Adam Emperor Southard

This is unlike anything I've ever seen at fringe. It's fun, silly, fast-paced and an absolute riot.... full review

This is a well crafted story that is brilliantly performed.... full review

Girl Band in the Men’s Room is an hour long exploration into the diverse personalities that make up a band on the verge of success. I loved the tight and clever writing and the fantastic character work all of the actors clearly put in. The acting and directing were stellar and the audience ate up every moment of it. On a personal note, I wish I had sat nearer the stage as the Fringe Annex has plenty of visibility issues and I couldn’t see any of the lovely business involving a bass guitar a... full review

(These thoughts are based on the 1 hour abridged version at Fringe Central and not the full length version at Actors Circle) Holy Shit, this show is great. As long as Coeurage Theatre Company continues to market this as “pay what you want” this will continue to be the best deal in town. It’s downright gorgeous. The Trouble With Words is a song cycle based around the concept of words – not finding the right words, saying the wrong words, last words, first words… If you go to see musicals... full review

Adorable. This show is freakin adorable. I wish my son were a little older so that I could have taken him along for the ride. The performances are heartfelt and just the right amount of over-the-top. The songs are fun and performed with vigor. The story telling is clever and funny. Most importantly, the kids in the audience had a great time (and so did the adults, lets face it). If you want to just smile like a kid again, or better yet, you have a kid, go see this show. ... full review

A couple breaks up and at least for one of them it feels like the end of the world, that is to say, until it is. This brilliantly written piece is essentially two epic monologues performed truthfully first by the man crushed from the breakup and then from the woman trying to sort through all that she has lost and all that she doesn’t miss. This show is surprising well crafted and thought-out. Each moment in first monologue connects to something in the next and we see how subtle differences in... full review

Full Disclosure, Last Five Years is one of my favorite musicals of all time. The music is beautifully written and the concept is brilliant. Bright Eyes Production’s Last Five Years does Jason Robert Browns moving masterpiece justice. The vocal performances of Ashley Cuellar and Rory Alexander are spot on and the live band is solid. These are important points as this show lives and dies on the quality of the performers. I turned to my wife during the second song and said, “We lucked out!” Ashle... full review

The task of writing a show for children about the Chernobyl tragedy must be daunting but you wouldn’t know it from this lovely production. Cindy Marie Jenkins’ deft writing bridges the gap between an educational presentation and an interactive children’s show that is as funny as it is serious. The particular preview that I had the pleasure to see had an adoring adult audience, but Voices From Chernobyl Jr is tailor made for children eight years and up. I highly recommend this show for parents... full review

Have you ever seen a production where the positive energy and passion of the cast made it impossible not to enjoy their performance? Lonesome No More’s production of Spring Awakening has energy and passion in spades. Spring Awakening is a coming of age story featuring the tragic results of negligent parenting during puberty. This tragedy is surprisingly funny under the skilled direction of Dana Murphy and Patrick Riley. I’m not sure which director was responsible for the bulk of the staging fo... full review