Jersey Boys is the origin story and evolution of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, a musical group from the Garden State that have had an enduring impact on American culture […]

Mel Brooks is one of the great comic geniuses of our time and he has said that Young Frankenstein was his favorite film. From that comic lunacy came the musical […]

The musical is alive and well and takes aim at millennial motherhood in all of its glory. It is so perfect that I went to see MotherFreakingHood! at the Venus […]

Quite a few people say they love the music of Billie Holiday, having heard only God Bless the Child or—the song controversial in its time—Strange Fruit. Those songs cannot come […]

Boas! Feathers! Dance hits of the ’70s! The Mercury Theater’s production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert—the Musical had plenty of all three. There was a core fan base of […]

True confessions time. When I saw that Mercury Theater was doing a musical called Women of Soul, my curiosity was piqued. Musicals featuring soul music and powerhouse singing are the […]

This isn’t a “best theater of the year” list. As we’ve noted about past lists, we don’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, all with other gigs, and […]

An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas is the charming tribute concert playing through Sunday, December 15, at the Mercury’s Venus Cabaret Theater in Lakeview. It stars Evan Tyrone Martin as […]

Little Shop of Horrors holds a special place in my heart. I first saw the 1986 movie adaptation when I was young, and it gave me a love for goofy, off-brand […]