informed this guide …
Rogers Cinema
I don’t normally go to the movie theater here in town. But, this past weekend was our anniversary and I didn’t want to just take my wife to dinner and be home by 7. So, we decided to splurge a bit and I took her to see a movie …
Pipeline Theatre Company’s “Psycho Beach Party”
had the great honor and privilege of seeing this production of “Psycho Beach Party.” I’m a huge fan of the playwright, Charles Busch, who is an icon and a legend in the downtown theater scene, renowned and infamous for his themes of homosexuality, transexuality, and drag. …
Taipei Eye (traditional Chinese theater)
Some cities have tourist spots named cityname-eye such as Singapore-eye, London-eye, Tokyo-eye, etc. All of them concern with vertical giant wheels equipped with seats with which people can experience seeing the view from the height. But Taipei-eye is different. It is a place where you can enjoy traditional Chinese theater.
The …
The Open Air Theatre Regents Park London
I have just been to The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London for the first time. The park is lovely to walk through with lakes, a bandstand and gardens to enjoy. The theatre itself is very impressive. The entrance area has a licensed bar which also serves snacks. …
Picture Show at Merchants Exchange Dollar Theatre
On Labor Day, it was a rainy day, and I was one of the fortunate people who had the day off of work. My sister and I were scheming about what to do while it was raining outside. Then I remembered one of my friends mentioning that they enjoy …
UltraStar Cinemas
I work at Ultra-Star cinemas in Poway, California and for that reason I know that this theater is a very reliable place. I have only worked here for a matter of 4 months but I have seen all of the hard work and time put into this place. It …
Next to Normal on Broadway
I should preface this review by stating that over the years, I’ve seen over 100 shows on and off Broadway. I’m a huge theatre fan, loving everything from the classics to the little known shows. I’ve seen my fair share of wonderful productions and complete embarrassments. I’ve also been …
Civic Center Music Hall, Thelma E. Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre
I recently attended the Lion King theater production at the Civic Center Music Hall. Overall, I was pleased with the experience I had. There was ample parking outside of the building, and the ground-floor entrance was well-lit with a handicapped access ramp. Once inside, I found the Civic Center …
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