Hear the People Sing!
Matt Crowle as Thénardier (left) and Victoria Huston Elem as Madame Thénardier (right) in the national tour of Les Misérables. Photo credit: Matthew Murphy. A review of Les Misérables by Sofia Gilson, age 16 Les Misérables , based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name, follows ex-convict Jean Valjean on his path to redemption, with a heaping side of French resistance, romance, and death. Les Mis is my favorite musical—the first show I ever costumed for—and this produ
Dec 27, 20253 min read
Seize the Day This Holiday Season
Megan Rose Miller as Katherine (left) and Cobi Tappa as Jack Kelly (right) in Newsies at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Newsies by Ava Sabel, age 15 Newsies at Waukesha Civic Theatre is an absolute burst of energy, astonishing from start to finish. This theater lovers’ favorite is about a newsie boy named Jack Kelly who dreams about leaving New York and going to Santa Fe. With prices on the rise, Jack as the charming leader helps the
Dec 26, 20252 min read
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Holiday Cheer and Tradition
The company of A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Sofia Gilson, age 16 A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas tale, constantly retold through many media forms, following Ebenezer Scrooge and the visitation of four ghosts to inform him that his constant greed and visceral hatred of the holiday season will lead to his demise. In Lake Country Playhouse’s fourteenth annual production o
Dec 25, 20252 min read
Not That Kind of Wicked
Aerina DeBoer as Cindy Lou Who (center left), James Schultz as the Grinch (center right), and the touring company of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical . Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel. A review of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical by Kennedy Freiberg, age 12 Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is based on the book of the same name which is about the Grinch who HATES Christmas! Why? Well his heart is 2 sizes too small;
Dec 25, 20252 min read
BAH HUMBUG—Or Was It?🎄
From left to right, Vada Potteiger as Tiny Tim, Liz Munkwitz as Mrs. Cratchit, Norah Munkwitz as Belinda Cratchit, Belle Patten as Martha Cratchit, Tobias Imes Benischek as Peter Cratchit, and Danny Polaski as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Lorelei Hardt, age 13 BAH HUMBUG!!! A Christmas Carol at Lake Country Playhouse is such a festive and heart-w
Dec 24, 20252 min read
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A Journey Back to the Victorian Era
The company of A Christmas Carol at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of A Christmas Carol by Benjamin Earnest, age 13 This is the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 50th anniversary of putting on their version of Charles’ Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , so they definitely put a huge effort towards the budget and choice of actors. This play follows how Ebenezer Scrooge (portrayed by Matt Daniels) changes his morality throughout the course of the sh
Dec 24, 20253 min read
The Pigeon Gets A Standing Ovation
James Carrington as Elephant Gerald (left) and Rachael Zientek as Piggie in The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! at First Stage. Photo credit: Paul Ruffolo. A review of The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! by Meika Olson, age 17 Should you let the pigeon drive the bus? There’s only one right answer to that question—an answer that the excited crowd of First Stage’s world premiere The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! already knew, and shoute
Dec 19, 20253 min read
