Bailey Lee, Ellen Nikbakht, and Elliot Sagay are a well-oiled machine. The material doesn't always keep up.
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‘The Wild Party’ gets a sharp new vision. The old problems remain.
Lili-Anne Brown reimagines 'The Wild Party' brilliantly, but the script mistakes a guest list for a plot.
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‘My Joy is Heavy’ asks something of you: be present
Grief, joy, houseplants, and a voice that yodels and keens: The Bengsons' 'My Joy Is Heavy' turns loss into something…
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‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway
Theatre Group Asia's all-Filipino cast and an Emmy-winning director-choreographer make this a 50th anniversary production 'A Chorus Line' deserves.
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‘About Time’ embraces aging wisely and warmly, then overstays its welcome
"About Time" musical review: Maltby and Shire at their best is very good, but the duo doesn't always know when…
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What three productions are saying about Asian visibility right now
From disco Marcos to corporate climbers, three regional theater productions are asking who gets to rise and what the climb…
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‘Blood/Love’: The vampire pop opera thirsty for your attention
"Blood/Love" is a goth-glam fever dream with genuine theatrical ambition: messy in the best possible way, and impossible to look…
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In ‘Bigfoot!’ everyone’s a little othered. Until one very hairy hero takes a giant leap for all of them
'Bigfoot!' is a furry, funky love letter to misfits, packed with kooky characters, 80s synth-pop charm, and a heart bigger…
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‘Here Lies Love’ asks who gets to tell Filipino history, then dances around the answer
Center Theatre Group's 'Here Lies Love' captivates with Filipino talent but can't reconcile disco spectacle with political history.
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Arena Stage’s ‘Chez Joey’ has big ambition. Does the classic framework hold it back?
In the opening sequence of Arena Stage’s Chez Joey, a bustling group of musicians and dancers arrives in a 1940s…
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