David MacDowell Blue

A delightful find, from a playwright of whom I knew nothing, full of delightful characters and wit, plot twists you see coming and still enjoy, the strange way the plot makes perfect sense coming from these characters. Brava!... full review

A delightful interactive show that had me laughing out loud again and again! Then again! I"m tempted to go see it again to see different variations (I did the same in NYC to see variations of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood").... full review

This is what musicals are often best at, and this may be the single best adaptation of SPIDERMAN I've ever seen.... full review

Mixed. The good proved to vary between good and very good. The not-so-good (nothing qualified as bad) hovered around below average, especially at the very start. But by the end I felt moved by an adaptation of a genuinely powerful piece, faithful to the original (not Disney) and performed by clearly talented people. But then, I went in hoping for more of a 'dance' (having a background there) so my expectations got in the way.... full review

I loves me some vampire theatre, and this shows plenty of promise. Thrilled it takes the premise and idea seriously rather than as a gag. Fans of the genre should definitely check this out then keep their eye open for further iterations--I have a feeling they'll end up very happy they did.... full review

My review: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/2016/06/occupation-review.html QUOTE: " Occupation focuses on a different victory, at least the attempt--holding on to oneself, to nurturing even the mildest of hopes, not unlike Fahrenheit 451. "... full review

My review: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/2016/06/winter-is-coming-review.html QUOTE: " I want to see the full length version. I want to see it quite a lot!"... full review

My review: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/2016/06/sticky-fingers-review.html QUOTE: "Details, as with the others, remain in most ways sparse--we get a precis of what led them to this, not a full biography. Enough for us to feel what we all have in common, how we all in one way or another need some healing."... full review

My review: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/2016/06/must-be-comfortable-with-review.html QUOTE: "The skits in this range from above average to excellent. Perhaps the surest test of this lies in this fact--I found myself wondering whether in a recent play I'd committed the same gender-based nonsense targeted..."... full review

Here is my review: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-toxic-avenger-musical-review.html QUOTE: "Apart from the fact everyone can sing and act at the same time, all sell their characters 100% even at their most ridiculous..."... full review