“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,†billed a “supernatural blues and roots musical,†is the creation of author Stephen King, and musicians John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett. Clearly the writers have the credentials to write a) about the supernatural, and…
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For Sale by The Moving Company at the Lab Theater
“What would you call that?†my faithful theater mate asked. “It’s an interactive, semi-improvisational comedy,†I answered, putting the words together slowly. “Oh,†he said, “It’s sort of hard to describe, isn’t it? Really funny, though.†And that’s it in…
Baby Case at the History Theatre
It was a dark and stormy night – quite literally – when I saw the History Theatre’s production of “Baby Case,†a dark and stormy musical retelling of the “trial of the century,†as it was dubbed. The kidnapping and…
“Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals” at Mu Performing Arts
Randy Reyes has made a bold choice for his first production as Artistic Director of Theater Mu. Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement. Reyes is not only producing but directing his inaugural show—which is a world premiere—by a first-time…
Maple and Vine produced by Frank Theatre at Old Arizona
What if we could just go back to an earlier time, a simpler life, where things were a little more “black and white?†Say, 1955? Would it help us resolve issues in our lives, or would it really be going…
Tribes at the Guthrie Theater
Tribes by Nina Raine (at the Guthrie Theater, through November 10) fascinates most when addressing  the nature of language: what is the connection between abstract language and the gloriously messy life it represents?  And: is deaf signing a real language? …
Miss Saigon at the Ordway
Why do we go to the theater? For the acting. Actors amaze and thrill us with their uncanny ability to become something else, to overcome the pain and sorrow of their existence. To triumph, always, over the circumstances of their…
Displaced Hindu Gods: A Trilogy Of Plays at Mixed Blood Theatre
Aditi Brennan Kapil‘s trilogy  Displaced Hindu Gods opens Mixed Blood Theatre‘s 2013-14 season; the plays run through Oct 27.  HowWasTheShow.com sent its three theater reviewers (Janet Preus, Dominic Orlando and John Olive) to cover the Oct 5 opening.  Each filed…
“Uncle Vanya” at The Guthrie
One of the strangest things to happen in the last season of “Breaking Badâ€, AMC’s meth-fueled drama, is the role-switch (or apparent role-switch) of the two main characters. Walter White, desperate and stricken with cancer, goes from high-school chemistry teacher…
Nature Theatre Of Oklahoma, At The Walker Art Center
Alternately exhilarating and tedious, Nature Theatre of Oklahoma’s “Life and Times: Episode One†is, without a doubt, a one-of-a-kind experience. “Life and Times†is a sung-thru music-theatre piece, using as its libretto 16 hours of recorded audio—company member Kristin Worrall…