- Becki-Iverson
- January 22, 2020
When is the last time you saw an all-female cast? Photo by Dan Norman It’s a short list for me. There was Six, a treatise on Henry VIII’s wives that’s about to blow up on Broadway; the eternally lovely Steel Magnolias at the Guthrie; the Jungle’s devastating The Wolves and
- Becki-Iverson
- December 11, 2019
This is the one. The one I’ve been waiting for. Photo by Matthew Murphy I can’t describe to you how incredibly excited I was to see The Band’s Visit last night. I was hooked ever since seeing Katrina Lenk’s magnificent performance of “Omar Sharif” at the 2018 Tony Awards
- Becki-Iverson
- December 10, 2019
What would happen if the Coen Brothers wrote a script for the stage? Photo courtesy of Dark and Stormy After seeing The Norwegians by Dark and Stormy Productions (my first ever time!) last weekend, I think it would look similar to that. Part whodunit, part murder mystery, part dark
- Becki-Iverson
- December 4, 2019
Six puts the spotlight back where it belongs: on the women who made the man. Photo courtesy of the Ordway True story: I have always been a history buff, for my whole life. Even in elementary school, I sought out books about the days of yore, imagining what it
- Becki-Iverson
- November 27, 2019
It is a truth universally acknowledged… Photo by Dan Norman That holiday season stagings need a refresh. Don’t get me wrong; I will always harbor love for How the Grinch Stole Christmas or A Christmas Carol. That said, do we need to see them *every* year? Done exactly the
- Becki-Iverson
- November 27, 2019
Jane Austen seems to be everywhere these days… Photo by Dan Norman And I suppose that makes a lot of sense, right? After all, her female-driven worlds have enchanted readers for over 200 years; in the era of #metoo, doesn’t it make sense to revisit the origins of girl
- Becki-Iverson
- November 25, 2019
Which of the old grand dame musicals is your favorite? Photo by Matthew Murphy I’m thinking the tours that never seem to die – Lion King, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, basically anything Andrew Lloyd Webber has ever made – and return time and again to our historic
- Becki-Iverson
- November 21, 2019
Dare to keep up with this witty new con caper. Photo courtesy of Theater Mu As we roll into holiday season, the typical reason for the season spiel, while appropriate, can start to get really tired. Photo by Rich Ryan I mean I’ll readily admit that I’m a Grinch,
- Becki-Iverson
- November 15, 2019
Feeling a little shut in this winter? Photo courtesy of Thrillist Consider a change of scenery and check out some of the best U.S.-based winter destinations you can enjoy to get away from home but still have that snowy winter experience. I rounded up 7 awesome options across America
- Becki-Iverson
- November 7, 2019
The air was thick with nostalgia as the audience settled into their seats. Photo by Dan Norman After all, you’d have to live under a rock not to remember the infamous 1989 film featuring a veritable who’s who of a pillar pre-#metoo feminine Hollywood. I mean how can you