The rarely staged Oberon is easy to love and will fascinate admirers of early nineteenth-century music.
Oberon
Theater Review: “Miss You Like Hell” — A Lukewarm Road Trip
This is yet another sentimental exercise in the mechanics of mother/daughter rapprochement
Fuse Theater Review: “RoosevElvis” — Antic Americana
RoosevElvis turns out to a sort of slaphappy homage to two American legends, a genial romp that sticks to stereotypes.
Theater Review: “Who Would Be King”—A Bible Story Retold, Entertainingly
Liars and Believers have been creating, conceptualizing, and rehearsing this show for eighteen months—and the seasoning has paid off.
Fuse Theater Review: “Ghost Quartet” — Bang the Drum Slowly
The things that go bump in the night are a pretty gooey lot in Ghost Quartet.
Fuse Dance Review: The Bang Group and Elders Ensemble — Grownups
I wondered why the Elders Ensemble program so consistently portrayed the elders as somber and withdrawn.
Theater Review: “Rain Dogs” — A Humdinger of a Tribute to the Music of Tom Waits
Having glittery, Bettie Page-y young women clad in leather and thongs undulate to music by Tom Waits is pretty much guaranteed to work.
Theater Feature: Rogue Burlesque — Sex and the Single Nerd
Rogue Burlesque will be performing an unfiltered homage to our fixation with nerd culture, from “Weird Al” Yankovic and Superman to Edgar Allan Poe.
Theater Review: Creatures of the Night Throw a Rocking Party
“The Rocky Horror Show” works best when it is immersive like this—a theatrical party that includes the audience.
Coming Attactions in Theater: October 2011
It is encouraging that the list of recommendations for October isn’t filled with musicals. Are straight plays back? I wouldn’t count on it in this economic climate. So let’s bask in the chance to hear words without music.