Theater

Review: In Tandem’s Scrooge in Rouge
Review

In Tandem’s Scrooge in Rouge

God bless us every one. NOT.

Review: The Marriage of Bette and Boo at Boulevard Theatre
Review

The Marriage of Bette and Boo at Boulevard Theatre

Christopher Durang's dysfunctional, autobiographical tale is fleshed out in all of its profound absurdity.

Review: Sister’s Christmas — Mystery of the Magi’s Gold
Review

Sister’s Christmas — Mystery of the Magi’s Gold

Diana Carl Alioto hosts more of a Whodunit cocktail party than a show as we deduce who took baby Jesus' gold.

Review: First Stage’s Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Review

First Stage’s Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Ho, ho, ho! Those Herdman kids are naughty! But the First Stage Children's Theater show about them is awfully nice.

PODCAST: Laurie Birmingham charts her course
PODCAST

Laurie Birmingham charts her course

Our series on actors continues with Laurie Birmingham, who tells a seldom-heard tale about the profession — burning out, losing your passion and plotting an uncertain course for the future.

Review: Lady With All the Answers at The Rep
Review

Lady With All the Answers at The Rep

Resident Rep Company actor Laura Gordon shines in this one-woman show about a beloved advice columnist.

Review: A Christmas Carol at the Pabst Theater
Review

A Christmas Carol at the Pabst Theater

Filled with elegant, traditional prose and visuals -- Dickens story is idyllic to a fault.

Review: The Skylight’s Plaid Tidings
Review

The Skylight’s Plaid Tidings

Great performances and just the right tone mark the Skylight's sweet and goofy new holiday show.

James Pickering takes on Scrooge again and again

James Pickering takes on Scrooge again and again

As the stage version of A Christmas Carol returns to the Pabst Theater, the accomplished actor who plays the lead talks turkey. (Podcast included.)

The Skylight’s holiday show

The Skylight’s holiday show

Paul Helm is forever plaid. Seriously; he was in Forever Plaid in Platteville, and now he's in the holiday spinoff, Plaid Tidings, at the Skylight.

Review: RENT the Broadway Tour at the Marcus Center
Review

RENT the Broadway Tour at the Marcus Center

Even if you've seen a locally staged version of RENT, the national Broadway tour still wows audiences.

Diana Carl Alioto gets thee to a nunnery

Diana Carl Alioto gets thee to a nunnery

As Sister's Christmas Catechism: Mystery of the Magi's Gold unfolds, the actress chats with TCD about the role (Podcast included).