Author Archives
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Liberty Magic: Chris Capehart in JOURNEY OF THE MASTER
Reviewed by Laura Caton At the risk of shirking my duty as a reviewer, my reaction to Journey of the Master, currently playing at Liberty Magic, can best be summed up in four little words: just buy a ticket. To… Read More ›
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Review: Comtra’s Legally Blonde, a celebration of musicals and coming together to create and experience them!
Reviewed by Laura Caton If you’re anything like me, the past 18 months have left you feeling tired, rundown, and listless. But luckily, if you’re anything like me, the production of Legally Blonde currently running at Comtra Theatre will go a long… Read More ›
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Honing A Magical Craft in Anna DeGuzman’s “The Queen of Cardistry”
By Laura Caton There’s a strong tradition in magic of learning by apprenticeship: an established magician mentors an up-and-coming magician to pass on the art. In her new show The Queen of Cardistry, now running at Liberty Magic, Anna DeGuzman displays both… Read More ›
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A Commitment to Astonishment in Derek Hughes’s “Bag of Tricks”
The simplest way to put it is also the best: Derek Hughes is good. He is, in fact, almost unfairly good: he’s both witty enough and good enough at magic that he could easily let either half of his show’s equation rest… Read More ›
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Spellbinding Delight of Robert Ramirez’s Musical Theatre Magician
This season at Liberty Magic, several of the performers have been given catchy monikers; the latest magician to headline the venue, Robert Ramirez, is billed as “the Musical Theater Magician,” a phrase that piqued my interest and left me not… Read More ›
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Riverfront Theater Company Charms with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
I’ll be honest: as a script, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike confuses me and on occasion annoys the heck out of me. (To give you the Reader’s Digest version of why, I’ll just point out that it includes… Read More ›
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Scintillating Surrealism in Bricolage’s “Project Amelia”
In many ways, technology and theater exist at opposite ends of a spectrum: the one is typically replicable and individualized, while the other is usually unique and communal. Bricolage’s latest production, Project Amelia, sets its goals almost impossibly high… Read More ›
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The Splendor and Magic in Choice in Dennis Watkins’ “The Magic Parlour”
Choices are often cast as things to make us wary. There’s usually a dichotomy involved: we’re meant to choose the right thing, not the wrong thing; make a good choice, not a bad one. But in the capable and… Read More ›
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Theatre Factory Spices Up High School Angst in “Heathers: The Musical”
In looking at popular media from the last fifty years, you’d be forgiven for thinking every single high school in America is an inescapable hellscape where the popular students are merciless, the unpopular kids are powerless, and the adults are… Read More ›