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05/26/2026

Join host Alan Smason as he welcomes Jana Mastecky, the director of "King Lear" and John Neisler, who plays the title role at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, to the NOLA Theatre Talk show: https://streamyard.com/yqgnmh6bpspg

12/27/2025

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11/14/2025

Read Lou Harry's review of Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein's "The Baker's Wife" currently playing Off Broadway at Classic Stage Company in New York on Theatrecriticism.com: https://www.theatrecriticism.com/classic-stage-companys-the-bakers-wife-combines-the-right-ingredients/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association Classic Stage Company

By LOU HARRY Thanks to its notorious David Merrick-produced/Patti LuPone-starring died-on-the-road 1976 tryout, the Steven Schwartz/Joseph Stein musical “T

11/09/2025

Read Alan Smason's review of "Liberation" by Bess Wohl playing on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre on : https://www.theatrecriticism.com/terrific-ensemble-cast-peels-away-layers-of-essential-sisterhood-in-bess-wohls-liberation/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") At the beginning of Bess Wohi's play Liberation, the character of Lizzie breaks the fourth wall to gr

10/21/2025

Read Lou Harry's review of the Arena Stage production of "Damn Yankees" in Washington, D.C. on Theatrecriticism.com: https://www.theatrecriticism.com/arena-stages-damn-yankees-is-a-game-changer/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association Arena Stage

'By LOU HARRY Instead of praising our goulash, They’re appraising the plays of Willie Mays. In the original production of Dawn Yankees, that’s a lyric su

09/18/2025

Read Roy Berko's review of the national tour of "The Notebook: The Musical" that starts its national tour from Clevleand running at the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square in Cleveland on : https://www.theatrecriticism.com/the-notebook-reigns-in-clevelands-playhouse-square-through-sept-27/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association Connor Palace at Playhouse Square

By ROY BERKO The Notebook: The Musical tells the heart warming, and often heartbreaking life-long love story, of Allie and Noah. It is based on a true tal

09/18/2025

Read Aaron Krause's review of "Last of the Red Hot Robots" on stage at Latiné Theater Lab in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Theatrecriticism.com : https://www.theatrecriticism.com/ants-astronauts-and-asparagus-latine-theater-lab-delivers-a-wild-ride-with-last-of-the-red-hot-robots/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association

By AARON KRAUSE A social media influencer learns from a DNA test that she is among the 40 percent of individuals who can smell asparagus in their urine. An ot

08/25/2025

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08/13/2025

Read Alan Smason's review of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller produced by Fat Squirrel Productions in New Orleans on Theatrecriticism.com : https://www.theatrecriticism.com/fat-squirrels-the-crucible-heats-up-the-stage-at-big-couch/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association Fat Squirrel

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") When Arthur Miller debuted The Crucible in 1953, the nation was emerging from the dark and sinister t

08/04/2025

Read Alan Smason's review of "Call Me Izzy" by Jamie Wax and starring Jean Smart at Studio 54 on Broadway on Theatrecriticism.com : https://www.theatrecriticism.com/jean-smart-is-riveting-in-call-me-izzy/ American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association Call Me Izzy WYES New Orleans

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") Jamie Wax's play Call Me Izzy is set in Mansfield, Louisiana, some three to four hours away from wher