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I went into this expecting BLOOD AND SATAN,*** and instead got a wickedly charming, very funny examination of class manners and the rigidity of the space A Certian Type Of Woman was allowed to exist within during the time period this work is set in. This performance made me hit up the internet(s) to find the book it's based on when I got home. I hope the book is as good as this adaptation. If it's not? Shame on the book! ***Okay, maybe actually hoping for it because clearly something is wro... full review

Linden Waddell, with assist from musical director/accompanist Majorie Poe & director Janet Miller, has Gifted us with a FANTASTIC, upbeat, hilarious, family friendly caberet-style presentation of Allan Sherman's work, and you should go see it.... full review

A fun and fast musical with an appealing cast and earworm-worthy original jingle songs, especially the <redacted for spoilers> one that is the whole point of the show. Worth checking out!... full review

I thought this *might* be a DudeBro show. I'm so glad it wasn't entirely! These two go to places of Vulnerable that guys don't like to, in general. Their storytelling is as tight as their friendship, and they trust each other enough to put their different versions of "gentlemen" onstage without fear. This was a delightful show.... full review

Who hasn't dreamed of going back throughout the timeline of your life and fixing everything that was so very wrong? Geeks can do that, on stage anyway. Completely delightful all the way through, with a deft use of hilarious personal anecdotes blended with heartfelt emotion and pitch-perfect geek pop references, all sold by McGowan's super-charming, high energy presentation. (42 minutes. Hee!)... full review

I had kept myself spoiler-free - which was not easy, as people have been raving about this at Fringe Central Station left and right - so I sat down expecting something cute and frothy, because that's what the blurb indicated. But there's some serious heft at the core of "Texas Loves Lyla," and, joyfully, it does not come with a sledgehammer. I was not expecting this. The delightful and corny bits support the rest, in no small part due to Jeffrey's hilarious, warm and vivid presentation. We ... full review

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Fabian has done his research about the tragic, complex general who won the war for Lincoln, and presents key highlights from Grant's life with a contemporary flair history teachers who have bored generations of students would do well to take a few notes from. Even better is Fabian's framing of Grant's story within the context of his own life. An Air Force veteran adrift, sometimes drunken and struggling to hold onto life itself, Fabian does nice job using tales of his poor-decision-making to e... full review

It wouldn’t be hard for a tale of attending a high school class reunion as the less-accomplished trophy wife of a man who made it big after leaving the campus to turn into into a morass of self-pity and cruelty. But if it did that, it wouldn’t be a Les K story, that is to say an insightful romp of hilarity and compassion that takes no prisoners when examining uncomfortable truths, yet retains a sense of shared humanity. “Nightmare in Bakersfield” is the latest installment of K’s life with his ... full review

Man, o man was this incredibly brave and profoundly moving performance by Marissa Lichwick astonishing. Trans-racial adoption is a tricky topic to take on, and "Yellow Dress" succeeds wonderfully through a brilliant combination of physical and emotional guts along with great storytelling that does not shy away from the darker sides of her personal story. Touching, funny and honest, just loved this all around. Everybody should see it!... full review