- Becki-Iverson
- May 3, 2020
Am I getting jaded or are things not aging well? Maybe both? If you were to ask people to name the first thing that comes to mind when you say the word musical, one of the first is likely to be My Fair Lady. Its vaunted pedigree, from the book adapted
- 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
- 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
- October 3, 2019
“On Wednesdays we wear pink.” Photo by Joan Marcus *Pretty sure* there’s nothing better than posting a review of my first time seeing the Broadway version of Mean Girls on October 3 (aka #MeanGirls day itself). Just had to throw that out there for any other superfans. The Goonies
- Becki-Iverson
- May 9, 2019
What if absolutely nothing went right? Photo by Jeremy Daniel That’s the question asked in the seriously committed physical comedy The Play That Goes Wrong (TPTGW), the latest in the traveling Broadway series at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Orpheum Theater. Photo by Jeremy Daniel A play within a play, TPTGW
- Becki-Iverson
- April 18, 2019
The show is in good hands with the legendary Betty Buckley Photo by Julieta Cervantes We seem to be in an era of revivals, these days. Carousel, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and Hello, Dolly! Have been making waves on Broadway for a few years now. Of all these recent
- Becki-Iverson
- March 7, 2019
Is this really a world of pure imagination? Photo by Joan Marcus How do you feel about Roald Dahl? Let me back up. It seems to me that when it comes to opinions about the tenor of art marketed towards children, there are two decidedly different camps. On the
- Becki-Iverson
- February 11, 2019
Every rose has it’s thorn… Photo by Jeremy Daniel And I pricked myself on a few at the touring performance of Rock of Ages last weekend. Photo by Jeremy Daniel The crowd was ready to rock and roll (literally) as the first shreds came off the axe on stage
- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2019
The first (and only) musical about Gloria Estefan is the new West Side Story (yeah, I went there). Photo by Matthew Murphy We hear electrified instruments; a blistering trumpet fills the air, and suddenly! A thin fabric screen is whisked away to reveal the awesome power of the new
- Becki-Iverson
- December 19, 2018
What can I say about a show that’s been touring the country steadily for over 25 years? Photo by Matthew Murphy Probably simply that things haven’t changed all that much in the 150+ years since Les Miserables was first published. Photo by Matthew Murphy Anyone who isn’t familiar with Les