Baton Rouge Love Forward, & Backwards "The Last Five Years" makes us root for love even when we know the ending Serena Puang 12 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven The Words Have “Spunk” Yale Rep’s song-packed production of Zora Neale Hurston’s recovered short story illustrates the power of language Adam Wassilchalk 10 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Fascists On Film Detroit Public Theatre's "Here There are Blueberries" zeroes in on concentration camp workers -- with truths relevant to today's world Erica Hobbs 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Bullfighting Comes To New York With “Torera” New Haven and NYC collaborate to put on a show about family, gender, and ambition. Midbrow Editor 7 Oct 2025 · 5 min read
Detroit Be Their Guests "Beauty and the Beast" brings Disney magic to the stage Erica Hobbs 6 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Hartford Murder At the Masquerade Ball Was it Ms. Bertha? Dr. Feelgood? Jamil Ragland hunts for the "culprit" at the Wadsworth. Jamil Ragland 3 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit "Jaws" Returns with a Vengeance Through a staged backstory, at the Tipping Point. Erica Hobbs 29 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
Baton Rouge "Earnest" Envelope Pushed Sullivan Theater's revival of Wilde's play resonates in modern-day America. Serena Puang 29 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Fringe Frenzy It's the Fringe Festival finale! Leo David, Clay Davies 28 Sep 2025 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Will the Wallflowers Please Stand Up A one-man performance of social anxiety makes comedy out of awkward audience encounters. Leo David 28 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Dead Dads... ...Are the butt of the joke in "Lions," a play about taking stock of life's ups and downs. Leo David 27 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit Grief vs Love in "The Good Ones" "The Good Ones" shows potential in its portrayal of the complicated feelings that can accompany grief. Erica Hobbs 23 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Sexy Ben Frank Bends Too Far A sex show about building a better a world — as told by a balding, horny Ben Franklin — didn't fail to insult its audience with dirty words. Leo David 18 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia The First Play Ever... ... Performed in America returns to the Philadelphia stage for the nation's 250th anniversary. Leo David 17 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Nothing, Either Good or Bad The Oakland Theater Project stages an updated, diverse-casted production of a Shakespeare tragedy. Jeff Kaliss 16 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia The Spirits Speak Up A night of ghost stories warns about the horrors of cultural appropriation. Leo David 9 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit Richard III Returns To Roots At an open-air container "Globe." Erica Hobbs 28 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Hartford Freeman Fought For Freedom A Revolutionary War-era reenactment speaks to the present moment. Jamil Ragland 28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read