Content referencing Jason Orlenko
Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ Is a ‘Excellent Menagerie’
This is not theater for everyone, but it is good theater that upends theater norms.
Oct 22nd, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight Camps Up ‘Xanadu’
Stage version of 1980 film sends up the movie and Broadway musical mannerisms.
Jan 29th, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth
‘The Mousetrap’ Is Polished and Professional
Famous Agatha Christie mystery gets a fun, smartly directed staging by Next Act.
Nov 27th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight’s ‘Mamma Mia’ All About the Songs
So hummable and beloved by audiences. But a little more grounding in plot wouldn’t hurt.
Sep 26th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
How a Newsboy Strike Became a Musical
Skylight presents ‘Newsies’, a protest musical about boys fighting unfair labor practices.
Nov 15th, 2019 by Catherine Jozwik
Joking Around A Revolution
Playwright brings her own guillotine to Next Act production
Oct 1st, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Oh, How New ‘Annie” Seems
‘70s musical seems to comment on today’s politics, in a Skylight show that shines.
Nov 20th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Grisly Fun
Skylight’s take on Sondheim musical has inventive staging and strong voices.
May 22nd, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
A Dickens of a Staging
Chamber Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ is cleverly staged, great fun.
Apr 17th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
A Masters Class in Period Posturing
Chamber Theatre’s “Fallen Angels” gets Coward’s comedy but not the more serious observations.
Apr 18th, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
