REVIEW: The rhythms of life are on display in ‘On Your Feet,’ onstage at the WAC through Sunday
The musical is an onslaught of rhythm and dance and colorful outfits, all surging together at once. There’s rarely a moment to catch your breath.
Section: Theatre Reviews
REVIEW: Holiday and familial connections follow well-worn plotline
TheatreSquared’s telling of Miss Bennet runs through Dec. 30 at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville.
REVIEW: WAC’s Broadway series offering “School of Rock” puts the spotlight on superstar students
If you want to be awed by the precocious talent of a kid’s rock band, the Walton Arts Center would like to take you to school.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s new production of ‘Skeleton Crew’ doesn’t skimp on emotional moments
It’s a different kind of play than its immediate predecessor on the T2 stage. But an important one nonetheless, and one that helps us examines new stories.
REVIEW: ‘Once’ again, a story about a missed connection doesn’t miss
At its core, Once is about the people in life you meet only in passing but still have a profound impact on you.
REVIEW: Walton Arts Center’s offering of “The Sound of Music” brings us back to classic songs
The capacity crowd for Tuesday’s opening night performance at the WAC devoured it, and with good reason. There are some really wonderful moments.
REVIEW: T2’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ closes season with a roar
The show began Wednesday (April 25) at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville and continues through May 27.
REVIEW: ‘Beautiful’ dives into the depths of Carole King’s songbook and personal story
What do you really know about who made your favorite album, and how difficult the process of creating art can be?
REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s “Vietgone” takes an Arkansas story to new places
We need to embrace when local stories are globalized and told well in the process, and that’s something we can all celebrate in Vietgone.
REVIEW: ‘An American in Paris’ presents a ballet show wrapped in a musical via production now at WAC
“Audience members watching the show’s Fayetteville debut went to a ballet, and a musical broke out.”
REVIEW: ‘The Humans’ an uncommon look at humanity’s common conditions
The Humans is a dense, slice-of-life look at the troubling realities of being human. It’s at times viciously funny, and at other times just plain vicious in the way the family members treat each other.
REVIEW: Onstage magic propels imaginative telling of Peter Pan backstory in “Finding Neverland”
Finding Neverland would like you to stop growing up for a few hours, and stop worrying about adulthood. Two hours of not worrying about life is the kind of magic I believe in, and the kind you should, too.
REVIEW: Christmas classic gets fresh frame in TheatreSquared’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
The radio play version is a tidy telling of the Christmastime tale. It’s a story that everyone loves.
REVIEW: New play “The Champion” at TheatreSquared offers look at past and future through a tale about Nina Simone
As Nina Simone’s star reignites, we learn her message, which still resonates more than 55 years later.
REVIEW: Classic Broadway musical examines traditions and cultural change
As often as things repeat themselves, there is always change afoot.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s production of ‘Fun Home’ journeys to the recent past to find modern meaning
TheatreSquared’s production of Fun Home is one of the most totally engrossing new theatrical works I’ve watched in recent years.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s production of French farce speaks in any language
You’d have to be a real dingdong not to laugh at some of the innocent crudity of “The Dingdong.”
REVIEW: Complicated relationships provide the curiosities in “The Curious Incident” at the WAC
How does anyone stage a play about complicated relationships, a disorder on the autism spectrum and patience, with a dash of mathematics thrown in for good measure?
REVIEW: Intimate moments make for compelling drama in TheatreSquared’s new offering “Intimate Apparel”
TheatreSquared’s latest performance does indeed have us look at intimate moments, and the vulnerabilities – for better and for worse – when we choose to disclose them.
REVIEW: Surburbia’s secrets exposed in the messy play “Detroit” at TheatreSquared
We may never make it to “Detroit,” or anywhere, unless we know our problems and confront them. And, let’s face it, we’ve all got problems. Even when everything looks in order.
REVIEW: Book of Mormon says ‘Hello’ to newly renovated Walton Arts Center with riotous production
There’s certainly value in a good laugh, and there’s hope for the future. This is only the first big Broadway show in the Walton Arts Center’s new era. I believe I’m excited for more.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared has ‘Great Expectations’ for new production onstage through Jan. 1
Great Expectations, as produced by T2, finds its source material in Charles Dickens’ much talked about and much loved 1861 novel.
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