Theater Review: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Perhaps you know the story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, at least as us mortals have told it for over a century. Just as the company does in the opening minutes of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, prepare to quite literally throw the book aside to embrace a sharper, queer-friendly take on everyone’s favorite blood-sucking fiend. … Continue reading Theater Review: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Theater Review: SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw

Everyone’s favorite serial killer is back for more in campy, outrageously queer spoof, Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw! From the second you set foot in New York’s AMT Theater, the red-tinged lighting emulates the eerie atmosphere of the movies. The sparse but detailed bathroom set, one of the most iconic pieces of … Continue reading Theater Review: SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw

Theater Review: The Shark is Broken

Now considered one of the greatest movies of all time, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws also famously had an incredibly tumultuous production. For a strictly limited engagement, theatre audiences can now be treated to London import The Shark is Broken—a dark comedy that explores the fiasco of making the definitive aquatic horror movie. A trio of engaging … Continue reading Theater Review: The Shark is Broken

Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Operatic and bizarre, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is already a bonafide classic on the stage and on film. With its legendary status firmly established, Broadway’s 2023 revival still managed a whopping eight Tony nominations. How would any show measure up to these lofty expectations, or manage to pull off the epic … Continue reading Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY

Rare is the theatre experience that leaves multiple intense emotions coursing through one’s veins just as it arrives at the pinnacle of its tragicomic heights. The bizarrely named, fiercely performed The Seagull/Woodstock, NY is perhaps one of the most powerful pieces of stage art I have seen in a long time. My Broadway familiarity lies … Continue reading Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY

Theater Review: Lea Michele in Funny Girl

In what may be perhaps one of the most meta Broadway turns of all time, Lea Michele’s masterful debut as Fanny Brice has finally come to fruition. Michele’s Glee character Rachel Berry would eventually squander her golden opportunity by leaving Broadway in pursuit of a television pilot that flopped hard; luckily, Michele does not appear … Continue reading Theater Review: Lea Michele in Funny Girl