Category: Reviews
‘Fun Home’ rings true with stellar performances
Bob EvansFeb 03, 2020
By Dennis Maddux-Phillips, guest reviewer While the citizens of KC are reveling in Chiefs ‘ Fever, the patrons of KCREP have reasons to stand up and cheer for a...
‘Girlfriends’ tells simple story with flair
Bob EvansJan 30, 2020
By Phil Kinen, guest reviewer Spinning Tree’s smashing Kansas City premier production of “Girlfriend” offers a terrific examination of a simple love story mired in...
‘Babel’ generates futuristic dilemma
Bob EvansJan 27, 2020
by Phil Kinen, guest reviewer Who gets to be God when creating a baby? The mother? Both parents? The doctor? Perhaps the Stork? Jacqueline Goldfinger new play,...
‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ awakens inner child in revisited story
Bob EvansJan 22, 2020
By Dennis Maddux-Phillips, Guest Reviewer Introducing a child to a classic novel or the magic of theatre, bestows an unforgettable gift that forever remains remembered...
‘Proof’ proves excellence exists locally
The play centers on Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a now-deceased 50ish professor at the University of Chicago, who is considered a mathematical genius by his peers...
Starlight’s ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’ delivers unique entertainment
“Dixie’s Tupperware Party”, currently showing at the Starlight, has a winning recipe for delivering an entertaining evening. While the recipe, obtained through...
JCCC continues with ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’
Bob EvansJan 14, 2020
Posted by Bob Evans Johnson County Community College’s Carlsen Center Presents ...
‘Miss Saigon’ Exemplifies Iconic Status
Cameron Mackintosh’s touring production of “Miss Saigon”, showing at the KC Music Hall, delivers a first-rate performance of an iconic Broadway musical. From the...
KC Melting Pot’s “For Colored Girls…” Wonderfully Engages
KC Melting Pot Theater’s interpretation of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” engages with a fusion of...
Cindy Lou Who explains soiled past in ‘Who’s Holiday’
Bob EvansDec 10, 2019
Ah, yes, little Cindy Lou Who, famous toddler from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” has grown up, grown older, parted from the Whoville upbringing, led a sordid...
