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Want to forget the weather? ‘Once’ is enough

Review February 05, 2015
By John Quinn Posted: Feb. 5, 2015 at 5:53 p.m. Hot on the high heels of the Tony Award winning musical, “Kinky Boots,” Broadway in... Continue Reading

Leaving Iowa: Getting there is half the story

Review February 01, 2015
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Posted: Feb. 1, 2014 at 5:05 p.m. Tell a stranger anything about your family, and chances are, the words "It's a... Continue Reading

Guys On Ice: Nice ‘Ice,’ baby!

Review February 01, 2015
by John Quinn Posted: Feb. 1, 2015 at 7:27 p.m. Do not confuse "Guys on Ice" with "Disney on Ice." In the first place, "Guys"... Continue Reading

Cheering from the sidelines of the dating game

Review January 31, 2015
By John Quinn Posted: Jan. 31, 2015 at 12:33 p.m. When I last saw actor/playwright Margaret Edwartowski, she was on stage at the Berman Center... Continue Reading

Older actors shin in Pippin

Review January 28, 2015
Broadway is often a stage for young actors, especially in a physically demanding production like “Pippin” that is filled with acrobatics, magic tricks, and circus-feats... Continue Reading

‘Steel Magnolias’ – Shrinking violets need not apply!

Review January 26, 2015
By John Quinn Posted: Jan. 26, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. There are plays that get produced over and over - fortunately, those tend to be... Continue Reading

Men are from Mars: We have met the aliens and they are us!

Review January 23, 2015
by John Quinn Posted: Jan. 23, 2015 at 12:08 a.m. It's been an unusual season for The Critic, and I've been exposed to some unconventional... Continue Reading

Beautiful “Beast” roars back to life

Review January 21, 2015
In case you think today’s Disney princesses are stronger, more self-assured girls, you’d be wise to remember ‘90s Belle of “Beauty and the Beast.” Belle... Continue Reading

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