I have identified the problem with the musical Chess.  It's bad. You've got Florence, who loves bad boy chess player Freddie and h...

So, I could rave about the writing (joyfully wonderful and silly rhymes by David Ives) or the acting (from a strong, talented, attractive en...

Among the many ways Rodgers and Hammerstein helped innovate the American stage musical was through depth of character. Their musicals, after...

If there is an afterlife, I hope Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., has had the opportunity to look down and watch the Wheelhouse Theater Company's exc...

Edward Albee was not exactly fond of his mother. The headmaster of a boarding school Albee attended was quoted in the New Yorker as saying,...

To stage Jesus Christ Superstar, I've long been convinced, is to set yourself up to fail. I'm not just being crabby, here; I love t...